Justin Gatlin clocked 10.15 seconds to win the 100 meters at a meet near Venice on Friday in the last race on his return from a four-year doping ban before he goes back to the United States to prepare for the indoor season.

Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.

With the field down to 16 teams, the knockout stage of the Basketball World Championship begins Saturday with two highly anticipated matchups.

Alongside or near Usain Bolt, add David Rudisha to the list of athletes who should shiver our spines at the London Olympics in the summer after next. Rudisha, like Bolt in his events, makes it look so laughably easy. Is he the Next Big Thing?

Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Vuelta a Espana on Friday.

After a disappointing Tri-Nations campaign, South Africa need to start planning their run-up to the World Cup and decide whether to rest senior players, captain John Smit said.

England faces New Zealand for the Women's Rugby World Cup, but the fierce Black Ferns are not going to loosen their grip on a trophy they've won the last three times. Could England muscle out a win at home against New Zealand's explosive speed? Not likely.

When you think of great rivalries you think Yankees-Red Sox, Lakers-the World; not necessarily USA-Canada, and you especially don't think women's rugby. But the 5th place clash in Surrey matches up one of the longest-standing rivalries in the women's game.

The All Blacks' blend of raw power, pace and skill has not only won over fans, the media and opposition coaches, but has also been warmly welcomed by organizers of next year's rugby World Cup.