At least two soccer fans were injured in Berlin after kicking soccer balls that were secretly filled with concrete. According to press reports, at least six soccer balls were found chained to trees, lampposts and handrails. Next to each concrete filled soccer ball, was a spray-painted message, "Can you kick it?"

A bar in New Haven invites dogs and their owners to attend "Yappy Hour" once a week. The downtown restaurant off Chapel Street called "Chow" invites dogs every Wednesday to frolic, sniff and loll on the terrace while their owners can enjoy their meals and drinks.

A mongrel dog, Deuce, has been awarded lifetime membership in a golf club in South Wales due to his mysterious skill of finding waywardly shot balls. Deuce returned more than 3000 balls sliced or shanked into the long grass as his owner and the club member Jim Phillis began taking him for daily walks from his house bordering the course.

NASA is studying whether golf is safe in space. Mission controllers are considering whether to let a Russian cosmonaut drive a gold-plated golf ball off the international space station in August. The Russians have agreed to the publicity stunt for Canadian golf club maker Element 21 Golf.

Baseball fan President George W. Bush receives a lesson in the game of cricket in Pakistan, during his tour of several Asian countries. During his lesson, he was accidentally hit by a ball in the shoulder. The sport, which is immensely popular in India and Pakistan, was first introduced by the British more than a century ago.