Ranking the world's best 10 drivers

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, but how much weight does that carry in Terry Blount's rankings of the world's best drivers? Plenty.

Sarge stayed in charge against the odds

The odds were stacked against Tony Schumacher to start the 2009 season. Winning his sixth straight Top Fuel championship and seventh overall makes you wonder if he can be beat in 2010.

Schumacher giving trophy to Fort Hood

Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points in the closest season title race in NHRA history.

Hight clinches title; Edwards does, too

Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Dixon supplants Schumacher

Larry Dixon took a one-point lead over Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel season standings, leading qualifying Friday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals to earn three bonus points.

Army extends NASCAR, NHRA deals

The U.S. Army will continue to sponsor drivers in NASCAR and the NHRA next season.

Schumacher, Dixon separated by point

Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entered the Full Throttle Series season finale separated by a single point. In the first round of Top Fuel qualifying Thursday, they were just a thousandth of a second apart.

Titles will be settled at Pomona

Hector Arana can win the Pro Stock Motorcycle title at age 51, the Top Fuel battle is as good as it gets and four NHRA pro crowns are in the balance. Starting Thursday, it's on at Pomona.

Schumacher, Dixon ready for finale

Tony Schumacher won the past five Top Fuel titles. Larry Dixon took the two before that. Now he has Schumacher's old crew behind him, but trails by one point. Only Pomona can settle this scrap.

Tony Schumacher's win in Dallas was his fifth of the season. A sixth would secure his sixth...

Fort Hood tragedy looms large at TMS

There is a kinship between racers and soldiers that runs deeper than sponsorship dollars. That much was evident Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, where NASCAR Nation remembered the fallen at Fort Hood.

Ten World Cup finals classics

Tom Adams picks out some of the greatest matches ever to be played at the World Cup.

Massa returns from near-fatal crash

Formula One driver Felipe Massa returned to competition for the first time since his life-threatening accident four months ago, finishing third in a charity karting event won by Michael Schumacher.

Ten World Cup matches to remember

From unforgettable finals to seismic shocks, we've see some of soccer's finest players, goals and drama.

Footballers' biographies - a 'must' at Christmastime

Svend Frandsen examines the trend for overly honest autobiographies as footballers look to line their pockets.