Superstars

RECIFE/MADRID - Brazilian superstar Kaka expressed late Monday his satisfaction at having joined Real Madrid and noted that he feels motivated to "make major history" with the Spanish giants.

LOS ANGELES - The scowl was gone, replaced in this game with a look that alternated between frustration and just plain surprise.

PHILADELPHIA - Eddie Jordan had been linked to the Philadelphia 76ers coaching job since December.

DETROIT - Back before Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier became, well, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, they were a pair of budding superstars trying to shake off a loss in the Stanley Cup finals.

JOHANNESBURG - The opening was dull and even tentative, but after 37 days of high drama and intense competition, the Indian Premier League (IPL) turned out to be a blockbuster that won over South African cricket fans as well the entire nation that was initially sceptical of the high-pitched Indian extravaganza.