David Beckham

Watch David Beckham's tearful farewell with Paris Saint-Germain

2013-05-19 07:30:00

David Beckham bid a tearful farewell to Paris Saint-Germain fans on Saturday when he was replaced late in the club's 3-1 victory over Brest, hugging teammates and opponents as he departed the pitch to a standing ovation in the 81st minute. It appears...

Serena Williams wins Italian Open, taking fourth title in a row

2013-05-19 10:30:00

Serena Williams extended the best run of her career on Sunday by winning the Italian Open title in a rout of third-seeded Victoria Azarenka on the clay in Rome. The top-ranked American has now won 24 matches in a row and four consecutive tournament...

David Beckham's legacy: his game vs. his celebrity

2013-05-18 13:50:00

We haven't seen the last of David Beckham. Oh, sure, we may not see him on a soccer field now that he's announced he will retire after Paris Saint-Germain's final game on May 26. But we will see him in many other places — billboards, magazines, TV...

Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off

2013-05-18 20:38:00

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...

David Beckham — the man who put MLS on the map — retires

2013-05-17 00:00:00

David Beckham is retiring. ... Again. Only this time, after a couple of false starts with the Galaxy over the last three years, the former captain of England's national team says he's really, truly hanging up his boots for good, drawing to a close a...

The Cannes fashion festival continues, David Beckham doesn't

2013-05-17 08:15:00

Cannes-do Style: Calvin Klein and the Independent Filmmaker Project celebrated women in film at an event Thursday night that included Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Carey Mulligan and Harvey Weinstein. In other Calvin Klein news, Mara will be fronting the...

Paris riots: Watch melee in streets after Paris Saint-Germain parade

2013-05-14 06:41:00

Paris Saint-Germain won its first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with a 1-0 victory over Lyon at Lyon, France, on Sunday night, and in the fine tradition of soccer hooligans everywhere, some of the team's fans decided to celebrate with some rioting. A...

David Beckham retires: A look back at his style over the years

2013-05-16 13:58:00

�Sure, David Beckham has announced his retirement from soccer, but we assume his career as an international style icon will continue — including, we hope, his role as an underwear model for H&M. We appreciate Beckham’s long-time embrace of...

David Beckham says he's going to retire at end of season

2013-05-16 08:51:00

Soccer star and international icon David Beckham will retire at the end of the season May 26. Beckham, 38, signed a five-month deal with Paris St-Germain in January and donated all of his salary to charity. He won a French league championship with the...

Galaxy still a team to watch without David Beckham

2013-05-14 16:50:00

David Beckham's six years with the Galaxy bolstered the fortunes of both the Galaxy and Major League Soccer. But now that the superstar is gone, has it made any difference? It's a mixed bag, but it's still early in the season. Through its first five...

Kobe Bryant is highest-paid athlete in L.A.

2013-05-15 18:05:00

Kobe Bryant is Los Angeles' highest-paid athlete, followed by a couple of Dodgers who fans might say haven't earned their money, in a list compiled annually by Sports Illustrated. Bryant was fourth nationally in rankings that combine estimates for...

Watch some of David Beckham's amazing free kicks

2013-05-16 09:51:00

If you're not intimately familiar with big-league soccer or why David Beckham became so famous in the first place, watch this video. The seven-minute clip shows more than two dozen of Beckham's free kicks for goals, mostly when he played with Manchester...

David Beckham and wife Victoria arriving for the 2008 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

2013-05-18 13:51:40

Paris Saint-Germain's English midfielder David Beckham (C) is thrown into the air after the French L1 football match between Paris St Germain and Brest on May 18, 2013 at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARDKENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

2013-05-18 00:00:00

David Beckham is thrown in the air by teammates after a French L1 football match between Paris St Germain and Brest.

2013-05-18 00:00:00