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Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe said it’s still too “premature” to judge the success of his swimming comeback, despite his disappointing results in recent competitions.
Ian Thorpe fared slightly better on the second day of the Italian Winter Championships, although he still has a long way to go to qualifyfor Australia’s Olympic squad.
Egyptian player Mohamed El Shorbagy eliminated from the PSA Masters after losing to Frenchman Gregory Gaultier in the semis
A year after Qatar became the first Arab country to win the right to host the World Cup, the tiny but wealthy Persian Gulf nation is immersed in efforts to make more history by bringing the Olympics to the Middle East in 2020
Mohamed El-Shorbagy claims a 3-1 win over Karim Darwish in the quarter final of the Punj Llyod PSA Masters 2011 on Friday, Ashour loses to Englishman Barker
Egyptian Ramy Ashour beat Cameron Pilley to catch fellow countrymen Karim Darwish and Mohamed El-Shorbagy in the quarter finals of the Punj Llyod PSA Masters 2011
Four Egyptians compete for $165,000 prize at Professional Squash Association's premier event
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria says retired sprinter Sunday Bada, a former Olympic medalist and indoor world champion, has died. He was 42
Egypt finishes the 2011 Arab Games in Qatari capital Doha with a total of 233 medals, including 90 gold  
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova Saturday withdrew from January's Brisbane International due to an ankle injury, but said she expected to be ready for the Australian Open later that month

Novak Djokovic is about to find out what it takes to follow up on a nearly unbeatable season

The governing body of world athletics has ratified the marathon world record set by Patrick Makau in Germany in September

The future of London’s Olympic stadium should be settled before the Games next year after bidders were invited to apply again to use the venue following the collapse of a deal to sell it to soccer club West Ham United

Maria Sharapova has committed herself to playing in Russia’s Fed Cup first round tie against Spain in February, the world number four said


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