Rafa Nadal showed there is still plenty of life in his battered body as he cast aside the disappointments of last year to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Florian Mayer on Tuesday.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho called on his players to step up their pace and stop squandering scoring chances after they needed an 84th-minute equalizer from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to rescue a 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday.
After watching his team lose 4-0 at Everton on Sunday, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his first season in English soccer will not end with a title.
The Serie A title race is far from over, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said after a first-half opener by Chinese Super League target Nikola Kalinic paved the way for Fiorentina's 2-1 victory over the champion on Sunday.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Sunday urged his players to put the disappointment of their first loss in 40 games behind them after Sevilla produced a remarkable late turnaround to eke out a 2-1 victory.
Aaron Rodgers didn't need another Hail Mary this time.
Even an offense as potent as Houston's can go cold during the long NBA winter.
Challenged only by the record book, Justin Thomas won the Sony Open on Sunday with the lowest 72-hole score in the history of the PGA Tour.
Monica Puig would never trade her surprise singles gold at the Rio Games for any Grand Slam success, but Puerto Rico's first Olympic champion felt compelled to lock the medal away amid the lean period that followed her greatest triumph.
Teenage sensation Destanee Aiava promised her historic Australian Open appearance won't be her last after crashing out in the opening round on Monday.
Venus Williams has given her seal of approval to younger sister Serena's fiancee, calling Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian a "super nice guy".
During the latest US presidential election, most Chinese pundits followed the prognostication of mainstream American media and wrote off Donald Trump as an outlier with more entertainment value than a real chance of winning. A notable exception was Luo Yufeng, who did not belong to any think tank here in China or Stateside.
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