Unless he changed his routine, Rory McIlroy started celebrating his 26th birthday on Monday by going to the website of the Official World Golf Ranking to see where he stood. It was neither a gift nor a surprise.
The current pride of China's golf is making history and also carrying the country's hopes of success on the world stage.
Sixteen-year-old Guan Tianlang will tee up at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open starting on Thursday where his credentials as a rising star will be put to the test at the magnificent Heritage Golf Club.
As he flew back to the United States earlier this week to continue his bid for a spot on the PGA Tour, Chinese No 1 Li Haotong had plenty of time to reflect on a satisfying two weeks on home soil.
His voice cracked first. Then, his eyes got red. Finally, Stephen Curry cried.
The first all-female team in the Volvo Ocean Race in over a decade, Team SCA is determined to break barriers in a male-dominated sport - and in what is widely considered the world's most prestigious offshore sailing event.
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are no longer a power couple in American sports.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his newly crowned Premier League champion will face a challenge just to secure a top-four finish next season due to the English top flight's competitiveness.
The best quotes of the past season from Jose Mourinho, manager of English Premier League champion Chelsea:
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has stepped up his war of words with Jose Mourinho by claiming he would never be satisfied to win the Premier League playing in the cautious style of newly crowned champion Chelsea.
The pressure of a $180 million payday never got to Floyd Mayweather Jr., even if the richest fight ever was not the best.
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