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Phelps seconds in 200 medley at World Cup meet
Racing in an old-style swimsuit and on little practice, Michael Phelps had to settle for second place in the 200-meter individual final behind Darian Townsend of South Africa, who broke one of the 16 world records set in two days of competition at a sh...
16-11-2009 - 04:58
Leisel Jones sets 200 breaststroke short-course WR
Leisel Jones of Australia has broken the 200-meter breaststroke short-course world record. Jones clocked 2:15.42 at a World Cup meet Sunday and broke the mark of 2:16.83 set by Annamay Pierse of Canada in Leeds, England, on Aug. 7.
16-11-2009 - 02:59
Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR
Darian Townsend of South Africa has broken the 200-meter individual medley short-course world record. Townsend clocked 1:51.55 to beat Michael Phelps at a World Cup meet Sunday and break the mark of 1:51.56 set by Ryan Lochte of the United States in Ma...
16-11-2009 - 02:20
Liu Zige sets 200 butterfly short-course WR
Liu Zige of China has broken her 200-meter butterfly short-course world record. Liu clocked 2:00.78 at a World Cup meet Sunday to break the mark of 2:02.50 she set in Stockholm four days ago.
16-11-2009 - 02:18
Tens of thousands gather for Enke's memorial
Tens of thousands of fans gathered Sunday at the Hannover stadium for a memorial service for Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, whose suicide has shaken the country. "Robert Enke will never come back to this stadium, the place where he conquered our heart...
16-11-2009 - 02:12
Korotyshkin sets 100 butterfly short-course WR
Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia has broken his 100-meter butterfly short-course world record. Korotyshkin clocked 48.48 seconds at a World Cup meet Sunday to break the mark of 48.99 he swam in Moscow one week ago.
16-11-2009 - 02:12
Sakai sets 100 backstroke short-course WR
Shiho Sakai of Japan has broken her 100-meter backstroke short-course world record. Sakai clocked 55.23 seconds at a World Cup meet Sunday to break the mark of 56.15 she set in Tokyo on Feb. 22.
16-11-2009 - 02:08
Ireland hoping for French mistakes in return match
Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni and his players know their best and possibly only chance of reaching next year's World Cup is for France to make a mistake in the second leg of the teams' playoff on Wednesday. Ireland needs to score at least once in t...
16-11-2009 - 02:08
Alonso makes first appearance with Ferrari
Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has made a first appearance with his new team Ferrari. Alonso, who will replace Kimi Raikkonen from next season, appeared at an event in Valencia, Spain, Sunday alongside new teammate Felipe Massa and...
16-11-2009 - 01:50
Hardy sets 50 breaststroke short-course WR
Jessica Hardy of the United States has broken her 50-meter breaststroke short-course world record. Hardy clocked 28.80 seconds at a World Cup meet Sunday to break the mark of 28.96 she set at another meet in Stockholm four days ago.
16-11-2009 - 01:41
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