Motor racing boss Max Mosley wins lawsuit against tabloid over orgy story

July 24, 2008 - 8:24 am

LONDON - Motor racing boss Max Mosley won a closely watched privacy-invasion lawsuit Thursday over a British tabloid's claims he took part in a Nazi-themed orgy, and the judge ordered the newspaper to pay more than half a million dollars.

High Court judge David Eady ruled the News of the ...

Burghardt wins 18th stage of Tour de France lead as race leaves Alps

July 24, 2008 - 8:22 am

SAINT-ETIENNE, France - Marcus Burghardt of Germany has won the 18th stage of the Tour de France by leading a two-rider breakaway as the race left the Alps.

Burghardt and Carlos Barredo of Spain finished with more than a nine-minute lead on the main pack, including the top title ...

International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at Beijing Games

July 24, 2008 - 8:20 am

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of interference by its government in sport.

The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after the Baghdad-based government dismissed elected officials and ...

Vaughan shoots 68 for early Senior British Open lead, Norman struggles to 75

July 24, 2008 - 7:55 am

TROON, Scotland - Bruce Vaughan made eight birdies Thursday in a 3-under 68 to take the early clubhouse lead at the Senior British Open, while Greg Norman laboured to a 75.

Vaughan's opening round on the links course at Troon was hampered by a double bogey on the sixth hole and a triple ...

Jelena Jankovic opens bid for No. 1 ranking with victory at Carson

July 24, 2008 - 10:49 pm

CARSON, Calif. - Jelena Jankovic opened her bid to gain the No. 1 ranking with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over American Vania King in the East West Bank Classic on Wednesday night.

The top-seeded Serbian could knock countrywoman Ana Ivanovic from the top spot by winning the tournament, her first ...

Baseball roundup: Wednesday's action on the diamonds

July 24, 2008 - 10:33 pm

The Detroit Tigers were nearly perfect, from the pitching of Armando Galarraga right down to the torrid offence.

Galarraga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs and the Tigers beat Kansas City 7-1 Wednesday, capping off a series in which they ...

SCORECARD:

July 24, 2008 - 10:28 pm

Here are the sports results from Wednesday:

American League baseball

Toronto 2 Baltimore 1 (suspended - top 6th)

Boston 6 Seattle 3 (12 innings)

Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 3

N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 1

Detroit 7 Kansas City 1

Chicago White Sox 10 Texas ...

Olympian Hardy tests positive for banned substance according to source

July 24, 2008 - 9:29 pm

LOS ANGELES - Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.

Hardy's "A" sample from the recent U.S. Olympic trials tested positive, the person told The ...

World No. 1 Roger Federer eliminated by Gilles Simon at Rogers Cup

July 24, 2008 - 9:22 pm

TORONTO - For nearly six hours on Wednesday, play at the Rogers Cup was disrupted by pounding rain, lightning and thunder. Then Gilles Simon went out and made more noise than all of it combined.

France's Simon eliminated world No. 1 Roger Federer 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 at the $2.6-million ...

Blue Jays, Orioles game suspended in sixth inning with Jays leading 2-1

July 23, 2008 - 8:51 pm

BALTIMORE - A pitching duel between A.J. Burnett and Jeremy Guthrie ended without a clear winner.

The game between Toronto and the Baltimore Orioles was suspended by rain Wednesday night with the Blue Jays leading 2-1 in the sixth inning.

Play will resume Thursday afternoon with two ...

Dominicans overpower Canada at junior volleyball tournament

July 23, 2008 - 8:34 pm

SALTILLO, Mexico - The Dominican Republic defeated Canada 3-1 Wednesday at the NORCECA junior women's volleyball championship.

Set scores were 27-29, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17. Canada fell to 1-1 in the preliminary round.

"It was a great match, but our opponents were very strong and we ...

Paul Tracy set to race in Edmonton in one-shot deal to get career on track

July 23, 2008 - 6:34 pm

EDMONTON - Canadian auto racing legend Paul Tracy will run his first practice lap Thursday in a car he's never been in before in his first open-wheel race in almost four months as part of a one-shot attempt to determine his IndyCar future.

In other words, Tracy said Wednesday, no ...

Ontario urges Ottawa to support Toronto bid for 2015 Pan Am Games

July 23, 2008 - 5:52 pm

TORONTO - Time is running out for the federal government to indicate whether it supports Ontario's bid for Toronto to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday.

The formal deadline for bids is Jan. 31, 2009, and the Pan American Sports Organization says it wants ...

Soccer star Beckham finally to make BMO Field debut in MLS all-star game

July 23, 2008 - 5:34 pm

TORONTO - It's been almost a year since David Beckham sat in his tailored suit on the sidelines of BMO Field, watching as his Los Angeles Galaxy played Toronto FC to a scoreless draw.

The buzz of anticipation in the air that night fizzled into disappointment for Becks fans as the former ...

Short-track speedskating team holds training camp in Olympic venue

July 23, 2008 - 4:38 pm

VANCOUVER - The seats were empty and the ice wasn't up to par but members of Canada's short-track speedskating team liked what they saw as they held their first training camp at the venue where they will compete during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Besides spending time on the ice at the ...

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