Marion Jones' disqualification gifts Jamaica Olympic medals
NEW YORK (Reuters): Athletes who finished behind disgraced sprinter Marion Jones, who returned the five Olympic medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting steroid use, will move up in order, says IOC chief Jacques Rogge.

Daily pollution tests for Beijing Games - IOC
NEW YORK (Reuters) International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge said yesterday that a monitoring system would be set up in Beijing to gauge whether air pollution warranted delaying events at next year's Games.

Top-of-the-table BPL clash
LONDON (Reuters): Arsenal claimed a rare league double over Manchester United last season yet finished 21 points behind the champions. The Londoners will no doubt hope anything they get from tomorrow's lunchtime showdown.....

Eight mounts for Walker
FACED with the task of having to keep both his stable riders contented, champion trainer Wayne DaCosta appears to be spreading rides between his home-grown apprentice and leading rider, Omar Walker, as well as Dane Nelson...

Australia confident of successful new era
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) -Australia's chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has admitted it was "daunting" choosing the first Australian Test team since the retirement of Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Justin Langer...

Gayle, Ganga want longer KFC Cup
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) Jamaica captain Chris Gayle and his Trinidadian counterpart, Daren Ganga, have called for an extended KFC Cup competition. The tournament, divided into two zones, saw teams playing a maximum of three....

Hingis tests positive for cocaine, retires
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Reuters): Former world number one Martina Hingis said yesterday she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon this year and announced her retirement from professional tennis. "I have tested positive...