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Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce may not like running indoors, but the Jamaican proved again on Sunday why she is the world's dominant female sprinter.

Washington - While some concepts of the Internet date back to the 1950s, the public-facing World Wide Web traces its history back 25 years.

Briton Richard Kilty shocked the favourites to win the tightest ever 60 meters sprint final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday.

American combined events king Ashton Eaton remained on course to break his own world heptathlon record at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.Day two of the three-day competition also saw Jamaican sprint legend Veronica Campbell-Brown take to th...

Kranjska Gora - America's giant slalom Olympic champion Ted Ligety recorded his 22nd World Cup victory on Saturday as he took the latest race in the event in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.The 29-year-old -- also a two-time world champion in giant slalom -- was winning for t...

Problems with Brazil's World Cup venues are under control with just 100 days to go before the first match kicks off, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday.

Winnipeg - Reigning men's world champion Patrick Chan, who settled for silver at the Sochi Olympics, said he will not seek a fourth consecutive title at this month's World Figure Skating Championships.The Canadian, the latest big name to pull out of the March 24-...

New York - Global stocks slumped and gold and oil prices soared Monday as Russia's sending of troops to Ukraine's Crimea sparked a backlash and threats of reprisal from leading Western powers.The rise in tensions over Ukraine fed worries on everything from econom...

Washington - The surging price of Microsoft shares returned US tech tycoon Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes's world's billionaires list, with his $76 billion beating out Mexico's Carlos Slim's $72 billion.The annual list, released Monday, counted 1,645 men and ...

With 100 days to go before the World Cup starts, Brazil is in the home straight of the countdown and huffing and puffing to complete stadiums, airports, IT networks and public transportation systems. ...