PARIS - Real Madrid begins its quest for a fourth consecutive Champions League crown this week when the group stage begins in a competition that is more lucrative and more glamorous than ever - but also more of a closed shop than ever.
It's been years since Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming partnered on the court for the Houston Rockets, but the seven-time NBA All-Star firmly believes Yao remains the best man to fire China's fortunes in international hoops.
From singer/actor Kris Wu getting trash-talked by NBA legend Tracy McGrady to Chris Bosh making a long-awaited dunk off an assist from celebrity entertainer Wu Chun, the Chinese version of Hollywood colliding with the NBA rocked the city of Shanghai on Saturday.
In addition to offering the biggest prize pool ever for a PGA Tour-Series China event, next month's 2 million yuan (about $292,000) Clearwater Bay Open will raise the Hong Kong tournament's importance in determining the tour's final order of merit and places on the 2019 Web.com Tour.
China's Luo Ying did just enough to survive an erratic back nine on Friday to claim her first pro title with a two-shot victory at the CLPGA Tour Tieling Longshan Golf Challenge in Liaoning province.
NEW YORK - There is little to choose between Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola in the race for the NL Cy Young Award.
The New York Yankees are set to achieve their goal of coming under baseball's luxury tax threshold for the first time since the penalty started in 2003.
BERLIN - "I know I will never walk again," cyclist Kristina Vogel said on Wednesday at her first public appearance since an accident in June that left her paralyzed.
When Wayne Gretzky was four years old, his father gave him an invaluable piece of advice while practicing hockey on their backyard rink in Brantford, Canada: "Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been."
There's no shortage of foreign players in the Chinese Super League, but few can match personable Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato of Tianjin Quanjian in terms of connecting to his adopted community.
With China aiming to have 300 million citizens involved in ice and snow sports ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the global leaders in winter sports brands are gearing up to expand their market share in the world's most populous nation.
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