Striker Harry Kane has been called up by England for the first time after a rapid rise from the fringes of Tottenham's squad to becoming a key component of the team.
Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona on Wednesday to leave the English Premier League without a representative in the last eight of Europe's elite club competition for the second time in three years.
Holders and group rivals Western Sydney Wanderers drew 0-0 with FC Seoul to leave Guangzhou already eyeing the last 16 with three pool games to go.
Sportswear giant Adidas announced this week that it will not renew its contract with the NBA as the official kit supplier, changing the investment strategy to players shoes.
Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup downhill title for the seventh time after winning the last race in the discipline on Wednesday at the season-ending finals.
Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan claimed their third consecutive win in the AFC Champions League as they beat Urawa Red Diamonds on home soil 2-0 here on Tuesday evening.
Stephon Marbury knocked down 36 points, including two three-point shows in the final one minute, to pace Beijing over Liaoning 111-110, tying the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) finals series 2-2 on Tuesday.
Manaus has been named as one of six host cities for football matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The coaches of the New York Cosmos and Cuba national soccer teams jointly announced Monday they will play a June 2 match in Havana.
German Olympic officials selected Hamburg over Berlin on Monday to bid for the 2024 Olympics, adding a third international contender to what is shaping up as a high-profile field.
Basketball's governing body says the 2019 World Cup will be played in Asia, with China and the Philippines bidding to host the tournament.
Soccer officials, club officials and players considered Chinese soccer's spring is coming when the government Monday published an overall reform plan to boost the sport.
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