Had he known he was going to play so poorly, Derrick Rose might have sat this one out. Good thing for him, his Chicago teammates picked up the slack.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton laid down a marker in first practice for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix.
Despite his dramatic victory in the rain-affected race in Malaysia, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso kept a low profile ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
French striker Nicolas Anelka has been handed a new role at Shanghai Shenhua as the Chinese Super League side sacked three assistant coaches.
Liverpool Director of Football Damien Comolli left by mutual consent on Thursday after a series of expensive signings at the faltering Premier League club failed to shine.
Pirelli & C SpA, the official tire supplier for the Formula One World Championship, plans to make its plant in China into the biggest among its global assets to help it secure a leading position in the country by 2015.
The Lotus Formula One team filed a protest at the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday against the rear wing system used by rivals Mercedes.
Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses as he takes part in the making of a martial arts film at a studio in Shanghai, in this April 11, 2012 handout picture.
Juventus regained the top position in Serie A after substitute Alessandro Del Piero's decisive goal handed them a 2-1 win over Lazio at home on Wednesday.
When Alex Ferguson says Manchester United deserved to lose, his charges really have put on a poor display but whether Wednesday's 1-0 loss at lowly Wigan Athletic has really opened up the Premier League title race remains to be seen.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid once again defeated local rivals Atletico Madrid in the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday night.
After coming tantalisingly close to winning the US Masters, Louis Oosthuizen spent every minute of his near 30-hour journey to Malaysia thinking about what he could have done differently at Augusta