LOS ANGELES, 8 June 2004 — Chauncey Billups scored 22 points and Rasheed Wallace had 14 as Detroit used a balance attack to beat Los Angeles 87-75 on Sunday, handing the favored Lakers their first
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, 8 June 2004 — Springbok coach Jake White named three new caps in a young squad to take on Ireland at Vodacom Park in the first Test on Saturday. “Ireland must be favorites.
TAMPA, Florida, 8 June 2004 — Nine months after both clubs began preseason training, the quest for the Stanley Cup and National Hockey League supremacy has come down to one game for the Calgary Flames
LONDON, 8 June 2004 — England clinched the series with an emphatic nine-wicket triumph over a depleted New Zealand in the second Test after their pace attack skittled the tourists for 161 runs on a
LONDON, 8 June 2004 — Paceman Pedro Collins took six for 53 to bowl West Indies to an innings and 99 runs victory in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday. The
LONDON, 8 June 2004 — Tim Henman yesterday began what should be a quick adjustment to the grass that he loves as the surprise French Open semifinalist prepared for a Wednesday start after a bye at
NEW YORK, 8 June 2004 — Mike Mussina allowed four hits over eight-plus innings and Jason Giambi homered in his first game off the disabled list to guide the New York Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Texas
KARACHI, 8 June 2004 — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday said they had finally convinced former South African great Barry Richards to serve as cricket consultant for their national academy
NEW YORK, 8 June 2004 — Ken Griffey Jr. clubbed two home runs, taking him to 498 for his career, and the host Cincinnati Reds scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning to edge the Montreal
LONDON, 8 June 2004 — France beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday thanks to a late winner from Zinedine Zidane in their final warm-up before the start of their European title defense. But in their last
RIO DE JANEIRO, 8 June 2004 — Chile and Brazil scored controversial goals in a 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw on Sunday while Colombia hammered Uruguay 5-0 to condemn their opponents to their third
DUBLIN, Ohio, 8 June 2004 — South African Ernie Els boosted his confidence ahead of the US Open in two weeks’ time by romping to a four-shot victory at the $5.25 million Memorial Tournament at Muirfield
SEOUL, 8 June 2004 — The Olympic torch arrived in South Korea yesterday from Japan as part of the flame’s voyage through the world’s five continents ahead of the Athens Olympics in August. The
LJUBLJANA, 8 June 2004 — Austrian Alpine skier Josef ‘Pepi’ Strobl will compete for Slovenia from next season if the International Skiing Federation (FIS) gives its blessing, the Slovenian ski federation
