Dwight Howard became the latest victim of NBA's tough stance against criticizing game officials as the league handed the Orlando Magic center a $35,000 fine.
Regaining the world number one ranking is no longer a top priority for Rafael Nadal as he plans to cut back his punishing ATP schedule to preserve his health, the Spaniard's coach said on Tuesday.
Sweden and Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has "good technique for a bad player, bad technique for a good player," according to Dutch great Johan Cruyff.
Real Madrid confirmed on Monday that captain Raul Gonzalez will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney was awarded the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year.
A group of Colombian jewellers are producing platinum and gold rings that will be part of an exclusive jewellery collection approved by FIFA for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Prisoners wearing Argentina's soccer team t-shirt attend their own World Cup soccer championship at Castro-Castro prison in Lima.
Du Feng, the forward of Guangdong Hongyuan, and Xinjiang's Charles Gaines, both having had apologized for their behavior, escaped from severe punishment for their tussle.
Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has set up a hotline to help North American Chinese residents reach family and friends in China following a series of earthquakes there.
Sania married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik on Monday, after a romance that saw the groom forced to get a messy divorce from his first wife days before the wedding.
Ding Junhui received another financial boost on Tuesday when he collected a 200,000 yuan ($29,300) cheque for his second-place finish at the China Open last week and his world No 1 singles ranking for the 2009-2010 season.
US President Barack Obama threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park in Washington, April 5, 2010.