West Indies opener Dwayne Smith in action. PHOTO/AP Alex Hales fell one run short of England’s first Twenty20 international hundred but his 99, in a record...
Serena Williams and Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Former Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has hit back at suggestions that she and sister Venus Williams, could be ready to...
Miami Heat LeBron James (C) celebrates victory in the NBA Finals after the NBA Finals game between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder June...
Kevin Durant (l) and LeBron James (r) in action. PHOTO/File The only thing that can stop LeBron James’ championship coronation is another Thunder comeback. LeBron is...
Kenya’s David Rudisha at the New York adidas Grand Prix. PHOTO/Samsung Diamond League World 800m record holder David Rudisha and Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop...
Usain Bolt receives baton from Yohan Blake at Daegu Stadium on September 4, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. PHOTO/Mark Dadswell/Getty Images AsiaPac Eighteen of the world’s...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea celebrates after he scored their second goal during the FA Cup Final match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on May...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File Former NBA star Magic Johnson is bringing his fight against HIV and AIDS to Miami. On Monday, the hall-of-famer was in Miami...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea holds the UEFA Champions League trophy after his team’s final soccer match against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, May...
West Indies vs England in action. PHOTO/Getty Images Ian Bell struck his second one-day international hundred to lead England to a 114-run victory over West Indies...
Tiger Woods watches his shot during the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament.,June 14, 2012.PHOTO/Reuters The low hooking iron that curled up near...
Emmanuel Mutai at the 2009 Track and Field – 12th Annual IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Day 8. PHOTO/PR Photos Injury forced Chicago Marathon title-holder...
Teofile Stevenson, earlier this year. PHOTO/Javier Galeano/AP Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanor, has...
Venus Williams prepares to serve. PHOTO/Reuters Three-time gold medalist Venus Williams has the ranking she needs to become a four-time Olympian. Williams climbed to 47th Monday...
Cullen Jones was five when he almost drowned but rather than live in fear of water the American jumped back in with both feet, overcoming his...
Lewis Hamilton celebrates with champagne after winning the Canadian Grand Prix. PHOTO/Benoit Pelosse/QMI Agency The Formula One winners’ club keeps getting bigger in an unprecedented season...
Timothy Bradley in action against Manny Pacquiao. PHOTO/Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Timothy Bradley promised to shock, though the biggest shock in his fight with Manny Pacquiao came...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Usain Bolt was involved in a minor car crash shortly before dawn Sunday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica but was...
Gabrielle Douglas of the US performs on the on the uneven bars. PHOTO/Bullit Marquez/AP It is Gabrielle Douglas’ time to shine. Douglas, and two-time member of...
LeBron James in action against the Celtics. PHOTO/Charles Krupa /AP LeBron James refused to let another season end in Boston. The Eastern Conference finals, and his...
Jamaica’s sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Usain Bolt recovered from a poor start to win the 100 meters in 9.79 seconds Thursday in the Bislett Games,...
Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt at a meet in Zurich. PHOTO/Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images There was less of a show in Usain Bolt’s arrival to the Diamond...
Dayron Robles. PHOTO/File Reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba withdrew from the 110-meter hurdles at the Adidas Grand Prix this weekend with what meet officials...
South Africa’s Caster Semenya. PHOTO/File Former world champion Caster Semenya made South Africa’s initial team for the London Olympics, but double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius still hasn’t...
Carmelita Jeter. PHOTO/Kirby Lee/US Presswire World champion sprinter Carmelita Jeter remains on the fence about whether she will run both the 100 and 200 at the...
Shane Mosely. PHOTO/File Boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley is retiring, ending a career in which he won titles in three different weight classes, beat Oscar De La...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. PHOTO/AP Novak Djokovic saved four match points and came back to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the French Open...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after beating Stanislas Wawrinka. PHOTO/AP Fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France closed out a five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday at the French...
Tiger Woods with Jack Nicklaus. PHOTO/Getty Images Tiger Woods picked the right place to match Jack Nicklaus for career PGA Tour wins, and with a shot...
West Indies were frustrated by the rain as the second day of their tour match against Leicestershire was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The weather...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga returns a shot against Stanislas Wawrinka – French Open. PHOTO/AP (Reuters) – Sunday’s action at the French Open in Paris was suspended due to...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (C) wins the men’s 100m in Rome – in 9.76sec. PHOTO/Andreas Solaro/AFP World record-holder Usain Bolt put his poor performance in the Czech...
Businessman Donald Trump shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Ronmey. Romney’s wife Ann looks on. PHOTO/Steve Marcus The day after hosting a fundraiser for Mitt...
West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach. PHOTO/File Fast bowler Kemar Roach has been forced out of the West Indies tour of England with injury. Roach has...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/David Vincent/AP Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6,...
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has added Qatar and Jamaica as its 71st and 72nd member nations. The IIHF says Qatar will become a full...
Jo Wilfried Tsonga celebrates win over Andrey Kuznetsov in opening round French Open 2012. PHOTO/Bernat Armanangue/AP Fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a slow start Sunday to beat...
West Indies captain Darren Sammy reaches his 100 during the second day. PHOTO/Getty Images The West Indies conceeded defeat to England by 9 wickets today in...
Laban Moiben of Kenya wins the Ottawa marathon. PHOTO/Ottawa Sun/QMI Agency/Tony Caldwell Kenya’s Laban Moiben set a new record Sunday for the Ottawa race weekend marathon...
Kemar Roach celebrates after dismissing Enfgland captain Andrew Strauss. PHOTO/Getty Images West Indies fought back well to take four wickets on the third morning of the...
Jamaica sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 10.04 seconds in the wind at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first...
Kevin Durant and LeBron James. PHOTO/Chris O’Meara/AP The NBA announced its All-NBA First Team on Thursday, highlighted by the Heat’s Lebron James and the Thunder’s Kevin...
West Indies Team vs England Day 5. PHOTO/File England captain Andrew Strauss has warned his side to expect more difficult days ahead as they seek to...
Soccer super star., Didier Drogba with the Olympic flame. PHOTO/File Thousands cheering for Chelsea star Didier Drogba have mobbed the Olympic torch relay route in southwest...
Usain Bolt wins the 100 metres in 9.82 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica PHOTO/Getty Images Reigning double Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is targeting a 9.7 sec...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea holds the UEFA Champions League trophy after his team’s final soccer match against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, May...
LA Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder. PHOTO/File With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn’t need to...
Didier Drobga celebrates after scoring against Bayern Munich. PHOTO/AP From hero to villain, to man of the match. Didier Drogba went through the full range of...
West Indies bat impressively frustrating England’s bowlers. PHOTO/Getty Images England endured a wicketless morning at Lord’s as Marlon Samuels and Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued West Indies’ unexpected...
Serena Williams during a match against Anabel Medina Garrigues. PHOTO/Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before...
England’s captain Andrew Strauss (l) and West Indies captain Darren Sammy pose with the Test series trophy. PHOTO/AP (Reuters) – The West Indies fightback in the...
Tia Norfleet. PHOTO/Facebook Tia Norfleet comes from a family with a history in racing. Her father Bobby Norfleet made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International...
Roger Milla. PHOTO/File Cameroon great Roger Milla has been removed as honorary president of the country’s football (soccer) federation after criticizing top officials. Cameroon’s federation, FECAFOOT,...
Basket Ball super stars Kobe Bryant (l) and LeBron James. PHOTO/File LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have been listed amongst the world’s most powerful celebrities. James...
Darren Bravo plays a shot for West Indies against England. PHOTO/Getty Images England Lions beat West Indies by 10 wickets on Sunday, dealing a further blow...
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka for Madrid final win. Serena Williams overpowered the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday. In...
Serena Williams beats Lucie Hradecka. PHOTO/Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Serena Williams will meet top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Open after both players...
Serena Williams from U.S. returns the ball to Maria Sharapova during the Madrid Open. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams brushed aside Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 to advance to...
Chris Gayle. PHOTO/Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday broke its silence on Chris Gayle’s pending return to the regional team – the “West...
Jamaican sprinter.,Yohan Blake. PHOTO/File World 100 metre champions Yohan Blake, of Jamaica, and Carmelita Jeter, of the USA, won their respective events at the inaugural Cayman...
Serena Williams beats Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1. PHOTO/Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open’s second round, while sister...
Usain Bolt wins the 100 metres in 9.82 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica PHOTO/Getty Images Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds in the Jamaica...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Miguel Cotto. PHOTO/Al Bello/Getty Images Floyd Mayweather Jr. used his speed and accuracy to win a unanimous decision Saturday night over a...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea celebrates after he scored their second goal during the FA Cup Final match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on May...
Knicks center Tyson Chandler. PHOTO/Ron Antonelli/New York Daily News Tyson Chandler, the catalyst for the New York Knicks’ defensive improvement, has been voted the NBA’s Defensive...
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba wipes away tears during his return. PHOTO/Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Fabrice Muamba made an emotional return to Bolton on Wednesday, waving tearfully to...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File And now, the encore. Sprinting sensation Usain Bolt is the world record holder, the defending Olympic champion and, these days, an...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt on the 18th green to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate during the final round of the 108th U.S....
Dwain Chambers. PHOTO/Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters British sprinter Dwain Chambers will get the green light to take part in the London Olympics on Monday despite his “doping-blighted past”,...
Shivnarine Chanderpaul. PHOTO/File West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has regained the top batsman spot in the ICC Test rankings. Chanderpaul hit 68 and 69 in the...
West Indies celebrate (Reuters) – Scoreboard at the end of the third test between West Indies and Australia at Windsor Park on Friday. Australia won by...
Robert Griffin III with the Heisman trophy after becoming the 77th recipient of the award. PHOTO/Getty Images There was no mistaking Robert Griffin III at the...
Patrick Makau wins the Rotterdam marathon. April 11 2010. PHOTO/Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images Kenya left world record-holder Patrick Makau off its Olympic marathon team on Wednesday as...
Shasta Averyhardt reads a putt. PHOTO/Tracy Wilcox The 18th Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship April 27-29, 2012 (PRWEB) – The 18th Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship...
Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang wins London 2012 marathon. PHOTO/Getty Images Kenya marathon runners showed their superiority going into the Olympics, with Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany coasting...
Jon Jones Jon Jones used his reach advantage to take a unanimous decision over former teammate Rashad Evans on Saturday night and retain his UFC 145...
South Africa’s Caster Semenya. PHOTO/File Former world champion Caster Semenya qualified for the 800 meters at the London Olympics on Friday. The South African eased concerns...
Fighters Jon Jones (L) and Rashad Evans pose after a press conference promoting UFC 145: Jones v Evans at Philips Arena on February 16, 2012 in...
West Indies batsman Adrian Barath takes a run, as Australia fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus looks on. PHOTO/AP Rain ruined an intriguing final afternoon of the second...
Tiger Woods. PHOTO/File Tiger Woods’ swing coach says criticism of his client is getting out of hand. “I know everyone has a job to do, and...
West Indies vs Australia. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Heavy rain ruined the prospects of a decisive result in the second test between West Indies and Australia in...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Reigning Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has said that he is looking for another breathtaking performance at the London Games, aiming...
US Serena Williams returns a ball to Italy’s Roberta Vinci during their third round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club...
Wesley Korir, of Kenya, smiles after crossing the finish line to win the 116th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2012. PHOTO/Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Trailing the...
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba (C) poses for a photograph with Dr Andrew Deaner (L) and Dr Sam Mohiddin. PHOTO/Reuters Fabrice Muamba was discharged Monday from the...
Kenya’s David Rudisha. PHOTO/Jiro Mochizuki Injury-free and in good shape, Olympic favorite David Rudisha looks ready to dominate the 800 metres in 2012 and clinch the...
Usain Bolt from Yohan Blake at Daegu Stadium on September 4, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. PHOTO/Mark Dadswell/Getty Images AsiaPac Jamaican big boys flex muscles. Jamaican...
South Africa’s Caster Semenya. PHOTO/File Caster Semenya retained her 800-meter title at the South African championships on Saturday but was still well off the qualifying time...
Tennis star Serena Williams. PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images Former world number one Serena Williams will lead a US Fed Cup team against Ukraine next week, team...
(Reuters) – Australia turned around the first Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday through a great rearguard action from their tailenders and some...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File “We are the communities we serve.” That motto, asserted in the opening chapter of his 2008 book “32 Ways to Be a...
West Indies’ opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite takes evasive action to avoid being hit by a bouncer off Australia’s Peter Siddle. PHOTO/Andres Leighton/AP (Reuters) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul...
Tiger Woods at the Augusta National. PHOTO/AP Tiger Woods stepped onto the course, made two birdies and got a nice shot of momentum. Just as quickly,...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Every year, it’s perhaps the most anticipated four days on the golf calendar; the week that...
Soccer star Samuel Eto’o. PHOTO/Getty Images Barcelona says its former striker Samuel Eto’o has withdrawn a lawsuit claiming 3 million euros (US$4 million) in unpaid dues...
Tennis Superstar Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Venus Williams eagerly looks forward to the London Olympics, and not just because she wants another gold medal. Williams also collects...
Newcastle’s Papiss Cisse celebrates scoring the winning goal. PHOTO/File Papiss Demba Cisse scored both goals as Newcastle inflicted fresh Premier League misery upon 10-man Liverpool with...
Maria Mabjaia A teenager who only picked up sailing to keep out of mischief while her mother worked at a yacht club has become a Cinderella...
Shane Watson plays a shot during the T20 match against the West Indies. PHOTO/AFP (Reuters) – Dwayne Smith smashed a half-century before Fidel Edwards and Marlon...
Bolton Wanderers soccer star Fabrice Muamba poses for a photograph in the London Chest Hospital in east London March 30, 2012. PHOTO/REUTERS A photo of Fabrice...
Basketball legend turned entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. PHOTO/Fabian Bimmer/AP Photo Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will lead France in next week’s Davis Cup quarterfinal against the United States. The sixth-ranked Tsonga was nominated on...
Darren Sammy of the West Indies (l) and Shane Watson of Australia in action during the ODI series. Australia 281 for 9 (Warner 69, Watson 66,...
Serena Williams beats Samantha Stosur. PHOTO/Andrew Innerarity/Reuters Serena Williams rallied from a break down in both sets Monday to beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 and advance...
NBA great Kareem Abdul Jabbar. PHOTO/Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images What do the inventor of the potato chip, open-heart surgery and the induction telegraph have in common?...
Tiger Woods hoists the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament. PHOTO/Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP His ball safely over the water, Tiger Woods walked...
West Indies in action against Australia. PHOTO/AFP (Reuters) – Kieron Pollard blasted 102 from just 70 deliveries to lead West Indies to an emphatic win over...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods is in a place he hasn’t been in more than two years, in the...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. PHOTO/File Sixth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga edged past Xavier Malisse of Belgium with a 7-5 7-5 triumph in the second round of the Sony Ericsson...
Allen Iverson. PHOTO/Marc Rasbury/Icon SMI Former NBA star Allen Iverson is joining a regional basketball league in the Dominican Republic for a month. Team president Milton...
US player Serena Williams hits a forehand shot. PHOTO/Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images Serena Williams looked right at home, and not just because her purple dress matched the...
Fabrice Muamba playing for England U21s. PHOTO/Tony O’Brien/Action Images Fabrice Muamba’s heart stopped beating for 78 minutes and “in effect, he was dead in that time,”...
West Indies bowler Andre Russell (C) dives to field the ball as Australian batsman David Hussey (L) and Michael Hussey try to take a run. PHOTO/Jewel...
Hines Ward. PHOTO/AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Hines Ward believes he can still play football. The longtime Pittsburgh wide receiver known for his high-wattage smile and his...
Tiger Woods. PHOTO/Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Tiger Woods made it through two days of a golf exhibition without any trouble with his left Achilles tendon....
Fabrice Muamba in the game against Tottenham, before his collapse. PHOTO/AFP English soccer player Fabrice Muamba began breathing independently and responding to family members on Monday,...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods made his return from a left Achilles tendon injury at the US$2.15-million Tavistock Cup...
West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo, right, and Kieron Pollard run between the wickets during the second one day international cricket match against Australia. PHOTO/Andres Leighton/AP (CMC) –...
Fabrice Muamba Bolton player Fabrice Muamba was still fighting for his life in intensive care on Sunday night, remaining in critical condition a day after collapsing...
Fabrice Muamba. PHOTO/AP Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba was left critically ill after collapsing during an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham. The 23-year-old was rushed...
(CMC) – Lackluster batting sent the West Indies (Windies) crashing to yet another defeat here yesterday, as they lost the opening one-day international (ODI) of the...
Nigeria have lined up a prestigious friendly against Brazil in September, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed. According to the NFF, the game against the...
Dwayne Bravo of the West Indies celebrates. PHOTO/Paul Gilham/Getty Images All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been appointed West Indies vice-captain for the first three one-day internationals (ODI)...
Wrestling competition in Dakar, Senegal. PHOTO/AFP In most of Africa, soccer reigns supreme among sports, but in Senegal wrestling challenges it for popularity. It provides entertainment...
Calvin Johnson. PHOTO/File The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver Calvin Johnson to an eight-year contract worth up to US$132 million, the biggest deal in national...
Felicia Grinter – a referee at the top of her profession. Felicia Grinter was a point guard on the Volunteer State Community College women’s basketball team...
The road to the 2015 Rugby World Cup starts later this month in Mexico City. Jamaica, ranked 83rd in the world, will face Mexico, which is...
Gael Bigirimana. PHOTO/Coventry City Banter Gael Bigirimana was walking to the supermarket with his brother to buy some milk when he spotted Coventry City’s academy training...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt on the 18th green to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate during the final round of the 108th U.S....
Veronica Campbell-Brown. PHOTO/File Veronica Campbell-Brown won defended her 60 metres title at the World Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Jamaican two-time Olympic 200m champion recovered from...
Kenyan middle distance runner, Pamela Jelimo. PHOTO/File Olympic 800 metres champion Pamela Jelimo signalled her return to the international scene on Friday by qualifying for the...
USA Swimmer Cullen Jones, left, gives swim lessons to children. PHOTO/Daniel Johnson/AP Myth: “Black people don’t swim.” That’s something Cullen Jones has heard all his life...
Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles. PHOTO/AP Olympic hurdles champion Dayron Robles will skip the world indoor championships in Istanbul this weekend because of a minor leg problem,...
Usain Bolt and Prince Harry on a track in Kingston, Jamaica. PHOTO/John Stillwell/PA (Jamaica Gleaner) – Prince Harry got the race he wanted with King of...
Runako Morton. PHOTO/Associated Press Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton has died in a car crash. He was 33. Police said Morton was driving home alone...
South Africa celebrate ODI series win over New Zealand. PHOTO/Cricket365 Marchant de Lange took four wickets as South Africa completed a 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand...
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Lord Coe has backed Usain Bolt to smash his own 100m world record at London 2012, insisting it is possible to...
Jamaica’s Jermaine Taylor (2nd L) competes with (L to R) New Zealand’s Chris Wood, Kosta Barbarouses and Michael McGlinchey during their friendly match on February 29,...
Maimi Heat’s LeBron James dribbles the ball. PHOTO/File The All-Star break has come and gone and Miami is still the favorite to win the NBA championship....
Jamaica is revelling in its 3-0 victory over Cuba in their second friendly international game at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James last night....
Nigeria’s Amos Adamu (pictured), has lost his appeal against a three-year ban from soccer. He was sanctioned by soccer world governing body FIFA after allegations of...
Team Jamaica in training prior to friendly with Cuba. PHOTO/File The Jamaican national team (Reggae Boyz) got their preparation for their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying...
Tiger Woods PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods had to play a left-handed shot out of the desert. Retief Goosen holed out from 156 yards and didn’t...
Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (Jamaica Observer) – Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Portia Simpson-Miller, is firmly opposed to any suggestion of Jamaica seceding from...
Jamaican sprinter Lerone Clarke. PHOTO/File Liu Xiang ruled over Dayron Robles as the world’s fastest hurdlers resumed their rivalry ahead of the London Olympics and Lerone...
LeBron James. PHOTO/Getty Images LeBron James says he wouldn’t rule out playing again for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Back in the city where he began his NBA...
Jamaica’s Lerone Clarke. PHOTO/File Lerone Clarke set the world-leading time for 60 meters in Fayetteville over the weekend. The Jamaican then crossed the Atlantic and shaved...
Jamaican Sprinter., Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File World 100-meter record holder Usain Bolt has sparked health worries by not running in a hometown meet where he had planned...
Zambia’s captain Christopher Katongo (L) tussles with Ivory Coast defender Souleman Bamba. PHOTO/AFP/Franck Fife Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory...
Ryan Braithwaite. PHOTO/File At age 21, Ryan Brathwaite gave Barbados its first gold medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, when he won the...
Seydou Keita of Mali (l) challenging Anthony Annan of Ghana. PHOTO/File Mali beat 10-man Ghana 2-0 Saturday in the third-place match at the African Cup of...
Tiger Woods. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods felt good about the start at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am until he looked at the leaderboard. With six...
Tiger Woods. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press...
Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan fails to score penalty against Zambia. PHOTO/Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix Emmanuel Mayuka came off the bench to score a late goal as Zambia shocked Ghana...
Coach Amara Traore (Reuters) – Senegal have fired coach Amara Traore after their dramatic failure at the African Nations Cup. The departure of the former World...
Kenyan middle distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot. PHOTO/Xinhua Kenyan middle distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the prestigious Laureus Award Monday, being chosen as the best Sportswoman of...
Ricky Williams Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL. Again. This time, however, it appears to be for good. The 34-year-old Williams told the Baltimore Ravens...
Ghana qualified for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after edging past Tunisia 2-1, following extra-time. Black Stars captain John Mensah put his side...
Equatorial Guinea has finally bowed out of the African Cup of Nations after overcoming a last-minute coaching change and a disrupted buildup to provide some of...
Zambia became the first team to reach the African Cup of Nations semifinals after a 3-0 win over a Sudan team reduced to 10 players. Zambia...
Caster Semenya. PHOTO/Getty Images (Reuters) – Caster Semenya, South Africa’s former 800 metre women’s world champion, will scale back her competitive races this year so that...
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. PHOTO/Francois Mori/AP Africa has a new shining star in Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while Senegal’s Newcastle United striker Demba Ba would rank as one...
Ghana and Mali were the last teams to qualify for the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals, but the tournament was overshadowed by violence at a club...
Prince Harry Prince Harry will take on a challenge even he can only lose when he runs against the fastest man in history on a visit...
Jamaican sprinter., Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File (CMC) – The British government on Thursday announced it would relax stiff income tax rules for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a...
Former African powerhouse Sudan, after decades in the international wilderness, are back in the big time after progressing to the Africa Cup of Nations last eight...
Zambia snatched top spot in Group A with a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in the African Cup of Nations on Sunday to join the co-host...
Jamaican track and field athletes Nesta Carter, left, and Asafa Powell at a news conference. PHOTO/AP Jamaicans claimed the sprint double at the US Open athletics...
Tiger Woods. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods put himself in position to win his second straight tournament Saturday, and this one would leave little doubt about...
Tunisia and co-hosts Gabon secured dramatic last-gasp victories to reach the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations Friday. Tunisia needed a final minute goal from...
Ivory Coast Forward Salomon Kalou (C) is challenged by Burkina Faso Defender Saidou Mady-Panandetiguiri (R). PHOTO/Alexander Joe/AFP The Ivory Coast managed to advance to the knockout...
Equatorial Guinea’s David Alvarez, right, celebrates scoring the winning goal against Senegal. PHOTO/Ariel Schalit /AP Senegal’s players looked shell-shocked as they trudged off the field following...
Tiger Woods reacts to his birdie putt. PHOTO/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Tiger Woods finally has his affairs in order. For the first time in a long time,...
John Mensah scored in the 25th minute, and four-time champion Ghana beat Botswana 1-0 Tuesday night in their opener at the African Cup of Nations Mensah...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/Andrew Brownbill/Associated Press Serena Williams’ 17-match winning streak at the Australian Open ended Monday in a stunning 6-2, 6-3 loss to Ekaterina Makarova, the...
Ex-NBA Star Jalen Rose. PHOTO/Melanie Maxwell/AP Jalen Rose can now add “educator” to his long list of social contributions. The former NBA star and current ESPN...
Serena Williams chases down a shot by Greta Am during a straight-set victory in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. PHOTO/Andrew Brownbill/Associated Press...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at the Golden Gala in Rome again this year as he prepares to defend...
US player Serena Williams. PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images After taking a tumble on the next-to-last point of the match, Serena Williams got up and whipped a backhand...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. PHOTO/File Crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a couple of stutters in his first-round match at the Australian Open before beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images Serena Williams came through her opening match at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tamira Paszek on Tuesday....
Muhammad Ali’s wife says the boxing great is still a “big kid” who enjoys his birthday parties. The three-time heavyweight boxing champion will celebrate a milestone...
President Barack Obama has a long agenda Tuesday, including hosting King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House. After his daily briefing and meeting with...
LeBron James (l), Kobe Bryant (c) and Dwight Howard (PHOTOS from L to R: Paul Sancya/Associated Press, Mark J. Rebilas/US Presswire, Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel) (Reuters)...
Didier Drogba. PHOTO/AP English Premier League stars had mixed luck with Ivory Coast Friday as Salmon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored in a 2-0 Africa Cup...
Dwight Howard (pictured), broke Wilt Chamberlain‘s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for the most free throw attempts in a game, making 21 of 39 in the Orlando...
Ghana and Sunderland’s Asamoah Gyan. PHOTO/File Injured striker Asamoah Gyan has been named in Ghana’s final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gyan, who...
Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday, prolonging her absence from the tennis tour because of an autoimmune disease that can...
Soccer super star Thierry Henry celebrates after scoring the winning goal. PHOTO/Matt Dunham/AP -Lapping up the acclaim of the adoring Arsenal fans, it was as if...
Torrey Pines is usually Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour stop of the season, but for the first time in a while, Woods is mixing it up...
President Barack Obama is beginning the week by hosting the NBA world champion Dallas Mavericks at the White House. Obama, who roots regularly for the Chicago...
Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o Cameroon’s football federation has slashed a 15-match ban for national captain Samuel Eto’o, who will now miss just four games with the team....
Manny Pacquiao (l) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. PHOTO/File A judge in Las Vegas on Friday delayed Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s sentence for a domestic violence conviction, thus...
Serena Williams PHOTO/ PIERRE VERDY/Getty Images Injured five-times champion Serena Williams has all but confirmed her participation in the Australian Open. Williams was forced to withdraw...
Soccer superstar Thierry Henry. PHOTO/by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Former France striker Thierry Henry has rejoined Arsenal on a short-term deal, the Premier League club said on...
Brothers, Kolo Toure (l) and Yaya Toure. PHOTO/Getty Images The Africa Cup of Nations is one of the few occasions that international football takes precedence over...
French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer Jo-Wilfried Tsonga laboured to a first-round victory at the Qatar Open on Tuesday, defeating wildcard Malek Jaziri in...
US player Serena Williams AFP PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY /Getty Images Serena Williams is not passionate about the game she has dominated for so long, but not about...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR Former American star Michael Johnson believes that Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt can break his 400-metre world record. Bolt,...
Didier Drogba Didier Drogba cemented his name in Chelsea folklore with his 150th goal for the club this morning, but it was not enough to prevent...