Steely Saina Nehwal reaches French Open finals
London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal stamped her authority to storm into the
final of the French Super Series with a classy 21-19, 21-8 victory over German Juliane Schenk in the semi
Day of upsets: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester City and Arsenal lose in Champions League
European football's big reputations counted for nothing on Wednesday as Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester City and Arsenal all lost in the Champions League, while Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a comf
Injured Nadal out of Paris, London
Rafael Nadal, out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week's Paris Masters owing to his injured left knee, virtually condemning him also to miss the Davis Cup f
Barca, United pull off great escapes
Barcelona and fellow former Champions League winners Manchester United had to draw on all their class on Tuesday to come from behind and claim home wins against Celtic and Braga respectively.
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Wiggins and rivals now must put mettle to the pedal
As doping-disgraced Lance Armstrong cycles into the sunset of sporting infamy, Britain's Bradley Wiggins and a new generation of pedal pushers must try to make people care about a forever-tainted spor
100th Tour de France to finish at nightfall
The 100th edition of the Tour de France next year will finish in Paris at nightfall for the first time, organisers said on Wednesday, as they unveiled next year's route in the shadow of the Lance Arms
Saina registers win; sails into 2nd round in Paris
Fresh from her maiden Denmark Opentitle triumph, India ace Saina Nehwal started her French Open
Super Series campaign in style, registering a hard-fought win over China's Li Han in women's singles eve
City face Ajax Champions League acid test
Manchester City will be out to show they have learned from last season's mistakes when the English Premier League titleholders travel to face Ajax on Wednesday with their Champions League ambitions ha
Armstrong facing big financial hit over doping ban
World cycling's decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France wins could cost the shamed US rider millions, amid calls for tougher action to restore the sport's shattered image.
UCI to respond to Armstrong doping dossier on Monday
World cycling's governing body said on Friday that it will give its response to the devastating US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) dossier on Lance Armstrong on Monday.
The International Cycling Union (