Brazil hope to kick sand in US face

IMAGE: Talita Antunes,left, and Larissa Franca of Brazil celebrate after winning their Rio Open women's beach volleyball final. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters Home favourites Talita Antunes and......

Sports Shorts: Sharapova shocked by Swiss qualifier in Wuhan

Russia's Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Hong Wu/Getty Images Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky continued to swipe past the seeds at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday by dumping World No 4 Maria Sharapova......

Walsh juggles motherhood in quest for gold

With two Olympic gold medals dangling around her neck and two toddlers at her feet, Kerri Walsh already knows the importance of having balance in her life. That new sense of perspective is what......

Wariner, Lagat, Gay headline US team

An experienced athletics team featuring seven current world champions and a host of medals favourites will represent the United States in next month's Beijing Olympics, USA Track & Field announced......