NBA basketball superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will head to the United States next week to seek advice on the Achilles injury at the Beijing Olympics.
Yao Ming feels he is 'unable to play for the national team anymore' and may quit next year, according to a report from the Shanghai-based Oriental Sports Daily on Monday that has shocked China's basketball circles.
China table tennis world and Olympic champion Wang Hao is yet to be punished by the national team and his club after a drunken row in which he allegedly kicked a security guard last Thursday.
Two housekeepers working at the English mansion belonging to David Beckham and his wife Victoria have been arrested on suspicion of theft.
Boston Celtics Paul Pierce (C) tries to separate teammate Eddie House and Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady (R), October 11, 2008
Tennis ace Serena Williams, who pulled out of the Kremlin Cup due to a "knee injury", wears a white bikini at Miami Beach, October 11, 2008.
Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets holds his four-month old son Zeke Edward as he watches a pre-season game between Rockets and Spurs Thursday night.
For former Olympic champion Liu Xuan, the line between sports and showbiz is blurred.
Former Olympic gymnastics champion Liu Xuan (L) and short track speed skating champion Yang Yang (A) pose for the promotion of a mammary cancer prevention campaign.
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (C), eldest son of late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung,shakes hands with his son's girlfriend,diving diva Guo.
Olympic swim star Michael Phelps returned to the University of Michigan, his home for four years before the Beijing Games.