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Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 18, 2010 in the streets of Toronto.
Motorsports

Door slammed on moving retired Indy car to feeder series

Prohibitive costs mean Indy Lights series will not use old Dallara-Honda chassis, says IndyCar president of competition and racing operations 1:55 PM EDT

Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games CEO John Furlong speaks after Team Canada's 2010 Olympic and Paralympic jerseys were unveiled in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday August 17, 2009.
Own the Podium

COC sets sights on top-12 finish in 2012

VANOC head Furlong leading effort to repeat Vancouver success at London Games Jul 21, 2010 10:07PM EDT

Usual Suspects

TSN not ready for radio

With the FAN 590 taking a radical tack in tone, some feel it might be the ideal time for network to launch its long-rumoured station Jul 21, 2010 4:50PM EDT

Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan holds up the cricket ball as he walks back to the pavilion at the end of India's second innings during the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test match between Sri Lanka and India at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on July 22, 2010. Retiring world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka reached the 800-wicket mark with his last delivery in Test cricket.

Major milestone set by Sri Lankan cricket hero, in final test match

Muttiah Muralitharan claims 800th wicket with final ball of career, as the home side looks set to crush India 6:54 AM EDT

Schleck wins Tour de France 17th stage

Defending champion Alberto Contador retains yellow jersey 2:52 PM EDT

Red Bull drivers put team dispute behind them

Webber and Vettel say they’re focused on competing with championship rival McLaren 1:39 PM EDT

Del Potro expected at U.S. Open

Defending champion has been sidelined nearly all season because of right wrist surgery 12:49 PM EDT

Canada trounces Australia to reach final at lacrosse world championship

Geoff Snider scored three times to lead the way in 15-6 victory 2:51 PM EDT

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Calgary Stampede
Ride 'em Cowboy...to the ER

The real rodeo: Crushed by a bull or horse, broken bones, dislocations, spinal injuries and concussions at the Calgary Stampede

Devon Mezei gets hit in the back by the bull Bad Rumour during the rodeo at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, July 10, 2010. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Jeff Pappone
The struggle with Tracy

While pressure for success mounts on the track, the rigors of auto racing business is a daily struggle for Toronto driver

Paul Tracy, of Canada, prepares for the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 22, 2009. The 93rd running of the race is Sunday. He's making his first start at Indy since 2002, when he finished second to Helio Castroneves who holds the pole position for this year's race. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Match Tough
WTA Top Ten bottoms out

Latest rankings speaks volumes about of unflattering status of current women’s game

Australia's Samantha Stosur plays a return to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their women's semi-final match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 3, 2010, in Paris. Getty Images/BORIS HORVAT
Beverley Smith
Carolyn Costigan comes through in the stretch

Trainer comes late to the game but brings a fresh approach that pays off

Toronto Ont.June13_2010.Woodbine Racetrack.Jockey David Moran guides Roan Inish to victory for owner Robert Costigan of Vancouver in the Woodbine Oaks. michael burns photo
TOM TEBBUTT
Something missing in Venus’s game

‘I don’t talk about injuries ever,’ Williams says

Venus Williams appeals a call, during her women's singles quarterfinal against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Pironkova won the match 6-2, 6-3
Tom Tebbutt
A calm before the storm

While Federer, Nadal, Roddick whacked practice balls in solitude at Wimbledon ahead of Monday's jam-packed schedule

Rafael Nadal of Spain serves during a practice session at Roland Garros ahead of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
Sean Gordon
F1 drivers focused on rear-view mirror

The different challenges of driving from the rear in the heat of elite competition

HRT driver Karun Chandhok of India waits in the garage during practice for the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix June 11, 2010 in Montreal. Getty Images/DON EMMERT