Adidas expects at least 15 percent growth in 2008 net profit, the German sport goods maker's Chief Financial Officer, Robin Stalker, was quoted on Sunday as saying, reiterating the group's full-year forecast.

EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday when a federal judge absolved it of taking more steps to police fake Tiffany jewellery sold on its website and held that brand owners are ultimately responsible for protecting their own trademarks.

The German anti-cartel office said Thursday 10th of july it had fined nine cosmetics groups including Chanel and Yves-Saint-Laurent almost 10 million euros (15.7 million dollars) for sharing strategic information.

By James Hibberd LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mary Tyler Moore will guest-star in the NBC comedy-drama "Lipstick Jungle," which is returning for a second season in the fall.

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is considering whether to pull out of the June 27 presidential run-off election, fearing it will be a charade, a spokesman said on Friday.

The following are notable quotes from the Reuters 2008 Consumer and Retail Summit: IRA KALISH, DIRECTOR CONSUMER BUSINESS, DELOITTE RESEARCH "We will see M&A starting up again substantially when the credit crunch is over and that will be when the financial markets are convinced most of the bad assets have been fully accounted for.

Casual Male Retail Group Inc will announce a strategy regarding teenagers in July or August, the apparel retailer's chief executive said on Tuesday.

The chief of Casual Male Retail Group Inc , which makes clothing for larger men, said on Tuesday he believed same-store sales will turn positive once consumer traffic in the weak economy improved.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will play out Act III of their intriguing Roland Garros rivalry after they both trudged into the French Open final on Friday.

Ross Fisher and Alastair Forsyth headed the 36-hole qualification for next week's U.S. Open at Walton Heath, England, on Monday.

Ricky Ponting passed the 10,000 test runs mark and Simon Katich scored an unbeaten 113 for Australia who made 259 for three on the first day of the second test on Friday.

By Peter Brunette CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's well known that once-revered German auteur Wim Wenders doesn't make films like he used to.

Death hangs over the new movie by German director Wim Wenders, whose "Palermo Shooting" starring U.S. actor Dennis Hopper had its premiere at the Cannes film festival on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton achieved one boyhood ambition in Monaco on Sunday with a thrilling win that left him in pole position to realise his other dream.

Manchester United were crowned kings of Europe for the third time on Wednesday when they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a breathless all-English Champions League final had finished 1-1 after extra time.