Heat working through 'process'

Erik Spoelstra wanted Wednesday to be a full-contact practice day for the Miami Heat.

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CBA aims to boost homegrown talent

Restrictions on use of imports will give Chinese players a chance to shine

Loew still looking for winning recipe

Germany head coach Joachim Loew must feel like the chef of a gourmet restaurant that has just been awarded another star for world-class cooking but can't satisfy mountain-high expectations due to illness or retirement of his best men in the kitchen.

Candid Suarez says 'I'm only human'

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez spoke candidly on Tuesday about his infamous World Cup bite and the Patrice Evra racism row ahead of his return at Real Madrid.

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CBA becoming attractive option

Both established NBA stars and untried rookies finding a home in Chinese league

Foreign owners making their mark

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says NBA Global Games China boasts two teams that truly demonstrate how global the league has become through their international owners.

Garcia wants FIFA transparency

Michael Garcia, the lead investigator into alleged corruption surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups bidding process, has criticized soccer's global governing body, FIFA, for not conducting its ethics investigations in an open manner.

Iceland chills punchless Dutch

Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson scored both goals on Monday as Iceland pulled off a stunning 2-0 win over the Netherlands in a European Championship qualifier.

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