Excitement is building as the 36th China Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Culture Festival gets set to kick off on Thursday in Kaifeng, Henan province, displaying the extraordinary charm of the renowned plant and recounting the long history behind its cultivation to people around the world.
BERLIN - Mick Schumacher, the teenage son of the stricken Michael Schumacher, was described as having the potential to become "one of the sport's greats" after being crowned Formula Three European champion on Saturday, fueling speculation of a Formula One career.
OMAHA, Nebraska - Terence Crawford used his right hand to deliver one last retort to all the pre-fight insults Jose Benavidez hurled his way.
LOS ANGELES - LeBron James embarks on the latest and possibly final chapter of his glittering career with the basketball world watching and wondering if the greatest player of his generation can deliver a Hollywood ending.
The dominant performance of Chinese athletes at the Asian Para Games is helping promote sports participation among disabled people while boosting social integration.
SHANGHAI - The day before beating Croatia's Borna Coric 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic met with Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique in a bid to find a resolution over the controversial new Davis Cup format.
BOSTON - Red-hot David Pastrnak scored three times, giving him 101 goals in his career, and Patrice Bergeron had three assists as the Boston Bruins kept Detroit winless with an 8-2 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday.
Since he conquered the summit of Qomolangma recently, the 69-year-old leg amputee, Xia Boyu, has become an inspirational figure for the Chinese public with his story of never giving up.
BRUSSELS - Police raids across Europe on Wednesday sent shockwaves through Belgium's top soccer league as prosecutors targeted the country's biggest clubs over alleged fraudulent transfers and match-fixing.
PARIS - The anti-fraud operation that shook Belgian football on Wednesday is a reminder that the manipulation of matches, linked to betting or not, spares no country.
LISBON - Cristiano Ronaldo insisted again on Wednesday that he did not rape a woman he met in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 and that their sexual encounter was "completely consensual", said his lawyer.
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