Peter Marshall

Davis' World Cup double impresses USA TODAY panel

After missing out on a win at the season's first World Cup speedskating meet last week by a fraction of a second, 2006 Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis came back with a pair of wins over the weekend in the Netherlands to...

Australian to be extradited from Solomons on murder charge

By Pacific correspondent Campbell Cooney An Australian man wanted on murder charges is expected to be extradited from the Solomon Islands next week. Last month, 38-year-old Bassam Tiba was arrested at Solomon Islands...

Stanford holds off Sorenstam in Mexico

Annika Sorenstam nearly holed her third shot on the par-5 18th, then lipped out a 9-foot birdie try to give Angela Stanford a one-stroke victory yesterday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Biedermann breaks Thorpe's world mark in Berlin

Paul Biedermann of Germany broke Ian Thorpe's eight-year-old record in the 200-meter freestyle by finishing in 1 minute, 40.83 seconds, one of three world records to fall on the last day of a short-course swimming World Cup meet.

Guehrer's $156,000 World Cup payday

SHE missed the Beijing Olympics team, but Aussie Marieke Guehrer today landed the biggest single payday in Australian swimming history. Guehrer won the $US100,000 ($A156,000) women's first prize in the FINA Swimming World Cup...

All Blacks: Two refs better than one, says Hansen

LIMERICK - All Blacks assistant coach Steve Hansen advocates the appointment of two referees to control rugby internationals, claiming the modern game is too fast for one official to efficiently adjudicate. Hansen revealed his...

Bal leads way as swim records fall at Berlin meet

Bal's time of 20.87 seconds erased Peter Marshall's four-day-old record It was one of three world records to fall at a short-course World Cup meet BERLIN (AP) -- American Randall Bal set a world record in the 50-meter...

World Cup, Berlin: Circuit Comes to Close With Three World Records

Universal Sports Webcast Coverage of World Cup BERLIN, Germany, November 16. THE final session of the 2008 FINA World Cup circuit, taking place in Berlin, Germany, sent the series out in a big way ...

World Cup, Berlin: Flash Randall Bal Claims 50 Back World Record

Universal Sports Webcast Coverage of World Cup BERLIN, Germany, November 16. IN an incredibly fast finale, Randall Bal of the U.S. eclipsed compatriot Peter Marshall's world record in the 50 back a...

Briefs | Davydenko, Djokovic in Masters Cup final

Davydenko, Djokovic in Masters Cup finalWith everyone tired and aching after a long season, Nikolay Davydenko may be at his best. He knows how to take advantage of a weary opponent.Davydenko reached the Masters Cup final with a...

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