Adelaide 9C - 16C . Fine. Mostly sunny. Split … Eamon Sullivan and Stephanie Rice STEPHANIE Rice said today she and fellow swimming star Eamon Sullivan remained “great mates” after deciding to end their …

Justin Morneau was already considered one of the Twins’ best hitters, now he just wants to be known as a guy who can deliver the big hit.

Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he’d brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the …

Jul 29 - The International Olympic Committee is looking into reports of internet censorship for journalists covering the Olympics.

The America’s Cup appears to be headed away from a rare one-on-one showdown between American and Swiss crews and back to its traditional multichallenger format.

The Charlotte Bobcats ended a year of uncertainty with top rebounder and shot blocker Emeka Okafor on Tuesday by coming to terms on a six-year, $72 million deal with the restricted free agent.

Paula Radcliffe is planning to travel to Great Britain’s Olympic training camp in Macau next week.

In this Dec. 2, 2007 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kwame Brown looks on prior to their NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Los Angeles.

With the Olympics set to start Aug. 8, NBC is gearing up to provide 3,600 hours of coverage from 35 venues with nearly 1,100 HD cameras and an arsenal of digital gadgets that will not only make the games more …

Disgraced sprinter Katerina Thanou has been named in the Greek team for Beijing, setting up a potential confrontation with the International Olympic Committee.

U.S. Olympic basketball team head coach Mike Krzyzewski talks to his teammate during a training session in Macau, Monday July 28, 2008.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing next month and hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Lisa Leslie scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 92-84 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.

The United States won its first World League volleyball title by defeating Serbia 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22 on Sunday.

Francisco Javier Fernandez set a world record in the 10,000-meter race walk Sunday, with a time of 37 minutes, 53.09 seconds at the Spanish nationals.

Troy Dumais defended his 3-meter springboard title at the United States diving championships Sunday in his final meet before the Beijing Olympics.

Brandon Knight was designated for assignment Sunday so the New York Mets could add an extra arm to their bullpen after a 14-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals the previous night.

His consolation prize? Knight is headed to Beijing as a member of the U.S. Olympic team.

Knight said he would have preferred to stay with New York, where the 32-year-old filled in admirably for Pedro Martinez before leaving after five innings with a 5-4 lead. Instead, he’s off to California to join Team USA for drug testing and introductions early next week.

The world’s No. 1 women’s team and reigning gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh went undefeated to win the AVP Long Beach Open on Sunday.

A high-ranking U.S. judo official resigned amid accusations that nearly 30 years ago he molested teenage competitors he coached.

A militant Islamic terrorist group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a string of fatal bombings and explosions in China …