LONDON (Reuters) - Audley Harrison staggered out of boxing's last chance saloon as European heavyweight champion and reborn contender on Friday after a last-round knockout of fellow Briton Michael Sprott for the vacant title.

Dr. Anthony Galea, at center of drug case, gained a reputation for unorthodox methods. He's treated big-name athletes, Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez among them.

Jason Queally, an Olympic gold winner in the men's kilometre at the Sydney Games in 2000, is making an audacious bid for a coveted place in Britain's world-beating pursuit team at the world track championships.

IAAF wants 2004 US relay team stripped of Olympic gold because of Cox's doping admission. The IAAF is recommending the U.S. women's 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Athens Olympics be stripped of its gold medal because qualifying runner Crystal Cox has admitted to doping.

DOHA (Reuters) - The IAAF will recommend the U.S. women's 2004 Olympic 4x400 meters relay team be stripped of its gold medal because of the doping suspension of relay alternate Crystal Cox, federation spokesman Nick Davies said on Monday.

Japan's Yuri Kano won the Nagoya International Women's Marathon Sunday and then set her sights on the world's top races including the 2012 London Olympics.

Lies and damned lies: China abandons gymnast who competed under age at Olympics. Used, perhaps abused and now tossed away. Chinese officials' treatment of Olympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao, found to have been underage when China fielded her at the Sydney Games in 2000, really makes the blood boil.

Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signs with Tulsa Shock, embarks on WNBA career. Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger.

Disgraced US athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, returned to sport on Wednesday, being named the newest player of the Women's NBA Tulsa Shock.

Disgraced athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has signed to play for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's NBA, the club announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signed a contract Wednesday to play with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock in a bid to revive her athletic career.

Disgraced athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has signed to play for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's NBA, the club announced Wednesday.

Stoudemire, Frye lead Suns to 127-101 victory over Clippers. Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns breezed to their second rout of the Los Angeles Clippers in six days, beating them 127-101 on Wednesday night to sweep the four-game season series for the second straight year.

Vancouver sets bar high for future host cities to match Olympic atmosphere. Top that if you can.

China expresses regret over gymnastics age fraud punishment, says evidence insufficient. China expressed regret at a decision by international gymnastics officials to recommend stripping an Olympics bronze medal won 10 years ago after the athlete was found to be only 14 at the time, saying there was insufficient evidence.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has condemned as "extremely regrettable" a decision by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to cancel Dong Fangxiao's results at the 2000 Sydney Olympics over allegations that she falsified her age.

Asian teams are hoping to bring an end to European and Australian domination of field hockey when the World Cup opens in the Indian capital on Sunday.

Gymnastics officials say China should be stripped of 2000 bronze medal following age dispute. The international gymnastics officials who cleared China's team of age violations during the Beijing Games now say the country should return an Olympics bronze medal it won 10 years ago because one of its athletes was only 14 at the time.

Australia's Olympic aerials champion Lydia Lassila said Thursday the country would be "unstoppable" in the sport if athletes had the facilities to practise all year round.

Sri Lanka's opposition coalition splits ahead of parliamentary elections. Sri Lanka's opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate was detained on allegations of sedition, further strengthening President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of April 8 parliamentary polls.