Carmelo Anthony says the U.S. Olympic team of NBA stars was not trying to send a message to the original Dream Team when it scored the most points in a game in Olympic history in routing Nigeria 156-73.

But the Americans clearly sent a message to the basketball world on Thursday with an incredible shooting performance -- this team has bigger dreams than the 1992 originals and the skill to make them come true.

Berekum Chelsea takes the sharpest scoring boots in the 2012 CAF Champions League to Al Ahly of Egypt Saturday as Berekum Chelsea from Ghana seek to extend a fairy tale debut season.

The 24-year-old striker, a virtual unknown outside his homeland when the annual competition kicked off last February, has bagged 11 goals in six qualifiers and two group games ahead of the match day three Cairo showdown.

Michael Phelps was targeting a 20th Olympic medal on Thursday while the Games' badminton match-fixing scandal prompted disgraced Chinese star Yu Yang to announce her shock retirement.

Phelps faces a dogfight with U.S. team-mate Ryan Lochte in the 200m individual medley.

The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's center after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms, according to key industry figures.

Many businesses complain they are being sidelined as tourists make a beeline for the Olympic Games and avoid the capital's other attractions and shopping destinations, while non-sports fans opt to stay at home or delay their trips.

Eight players involved in a match-fixing scandal at the Olympic badminton tournament have been disqualified from the Games, a senior source with knowledge of the case told AFP on Wednesday.

The eight players -- four from South Korea, two from Indonesia and two from China -- were disqualified following a disciplinary hearing of the Badminton World Federation, the source told AFP.

The top technology officer for Los Angeles is pleading with city workers to stop watching the Olympics online at work, saying it could cause a municipal computer meltdown.

The Los Angeles Times reports that city tech guru Randi Levin sent an email Tuesday asking workers to stop watching the London games because the city was experiencing a high volume of traffic.

Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time, winning a record 19th medal in the pool as China's swimming sensation Ye Shiwen grabbed her second gold of the Games.

Phelps anchored the U.S. team to a resounding victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay to secure gold and beat the record of 18 medals amassed by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina between 1956 and 1964.

With spectacular dunks and pressuring defense, the U.S. Olympic team of NBA stars routed Tunisia 110-63 on Tuesday while France edged Argentina in a showdown of NBA teammates Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love each scored 16 points and U.S. college star Anthony Davis, the No. 1 pick in June's NBA Draft, added 12 points with some high-leaping dunks to help the Americans roll to victory.

The Olympic badminton tournament was thrown into chaos on Wednesday when eight women players were charged with trying to "throw" matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.

Four pairs in the women's doubles competition - one from China, one from Indonesia and two from South Korea - were booed off court by irate spectators at London's Wembley Arena on Tuesday.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of posting malicious Twitter messages directed at British Olympic diver Tom Daley, UK police said Tuesday.

Daley's father died of brain cancer a year ago and the 18-year-old Olympian had hoped to win a medal "for myself and my dad." But he finished fourth on Monday, out of medal contention, in the 10-meter synchronized platform competition with teammate Pete Waterfield.