Manchester City win at home again to go third

Tom cheers Katie Holmes on in NYC marathon

Actress Katie Holmes (L) walks with her husband Tom Cruise and their daughter Suri after Holmes finished the 2007 New York City Marathon in New York November 4, 2007. [Agencies]

Skate Canada figure skating championship

Russia's Yuko Kawaguchi (top) and Alexander Smirnov compete in the pairs short program during Skate Canada figure skating championship in Quebec City November 2, 2007. [Agencies]

Track and field stars at City Games

Beijing's Song Lijuan puts the shot during the women's heptathlon at the Chinese City Games in Wuhan of central China October 31, 2007. Song won the event with 5249 points. [Xinhua]

Brazil wins right to host 2014 World Cup

Brazil was chosen host of the 2014 World Cup, returning the showcase event to the soccer-mad country that held the tournament in 1950.

Germany gets 2011 women's World Cup bid

Rush to buy Olympic tickets

A woman looks at a list as she waits in line to purchase tickets for next year's Olympic Games, at the headquarters of the Bank of China in Beijing October 30, 2007. Huge demand for the second batch of tickets for the Beijing Olympics overwhelmed the booking system when sales opened on Tuesday, as 1.85 million tickets became available. [Agencies]

Wrestlers at city games

New CBA season kicks off

Cheering girls dance at the interval of the first round game of the 2007—2008 China Basketball Association (CBA) League game between Beijing Ducks and Shandong Huangjin at Beijing's home court October 28, 2007. Beijing won the game 93-88. [Xinhua]

Game 3 of MLB World Series

Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez (R) is tagged out by Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba as he tries to score on a hit by Jason Varitek during the third inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's World Series in Denver, Colorado October 27, 2007. [Reuters]

Olympic hostesses undergo training in Beijing

Students go through etiquette training at a vocational school in Beijing October 25,2007. Around 1,400 aviation service students, mostly between the ages of 16 and 17, are currently going through physical conditioning as well as professional training for dressing and etiquette in order to serve as the stewards during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to the school announcement. [Agencies]

Pianists Lang Lang and Christoph Eschenbach tour Olympic sites

A guide (L) briefs Chinese pianist Lang Lang (R) and German pianist and conductor Christoph Eschenbach (C) while viewing Olympic sites in Beijing October 25, 2007. In the background is the National Olympic Stadium, also known as "The Bird's Nest". [Agencies]