Victoria says no to movie career
Victoria Beckham, who with British soccer star husband David Beckham makes a much anticipated move to Los Angeles this week, scoffed on Monday at suggestions she wanted to launch a Hollywood movie career, reports Reuters.
"I must be the only person in Los Angeles who doesn't want to be in films," Beckham joked. "I don't think I am that good at acting actually," the "Posh Spice" member of the 1990s band "The Spice Girls" told reporters in a telephone conference.
The family's move to the United States will be chronicled in a reality TV-style documentary "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America" to be broadcast on NBC on July 16.
She said her jeans, sunglasses and perfume business was her real passion, along with her husband and sons Brooklyn, 9, Romeo, 4 and Cruz, 2-1/2 years old. "I am really concentrating on my fashion line. That's my passion. I had a lot of fun doing the documentary but I wouldn't say I'm going to be the next TV star," she said.
Poland apologise for trouble
Poland has apologised to Lithuania after Legia Warsaw fans went on the rampage during an Intertoto Cup match against Vetra Vilnius, the Prime Minister's office said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
"The Polish prime minister (Jaroslaw Kaczynski) apologised to (Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas) Kirkilas for the inappropriate behaviour of Polish football fans during the match in Vilnius on Sunday," Kirkilas's office said.
Lithuanian police had to use tear gas and water cannons to try to disperse the Polish hooligans in a fight that lasted for about 30 minutes during the second round, first leg match. The game, the first leg of a second round tie, was abandoned at halftime with Vetra leading 2-0.
China: Improve behaviour
With most venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics near completion, organisers said Beijingers still had to work on improving their behaviour in order to hold a successful Games, state press said, reports AFP.
“The Olympic Games is not simply a matter of competitive sports — it is also a question of raising the quality of the people,” said Zhang Faqiang, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organising committee.
“You cannot deny it — the difficult area in staging a civilised Olympics rests in the quality of the people,” Zhang said.  “We are still ways off from meeting the demands for a real civilised Olympic Games, so we will continue to do important work on this.”
Zhang said China had only recently overcome basic issues like food shortages, and people were only beginning to consider how to live healthier lives and be more civilised.