World champion News

Valerie Kasanita Adams, a shot putter from New Zealand, a four-time World champion, three time World Indoor champion and two-time Olympic and Commonwealth champion, thanked her chiropractor In a tweet for her 51st straight win.

Canadian hurler Perdita Felicien , who won a world outdoor title in 2003 and a world indoor title in 2004, has announced her retirement at an elementary school in Toronto. She also won a silver medal in 2007.

World professional snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has made a surprise announcement: he is taking a six-month break from competitive snooker.

Daegu - The disqualification of Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt, 25, at the World Championship has prompted a review of the false start rule that calls for the immediate disqualification of a runner if they start before the gun.

The race is on to see who will partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren for the 2010 F1 Grand Prix season. Will it be Kimi Raikkonen the 2007 World Champion or Jenson Button the 2009 World Champion?

The world champion Monopoly player won the final game at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when his opponent landed on Pacific and North Carolina Avenue and could not afford the rent due.

After the Formula One Teams' Association made its objections known it took the governing body of Formula 1 just two hours to decide that their new system for selecting the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion should be deferred for a year.