Tyson Gay got a taste of the tough conditions the world's best sprinters may face at the Olympics next month while winning the 100 metres in 10.03 seconds at the London Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Former Nigeria international Jay-Jay Okocha has signed a one-year contract with Qatari first division team Sports Club, while Australia's Tony Popovic is also moving to the Gulf state.
Manchester City made it five wins out of five in the Premier League and Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals for Real Madrid but Chelsea and Juventus continued to struggle at the weekend as the Champions League looms.
Anthony Martial introduced himself to Manchester United fans with a superb goal to complete a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Liverpool and cap a much-improved performance from Louis van Gaal's side on Saturday.
Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the season with a 2-0 victory over promoted Watford as champions Chelsea suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Rediff.com takes a look at a few other players who shunned champion sides for mediocre clubs in the Premier League.
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The destination of the Premier League trophy will not be decided when current champions Chelsea meet their immediate predecessors Manchester City.
Despite a splurge of summer spending of more than 500 million pounds and counting, it was a free transfer from France who provided one of the standout moments of the Premier League's big kickoff.
Chelsea romped to a 4-1 home win over Everton in their FA Cup fourth round
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Inter Milan cancelled a pre-season tour of England because of safety fears after the London suicide bombing campaign.
Inter Milan have cancelled a pre-season England tour because of safety fears after the London suicide bombing campaign
Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday to take control at the top of the Premier League.
A summary of Saturday's matches in the English Premier League.
In Europe, Chelsea enjoy none of Liverpool's reputation, earned with five European Cup finals and four triumphs.
The Chelsea captain's last ditch tackles and positional sense have been complemented by a decent eye for goal.
Arjen Robben has failed to recover for Chelsea's top-of-the-table Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Chelsea, 11 points clear with only 18 left to play for, will seal their first league title since 1955 if they beat the champions on Wednesday.
Aston Villa were crushed 6-1 by Southampton but joined Leicester City in celebrating Premier League survival on Saturday while Steven Gerrard's farewell party was spoiled as Liverpool lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace.
Substitute Didier Drogba's late goal earned the runaway Premier League leaders a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City.
Didier Drogba equalised eight minutes from time to give Chelsea a 1-1 draw at home against Birmingham City
Manchester United won 2-1 at Crystal Palace to consolidate fourth spot.
Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a 1-0 win over struggling West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are all preparing for sudden-death Champions League games.
Arsenal's slim hopes of retaining their title shrunk again on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 draw in an entertaining scrap at Southampton.
The club anthem Blue is the Colour resounded around a joyful Stamford Bridge and champagne flowed as Chelsea clinched their first Premier League title for five years with a typically stubborn 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Arsenal did not include one Englishman in their 16-man squad that demolished Crystal Palace 5-1 on Monday.
Striker Eidur Gudjohnsen scored the winner as Chelsea registered a 1-0 victory over 10-man Everton in the English Premier League.
The Portuguese winger rallied Manchester United to a thrilling 4-2 victory over champions Arsenal in the English Premier League.
Leicester City continued to do their best Houdini impression on Saturday as they escaped the Premier League drop zone for the first time since November while Manchester City went up to second spot with a thrilling win.
Liverpool moved into the top five of the English Premier League with a 2-1 victory at relegation-threatened Norwich City.
Liverpool moved into the top five of the English Premier League after a 2-1 victory at relegation-threatened Norwich City on Monday.
The English Premier League champions won 1-0 at Newcastle United through a superbly struck volley by skipper Patrick Vieira.
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