Singapore  - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge reassured students on Saturday that Beijing's air pollution presents no danger to the health of athletes competing in the

Miami - Rafael Nadal wore down Tomas Berdych 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 on Friday to reach his second final at the Miami Masters.

Madrid - The season of Ronaldinho is over after tearing a thigh muscle in training on Friday afternoon.

Athens - The Greek weightlifting team could miss the Beijing Olympics and other upcoming international events after 11 of its athletes failed doping tests last month.

The Hellenic Weightlifting Federation confirmed on Friday that five men and six women from the 14-strong national team were caught using forbidden substances at out-of-competition tests carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) by request of the world governing body IWF on March 7.

Johannesburg- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was holding talks with his Zanu-PF party on Friday, amid speculation about a possible run-off presidential election that would pit him against oppos

Athens - Greece's Olympic weightlifting coach Christos Iacovou was suspended on Friday after WADA found 11 Greek weightlifters to have tested positive for using banned substances.