As Britain's Johanna Konta pounded the ball and rarely missed on Sunday, there were moments Venus Williams could do little more than applaud her opponent's stellar day as winners whipped down the line and drop shots fell perfectly.
When tennis star Mike Bryan's phone rang recently and the police officer on the other end of the line told him his home security alarm had been activated, his first thought was the fate of the Olympic gold medal he earned with twin brother Bob at London 2012.
England's new manager Sam Allardyce on Saturday told his players to use last month's stunning Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland as motivation for the future.
Male boxers will step into the ring without headgear at the Rio Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Moscow Games, and their singlets could be next on the hit list.
An instructor at a cookery school in Spain reveals the color is brown, and its darkness depends on how long onions are carmelized in their own sugar
Baijiu, China's national spirit, accounts for about one-third of global spirits sales even though it is little known outside the country. World Baijiu Day aims to raise the profile of this spirit with events in dozens of cities worldwide when restaurants, bars, producers and consumers team up for 24 hours of baijiu cocktails, baijiu-inspired food and tastings, seminars and more.
Sport's highest tribunal on Thursday rejected Russia's appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow.
Mike Krzyzewski is working with his team when suddenly Gregg Popovich enters the gym with his own guys, looking to play ball.
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