When asked to do something, Americans ask what's in it for them.Germans ask if the request complies with rules and regulations.Spaniards consider whether or not the person asking the favor is afriend. And Chinese consider the status and connections of therequester.- Yeh's summary of this interesting multi-cultural perspective on persuasion.
*CYCLING After more than 100 miles of tough racing through the Pyrenean foothills, less than a tyre's width separated the stage winner Kurt- Asle Arvesen from the runner-up Martin Elmiger. But the Norwegian's achievement was overshadowed by the second positive drugs test of this year's race. ...
*CYCLING After more than 100 miles of tough racing through the Pyrenean foothills, less than a tyre's width separated the stage winner Kurt- Asle Arvesen from the runner-up Martin Elmiger. But the Norwegian's achievement was overshadowed by the second positive drugs test of this year's race. ...
FOIX, France AFP — World cycling chief Pat McQuaid has called on the Spanish authorities to increase their efforts in the fight against doping after the latest doping affair at the Tour de France. Moises Duenas of the Barloworld team became the second Spaniard to leave the race...
An email conversation with Open qualifier Simon Dyson You qualified for this week's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale by beating Jose Maria Olazabal in a sudden-death play-off at Sunningdale. It must have been great, but did you feel for Spaniard? Yes, because after the first two holes...
PAMPLONA, Spain AFP — A Briton and a Dane were among five people injured Monday on the last day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona in northern Spain, bringing the total number of wounded to 45, organisers said. The 31-year-old British national was taken to hospital...
HAUTACAM, France AFP — Title favourite Cadel Evans of Australia finally took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey here Monday after a thrilling end to the 10th stage. Italian Leonardo Piepoli of the Saunier Duval team won the 156km ride from Pau to here in the...
BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France AFP — Australia's yellow jersey favourite Cadel Evans skirted with disaster on Sunday after crashing during the Tour de Frace ninth stage. The 31-year-old did not appear seriously hurt and got back on a new bike to continue the race after crashing and apparently picking up...
BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France AFP — No one would admit it after what proved to be a thrilling, but painful first day of climbing in the Pyrenees mountains on the Tour France. But more than one team manager will watching for signs of weakness from leading yellow jersey contender Cadel...
SACHSENRING, Germany AFP — Australia's world champion Casey Stoner won the German MotoGP here on Sunday riding a Ducati to give the team their first win in the race and record Australian riders 100th victory in the top category. Stoner - winning his third successive race - beat...
SERGIO GARCIA insists he will not let last year's disappointment haunt him at Birkdale. The Spaniard has hit peak form at just the right time by winning The Players Championship in America and shooting 66 in foul weather last weekend to finish runner-up in the European...
HAMILTON BACK ON TRACK Briton weathers the storms of Silverstone, and his private life, to evoke memories of Senna Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren's chief executive, said it was something nobody in the team would forget. He was not talking about Ayrton Senna's triumphal domination...
SCOTTISH OPEN A last-morning leaderboard featuring two Britons just ahead of a fancied Spaniard, not to mention well clear of some of the world's best, would be a dream scenario a week today at Royal Birkdale. It will be the reality here today when England's Simon Khan...
THE OPEN Garcia inspired by feats of his compatriots as he puts the agony of Carnoustie behind him Here is how it was supposed to work out. Sergio Garcia would leave Carnoustie after seeing his putt to win the Open roll around the...
VIENNA AFP — Barely two weeks after the final whistle of Euro 2008, teams from around the continent are heading back to Austria, this time to prepare for their upcoming seasons. Over half of the German Bundesliga sides, as well as Italian, English, Spanish, Turkish and Romanian clubs...
PAMPLONA, Spain AFP — Five people were injured on the sixth day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona in northern Spain on Saturday, bringing to 33 the total injured in the annual festival, organisers said. A 26-year-old Colombian man suffered from a bull horn gash to...
LOCH LOMOND AFP — Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell put himself in pole position for the biggest payday of his career - and a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team - after a third round 66 at the Scottish Open. That left McDowell in a share of the lead...
PAU, France AFP — Former Astana team leader Alexandre Vinokourov is among three riders set to face criminal charges following the discovery of drugs at last year's Tour de France, a report said on Friday. According to Sud Ouest newspaper Vinokourov, kicked off last year's race along with...
AURILLAC, France -- Luis-Leon Sanchez of Spain won the seventh stage of the Tour de France Friday, moving ahead with 2 1/2 miles to go and holding on for the victory. Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg retained the yellow jersey as the overall leader after Friday's windy stage...
