MADRID: World No 1 Rafael Nadal pulled out of the season-ending Masters Cup on Monday because of injury.
Former national diving team head coach Yu Fen on Monday described as "meaningless" a statement from the sport's governing body refuting her claims to bonuses bestowed on star divers she once trained.
An outraged Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) plans to sue Guangdong Fenglu Aluminum Basketball Club for issuing public allegations that have undermined the association's image and harmed its marketing development.
China's equestrian-related industries are set to boom if the feedback from this year's China International Equestrian & Horse Industry Exhibition 2008 is any barometer.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and the Detroit Pistons concluded a wild day by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 101-83 on Monday, ensuring Allen Iverson will join an unbeaten team.
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.
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