Ward's dance card getting crowded

Olympic champ eyeing Kovalev after lopsided win over Barrera

Another KO keeps Brook perfect

Britain's Kell Brook said he wants to fight rival world champion Danny Garcia after an easy defense of his International Boxing Federation welterweight title against Canada's Kevin Bizier on Saturday.

Loss to England leaves Sri Lanka nowhere to hide

Skipper Angelo Mathews pleaded for patience from Sri Lankan cricket fans and administrators on Saturday after the reigning champion crashed out of the World Twenty20 at the group stages.

IN BRIEF (Page 23)

Lionhearted comeback hailed

England rebounds from 0-2 deficit to stun Germany

Loew left fuming after watching meltdown

Germany head coach Joachim Loew said he was annoyed to see the world champion squander a two-goal lead in its 3-2 home loss to England on Saturday.

Thousands attend Barca tribute to honor mercurial Cruyff

"It was Johan Cruyff who made us champions," wept lifelong Barcelona fan Jose Cortina, a retired printer who joined thousands of fans in paying tribute to the Barca legend at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Corner kicks

Benzema affair 'can pollute spirit'

Confessions of a shopaholic and hoarder

There is freedom in letting go, but there is joy in holding on, too

Lessons to learn as we get to roots of the family tree

When it comes to the rituals surrounding death, we Chinese are worlds apart from Westerners. At a Western funeral, in addition to the tears shed there are likely to be cheery anecdotes and side-splitting jokes; at most Chinese funerals, the Confucian principle of shen zhong zhui yuan holds absolute sway: being thorough and reverent when one pays respects to dead relatives and offers sacrifices to ancestors.

Djokovic backs off money remarks

World No 1 tries to clarify stand on pay equality

League says 'China too big to ignore'

'Multiple' teams eyeing chance to make history