Man sues Yao Ming, pharmacy chain for 'misleading' fish oil pill
Former NBA star Yao Ming is being sued by Beijing resident Feng Changshun for endorsing a health food product that Feng said misleads consumers.
Suarez bite and ban steals the group stage spotlight
2014-06-28 14:35For 13 glorious days in Brazil the feel-good factor flourished at the World Cup as the football flowed, the goals gushed and fans revelled in the tournament's return to its spiritual home.
Online stores advertise 'Suarez corkscrews'
2014-06-26 16:29Uruguay football star Luis Suarez's suspected biting during a World Cup soccer game has inspired Chinese businessmen to design corkscrews that have become popular on Internet sites.
Nothing to hide: Qatar WCup bid organizers
2014-06-15 15:12The organizers of Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup have denied allegations published by Britain's Sunday Times newspaper that a senior Qatari soccer official made payments in order to win support for the bid.
Soccer sponsors raise pressure on FIFA over Qatar claims
2014-06-09 16:20Sponsors Adidas, Sony, Visa and Coca-Cola Sunday called on FIFA to deal thoroughly with allegations of bribery to secure the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, an issue overshadowing this week's kickoff in Brazil.
New claims of corruption in Qatar Cup vote
2014-06-09 07:14FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar came under further scrutiny as a British newspaper published new allegations that Mohamed bin Hammam used his wealth and top-level contacts to buy support for the oil-rich country's successful bid.
Platini hits back at British daily's Qatar claim
2014-06-04 17:23FIFA vice president Michel Platini has criticized a British newspaper for linking him to corruption claims about Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
A World Cup quandary: sex or abstinence
2014-06-04 17:23If you're intending to score in a World Cup match, should you score the night before?
Platini admits meeting with Bin Hammam before Qatar vote
2014-06-03 21:12The UEFA president Michel Platini has admitted holding a secret meeting with the disgraced football official Mohamed Bin Hammam, shortly before voting for Qatar.
Singapore fights illicit soccer betting
2014-05-21 07:10Singaporean police said on Monday they had arrested 18 people believed to be part of a multi-million-dollar illegal soccer betting ring less than a month before the World Cup starts.
Just what the Doc ordered
2014-05-05 08:22When the final buzzer sounded on the longest two weeks of the Los Angeles Clippers' careers, they felt more exhaustion than elation.
Gay cops a year ban
2014-05-04 07:10Sprinter Tyson Gay accepted a one-year suspension on Friday after testing positive for a banned substance nearly a year ago and returned the silver medal he won in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2012 London Olympics.
Sterling speaks out on scandal
2014-05-04 07:10Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers banned for life by the NBA after making racist comments, has broken his silence about the scandal.
