CARDIFF, Wales - Feted as one of the finest talents of his generation, Zinedine Zidane has made the transition to management so smoothly that he has already eclipsed some of the game's most hallowed names just 17 months into his tenure as Real Madrid boss.
CARDIFF, Wales - Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon magnanimously conceded Real Madrid's superior ability had made the difference after his side crashed to a 4-1 defeat in Saturday's Champions League final in Cardiff.
Real Madrid made history on Saturday by beating Juventus to become the first side to retain the Champions League for 27 years. Here, AFP Sports looks at five other great sides that dominated Europe in their peak.
Beijing-based band Escape Plan gave a rare public performance at the Xihu Music Festival, held in the last week of May in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
The Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center will launch a performance season in Beijing by introducing nine theatrical productions from Aug 2 to Oct 29.
The award-winning musical Bodyguard, which is based on 1992's hit movie with the same title and starring US actor Kevin Costner and the late American singer-actress Whitney Houston, will kick off its China debut tour in Shanghai on June 30 and visit a total of 12 Chinese cities, including Beijing, Wuhan and Nanjing through November.
PITTSBURGH - By coach Peter Laviolette's math, the Nashville Predators have been pretty good for all but 10 minutes of the Stanley Cup championship round.
Thailand's Narisara Kerdrit set a blistering pace in Thursday's opening round of the China LPGA Tour's Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic at the Oriental Pearl Country Club.
DUBLIN, Ohio - Another public embarrassment for Tiger Woods is shifting to the legal side following his arrest in Florida on a DUI charge, with one criminal expert suggesting Woods made a mistake by claiming publicly that prescription medicine was to blame.
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new two-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday, ending months of speculation about his future.
SHANGHAI - Brazilian striker Elkeson scored once and forced an own goal as Shanghai SIPG downed Chinese rival Jiangsu Suning 3-2 on Wednesday to reach the AFC Champions League quarterfinals.
PARIS - Zhang Shuai, the only Chinese woman still playing in the French Open, advanced to the last 32 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus on Wednesday.
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