Chinese authorities have shut down 66 illegally built golf courses, according to a statement from the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) on Monday.
There will be no British soccer teams at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the English Football Association failed to reach agreement on united teams with the country's other associations.
Former world champion Neil Robertson was bundled out of the China Open snooker tournament in the first round on Monday, while local favorite Ding Junhui beat first-round elimination jinx.
Zinedine Zidane has said he would be willing to become Real Madrid head coach although he was not in a hurry.
The medal drought for American singles skaters at the figure skating world championships grew even longer after a couple of near-misses on Saturday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission has just completed their visit to Beijing, and is pleased with what they found.
While the rest of the soccer world was being dazzled by the hectic schedules of international friendlies and Euro 2016 qualifiers, Liverpool had business of its own.
IOC inspectors left Beijing Sunday after offering praise for the Chinese capital's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics that, if successful, would make it the first city to hold both the winter and summer games.
Portugal climbed to the top of European Championship qualifying Group I with a hard-fought 2-1 win over a resolute Serbia side on Sunday.
International Skating Union chief Ottavio Cinquanta has praised China's work on the world figure skating championships and hailed Beijing's capability to host the Winter Olympic Games.
World Cup winners Germany eased past hosts Georgia 2-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday with two goals in five minutes from Marco Reus and Thomas Mueller enough to get their Group D campaign back on track.
China's sports minister said soccer should not take the place of other sports at school, but rather help lead their development.
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