Other Sports: October 2009 Archives

Sir Chris Hoy was relieved to be back among the medals after taking gold in the keirin event at the Track World Cup in Manchester.

The New York Yankees have squared the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to pitcher AJ Burnett.

David Haye has scoffed at claims he is not preparing properly for his WBA heavyweight title fight against Nikolay Valuev on November 7.

David Haye has the skills set to topple man mountain Nikolai Valuev, according to former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Freddie Roach has said Manny Pacquiao's second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton was "the best night of my life".

The New York Yankees will face the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series after taking game six of the ALCS to claim the series 4-2.

Sir Chris Hoy was a comfortable winner in the keirin on day five of the National Track Cycling Championships in Manchester.

Valentino Rossi's third-placed finish at the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix was enough to secure his seventh world MotoGP title.

Alistair Kirkwood, the boss of NFL UK, believes as many as four NFL games could be staged in London following the 2012 Olympic Games.

Sir Chris Hoy proved he is back from injury by taking the British sprint title in a track record at Manchester on Thursday night.

Jermain Taylor has left hospital in Germany following his late knockout by Arthur Abraham in the Super Six on Saturday.

Beth Tweddle was delighted to bounce back from her disappointment on the bars with a world championship gold in the floor event.

Carl Froch secured a scrappy split decision victory over Andre Dirrell to retain his WBC super-middleweight crown in Nottingham.

British sprinter Mark Cavendish has earmarked eight stages as potentially winnable after next year's Tour de France route was released.

Nathan Cleverly defended his British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles when he knocked out Courtney Fry in the eighth round.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that president Jacques Rogge has been re-elected unopposed for his final four years.

Courtney Fry is confident that his amateur pedigree will help him defeat British and Commonwealth champion Nathan Cleverly on Friday.

A regular season NBA game could be held in the UK in future following the success of Tuesday's friendly at the 02 Arena.

Detroit and Minnesota will play a tie-breaker match on Tuesday to decide who goes into the play-offs after they both won 86 games.

Former Olympic champion Audley Harrison secured a career-boosting Prizefighter win on Friday, but Danny Williams lost his first bout.

Brazil will be the first South American country to host the Olympics in 2016 after Rio de Janeiro was chosen ahead of Madrid.

The IOC has said the race to host the 2016 Olympics, which will be decided on Friday, is a very close race.

Paula Radcliffe has signed up to run in this year's New York Marathon, as she seeks a fourth victory in the race.

Sir Chris Hoy was relieved to be back among the medals after taking gold in the keirin event at the Track World Cup in Manchester.

The New York Yankees have squared the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to pitcher AJ Burnett.

David Haye has scoffed at claims he is not preparing properly for his WBA heavyweight title fight against Nikolay Valuev on November 7.

David Haye has the skills set to topple man mountain Nikolai Valuev, according to former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Freddie Roach has said Manny Pacquiao's second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton was "the best night of my life".

The New York Yankees will face the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series after taking game six of the ALCS to claim the series 4-2.

Sir Chris Hoy was a comfortable winner in the keirin on day five of the National Track Cycling Championships in Manchester.

Valentino Rossi's third-placed finish at the rain-delayed Malaysian Grand Prix was enough to secure his seventh world MotoGP title.

Alistair Kirkwood, the boss of NFL UK, believes as many as four NFL games could be staged in London following the 2012 Olympic Games.

Sir Chris Hoy proved he is back from injury by taking the British sprint title in a track record at Manchester on Thursday night.

Jermain Taylor has left hospital in Germany following his late knockout by Arthur Abraham in the Super Six on Saturday.

Beth Tweddle was delighted to bounce back from her disappointment on the bars with a world championship gold in the floor event.

Carl Froch secured a scrappy split decision victory over Andre Dirrell to retain his WBC super-middleweight crown in Nottingham.

British sprinter Mark Cavendish has earmarked eight stages as potentially winnable after next year's Tour de France route was released.

Nathan Cleverly defended his British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles when he knocked out Courtney Fry in the eighth round.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that president Jacques Rogge has been re-elected unopposed for his final four years.

Courtney Fry is confident that his amateur pedigree will help him defeat British and Commonwealth champion Nathan Cleverly on Friday.

A regular season NBA game could be held in the UK in future following the success of Tuesday's friendly at the 02 Arena.

Detroit and Minnesota will play a tie-breaker match on Tuesday to decide who goes into the play-offs after they both won 86 games.

Former Olympic champion Audley Harrison secured a career-boosting Prizefighter win on Friday, but Danny Williams lost his first bout.

Brazil will be the first South American country to host the Olympics in 2016 after Rio de Janeiro was chosen ahead of Madrid.

The IOC has said the race to host the 2016 Olympics, which will be decided on Friday, is a very close race.

Paula Radcliffe has signed up to run in this year's New York Marathon, as she seeks a fourth victory in the race.