Marquee names of the National Basketball Association (NBA) such as Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Danny Granger will be battling it out in Beijing in early October to mark the opening of the refurbished Wukesong Arena.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has underwent successful surgery to repair the broken bone in his left foot, National Basketball Association website reported on Wednesday.
Chinese center Yao Ming underwent successful surgery to repair the left foot fracture that has ruled him out for the whole of the next NBA season, the Houston Rockets said on Tuesday.
The NBA superstar will star in "Shaq Vs.," a TV series where the 15-time all-star center will challenge top athletes in their respective sports. During one episode in the show, which debuts on Aug. 18 on ABC, Shaq will swim against Olympic superstar Phelps.
AC Milan hope David Beckham will return to the club for five months from January despite the anger of LA Galaxy fans, the Italian club's chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
David Beckham was ushered away by security guards after he confronted fans who provided an ugly reception for his return to the Los Angeles Galaxy home ground for a friendly against AC Milan on Sunday.
NBA Jam Van, the association's premiere interactive touring program for basketball fans, arrived in Beijing over the weekend, the 10th stop of its 27,000-km journey in China that will reach four municipalities and 17 provinces in the most populous nation.
Maybe it was the heat, or the global commute or the rust from weeks without the intense effort of European soccer, but it turned out to be a quiet return for the marquee player of US soccer, David Beckham.
Injured Chinese NBA all-star Yao Ming is assured of becoming the new boss of his home Chinese Basketball Association team after all shareholders agreed to sell their stakes to him, according to an agreement reached Wednesday.
David Beckham says he expects to find another half-year loan deal ahead of the World Cup next year to keep himself in England manager Fabio Capello's plans for the tournament in South Africa.
Lance Armstrong has finally admitted that tension exists in his Astana team as both he and Spanish teammate Alberto Contador bid to win the Tour de France.
Shaquille O'Neal is currently in China doing promotional work for his sponsor but says he's still focused on forming a formidable partnership with last season's NBA MVP, LeBron James, at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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