NORTH CAROLINA: Derrick Rose returned to help Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 93-83 on Saturday and increase their lead over Miami Heat in the race to secure Eastern Conference's top seeding. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: The national hockey team may have failed miserably in last month's Olympic qualifiers in Dublin but the players will still get their reward. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: China's Chen Jin nailed his first Asian Badminton Championships title in Qingdao yesterday to take a big leap towards his Olympic Games dream. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Pandelela Rinong-Leong Mun Yee earned a timely psychological boost to their London Olympic aspirations after securing third overall in the women's 10m platform synchro at the end of more..

MANAMA: Two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel held off a charging Kimi Raikkonen to win an incident-free Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday for his first victory of the season. more..

MONACO (AP) - Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth more..

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Third-ranked Lee Westwood retained his Indonesian Masters title Sunday with a two-stroke victory despite a shaky final round. more..

WORLD number three Lee Westwood successfully defended his Indonesian Masters title after completing 32 holes at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club on Sunday. more..

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - Serena Williams defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to send the United States back into the Fed Cup World Group with victory over Ukraine. more..

TIANJIN, China (AP) - Branden Grace of South Africa shot a final-round 3-under 69 Sunday to win the China Open by three shots. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Malaysia Dragons finally snapped a dreadful seven-match losing streak by beating Saigon Heat 95-75 at the Maba Stadium yesterday. more..

KOTA KINABALU: PGM Tour Order of Merit winner R. Nachimuthu edged out defending champion Nicholas Fung on the final day of the PGM-Sabah Classic gold tournament with a thrilling one-shot victory more..

PETALING JAYA: Newly crowned National Sportswoman of the Year Pandelela Rinong capped a smashing week by earning a top three finish in the overall standings of the 10m platform individual event more..

DALLAS: Defending NBA champions Dallas Mavericks prepared for another playoff run with a 104-94 victory over Golden State Warriors on Friday while red'hot San Antonio crushed Los Angeles Lakers despite Kobe more..

JAKARTA: Lee Westwood's charge in the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters came to a halt as play was abandoned due to lightning storms yesterday. more..