Venus Williams beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-7 6-0 6-2 on Sunday to win the WTA Championships and complete an undefeated week at the season-ending event.
Chinese gymnastic Olympic champion Yang Wei and his bride tie the knot in Sanya,Hainan province November 6, 2008.
World number one Jelena Jankovic beat French Open champion Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in their opening White Group match at the WTA Championships on Tuesday.
McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (R) of Britain leaves the track with his girlfriend singer Nicole Scherzinger after winning the 2008 FIA Formula One Championship in Sao Paulo.
Yao Ming and Ron Artest powered a 16-2 run late in the fourth quarter, carrying the Houston Rockets to a 112-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in the debut of new Mavs coach Rick Carlisle.
The Boston Celtics opened the defence of their NBA title with a 90-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
The former head coach of China's national diving team has now hired a lawyer to continue her quest to prosecute a rival coach for bonuses.
Tennis star Maria Sharapova of Russia plays with her pet dog in this photo released in her blog.
American Olympic champion Nastia Liukin won the award of "Athlete of the Year" in gymnastics
Rafa Nadal (L) received Friday the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports. The award is dubbed the "Spanish Nobel prize".
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will head to the United States next week to seek advice on the Achilles injury at the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan of China attends a Skoda car promotion event in Xiamen of Eastern China's Fujian Province October 19, 2008.