Defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup overcame what he called "a taxi driver's start" to get his title defence meter running at the season-opening Clipsal 500.

Baku, March 21 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani European champion Aliya Garayeva will compete in an international gymnastics tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

SAN DIEGO, California, March 19 Kyodo -
Michihiro Ogasawara delivered a tiebreaking, pinch-hit single in a three-run

SAN DIEGO, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face off against Venezuela in
the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, set to take place in Los Angeles on

(AAP) - NSW Waratahs captain Phil Waugh has denied a report he's signed for Welsh club Llanelli for 2010.

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football star Ahn Jung-hwan will play
with Chinese Dalian Shide, his agent said Friday.

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Chung Mong-joon, FIFA vice president, has criticized
the head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for threatening to kill a top

Baku, March 19 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani shooter Ruslan Lunev claimed the title of an international tournament in Dortmund, Germany. He scored 565 points.

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's football team will come to Seoul in April to compete for the 2010 World Cup ticket against South Korea despite rising inter-Korean tension, Seoul's officia

TOKYO, March 18 Kyodo -
The House of Councillors adopted a resolution Wednesday in support of Tokyo's
bid to host the 2016 summer Olympic games.