ADDIS ABABA - On undulating dirt tacks near Addis Ababa, Chinese runners push through the pain barrier, hopeful of one day emulating Ethiopia's marathon masters.
BERLIN - The main stand of Eintracht Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena was packed with scouts from Europe's top clubs, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
Fernando Alonso raced into retirement from Formula One bent on winning the final leg of motorsport's version of the Triple Crown.
Sebastian Vettel has a big season ahead of him at Ferrari but could feel the heat from new teammate Charles Leclerc, according to retired Formula One world champions Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has completed the public service punishment imposed on him after last year's Brazilian Grand Prix by attending a gathering of international race stewards in Geneva.
NBA players once again will be sharing personal stories this weekend during All-Star festivities - and using basketball shoes as a platform to get their message out.
It wasn't long ago Asian golfers took delight at simply being in a World Golf Championships event.
Almost 90 years after men's soccer turned professional in Argentina, the women's game is still being played by amateur athletes who get little or no money for their work on the field.
She was China's first Winter Games gold medalist, a two-time Olympic champion and regarded as one of the finest short-track speed skaters of all time.
Lindsey Vonn will head into retirement having overcome "serious anxiety" to bag one last medal, lauded by rivals as a supreme role model whose trailblazing success guarantees her a place in the pantheon of alpine skiing greats.
MANCHESTER, England - The resumption of the Champions League on Tuesday pits one of Europe's traditional financial powerhouses, Manchester United, against nouveau-riche Paris Saint-Germain, with both sides hoping to finally reap some reward on the biggest stage following record levels of investment.
China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong returned to competition in fine style with a thrilling victory at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
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