A Big Dance Week across the world from July 7 to July 15, as part of the celebration for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, was announced on Monday in London.
Guangzhou Evergrande is the only Chinese club worth following in the last group game of the first stage of AFC Champions League as Beijing Guo'an and Tianjian Teda have already been eliminated.
In congratulating new Premier League champion Manchester City, Sir Alex Ferguson reminded it that it has a long way to go before it can be considered Manchester United's equal. Ferguson grudgingly acknowledged City had legitimate cause for celebration, but he insisted the blue half of Manchester still had plenty to do before it could rival United's history.
Home fans will not get the opportunity to cheer for Chinese club Tianjin Teda in its last AFC Champions League match this season on Tuesday as the Chinese side has been punished by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after two disorderly home games.
Guangzhou Evergrande are facing the toughest challenge this season with Conca and Muriqui set to miss the crucial fixture against Thai league champions Buriram United in AFC Champions group stage.
Michael Phelps said on Sunday he hoped he had not left his push for the London Olympics too late as he tries to improve his times and form with the US Olympic trials coming next month.
Sprinter Allyson Felix might have dashed from Qatar to Texas to help launch the United States Olympic Media Summit on Sunday but the American was taking her time deciding her program for the London Olympics.
The Yao Foundation, founded by Yao Ming, unveiled a new partnership on Saturday with a pro-environment and conservation group Rare in Hong Kong.
Seb Coe, the chairman of London Olympic Games organizing committee, said that 75 percent of available tickets for the Olympics have gone to British fans.
Northern Greece embraced Sunday the Olympic Flame that burns for the 2012 London Games on the fourth day of the Torch Relay that will continue Monday towards the Greek-Turkish borders.
Manchester City secured a first English title in 44 years in extraordinary circumstances on Sunday as stoppage-time goals snatched a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers.
A fired-up Serena Williams sent out a warning to the young pretenders of women's tennis when she powered to a crushing 6-1 6-3 victory over world number one Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid Open.
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