DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.N. conference rejected on Sunday trade restrictions on red and pink corals used in jewelry in what environmentalists called a new setback for endangered marine species. Delegates at the 175-nation meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha failed to back a U.S. and European Union proposal to limit trade ...

James Hook reckons Wales are in great shape for their daunting summer tour to New Zealand following the comfortable 33-10 Six Nations home win over Italy. Hook grabbed a double for Warren Gatland's men, who cut lose in the second half at the Millennium Stadium, running in three tries against the Azzurri. Wales now face world champions South Africa ...

Spain's Oscar Freire secured his third success in the Milan-Sanremo spring classic cycling race after a dramatic sprint finish here on Saturday. The 34-year-old Spaniard, who previously won the event in 2004 and 2007, crept into third place as the 298-kilometre race reached its conclusion on the winding streets of Sanremo and broke for the line with 100 metres ...