Apple readies HealthKit rollout

Apple Inc has been discussing how its "HealthKit" service will work with health providers at Mount Sinai, the Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins as well as with Allscripts, a competitor to......

MJ's Thriller voted Greatest Video Of All Time

The music video of Michael Jackson's hit track Thriller has been voted the greatest of all time. The 14-minute mini movie released on December 2, 1983, was named the best ever on the eve of its......

Roger Bannister: First man to run a mile in under 4 minutes dies at 88

IMAGE: Sir Roger Bannister became the first man to break the four-minute mile when he clocked three minutes 59.4 seconds at a sports ground in Oxford on May 6, 1954. Photograph: Valerio......

Queen declares Melbourne Games open

The 18th Commonwealth Games opened in a blaze of colour and royal pageantry at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. In keeping with tradition, the Queen officially declared the Games open......

Bannister still believes in 3:30 mile

For more than half a century the sub-four minute mile defied the world's finest middle-distance runners.Then, after a succession of athletes had threatened a mark once thought impregnable,......

UCI ask federations to probe Landis's doping claim

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has asked several national federations to investigate doping-related allegations made by disgraced rider Floyd Landis. RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel,......

WADA won't appeal against Armstrong ruling

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced it will not appeal against the decision to ban American cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles. -IOC to......