Chilean's crude assault slammed

Players and coaches lined up to condemn Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara on Thursday after he apparently attempted to shove his finger in an opponent's backside during the stormy Copa America quarterfinal win over Uruguay.

A qualified privilege for the hopefuls

Melzer beat Melzer, Zhang faced Zhang, a 44-year-old Japanese returned to a tournament she first played in 1989 while a British girl broke down in floods of tears mid-match.

Becker still stirring the pot

Thirty years after he stormed to his first Wimbledon title, driven by a confident, teenage swagger, Boris Becker is still making waves at Wimbledon.

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Wolves go to Towns with No 1 pick

The Minnesota Timberwolves got their man in the middle. The Lakers got a playmaking partner for Kobe Bryant.

Top pick vows to deliver on big stage

Karl-Anthony Towns is a young man with many gifts, but the 19-year-old top pick of the NBA Draft vowed to give all he can to help turn around his new team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Family backs 'an old soul' at heart

With only hours to go before Thursday's NBA Draft, the mother of Karl-Anthony Towns slid on a brand new pair of black stilettos, smoothed out her loose, fancy pantsuit in the lucky shade of Kentucky Blue and spoke confidently of her youngest child's ability to navigate what is to come in the big time.

Mudiay wants to bring golden times back to Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets selected guard Emmanuel Mudiay with the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night.

No plans to retain AIIB veto power, expert says

Insider insists Beijing will not deliberately pursue the right

Chinese demand for US hardwood soars to $1.53b

The export value of United States hardwood to China jumped 34 percent year-on-year in 2014 as the country increased its demand for more sustainably sourced materials for its urbanization program and for environmental projects.

Stocks plunge as leveraged traders bail out

Stocks on the Chinese mainland slumped on Thursday in volatile trading, led by technology companies, after traders sold shares purchased with borrowed money for a third day.