David Hunt

Jonathan Walters (right) scored a penalty

Celebrations mark 100 days until London 2012

London Olympic organisers will on Wednesday hold a series of events to kick off the Games' 100-day countdown as preparations for the showpiece event enter the final straight.
 

Spurs held to shock FA Cup draw as Liverpool win

Premier League high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a shock goalless draw away to third tier Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday and now face a replay to reach the quarter-finals.
 

Spurs held to shock FA Cup draw with Stevenage

Premier League high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a shock goalless draw away to third tier Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday and face a replay to reach the quarter-finals.
 

Ten-man Stoke end Crawley's FA Cup run

Stoke City booked their place in this season's FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win away to fourth-tier Crawley Town on Sunday despite playing most of the match a man down after Rory Delap was sent off.
 

Tony Fernandes 'rejects' Lotus Formula One offer

Aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes said he had rejected a six million pound ($9.7 million) offer to settle the Lotus naming dispute that has embroiled two Formula One teams.
 

Fernandes, Proton go to court over Lotus name

Racing team principal Tony Fernandes Tuesday launched legal proceedings in a British court against Malaysian carmaker Proton over the rights to use the iconic Lotus brand name.
 

Lotus Racing becomes Team Lotus

Lotus Racing will become Team Lotus from next season after team principal Tony Fernandes announced Friday he had bought the rights to the name.
 

Curt Flood auction offers pieces of history

Timing for memorabilia auction is 40th anniversary of Flood's challenge. Earlier this year, Bob Gibson auctioned off his Hall of Fame ring. This month, there's a price tag on the base Lou Brock touched to break the stolen base record.
 

British envoys' undiplomatic parting shots revealed

Thais have no culture and are all driven by sex; Africans are self-destructive, and Nicaraguans are dishonest, violent and alcoholic -- and that's according to professional diplomats.
 

British envoys' undiplomatic parting shots revealed

Thais have no culture and are all driven by sex; Africans are self-destructive, and Nicaraguans are dishonest, violent and alcoholic -- at least according to some of Britain's top diplomats.
 

British envoys' undiplomatic parting shots revealed

Thais have no culture and are all driven by sex; Africans are self-destructive, and Nicaraguans are dishonest, violent and alcoholic -- at least according to some of Britain's top diplomats.
 

Letters reveal candid views of UK diplomats

They're uncultured or criminals, we're too stuffy: letters expose candid views of UK diplomats. It's not exactly diplomatic ? details of what British ambassadors really think about their foreign hosts were disclosed Sunday following the release of a series of frank, and sometimes outright rude, letters to London from embassies around the world.
 

Bidding on baseball letters suspended amid inquiry

Bidding on baseball great's letters suspended while authorities check on trove's origin. Authorities are looking into whether a newly discovered trove of letters to one of baseball's founding fathers contains documents that disappeared long ago from the New York Public Library.
 

Lotus name poised to return to Formula One

The once-great Lotus name is poised to return to Formula One next year after being used for the submission of an entry to next year's world championship.
 

Sharks pose Sydney food-chain puzzle

Three shark attacks in Sydney in three weeks drove newspapers and talk show hosts into a feeding frenzy and sent a collective shudder through the other species at the top of the food chain -- humans.