Superstar Kaka, buoyed by his recent high-profile move from AC Milan to Real Madrid, is ready to accept more responsibility as a senior player with Brazil.
Fabio Capello paid tribute to the way the England squad has matured under his leadership as they stood on the brink of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Champion Rafael Nadal will do all he can to fix problems with his knees and be fit to defend his Wimbledon title this month, he said on Tuesday after tests at a clinic in Barcelona.
Former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Bunyodkor, the Uzbek champions said on Tuesday.
Jenson Button's charge to the F1 title now looks unstoppable after his sixth win in seven races.
Brazilian playmaker Kaka said on Monday that he was leaving AC Milan for Real Madrid on good terms and he understood that financial worries had forced the Italian club to sell him.
Kaka's departure from AC Milan to Real Madrid is another indication of the decline of Italian soccer and may prompt an exodus of other top Serie A players.
Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho is confident the club's large Chinese fan-base will inspire his charges to victory in their Super Cup match against Lazio in Beijing on August 8.
The spectator who confronted Roger Federer during Sunday's French Open final insisted he had only wanted to express his support for the Swiss star in his bid for Grand Slam glory.
LeBron James has been fined $25,000 for failing to meet with the media following the Cleveland Cavaliers' loss in the deciding game of the Eastern Conference finals, NBA Commissioner David Stern said on Thursday.
Seeking ways to lessen the chance of further fan fatalities, FIFA president Sepp Blatter urged nations to avoid treating fans like "prisoners and wild animals" by using fences to contain them in cramped stadiums.
A woman who said she was carrying Dallas Mavericks' star Dirk Nowitzki's child was pregnant after she was booked into the Dallas County jail on May 6, according to a newspaper report.
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