MADRID - The Copa America is less than three months away and both Brazil and Argentina have shown they are far from their best.
Ding Junhui's victory over Stephen Hendry in the inaugural China Open final in 2005 proved to be a watershed moment for snooker.
Chinese potter Ding Junhui expects to bounce back from his season-long struggles this week at the home tournament where his rise to stardom began.
Although Chinese stars Zeng Jianhang and Lyu Huihui were in attendance at the March 28 news conference for the upcoming Shanghai Diamond League competition, it was the tall and slender Hungarian amateur runner standing beside them who stole the show.
SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginobili would have been happy to quietly ride into the sunset without the Spurs retiring his jersey, but San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said the humble Argentine had no choice but to accept it with the same passion he gave to the game.
Retired English Premier League legends Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham gave the crowd a lot to laugh about during their appearance at the International Champions Cup media conference in Shanghai on Thursday.
NEW YORK - Bryce Harper bowed to his new fans, the World Series champion Boston Red Sox drew cheers far from Fenway Park and the great Mariano Rivera threw one more strike from the mound at Yankee Stadium.
China's Li Haotong savored a convincing opening victory at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies match play in Texas on Wednesday, taking down last year's third-place finisher and Ryder Cup star Alex Noren of Sweden 5 & 4.
The PGA Tour Series-China will launch its regular season with back-to-back events in China's southern city of Sanya from April 4 to 7.
Talent and training helped Yan Zibei set a breaststroke record at the ongoing national championships here - but his gold medal effort was at least partially inspired by pop idol Hua Chenyu.
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