London 2012: Egypt Olympic team get ‘fake’ Nike kit Members of Egypt’s Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, a synchronised swimmer has alleged. Yomna Khallaf said her workout bags had a big Nike logo in the front but the zippers had an Adidas branding on them. The Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) secretary general, Motaz Sonbol, said they were shocked to find that the gear was not “directly from Nike”. Nike said it was “concerned” athletes may have received [...]

  China football fans greet Didier Drogba at Shanghai   Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba has arrived to a hero’s welcome in China, to take up a contract to play for Shanghai Shenhua. Hundreds of fans of the struggling Chinese Super League team greeted the 34-year-old former Chelsea star at Shanghai’s Pudong airport. Drogba’s reported $300,000 (£193,000) a week salary makes him one of the world’s highest paid footballers. Drogba is among many foreign stars who have made recent [...]