Beijing Guo'an says it is close to completing the naturalization of two European players with a view to signing them as 'domestic imports' next season.
PARIS - Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
PARIS - Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg said the introduction of a women's Ballon d'Or was a "big step forward" for the game, playing down suggestions her historic victory was overshadowed after being asked to perform a 'twerk' live on stage.
It's back to the future for China's mercurial Peng Shuai.
Despite struggling in the shadow of younger compatriots for years, veteran Li Zhe on Sunday proved it's too soon to write him off as one of China's male tennis elites by winning his first Grand Slam wild card in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
It's no longer just trendy urbanites in China's major cities that are catching the fitness bug.
China's much-documented investment in youth soccer remains a work in progress - but one that's not without some notable success stories.
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - The Patriots have made a habit of dominating the final month of the NFL season ever since Bill Belichick and Tom Brady arrived in New England.
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade had a two-hour phone conversation with Donovan Mitchell over the summer, fielding question after question and dispensing advice about what the path to NBA stardom is like.
MONACO - World athletics boss Sebastian Coe will be in the spotlight on Tuesday as track and field's governing body considers reintegrating doping-tainted Russia into the IAAF fold.
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