With no more megamoney transfers or perennial dominance by a single club, the Chinese Super League has kicked off an intriguing 2019 campaign on a mission to hone young guns for another shot at qualifying the national team for the 2022 World Cup.
Importing naturalized players is all the rage in Asia as countries look for a shortcut to success on the pitch.
VIENNA - Police raids targeting a suspected doping network resulted in nine arrests - including five athletes - at the Nordic world skiing championships in the Austrian resort of Seefeld on Wednesday.
The boss of China's weightlifting governing body is playing down expectations for the 2020 Olympics in the wake of the nation's dominance at the IWF World Cup in Fuzhou, Fujian province.
LONDON - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was glad to see Romelu Lukaku making the most of playing in his favored central striker role with two goals in Manchester United's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
LONDON - Maurizio Sarri reasserted his authority on the sideline, and so did Chelsea on the field.
MADRID - Real Madrid couldn't put Barcelona away when it had the chance, and ended up being dealt a hard blow by its biggest rival on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES - LeBron James' move to the Los Angeles Lakers had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster.
An auction featuring four of Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA championship rings runs through Saturday.
China will be one of eight nations with a No 1 group seeding at this summer's FIBA World Cup, which will be played in eight Chinese cities.
NEW YORK - Now Team USA really is Gregg Popovich's baby.
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