Winger Joe Cole backed Michael Owen to come good for England at the World Cup on Sunday after changing roles to cover for the toiling striker against Paraguay.
Striker David Trezeguet said on Sunday he found it difficult to understand why he was not an automatic starter for France.
Diego Maradona did not send his RSVP early enough to get a starring role beside Pele and Claudia Schiffer in the World Cup's opening celebrations.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming said his injured left foot is improving, but he is still wearing a protective boot and is unsure when he'll resume basketball drills.
Chinese international midfielder Li Tie has been released by English Premier League club Everton. He is now waiting for a contract that would probably be offered by Sheffield United.
Yao Ming hopes to return stronger following surgery after his National Basketball Association (NBA) season came to an early end when he suffered a broken left foot.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will have surgery this weekend on his broken left foot and the injury could take four to six months to heal, general manager Carroll Dawson said Tuesday.
Yao Ming earned NBA Player of the Week honors in the Western Conference, while LeBron James continued his hold on the Eastern Conference award.
Yao Ming and Kobe bryand battled it out in the first half with Bryant scoring 19 points and Yao scoring 20 to push the Rockets into a 52-51 lead.
Manchester City suffered a double blow as Sun Jihai was suspended for four matches and Georgios Samaras was ruled out for several weeks.
Sun Jihai has apologised to his Manchester City team-mates for the red card which cost the Blues any chance of reaching the FA Cup semi-finals.
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