VANCOUVER: Mark Tuitert edged American hot favourite Shani Davis in the men’s 1,500m speed skating here on Saturday, claiming the Netherlands’ second gold at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
Dutch’s first gold also came from speed skating as Sven Kramer triumphed in the men’s 5,000m last Saturday.
“Unbelievable. I can’t believe it,” said the 29-year-old Tuitert, who [...]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla: Missing his smile and aura of invincibility, Tiger Woods finally showed his face to a waiting world Friday and apologized again for cheating on his wife, without revealing the scope of his infidelity or when he will return to golf.
Standing at a podium before a presidential-blue backdrop in a hushed room [...]

VANCOUVER: Zhou Yang of China won the women’s 1500 meters short track speed skating gold medal at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games here on Saturday.
Zhou clocked in a winning time of two minutes 16.993 seconds for the top honor, the Olympic record, while Lee Eun-byul of South Korea took the silver in 2:17.849  and Lee’s [...]

Three bullet passenger trains running between Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan province, and Xi’an in Shaanxi province were cancelled today (Sunday) due to bad weather and faulty equipment, xinhuanet.com reported.
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Some high-speed trains on this route were delayed.
The Zhengzhou railway department told its staff members and workers to maintain security and provide free meals to the delayed [...]

What is believed to be the country’s biggest hacker training site has been shut down by police in Central China’s Hubei province.
Three people were also arrested, local media reported yesterday.
The three, who ran Black Hawk Safety Net, are suspected of offering others online attacking programs and software, a crime recently added to the Criminal Law. [...]

Residents sit around a table where nearly 10,000 dishes are displayed at a party in Baibuting community in Wuhan, Hubei province February 7, 2010. The community held its 10th annual feast where all families brought their own cuisines to celebrate the Spring Festival.

BOSTON: Kobe Bryant made amends for a poor shooting game by sinking a spectacular game-winning jumper as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Boston Celtics 90-89 on Sunday.Bryant drilled a difficult 15-footer with 7.3 seconds left despite the close attendance of Ray Allen, who then went on to miss a three-point attempt as time expired [...]

LUANDA, Angola: Egypt won the African Cup of Nations for the third time in a row on Sunday after substitute Mohamed Gedo scored in the 85th minute to earn a 1-0 victory over Ghana in the final.Tournament debutant Gedo curled in a shot from within the area to give Egypt its record seventh title.
“From the [...]

VALENCIA, Spain: Ho-Pin Tung broke new ground with Renault on Sunday when be became the first Chinese driver to be named in a Formula One team line-up.The Dutch-born 27-year-old, already the first Chinese national to drive a grand prix car, will be Renault’s official third (reserve) driver this season.
Tung will also be racing in the [...]