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Barloworld to end cycling sponsorship after numerous doping scandals

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:42:28 +0000

DIGNE-LES-BAINS, France - Barloworld will withdraw its cycling sponsorship after one of its riders was expelled from this year's doping-marred Tour de France. The move will be made immediately afte...

Oscar Freire wins Tour de France stage; Cadel Evans holds on to yellow jersey

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:02:19 +0000

DIGNES-LES-BAINS, France - Sprint specialist Oscar Freire of Spain has won the 14th stage of the Tour de France, with Australia's Cadel Evans keeping the yellow jersey in the doping-battered race. ...

Leaders on course in British Open third round, Weir, Ames falling back

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:49:52 +0000

SOUTHPORT, England - Leader K.J. Choi and Greg Norman are on course as gusting winds are forecast again throughout the third round of the 137th British Open. The South Korean birdied his final two ...

B.C. Lions rally for Bob Ackles in 27-18 win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:16 +0000

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions weren't the best that they could be Friday night but found a way to honour the memory of Bob Ackles with a comeback 27-18 CFL victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It t...

Serena Williams to face Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in Stanford semifinals

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:25 +0000

STANFORD, Calif. - Serena Williams spent more time waiting for her quarter-final match to start than she did on the court against Patty Schnyder. Neither activity proved to be too stressful for the to...

SCORECARD:

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:04 +0000

Here are the sports results from Friday: CFL B.C. 27 Winnipeg 18 American League baseball Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 1 Baltimore 7 Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees 7 Oakland 1 Minnesota 6 Texa...

Baseball roundup: Friday's action on the diamonds

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:25 +0000

The older Jamie Moyer gets, the better he dominates the Florida Marlins. The 45-year-old left-hander beat Florida for the 10th time in as many career starts, pitching six innings Friday night to he...

Julia Wilkinson breaks her own Canadian record at Summer Nationals

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:28 +0000

WINNIPEG - Canadian Olympic nominee Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, Ont., broke her Canadian record in the women's 50-metre backstroke during preliminaries at the Summer Nationals. Wilkinson clocked ...

B.C. Lions rally for Bob Ackles in 27-18 win over Winnipeg Bombers

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:30:04 +0000

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions honoured the memory of Bob Ackles in a way he would have appreciated Friday with a comeback 27-18 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in an emotional CFL game. The Lio...

Ben Zobrist homers as Rays beat Jays to stop seven-game skid

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:56:18 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - All the Tampa Bay Rays needed to end their losing streak was a home game. Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer and James Shields allowed one run over seven innings to help the Ray...

Chinese-Taipei edges Canada in ninth inning of World Junior exhibition game

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:47:49 +0000

BRANDON, Man. - Chia-Liang Hung delivered a two-out, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie and give Chinese-Taipei a 4-1 victory over Canada in a World Junior Baseball Champ...

James Blake coasts into semifinals at Indianapolis with win over Yen-Hsun Lu

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:10:59 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS - James Blake made quick work of quarter-final opponent Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on Friday, beating the unseeded player 6-2, 6-0 in 45 minutes. Th...

Christina Kim holds State Farm lead after two rounds, but Wie closes in

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:14:35 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Christina Kim's second-round 68 at the LPGA State Farm Classic looked ordinary compared to her opening 63, but it included a birdie putt on her last hole that gave her a one-stroke...

By Richard Green

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:03:21 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY - An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency e...

Defending champ Furyk and Canadians Weir, Ames headline Canadian Open

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:55:10 +0000

OAKVILLE, Ont., - The Royal Canadian Golf Association announced today the final field of competitors set to challenge for the US$5-million RBC Canadian Open. Defending champion Jim Furyk headlines ...