The favorite female athlete of young Americans roars around the track in 220mph Indy cars and has just been voted tops in Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Choice Awards. And the votes topped 86 million - more than American Idol. Posted April 02, 2008 by jane schonberger

The Slovakian tennis queen and great British men's hope show they can do the business outside the US with tournament successes in Linz and St Petersburg. Posted October 30, 2007 by Nick McCarvel

It's one thing to take the occasional bathroom break, but quite another to turn your back on the server while receiving. Umpires should be dealing with this breach of tennis protocol. Posted March 18, 2007 by Diane Elayne Dees

The Essex leg-spinner has proved himself enough to become part of the ODI side. He can also make all the difference if preferred to Shahid Afridi for the World Cup. Posted July 19, 2008 by Umar Pirzada

In their final outing before next week's Tri-Nations opener in South Africa, the All Blacks had to work hard to put away a ferociously determined Canada 63-13. Posted June 16, 2007 by Hamish McBrearty