Fernandez News

BC Place, home to the B.C. Lions for 27 seasons, will get a new lid next year once the Olympic Games have moved on.

Ray Casal has been in his son's corner throughout his life. That's his job. The role of protector comes with being a father, as well as head boxing trainer.

American hopes of ending their longest Fed Cup title drought and capturing a record-extending 18th Fed Cup championship have spiked considerably with the presence of Serena Williams.

Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union selection committee member Larry Mendez attended the first-ever sevens rugby coaching course organised jointly by the IRB and the Pan American Sports Organization .

After Tracey Biletnikoff was murdered by someone she had dated, her family formed the Biletnikoff Foundation, located in Dublin, in her memory.

ONE OF THE more memorable phrases from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill came during an Oct.

Argentines woke up Thursday feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from their collective shoulders.

YES I know the tremors are still shaking curling rinks from Inverness to Inveraray, but for those of you who have been too busy lamenting that Rhona Martin was already married, a quick recap on the other scandal of the Winter Olympics .

Of course, no one can predict who might win the Baltimore Marathon, but here are a few of the elite runners you might want to keep your eye on, race organizers say: Men: Julius Keter , defending champion and runner no.

Maybe it's the fact that our two week Canadian summer is over and we're now braced for another icy winter.

This from Bernard Fernandez of the Philadelphia Daily News: Ray Leonard, Jr and Marvin Hagler, Jr are scheduled to meet in a Celebrity Boxing Federation exhibition match Feb.

Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao will now enter the most difficult part of his five-week training camp in this mountain resort city as he starts holding sparring sessions with four foreign boxers chosen by three-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach.

Patiala, Sep 22 : The Indian pugilists, who returned home recently from Milan after their effective participation in World Boxing Championship, seem to be very positive and confident about winning medals in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year.

Twenty-three young people were arrested yesterday afternoon after a backyard slugfest patterned after "Ultimate Fighting Championship" contests.

Note: Peter Gambaccini is away; today's Racing News is by Peter Vigneron. Irena Mikitenko Will Race In Chicago... The 2:19 marathoner, who was born in Kazakstan but became a German citizen in 1997, is now the fastest entrant in next month's Chicago marathon.

Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol scored 19 points and had eight rebounds Monday to lead world champion Spain over Lithuania 84-70 in the second round of the European basketball championship.

Woods has his way with Cog HillTiger Woods shot his best round of the year Saturday a 9-under 62 that broke the course record at Cog Hill, to build a 7-shot lead in the BMW Championship, the third FedEx Cup playoff event.

Havana, Sep 9 The Olympic Committees of Cuba and Japan will renew contracts in force to expand bilateral exchange.

Read a full match report of the European Championship basketball match between Great Britain and Spain in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday Sept 8, 2009.

No longer able to dream about winning Olympic gold medals, Cuban baseball players now must settle for a consolation prize: gold in the Baseball World Cup.