Michael Jordan, considered by many the greatest basketball player of all time, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica performs a mock race against a schoolchild in Thessaloniki September 11, 2009. Bolt will compete at the IAAF World Athletics Final this weekend.
Construction work continues at Soccer City, also known as the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 8, 2009
The 29th rhythmic gymnastics world championships kicked off in Ise, Mie prefecture, central Japan Monday, attracting top gymnasts from more than 50 countries and regions.
Brazil beat Puerto Rico 61-60 in men's FIBA Americas Championship gold medal final basketball game in San Juan September 6, 2009.
Flushing Meadows shook with an explosion of deafening roars on Saturday as American sensations John Isner and Melanie Oudin sent former champions Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova spinning out of the U.S. Open.
All eyes were on two of the most famous pairs of knees in tennis on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams were back doing what they do best at the U.S. Open.
Highly rated Spanish guard Ricky Rubio has opted to join Regal FC Barcelona and spend another two years in Europe rather than join the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
Players begin to show up as the 2009 US Open tennis tournament starts Monday. Defending champion Roger Federer and Russia's Dinara Safina were named the top seeds.
Lionel Messi of European champions Barcelona was named the European Club Player of the Year on Thursday for helping his side lift the Champions League trophy last season.
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) and Xavi Hernandez (R) hold their UEFA trophies at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo, August 27, 2009. [Agencies]
The fifth China Open tennis tournament will be held at tennis courts on Olympic Green in Beijing in early October.