David Beckham has already made a significant splash since arriving in America's entertainment capital, despite being restricted to a brief debut for his new team because of a lingering ankle injury.
Alexander Vinokourov and his Astana team became the latest high-profile casualties in the war against doping on Tuesday, with cycling descending into chaos once again.
McLaren's Fernando Alonso apologised to Ferrari's Felipe Massa for an angry exchange after a wheel-banging finish to Sunday's European Grand Prix.
He was under fire for his lack of fire and his Olympic future looked uncertain, but China's top shuttler Lin Dan is "Super Dan" once more following his return to winning ways.
China coach Zhu Guanghu faces an uncertain future after his team went from championship contenders to Asian Cup also-rans within two matches
China's 110-metre hurdling champion Liu Xiang is the country's most marketable Olympic athlete and could cash in to the tune of 60 million dollars if he wins gold in 2008, state media said Wednesday.
Birmingham City took a step closer to joining the growing number of foreign-owned Premier League clubs when Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung became the club's single largest shareholder on Monday.
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, arrived Thursday night to begin their new lives in the United States.
David Beckham's move to L.A Galaxy has already set the cash tills ringing at the Major League Soccer club with a quarter of a million replica team shirts ordered before they were even unveiled.
Argentina striker Javier Saviola said he was looking forward to starting a new era as a Real Madrid player, in an interview with the Spanish champions' official Web site on Thursday.
The English have been gaga over David Beckham for years, for reasons not yet fully understood in America.
Spanish champions Real Madrid appointed former German international Bernd Schuster as their new coach on Monday.
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