"Four Continents, One Language, United by Sports!" The 1st Lusofonia Games which closed here Sunday has successfully linked up people from different Portuguese speaking countries and regions.

The first Lusofonia Games ended here Sunday, as Brazil donned the first place on the medal list with 29 golds, 19 silvers and nine bronzes.

In-form Arsenal thrashed Watford 3-0 to seal their fourth straight Premiership win on Saturday.

Chelsea laboured to a 1-0 at Reading thanks to an own goal on Saturday in a Premiership game which saw the champions' substitute keeper Carlo Cudicini was stretchered off in a neck brace.

Manchester United produced a superb second-half performance as they came from a goal behind to win 3-1 at Wigan on Saturday.

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Saturday to sweep the American League Championship Series 4-0 in Detorit and advanced into the World Series.

Chinese gymnasts found the way back to reach the team title after three disappointing years, finishing first at qualifiers Saturday in Aarhus Gymnastic World Championships.

Manchester United and Chelsea are locked in a shoulder to shoulder race in the Premiership after both scored wins on Saturday.

The torch for this year's Asian Games has arrived in the South Korean city of Busan.

This Sunday, the WBO/IBF super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will defend his titles against Sakio "Scorpian" Bika.