Top soccer star Franck Ribery slept with an underage prostitute "as a birthday present to himself", a court heard yesterday.The married French ace, 30, allegedly paid Zahia Dehar £600 after flying her from Paris to a Munich hotel where he was celebrating his 26th with a party.Bayern Munich winger Ribery had "no idea" Dehar — who told clients she was 18, the legal minimum age — was too young,
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago. She won the singles trophy — it happens to be cal
A league match in Romania was brought to an abrupt halt this week – when armed police stormed onto the pitch to arrest one of the players.The incident happened in the clash between Chisoda and Sannicolaul in the Romanian fourth division.Just as the game was hotting up, the police tipped up at the ground and stormed the pitch, looking for Chisoda player Sorin Udrea.Forming all players and offi
Oscar Pistorius has been left off South Africa's team for the Paralympic athletics world championships next month in France.South Africa named a team of 32 athletes Thursday for the event in Lyon.It will be the first major meet that the world famous disabled athlete will miss as he prepares for his murder trial in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Charged with premeditated murder in
Shares in Manchester United dropped 9% on the New York Stock Exchange, with one report blaming a rumoured signing.The shares closed at $15.16 - a full $1.53 down on their value at close of play on Tuesday.In the past 52 weeks they have traded as high as $19.34, and as low as $12.There was no obvious reason for the sharp decline in value, although one report suggested that the drop owed something t
Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been accused by prosecutors in Spain of failing to pay 4m euros (£3.4m) in income tax.The Argentinian international and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, allegedly submitted fraudulent tax returns for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.In a statement posted on his Facebook page, the striker has denied any wrongdoing."We have just (heard) through the media about the
Furious fans hound a bad-boy star who was sent off for throwing a dog against a pitch-side fence in Argentina.Supporters pelted Jose Jimenez when the Belle Vista player grabbed the mutt by its neck and attempted to hurl it into the stands.Jimenez's sickening throw fell short and the pooch bounced back off the wire partition before running off to safety.It sparked an all-in brawl as players from ho
Tiger Woods is once again the world's best-paid athlete after reclaiming golf's number one ranking, according to Forbes.Woods had total earnings of $78 million (£50.34m) over the past year - $65 million (£42m) in endorsements and the remainder from appearance and prize money, Forbes said in its annual sporting survey.The American returned to the top of golf's rankings in March for the first time
Elin Nordegren is apparently unhappy about ex-husband Tiger Woods' new flame Lindsey Vonn."[SHE] hates Lindsey Vonn and everything about this romance," a source told Us Weekly.Vonn and Woods went public with their relationship in May, and have since been seen arm-in-arm at various swanky events, including the annual Met Gala.But the 33-year-old Nordegren isn't pleased with their blossoming romance
Sergio Garcia has apologised for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.Garcia, who has been involved in a public row with Woods since the Players Championships at Sawgrass this month, was on stage with the rest of the victorious Ryder Cup team, including captain Jose Maria Olazabal.During a question and answer session hosted
David Beckham has brought the curtain down on his glittering career by announcing his retirement from football.Despite being offered the option of a one-year extension to his current deal at Paris Saint Germain, the 38-year-old has decided to hang up his boots and move back to London to be with his family.The news comes as something of a surprise, as Beckham had said last month that he had no inte
His dreams of dribbling to the World Cup were cut short.Richard Swanson, 42, planned to walk, soccer ball at his feet, from Seattle to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make it in time for next year's international soccer tournament. But Swanson was mowed down by a pickup truck Tuesday morning south of Lincoln City, Oregon, only two weeks and a few hundred miles into his journey."It is with a heavy heart to n
Alex Ferguson axed Wayne Rooney from his Old Trafford farewell then ordered the striker to sort his head out.Rooney was left to watch Manchester United's 2-1 win over Swansea from his private box after asking to quit the club for a second time.He was then booed by a section of fans when he went up to get his medal after the game.And Ferguson said: "I don't think Wayne was keen to play simply becau
When you enter a marathon you don't expect to need a sat nav, but one race may be issuing them next year after almost the entire field was sent in the wrong direction.Organisers of the Marathon of the North in Sunderland have had to make a swift and rather embarrassing apology, having guided all but one of the runners along the wrong route.Only the race winner followed the correct path, with the r
A judge has given Kobe Bryant a reprieve from his mother's attempt to sell his memorabilia by shutting down the sale at least for now.TMZ has learned a judge issued a temporary restraining order against Goldin Auctions, prohibiting them from selling Kobe's jerseys, championship rings, trophies, and lots of other stuff until a full hearing can be held next Monday. Kobe's mom claims her son gave her
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