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.
MADRID - Santiago Solari said he is open to becoming Real Madrid coach long-term after being put in temporary charge on Monday following the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui.
They might be battered and weary at the end of a long campaign, but the world's top women's tennis players still want to shine on the late-season swing through China.
As expected, Marcello Lippi will leave his role as head coach of China's national team next year, but who will replace the Italian is now anyone's guess.
China's all-conquering female potters will defend their honor as queens of the green when the Women's World 9-Ball Championship rolls into town from Dec 3-9.
ZHUHAI, Guangdong province - World No 12 Aryna Sabalenka has apologized for an on-court tantrum in which she shook an empty bottle in the direction of a ball boy before tossing it to the floor.
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