McLaren's Lewis Hamilton roared to the quickest time in the morning session of Friday's free practice at the Japan Grand Prix.
For former Olympic champion Liu Xuan, the line between sports and showbiz is blurred.
Los Angeles Lakers played their first preseason game with Utah Jazz with rookie Sun Yue from China benched on Tuesday.
Former Olympic gymnastics champion Liu Xuan (L) and short track speed skating champion Yang Yang (A) pose for the promotion of a mammary cancer prevention campaign.
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Sunday.
Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger and his partner Sarah Brandner arrive for a visit at the world biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest in Munich October 5, 2008.
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (C), eldest son of late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung,shakes hands with his son's girlfriend,diving diva Guo.
Olympic swim star Michael Phelps returned to the University of Michigan, his home for four years before the Beijing Games.
China's four-time Olympic table tennis gold medalist Wang Nan (R) laughs with her husband Guo Bin aboard a yacht to celebrate their wedding, September 27, 2008.
Yi Jianlian poses in his New Jersey Nets team jersey with teammates Vince Carter and Aaron Williams in this undated photo. The Chinese NBA 2007 No.6 draftee was traded to New Jersey from Milwaukee Bucks in June.
China's Olympic veteran Wang Nan will tie the knot with her long-courtship partner Guo Bin today.
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the China Open Friday, beaten by home favourite Zheng Jie in a marathon quarter-final clash.