Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia dominated the free skate and won the ladies title at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships here on Saturday.
Javier Fernandez is used to breaking barriers as a figure skater from Spain, a country without a long winter sports tradition.
The Brooklyn Nets view connecting with the city's growing Chinese community as a good business move.
The five-day inspection visit to Beijing has assured members that the Chinese capital is capable of hosting a successful Winter Olympics in 2022, IOC's Evaluation Commission said on Saturday.
Alvaro Morata scored in his first start for Spain to secure a 1-0 win at home over Ukraine in a European championship qualifier on Friday.
England's Harry Kane scored on his debut less than two minutes after coming on as they brushed Lithuania aside 4-0 at Wembley on Friday to maintain their grip at the top of the Euro 2016 qualifying Group E standings.
Maria Sharapova was embarrassed by 97th-ranked Daria Gavrilova 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Miami Open second round on Thursday.
Twelve venues will be used as competition site if Beijing wins the 2022 Winter Olympics bid. There are also three training sites and a number of non-competition venues prepared for the Games.
South Korea's Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan has offered a public apology after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test.
The most capped international rugby player in history, Brian O’Driscoll, joined fellow HSBC Ambassadors - Waisale Serevi, George Gregan, Jonathan Davies and Gavin Hastings today at the iconic Hong Kong Stadium ahead of this weekend's Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
Andrew Keh of the New York Times recently caught up with the 6'11" Murphy, who is now a full-time student at Columbia University nearing a degree in sociology.
Chelsea skipper John Terry has extended his contract at the club until the end of the 2015-16 season, the English Premier League leaders announced here on Thursday.
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