Canadian men lose first basketball qualifier to Slovenia

Canada's men's basketball team faces a must-win game against South Korea, after losing its opening game to Slovenia on Tuesday."Canada dropped its opener at the Olympic men's basketball qualifier on Tuesday and now faces a must-win game against South Korea.Jaka Lakovic had a...

Sharapova hit by injury in Rome

Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the Italian Open semi-final after suffering a calf injury in a match against Jelena Jankovic."The Russian, set to top the new WTA rankings on Monday, was due to face the Serb...

Canada advances to soccer qualifier semifinal with a 5 - 0 victory over Guate...

Congratulations Canada! I agree with Canadian coach Nick Dasovic the pride and passion of this team is extraordinary."CARSON, Calif. -- Canada played one match but received two victories on Sunday en route to...

US, Britain and Israel - Harassing Syria and Iran

"By George S. Hishmeh The US, Britain and Israel are on record saying they are not planning any military action against Iran because of its ambitious nuclear programme, which may ultimately yield a nuclear weapon, probably not on the same scale as Israel, Pakistan and...

Rain wrecks havoc for second straight day at US Open

"Rain wrecked the second day of the US Open with only an hour of play possible by the evening. A three and a half hour delay kept players off court to start the day as heavy showers swept through the New York area and when they did begin hitting balls it was women's top seed...

Could Michelle Wie be the first woman to qualify for the U.S. Open?

"Michelle Wie positioned herself to become the first woman to qualify for the U.S. Open, capping an opening 2-under-par 68 Monday with a chip-in from 60 feet that sent a large gallery into a frenzy."

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