England midfielder David Beckham has regained top spot on the list of the world's highest-paid players issued every year by France Football magazine.
The suspense of who would be the first Chinese torchbearer for the Beijing Olympics gradually built up over the past month.
Alain Bernard shattered his third world record in as many days on Sunday to achieve a rare sprint double when he broke the 50 metres freestyle mark at the European swimming championships.
China's Liu Xiang received the gold medal for the 60 metre hurdles on two occasions on Sunday after a mix-up over the national anthem.
For a man who is usually theepitome of a cool and collected champion, Roger Federer is clearly rattled.
Yan Zi, one of China's most successful doubles tennis players, says the secret to a good partnership is communication.
Wang Zhizhi, a starting centre for China's Olympic basketball team, would "take responsibility" for his part in a post car-crash scuffle in Beijing over the weekend, he said in a statement carried by local media on Monday.
Guus Hiddink has revealed that managing the Russian national team could be his last active coaching job but is keeping his options open.
With a bulging trophy cabinet and happily married to a multimillionaire realtor, Chinese table tennis queen Wang Nan says her life will be perfect with an Olympic appearance at home.
Tennis world number one Roger Federer said on Monday he planned to stay in the game for years to come.
Jason Kidd appears headed back to where his career began, rejoining the Dallas Mavericks in the latest Western Conference megatrade.
MILWAUKEE: More than 200 million fans in China tuned in to watch Yao Ming's Rockets face off against Yi Jianlian's Bucks on Saturday night, but the US city that hosted the basketball game is hoping at least some viewers get to know Milwaukee as more than just the home of the Bucks.
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