Renowned as a premier golf and tennis destination, Mission Hills Resort in Hainan province is adding basketball to its impressive list of elite sporting facilities.
LIMA - Paris and Los Angeles celebrated their coronation as host cities for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, delivering a jolt of good news for the International Olympic Committee as it battles escalating corruption allegations.
SHANGHAI - Handsomely paid Carlos Tevez is overweight and will not play again for Shanghai Shenhua until he gets fit, the Chinese club's new coach said on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER - Manchester United cannot be considered among the top band of teams in the Champions League, according to manager Jose Mourinho after his side brushed aside Basel 3-0 on its return to the competition.
BARCELONA, Spain - When Barcelona's Andres Iniesta was serenaded off the pitch following a vintage display that was only rivaled by Lionel Messi in a 3-0 win over Juventus on Tuesday, it was easy to forget the gloom that gripped Camp Nou two weeks ago.
GLASGOW - Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani all scored as Paris Saint-Germain began its Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Celtic in Glasgow on Tuesday.
After criticizing Bayern Munich's transfer policy in an outspoken interview, Robert Lewandowski did his talking on the pitch against Anderlecht on Tuesday to kickstart the German side's Champions League campaign.
Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas proclaimed his club's dramatic Asian Champions League victory over archrival Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday "a great achievement" after complaining it was treated unfairly before and during the match.
LOS ANGELES - Maria Sharapova muses on her long, lopsided rivalry with Serena Williams in a new autobiography released on Tuesday and how she believes a locker-room moment fueled the American's drive to dominate her.
LOS ANGELES - One retired jersey number just isn't enough for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
MOSCOW - She was Russia's golden girl at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the 15-year-old skater with the Schindler's List theme tune who won an Olympic title and a hug from President Vladimir Putin.
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