Rodgers promises Liverpool revival

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insisted results would improve after the Merseysiders suffered their third defeat in five Premier League matches this season with a 3-1 loss at West Ham on Saturday.

Tricky Ronaldo helps deep-six Deportivo

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and Gareth Bale and Javier Hernandez added braces as Real Madrid thrashed Deportivo La Coruna 8-2 to emphatically end its two-game losing skid in the Spanish league on Saturday.

IOC chief demands 'sustainable' Games

Olympic boss Thomas Bach on Saturday said future Games hosts will have to prove their "sustainability" and that there would be a shake-up of the bidding criteria.

Ozil helps Arsenal purge early Euro blues

Mesut Ozil and Danny Welbeck provided timely reminders of their class as Arsenal recovered from a humbling Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund with an empathic 3-0 win at previously unbeaten Aston Villa on Saturday.

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Watson focused on Ryder redemption

Tom Watson, the oldest captain in Ryder Cup history at 65, will serve as an inspirational leader for a United States golf team seeking redemption at this year's Ryder Cup.

Expats play for Cup of their own

The Americas recaptured Beijing's version of the Ryder Cup against the Rest of the World at the Beijing Country Golf Club earlier this month.

Private kitchens, public restaurants

On a Sunday morning in late August, I approached a ramshackle six-story residential block hidden away in southeastern Beijing, and had to steel myself to walk down the dark coridors and climb to the fifth floor.

Boateng's blast lights up Bayern

A superb strike by Jerome Boateng with a minute remaining earned Bayern Munich a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester City in their opening Champions League game of the season on Wednesday.

Hurt hamstring hampers Costa

Jose Mourinho revealed Diego Costa is currently unable to play three games in a week after the Chelsea striker suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty with Spain.

London favored for Euro 2020

The long wait to find out who will host the 2020 European Championship - the first time the event will be held in 13 countries simultaneously - ends on Friday when UEFA meets in Geneva, Switzerland.

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The China stop of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series will be held at Chaoyang Sports Center on Oct 18-19. Twelve men's teams, including Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong SAR, and eight women's teams will play in the final leg of the series, a warm-up competition for the Asian Rugby Sevens qualification for the 2016 Olympics. The Incheon Asian Games, which officially opens on Friday, is the third stop of the series.