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Petter Solberg sits atop

2010-03-06 15:57:38

Privateer Citroen driver Petter Solberg cruised into the lead in the first day of competition at Rally Mexico, taking a 15 second lead over second placed Sebastian Ogier.

Honduras team train in Istanbul

2010-03-03 16:54:31

The Honduras soccer squad trained in Istanbul ahead of a friendly match against Turkey.

Stuntman breaks world record

2010-03-02 16:35:45

In Sydney, Australia, American biker, Seth Enslow, broke the world record for the longest jump on a Harley-Davidson.

High demand for ice-hockey final

2010-02-28 17:44:59

Organizers of the Vancouver Olympic games said that there is enough demand to fill 18 arenas for the USA-Canada ice hockey showdown.

Champagne mark Canada's victory

2010-02-27 16:00:02

Canada's ice hockey women celebrated their gold medal win by taking to the ice afterwards drinking beer and champagne and smoking cigars but they look likely to escape a rap from Olympic chiefs.

VIDEO: Paraguay's Lugo visits Cabanas

2010-02-22 18:13:59

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo visited soccer star Salvador Cabanas in hospital in Mexico City.

Brothers speed to Austrian gold

2010-02-18 16:21:28

Austria has taken the gold in the luge doubles event at the Olympic winter games. The Lingers, one of four sets of siblings in the final luge event, jumped for joy after they edged out the team from Latvia. They captured Austria's first gold medal of the 2010 Vancouver games.

Bolt cruises to a win in first event

2010-02-14 16:32:22

Triple world and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt opened his season with a meet record of 45.86 seconds for 400 metres at the Camperdown Classic.

The Sabres skate to a 3-1 win

2010-02-14 15:44:01

The Buffalo Sabres scored three second-period goals to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 and end a six-game losing streak on Saturdayç

VIDEO: Mikko Hirvonen takes early lead

2010-02-13 17:58:52

Finland's Mikko Hirvonen took charge of the season-opening Sweden Rally, while debutant Kimi Raikkonen lost, 25 minutes after becoming stuck in a snow bank.

Chavez plays baseball game

2010-02-12 15:41:55

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez played a game of baseball with about 20 of the country's professional and retired players

NFL cheerleaders perform in China

2010-02-08 15:07:26

Football, America's favourite past-time, travelled with its cheerleaders to Beijing just in time for the 44th annual Super Bowl.

Vertical running hits London

2010-02-08 14:53:46

Over 250 athletes competed in the first ever ascent up the 38 floors and 1.037 steps of the "Gherkin" as it is affectionately called, at 30 St Mary Ave in the heart of the City, London's financial district.

Champion to retire amid scandals

2010-02-04 16:42:06

Troubled sumo grand champion Asashoryu has announced his retirement after a probe into reports of a drunken scuffle in Tokyo last month.

Beats Murray in Australia Open

2010-02-01 16:22:11

Roger Federer showed off his trophy today after winning his 16th grand slam title when he beat Britain's Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, and 7-6, in the final of the Australian Open.

Federer beats Murray in final

2010-01-31 16:35:00

The master did it again. Roger Federer has a 16th grand slam title, a fourth in Australia and his dominance over men's tennis shows no sign of ever ending.

FIS World Cup ends in Quebec

2010-01-25 20:23:22

Austria's Benjamin Karl and Svetlana Boldykova claimed victory in Sunday's fifth parallel giant slalom of the 2010 Snowboard FIS World Cup.

Winners presented with trophies

2010-01-18 15:17:31

The best competitors in the 23rd edition of the Dakar Rally were presented with trophies during a podium ceremony held in the Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires.

Digiturk wins Turkcell "A Package"

2010-01-14 16:09:08

Turkish cable television provider Digiturk won the broadcasting rights for the ''A package" of the Turkcell Super League, which is the country's top football division. Digiturk extended the highest bid in the two-party tender and won the rights for a net payment of $321 million dollars.

Villiers forced out of race

2010-01-05 14:47:06

Reigning Dakar Rally champion Giniel De Villiers was forced out of this year's race when his engine failed 50 kilometres into Monday's stage.

Dakar rally underway

2010-01-02 12:33:44

After a ceremony attended by a large crowd of locals, competitors left Buenos Aires on Friday as the 2010 Dakar rally got under way.