VANCOUVER, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Canada herded 60,000 man-made moose and made its dignified Mounties dance in the Olympic host nation's playful poke at what it means to be Canadian as the Winter Games came to a close on Sunday.
AP - The way the Dallas Mavericks got started, it seemed like Dirk Nowitzki might get a welcome rest late in the opener of a two-game stretch in less than 24 hours.
South Australia have recalled captain Graham Manou, allrounder Daniel Christian and paceman Mark Cleary for their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.
The hit by Newcastle's Wes Naiqama, that left Penrith fullback Lachlan Coote needing brain scans, has been deemed accidental by the NRL match review committee.
BEIJING, March 1 (Reuters) - China hailed its best ever Winter Olympics on Monday, crediting technology, foreign coaches and even improved language skills for the haul of five gold, two silver and four bronze medals in Vancouver.
A nude photo, allegedly of model Lara Bingle is being circulated among cricket and AFL players, according to Woman's Day
Australians Taj Burrow and Stephanie Gilmore have won their second round heats their respective ASP Pro Tour events at the Gold Coast.
* Crosby's steals gold from U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Neymar shone for Santos in their 2-1 win over nine-man Corinthians on Sunday while Brazil forward Robinho left for London for Tuesday's World Cup warm-up against Ireland.
Mark Webber has finished second fastest behind Lewis Hamilton at the last session of Formula One testing in Barcelona before the Bahrain Grand Prix.
