The WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai closed the curtain on the 2018 women's pro season in fine style on Sunday, with a festival atmosphere and the continuing ascent of Chinese ace Wang Qiang serving up a treat in the southern coastal city.
The country has become a cornucopia of autumn colors, from its northern foothills to the South China Sea's islands, and from its western plateaus to its eastern farm fields.
Excitement, anticipation, anxiety and a bit of skepticism has been building as Kenyan league champion Gor Mahia prepares to leave for Britain on Friday for a match against Everton.
MELBOURNE - The ball-tampering affair last March in Cape Town has claimed another victim in Australian cricket.
Pushing a two-time Grand Slam champion to three sets at a premier event would make most underdogs proud, but that wasn't the case for Chinese wild card Zhang Shuai following her 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Spain's seventh-seeded Garbine Muguruza at the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai on Wednesday night.
MOSCOW - The congress of the scandal-hit International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA) that opens in Moscow on Friday could be a turning point for the sport and its future in the Olympics.
MINNEAPOLIS - As the final buzzer sounded and his teammates swarmed him on the court, Derrick Rose couldn't help but fight back tears.
Steve Kerr scratched his head when asked why Stephen Curry is shooting the ball so well at the start of his 10th NBA season.
PARIS - Javier Tebas, president of Spain's La Liga, stepped up his criticism of Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday as he pushed UEFA to banish teams from the Champions League for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was "feasible" on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year.
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