Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to make a mistake in a grand prix race, crashed a go-kart that had been sold at a charity auction for 42,100 pounds ($83,860) on Thursday.
MasterCard will drop its sponsorship of the next two World Cups under a $90 million settlement with FIFA announced on Thursday.
Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins said he narrowly escaped death or serious injury after being shot at while driving in Lagos.
Bolivia's soccer-loving president Evo Morales said on Tuesday he planned to meet FIFA chief Sepp Blatter to challenge him over a ban on playing international matches at high altitude.
Weightlifting coach Sevdalin Marinov was banned for life from involvement in competition after a second doping breach, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said Monday.
Italian Serie B side Arezzo failed in their bid to escape relegation to the third division on Wednesday after a civil court upheld the penalty handed down to them in last year's match-fixing scandal.
S-League striker Kim Grant has lodged a complaint with soccer's world governing body FIFA and the Singapore FA after being sacked by his club for swearing.
An enraged Danish fan marred Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifying when he leapt onto the field and tried to punch the referee, possibly costing his team a point and handing three to Sweden.
Andean countries vowed on Monday to fight a ban by FIFA on high-altitude soccer matches, with Bolivian President Evo Morales saying the measure discriminated against mountainous nations.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) fined the Austrian Olympic Committee $1 million on Thursday over the Austrian athletes' doping affair at last year's Turin Winter Games.
Police detained 128 fans for trying to enter the Champions League final without a ticket or for holding forgeries.