| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:Read more
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.Read more
| |Sunday, May. 19, 2013
WEST BROMWICH, England — Alex Ferguson. Former Manchester United manager.Read more
| |Sunday, May. 19, 2013
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.Read more
| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013
PARIS — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.Read more
|Friday, May. 17, 2013
MADRID — The Copa del Rey trophy could have been coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a disappointing season filled with locker-room turmoil and failure in La Liga and the Champions League.Read more
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role.Read more
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
CARRINGTON, England — Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury vacations, watching thoroughbreds, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.Read more
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
Football without Alex Ferguson? Like Britain without the queen or gin without tonic, it seems almost unthinkable.Read more
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
PARIS — After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamorous than it already has been.Read more