1. Bundesliga chases wealth of Serie A

Germany's Bundesliga is likely to overtake Italy's Serie A as the second richest European football league this season, according to a study by the StageUp sport business research firm.

27/08/2008

2. Bye Bye Beijing, Hello London

China unveiled an extravagant farewell to the Olympics and David Beckham, the world's most famous footballer, said hello by kicking a ball to start the countdown to London 2012.

25/08/2008

3. Bekele becomes distance king

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele outsprinted his rivals with a stunning last lap to win the 5,000 metres and become the first man to complete the Olympic long-distance double since 1980.

24/08/2008

4. Blonska faces lifetime ban

The second sample from Ukraine's Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska, who has been provisionally suspended from the Beijing Games, has tested positive for steroids.

21/08/2008

5. Bolt flies into Olympic history

Jamaica's Usain Bolt scorched to Olympic 100 metres gold, opening his arms wide in celebration 20 metres from the line before clocking a world record 9.69 seconds.

17/08/2008

6. Beijing backflip over web freedom

There is tension in the senior ranks of the International Olympic Committee, with the head of its press commission suggesting that IOC president Jacques Rogge consented to Chinese plans to censor Internet access during the Beijing Olympics.

01/08/2008