After driving for 9320 Miles to watch their team play in the far east of Russia, three fans of Zenit St Petersburg were offered a new car by the Premier League club as their old car could not make the return trip. The trio traveled in an old Honda from St Petersburg to Vladivostok on the shores of the Sea of Japan. They watched their team, Zenit, as it took on Luch-Energiya during a league match it won by 2-0 last month.

A German film-maker notoriously criticized for putting out bad films has chosen to hit back at his detractors in a most unexpected venue - the boxing ring. Film director Uwe Boll took on four of his biggest critics in a boxing match in Vancouver, emerging victorious from the contest in front of a crowd of 600 people.

Officials at Everland amusement park in South Korea are set to showcase a pachyderm who can mimic human sounds perfectly. The 16-year-old male Asian elephant, named Kosik, is able to imitate sound of as many as eight Korean words including, "sit," "no," "yes," and "lie down. " Although researches have shown that elephants can mimic sounds, like that of a truck, but Kosik's ability is believed to be unique since it produces human like sounds.

A 57-year old batsman of a cricket team in Buntingford, Herts, East of England, has continued playing even after suffering a mild attack, it was reported. According to the Mirror, Jim Young complained of chest pain and collapsed to his knees in the middle of a game against a Bishop's Stortfor side. He was playing for Westmill team.

A self-proclaimed kilt-wearing Czech rebel, has been staging a one-man protest to demand independence for his home region. Called the "Czech Braveheart" after his idol William Wallace, the 27-year-old Alois Stuzka has managed to cause some public disruptions. Stuzka said, "I want to give people in my home area pride in their heritage just like the Scots. "