Ever since I first met my fianc's mother in 2006, she has been enamored of Super Girl Li Yuchun (Chris Lee). I bought her a birthday gift in Beijing and tucked it away in my suitcase. When we got to Shanghai, my prospective mother-in-law was eager to wash our laundry.
MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Cristiano Ronaldo to repeat last season's remarkable feat of scoring more than 40 goals.
LONDON: Harry Redknapp feels belief has flooded back into Tottenham Hotspur after his new charges earned an unlikely point in a thrilling 4-4 north London derby draw away to Arsenal.
BERLIN: French star Franck Ribery led Bayern Munich's fightback as both goalscorer and provider in the 2-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday to put the defending Bundesliga champions fourth.
ROME: Fiorentina and Inter Milan played out a 0-0 stalemate in the big top-of-the-table clash in Italy's Serie A on Wednesday as Udinese and Napoli pulled clear at the head of the standings.
PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball on Wednesday as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
HOUSTON: China's Yao Ming scored 21 points with 10 rebounds on Wednesday to help lift the Houston Rockets to an 81-71 victory over Memphis in the National Basketball Association season opener for both teams.
BOSTON: The Boston Celtics capped a night of celebration by opening the defence of their NBA crown with a rousing 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA: The World Series was heading into its decisive final moments on Wednesday in a unique, three-inning showdown with the score tied at 2-2 after Monday's Game Five suspension due to heavy rain.
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