McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest champion with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Kenyan runners showed a big advantage in the men's race at the 2008 Beijing International Marathon by sweeping the top three, while Chinese women prevailed on Sunday.
Former world champion Bernard Hopkins upset middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik with a unanimous decision in their 12-round, non-title fight on Saturday.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton could become Formula One's youngest world champion, and Britain's first since Damon Hill in 1996, at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
India batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the highest test-run scorer on Friday when he passed his target of 15 runs in the first innings of his side's second test match against Australia.
Formula One's governing body said on Friday it intended to change the rules to force teams to use a standard engine from 2010 as part of a cost-cutting drive.
Lewis Hamilton made the best possible start to his quest to win the world title at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend by dominating both of the first two practice sessions on Friday.
Australia opening batsman Phil Jacques will return home from India due to a back problem.
A 32-7 victory Thursday snapped the ninth-ranked Brigham Young's 16-game winning streak that was the longest in major college football.
Opener Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten 53 for his seventh test fifty to give India a solid start to the second test against Australia on Friday.
Criticism of the European team for their Ryder Cup thrashing by the United States was unfair, says three-times major winner Padraig Harrington, but it will be used to drive them to victory next time.
World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan eased past Hong Kong's Marco Fu 5-1 to reach the quarter-finals at the British Grand Prix in Glasgow on Thursday.
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