Outfielder Barry Bonds of San Francisco Giants in the Major League Baseball, had elbow surgery and will rest for few weeks.

The Costa Rica national soccer team will play a friendly with a Galician squad in La Coruna, Spain, on Dec. 28, the Costa Rica Football Federation told media on Wednesday.

The Sacramento Kings have signed NBA free-agent forward Maurice Taylor. Terms of the deal weren't announced, but the former Knick could serve as a backup to center Brad Miller.

Wrestler Martin Kittner, a candidate for Germany's Olympic team for the 2008 Olympic Games, was paralyzed after breaking his neck in a fall over the weekend.

US Open champion Maria Sharapova is ready to make her debut with the Russian team in the Fed Cup next year.

China beat India 1-0 in the final round of pool games of the Women's Hockey World Cup on Wednesday to finally put an end to a disastrous run of four consecutive losses.

Bayern Munich midfielder Sebastian Deisler, who missed the World Cup because of a knee injury, has resumed practicing with the team.

An electronic line-calling system will be introduced at the Paris Masters for the first time this year, local media reported Wednesday.

Ghana edged Japan 1-0 on Wednesday in an international soccer friendly at Yokohama International Stadium.

Belgium coach Rene Vandereycken has announced the following 23-man squad for the Euro 2008 Group A qualifiers against Serbia and Azerbaijan.