Paul 'Tiny' Sturgess has become the first Brit - and the tallest ever player - to join the Harlem Globetrotters, the legendary New York basketball team famous for their showboating and trick shot displays.

And at an incredible 7'8" he is not only the tallest Globetrotter, but is also recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest professional basketball player in the world, ahead of 7'6" Chinese legend Yao Ming.

Tiny - who says he earned his nickname "because I make everyone else look tiny when I step on to the court" - was a decent footballer in his youth in Loughborough, and is

Postcard of opening ceremonyAs war raged throughout Europe, preparations continued for the 1916 Olympic Games in Berlin because no one imagined the hostilities would last so long. And though the Games of the VI Olympiad were cancelled, they retained their place and number in the sequence.

So Antwerp, at the heart of Europe's First World War battleground, became the venue for the VII Olympiad in 1920, and the innovations were of peace and unity. Victor Boin, who had won water polo medals for Belgium in 1908 and 1912, became the first person to swear the new Olympic Oath, and went on to win a silver in fencing.

The Olympic

Alessandro del Piero: Goalscorer, legend, and now miracle workerAlessandro del Piero is already a legend in Italy after scoring the goals which helped his country win the World Cup in 2006.

But now the veteran striker - who still turns out for Juventus at the age of 37 - has become even more famous in his homeland after he apparently brought a 12-year-old girl out of a coma.

Italian schoolgirl Giada Scalise suffered a brain hameorrhage on January 22 while watching her beloved Juve on TV at her home in the southern city of Crotone.

She lapsed into a coma, and after several weeks of making no progress her parents got in touch with the prolific striker to ask

Fabio Capello. Let's hope he has now turned that frown upside down, and is on a beach counting his dosh.Ciao, Capello

"One cannot be punished until it's official and the court - a non-sporting court, a civil court - has made a decision to decide if John Terry has done what he has been accused of. I thought it was right that Terry should keep the captain's armband. The fact that the board has decided in this way is because it falls under the competence regarding ethics." - Fabio Capello's words to an Italian TV show which set in motion the chain of events which resulted.

"I didn't run away, I left because there was a misunderstanding. I felt great but sometimes you decide to leave." - Capello

David James

Bristol City goalkeeper David James has been fined for speeding in a 12-year-old Vauxhall Astra that typically trades for only £500.

James, who was capped 53 times by England, was caught doing 90mph on the M5 in the V-reg banger in July of last year — 20mph over the road's 70mph limit.

James was ordered to pay £275 for the incident that occurred in between his family home in Chudleigh, Devon, and his current club Bristol City.

He was fined £175 but also had to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

At the time of the incident James accepted the option of attending an educational driving

A footballer in Israel scored a terrible own goal equaliser in the 89^th minute of a cup tie before finding the ultimate redemption in extra-time.

As you can see in the video above, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm's Ashraf Soliman slumped to his knees after firing into the corner of his own net from six-yards out despite not having an attacker anywhere near him.

The goal came in the last minute with his side 2-1 up against Hapoel Afula.

However, Soliman amazingly had the last laugh as he went on to score the winner (at the right end) in the seventh minute of extra-time.

The victory puts second-tier

Vergeer at the US Open in 2007

The Laureus Sports Awards took place this week in London and Novak Djokovic used the opportunity to get his photo taken with the tennis star he considers to be one of the best in the business.

But it was not a snap with one of his fellow ATP pros such as Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer that he sought. Nor was he searching for a picture with a McEnroe, a Graf or a Navratilova.

No, the recent Australian Open champion was hunting down Dutch wheelchair player Esther Vergeer, a sports star who is unknown by most, but truly dominant in her sport.

Djokovic tweeted his picture with Vergeer to his

When a back injury forced Andrew Miedecke out of Tasmania's famous Targa Wrest Point rally he decided to lend his beloved 1970 Ford Capri Perana to his son George so he could compete in his place.

Miedecke senior gave his son just two clear instructions before the race: "Don't crash and don't finish second."

Well, as you can see from the video which should autoplay above, things didn't quite go to plan as George lost control at a tight corner and saw the car plunge into the sea at 80 mph.

It happened just moments after another car had found the water - but amazingly nobody was hurt by the