Lippi ban and red cards loosen Guangzhou's grip

Guangzhou Evergrande faces a serious test of its resolve this week after a triple player suspension and touchline ban for coach Marcello Lippi loosened its grip on the AFC Champions League title.

Mourinho still has plans for benched Torres

Jose Mourinho was adamant Fernando Torres had a future at Chelsea despite the Spain striker playing no part in the Blues' 2-0 Premier League win over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

United set to sign Real's Di Maria - reports

Manchester United is close to signing Real Madrid's Argentine winger Angel di Maria in a deal that is expected to smash the British transfer record, according to media reports.

Yankees retire Torre's number

Joe Torre lingered on the field at Yankee Stadium, hugging each one of the guests on hand on Saturday to honor New York's four-time World Series winning manager.

Rays protest loss to Blue Jays, seeking replay of encounter

The Tampa Bay Rays protested their 5-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday after a disputed replay challenge and hope to have the game replayed.

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Djokovic looking forward to becoming a dad for first time

Novak Djokovic has had so-so results in the run-up to the US Open, but the world No 1 is not concerned. In fact, he is riding high as a newly-wed and a soon-to-be father.

Firing Federer is in a New York state of mind

Roger Federer hopes to mark the 10th anniversary of his first US Open title with a sixth triumph in New York and become the oldest Grand Slam champion in more than 40 years.

Lovefest: Star forward traded to Cavaliers

Olympic champions together, Kevin Love and LeBron James spent the past 30 days waiting to become teammates again.

US prunes world cup squad

USA Basketball trimmed its roster to 12 players for the FIBA World Cup tournament that starts next week in Spain.

Dangerous and beautiful

Only after you conquer the challenging Jiankou Great Wall will you understand the true meaning of the popular Chinese saying that goes, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man."

An American made good in China with pub brewery

Carl Setzer's transformation from mid-Western information technology guy to Chinese craft brewing pioneer can be attributed to one thing: love. He moved to the mainland in 2004 and married his Chinese wife, Liu Fang, shortly after. He worked as a "semi-successful" security analyst, and for a few years, life was good.