China is poised to cement its place on the Formula One calendar, just as some Asian nations fall out of love with the sport.
OAKLAND, California - Kevin Durant's first touch after missing 19 games with a knee injury? Just a driving baseline reverse and emphatic one-handed slam.
BRISBANE, Australia - A much-happier Nick Kyrgios sent Australia into the Davis Cup semifinals when he beat American Sam Querrey in the first of the reverse singles in Brisbane on Sunday.
SYDNEY - Manny Pacquiao will extend his illustrious career with a fight against a little-known former schoolteacher who never expected he'd get a shot at such a legend of the ring.
Claire McFall says she is astonished by how well the Chinese version of her book The Ferryman has done in China; In January nearly 1 million copies had been sold. In Scotland, the figure was about 10,000, which she regards as excellent, given how small Scotland is.
BOSTON - LeBron James and the Cavaliers sent a message to the Celtics in their final regular-season matchup on Wednesday: They won't relinquish the Eastern Conference's top seed easily.
HOUSTON - After missing his first game of the season on Sunday because he had the flu, James Harden was thrilled to not only be back on the court on Wednesday but to be feeling like himself again.
SHANGHAI - Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton to exact swift revenge at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after a chastening loss in Formula One's season opener in Australia.
Revered coach ready for Tokyo challenge after sticking with Team China, Xinhua's Xue Yanwen and Yao Youming write.
KINSHASA - There is Cristiano Ronaldo and his millions and Gloire Mbidi and his handful of dollars - and the gap between soccer's haves and have-nots is widening.
LIVERPOOL - Jurgen Klopp said he felt like being sick after Liverpool conceded a late equalizer in its 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on Wednesday.
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