Sylvain Chavanel of France won a bunch sprint to take the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Saturday, while Richie Porte of Australia kept the leader's yellow jersey going into the final day.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Friday appointed a barrister to lead its own investigation into drug use and bullying by Australian swimmers at last year's London Games.

As if quitting in the middle of a golf tournament didn't bring Rory McIlroy enough attention, it might not let up on the golf course.

Bruce Martin had been waiting 13 years to be presented with his first test cap, which finally came on Wednesday when he was named in the New Zealand side to face England in the opener of their three-match series.

Graeme Swann's troublesome right elbow may have forced him out of the test series against New Zealand but the England spinner has been told the required surgery is “relatively simple” and is eyeing a May return.

Germany's Marcel Kittel won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 200.5-km ride from Vimory to Cerilly, on Tuesday.

French rider Nacer Bouhanni overtook Italian veteran Alessandro Petacchi in a sprint to the line to win the first stage of the Paris-Nice race on Monday.

Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials announced Monday that an inquiry will be opened following his admission that he doped during his Tour de France wins.

Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie's joy at winning the men's pole vault title at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday was overshadowed when his following attempt at a personal best was contentiously ruled invalid.

Reigning Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Suhr established a world record in women's indoor pole vault by clearing 5.02 meters at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships.