After more than two decades on the professional tennis circuit, Venus Williams is on an upswing and shows little sign of slowing after turning in one of her strongest seasons in years.
Ana Ivanovic did not dare discuss her chances of reaching the end-of-season WTA Finals on Saturday despite making a rip-roaring start to the China Open.
From ivory towers to Manhattan and on to the wild west
What more do you need as an excuse to visit Dallas than the spectacle of bulls trying to throw off their riders, spectators trying to capture hapless sheep galloping around an arena at full tilt?
Breathtaking scenery, beaches and forests - and that's just the beginning
After languishing in the shadow of the Chardonnay and Pinot vines that turn out France's famed bubbly, four lesser known Champagne grapes are getting an unlikely boost thanks to climate change.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hailed the quality displayed by his former club Celta Vigo as it thrashed the European champion 4-1 on Wednesday.
Arsene Wenger saluted Mathieu Flamini's decision to fight for his place after the French midfielder's brilliant brace sealed Arsenal's 2-1 League Cup triumph at bitter rival Tottenham on Wednesday.
Jordan Spieth said he was "destroyed" by Jason Day's red-hot scoring in recent weeks and he is aiming to pay back the Australian on the East Lake layout that is hosting this week's Tour Championship.
Robert Lewandowski was the first to admit he had little idea how fast his goals flew in after scoring five times in nine minutes to write Bundesliga history in Bayern Munich's 5-1 rout of Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
The past five winners of the FedEx Cup also won the Tour Championship. Vijay Singh in 2008 and Tiger Woods in 2009 are the only FedEx Cup champions who did not win at East Lake.
Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, died on Tuesday. He was 90.
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