DETROIT: The Detroit Pistons acquired four-time NBA scoring champion Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets on Monday in a blockbuster deal that sent Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb to Colorado.
LANDOVER, Maryland: Byron Leftwich led two touchdown drives after Ben Roethlisberger reinjured his throwing shoulder and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Washington Redskins 23-6 on Monday.
NEWCASTLE, England: Obafemi Martins scored both goals as Newcastle United climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa at St James' Park on Monday.
LONDON: Italian defender Marco Materazzi has won libel damages from a British tabloid over reports that he racially abused Zinedine Zidane before the Frenchmen was sent off in the World Cup final for headbutting him.
NEW YORK: The Buffalo Sabres took advantage of the rare absence of New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur to beat the Devils 2-0 in Newark on Monday.
Having set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing in July and by organizing the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, next month, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour considers Asia to be a new center for women's tennis and it will initiate a series of initiatives to further promote the sport in the region.
"Apartment Art" is an important addition to the Chinese art scene over the past three decades and refers to the critical and radical work of underground, experimental and avant-garde artists.
When Genghis Khan's army ravaged Eurasia eight centuries ago, the formidable Mongolian warriors brought with them not only swords and spears but chants, musical instruments and dances. Next week, The Cyclone of Genghis Khan featuring 80 performers from Inner Mongolia will raise the curtain of the Sixth Beijing International Dance Festival at the Poly Theater.
MADRID: Rafael van der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madrid fans with a hat-trick as the champions crushed Sporting Gijon 7-1 on Wednesday to go second in the table.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|