Ledecky strikes chord with fans

One by one, swimmer Katie Ledecky handed her Olympic medals to Bryce Harper.

Drive to be the best prevents Serena from being too serene

Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match.

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Guardiola has a date with Barca

Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola will face his old club as manager of Manchester City in the Champions League after the two sides were drawn together in Thursday's group stage lottery in Monaco.

United, Hull brace for battle of the unbeaten

It's no surprise that Manchester United, bolstered by world-record signing Paul Pogba, has won its first two games of the Premier League season.

Maradona slams Messi's 'staged' change of heart

Argentina legend Diego Maradona on Thursday criticized compatriot Lionel Messi, suggesting the Barcelona star's retirement from international soccer and subsequent change of heart was "staged".

Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season's Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

Xiaomi eyes offline expansion

Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi Corp unveiled a new smartphone with China Mobile Communications Corp on Thursday, as the company steps up efforts to expand offline retailing channels.

UBS team ponders new settlement system

Swiss bank UBS AG said it is leading a team of four of the world's biggest banks developing a potentially revolutionary system to enable the financial markets to make payments and settle transactions quickly using what it called blockchain technology.

Datang Environment plans IPO

Datang Environment Industry Group Co Ltd, a unit of the State-owned China Datang Group, said it plans to list its shares in Hong Kong next month.

City 'mulls realty price curbs'

Shanghai authorities are planning to discuss measures to cool property prices, including introducing stricter policies on financing for both homebuyers and developers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Ant Financial said to plan initial public offering in HK in first half of 2017

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's finance affiliate is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first half of next year, after running into regulatory hurdles for a dual listing that would have included Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter.