KEMAMAN, Sat: The Youth and Sports Ministry has no intention of postponing the Asean Para Games (KL 09) next week despite the threat posed by the influenza A (H1N1) virus.

Chipper might miss a few games

Beijing is enjoying the best air quality this decade because of measures taken during last year’s Olympic Games, officials say.

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has ruled Jenks High School must forfeit nine games from the 2008 season after a student-athlete was ruled ineligible.

The Sun Beach Theme Park was probably not the legacy foremost in the minds of Olympic organizers when they spent billions of dollars building the venues for the 2008 Beijing Games.

Team Philippines hopes to end its campaign in the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games on a golden note when Filipino athletes in muay, pencak silat, karatedo, kickboxing and wushu compete for honors in Bangkok, Thailand.

Joe Downing didn’t play volleyball in college. He didn’t even play in high school. But he’s playing in the National Senior Games under way in Palo Alto, Calif., at Stanford University.

Bay re-injures hamstring, expects to miss at least 2 games against the Yankees

The Red Sox allowed four home runs in a 6-4 loss to the Rays Thrusday night, dropping them 2-1/2 games behind the Yanks. Boston has lost seven of its last 10 road games.

Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay re-injured his right hamstring Wednesday night and expects to miss at least the first two games of Boston’s upcoming series against the New York Yankees.