TORONTO, 6 May 2005 — Cliff Floyd slammed a home run, extending his hitting streak to 20 games, and made a run-saving catch to lead the New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on
ROME, 6 May 2005 — A fair-play gesture backfired badly for Andy Roddick as Spain’s Fernando Verdasco came back from the brink of defeat to oust the top seed 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the third round of the
SHANGHAI, 6 May 2005 — China’s gold medal tally at the world table tennis championships reached three yesterday as the host nation stayed on course for a sweep of all five titles. China’s third
VIENNA, 6 May 2005 — The Czech Republic shut out Kazakhstan 1-0 yesterday to finish the World Ice Hockey Championship preliminary round unbeaten and claim top spot in Group D. In Innsbruck, Latvia
TORONTO, 6 May 2005 — Tony Parker scored 21 points and Tim Duncan added 18 and 11 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs eased past the Denver Nuggets 99-89 at the SBC Center on Wednesday advancing to the
MILAN, Italy, 6 May 2005 — Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who turned his back on a business career in 2003 to pursue his dream of making it as a golf professional, saw that decision pay dividends
PARIS, 6 May 2005 — Jenson Button’s BAR Honda team were yesterday banned from competing in the next two Grand Prix after being found guilty of “highly regrettable negligence” at last month’s race in
KARACHI, 6 May 2005 — Pakistan’s high-flying Davis Cup squad on Tuesday got the news that they feared most: An away tie in the World Group playoffs this fall. The playoffs’ draws announced at
BOMBAY, 6 May 2005 — Smarting under the ignominy of a drawn Test series and a 2-4 thrashing in one-dayers at the hands of Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India appear to be as much beset
