Hosts China will hunt gold without star striker Ma Xiaoxu, who was officially removed from the women's squad on Sunday with a knee injury.

The Netherlands took the ING Cup after drawing 1-1 with Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday, and Cameroon defeated the USA 1-0 in the earlier match.

The Olympics field is full of teams that think they can take gold. Fifa.com wants to know who you think will win it all at Beijing 2008.

The Olympics field is full of teams that think they can take gold. Fifa.com wants to know who you think will win it all at Beijing 2008.

Bordeaux won the Champions Trophy after defeating French league and Cup champions Lyon on penalties 5-4 after a goalless 90 minutes.

Arsenal's pre-seasons woes continued with a 1-0 loss to Juventus in which striker Emmanuel Adebayor was jeered by the home crowd.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan noted the financial gap between his club and Tottenham Hotspur, who defeated the Ibrox side in a friendly.

ASEC Mimosas of Côte d'Ivoire dominated play but were frustrated by goalkeeper Amir Abdulhamid who earned a 0-0 away draw for Ahly.

Real Madrid earned a 2-1 win over Hamburg in the Emirates Cup, even as the Spanish side continued their efforts to snatch up Rafael van der Vaart.

Reserve forward Fraizer Campbell scored the only goal in Manchester United's defeat of Espanyol in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's testimonial.