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A revolutionary bodysuit has divided the world of swimming into the haves and the have-nots just weeks before the Beijing Olympics.

Tyson Gay has heard stories that some athletes may wear face masks at the Beijing Olympics, hoping to fend off fumes in one of the world's most polluted capitals. "I hear a lot of people saying, 'You'll have to wear a mask, you'll have to do this or that,'" the 100m and 200m world champion said on Monday.

United States sportswear giant Nike ventured further into the British football market on Tuesday after agreeing to buy rival Umbro, maker of the England soccer strip, for $582-million. The cash bid, worth 195 pence per Umbro share, values the British group at £285-million, a joint statement said.