Manchester United's stuttering start to the defence of the Premier League title became a full-blown slump on Sunday when they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City.
Unfancied Indian Anup Sridhar beat Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia on Wednesday in the first major upset of the World Badminton Championships that caught even the victor by surprise.
Olympic champion Hida
China's third seed Chen Jin became the second big-name casualty in 24 hours at the world badminton championships on Thursday, when he lost his third round match with Singapore's Ronny Susilo 21-19, 21-14.
David Beckham scored his first goal for the Los Angeles Galaxy and set up teammate Landon Donovan for the clincher in a 2-0 Superliga semi-final victory over D.C. United here Wednesday.
Powerhouses Russia and China led the chorus by wrapping up half of the 40 gold medals on offer at the inaugural Universiade shooting competitions despite of sending their second teams.
Leonid Ekimov, the 19-year-old Russian pistol shooter, became
China's assault on the world badminton championships started yesterday in commanding style, with world No 4 Chen Jin demolishing his hapless opponent in 21 minutes.
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