A Texas insurance company is demanding the return of $7.5m (£4.7m) in bonuses from cyclist Lance Armstrong. SCA Promotions covered a performance bonus paid to the American after he won his sixth Tour de France in 2004. ...

The violence erupted after Ivorian striker Didier Drogba had scored his second goal from the penalty spot, with about 15 minutes left to play. Senegal was facing elimination at 2 - 0 down. ...

Lance Armstrong and his handlers engaged in a massive and long-running scheme to use drugs, cover their tracks, intimidate witnesses, tarnish reputations and conceal the truth. The USPS Team received tens of millions of American taxpayer dollars in funding. ...

After winning gold at the London Olympics, the 25-year-old Scot beat reigning U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, in a five set thriller. ...

Japanese chiropractor and acupuncturist Kenzo Kase designed the taping method in 1979, according to his company, Kinesio. He thought the standard taping methods of the time were too restrictive and may even extend injuries, because they inhibited the flow of inflammatory fluids beneath the skin. ...

Brazil had scored three in each of their previous five games and were treating the tournament as an important staging post ahead of hosting the World Cup in 2014. ...

Featuring close-up shots of the female Olympians breasts and bikini-wearing behinds, along with several clips of beach volleyball players encouragingly tapping each other on the rear, the video has been described as 'creepy, porno and shameful.' ...

"I'm now a living legend," Bolt said. "Now I am going to sit back, relax and think about what's next. I don't know what I really want to do after this, whether to run the 100 or 200 or try something else. I need to find a goal that's going to motivate me to great things." ...

Bolt came to London wanting to become a legend and in his eyes he had to equal the efforts of the great Carl Lewis who won back-to-back 100m titles at Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988. ...

American swimmer Michael Phelps won the men's 100m butterfly on Friday for his 17th Olympic gold and 21st medal overall, as the United States overtook China on the top of the medals table thanks to a gold rush in the pool. [caption id="attachment_11453" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Michael Phelps wins 17th Olympic gold[/caption] Phelps clocked 51.21 seconds for the 100m title, adding to his victories ea ...