Landis applauds CAS` acquittal of Spanish cyclist for doping (USA Today)
Improper procedures at a French doping lab the same one that handled Tour de France champion Floyd Landis` positive test led to the exoneration Wednesday of Spanish cyclist Inigo Landaluce. "The CAS decision ... strengthens my contention that the tests conducted on my sample were handled in an incompetent fashion and analyzed on the basis of flawed science," Landis said in a statement.
Nemesis Aachen knocks Bayern out of the German Cup (Sports Illustrated)
Alemannia Aachen upset two-time defending champion Bayern Munich 4-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup.
Olympic champion heads London field (Evening Standard)
Japan`s Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi will make her debut in the Flora London Marathon on April 22 next year. Noguchi, winner in Athens two years ago, is yet another top star who will compete in what is considered to be the strongest field to be brought together for a women`s marathon race.
Zimbabwe: Kachigwada New Light-Middleweight Boxing Champion (AllAfrica.com)
LIVINGSTONE "Master" Kachigwada is the new national light-middleweight boxing champion after boxing his way to a sensational win over defending champion Modercai Donga at Magamba Hall on Sunday.
Landis, Armstrong to face off in Colorado (USA Today)
Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong and 2006 champion Floyd Landis say they`ll compete Aug. 11 in the Leadville (Colo.) 100, a high-altitude, 100-mile off-road ultra-endurance race that features more than 15,600 vertical feet of climbing. Although both men made cycling history on road bikes, they`re not strangers to mountain biking.
UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia Signs Extension (Sherdog.com)
UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia ( Pictures ) has agreed to a three-fight extension with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion, Sherdog.com learned Tuesday evening.
World and Olympic champion Devers - athlete, charity worker, coach and agent (IAAF)
20 December 2006 - USA`s Gail Devers, the two-time Olympic women`s 100m champion and three-time World 100m Hurdles gold medallist, is now a coach and an athlete representative agent in addition to competing as an athlete and looking after her Charitable Foundation.
Billiards and snooker Champion Hoan Quan and Chi Dung shot out (Nhan Dan)
Champion Luong Chi Dung in men’s 8-ball pool from Hanoi was shot out of the semi-finals by his teammate Nguyen Thanh Nam on the third day of competion of the national contest for outstanding player in Da Nang.
Pierre graduate was state champion in shooting (Argus Leader)
Michelle Scarborough was a two-time NCAA champion and traveled the world competing in her sport. Not bad for a rifle shooter from Hayes.
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