FIFA reeled from fresh scandal on Thursday as secretary general Jerome Valcke was dramatically suspended over allegations of involvement in a ticketing scam and placed under investigation.
It was the latest in a string of accusations which finally cost Jerome Valcke his role as FIFA No 2 - but the former loyal right-hand man of president Joseph Blatter has a history of making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Another piece of history awaits Cristiano Ronaldo as he can become Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer when the club hosts Granada at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Jose Mourinho has warned Arsene Wenger that Chelsea is back in the groove as the Premier League champion looks to extend its revival in Saturday's showdown with London rival Arsenal.
Internet giant banks on its two units for film-related business Competition in China's movie sector has intensified with Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd entering the multi-billion industry with two new film units.
A proposed takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, of rival SABMiller Plc is expected to create a colossus producing a third of the world's beer, and the market leader in China.
The ride-sharing and ride-hailing race in China was elevated on Wednesday when Didi Kuaidi, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest rival in the country, confirmed it has invested $100 million in Lyft Inc, Uber's biggest competitor in the United States.
In recent months there's been a slew of initiatives aimed at easing China's transition from an export-driven, to a consumption-led economy. Topmost among them has been the emphasis on fostering young high-impact and high-growth startup companies.
China's direct investment in the United States will continue to grow rapidly - and any interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve will likely have a limited impact on future Chinese investment, a senior trade official said on Thursday.
State-owned plane maker Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd has signed an initial agreement with lessor ICBC Financial Leasing Co to lease 10 ARJ21 regional jets and 10 of its C919 single-aisle commercial jets to Thai airline City Airways.
Negotiations on the China-United States Bilateral Investment Treaty will make up most of the discussions during President Xi Jinping's forthcoming state visit to the US, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.
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