LONDON - Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for the FIFA's men's player of the year award for the first time in over a decade on Monday, but his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric and Mo Salah.
BARCELONA - Lionel Messi said on Monday he was surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to leave Real Madrid for Juventus.
JAKARTA - As one Asian boxing chief warned "the clock is ticking", the International Boxing Association said on the weekend it is embarking on a "cultural change" to prevent the sport being thrown out of the Olympics.
Kenya's sporting development owes much to the country's links with China, with the African nation looking to strengthen those ties after this week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing spotlighted China's cooperative efforts on the continent.
QINHUANGDAO, Hebei province - Canada's Richard Jung vaulted from 35th to eighth on the PGA Tour Series-China's order of merit after earning 270,000 yuan (around $40,000) for his dramatic two-stroke win over playing partner "Carl" Yuan Yechun at the Suzhou Open on Sunday.
China is helping sweep curling to a cooler profile and greater international prominence by bringing the inaugural World Cup series to one of the nation's warmest regions.
BURNLEY, England - Manager Jose Mourinho dedicated Manchester United's 2-0 victory over Burnley on Sunday to beleaguered executive Ed Woodward as his club returned to winning ways in an incident-packed clash at Turf Moor.
As chants of "Yao Ming" reverberated around the arena, China's triumphant men's team held their hands up in unison with the hoops legend to celebrate.
Just like the double five-aside gold, China's surprise clean sweep of the 3x3 basketball competitions at the Asian Games owed much to Yao Ming.
JAKARTA - Son Heungmin will rejoin his Tottenham Hotspur teammates next week buzzing after his emotional roller coaster ride at the Asian Games in Jakarta.
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