A competitor crawls beneath barbed wire during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, February 1, 2015.
FC Barcelona showed their character in coming back from behind twice to defeat Villarreal 3-2 on Sunday night to remain in the fight for the La Liga title.
Dongguan beat defending champion Beijing 112-104 to grab the final place in playoff of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday and sent Xinjiang home.
China's Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang is still training in the hope of competing at the 2015 IAAF World Championships despite the long absence from the track.
Swimmer Ning Zetao and tennis superstar Li Na won the Best Male and Female Athletes of the Year resepectively at the prestigious China's Central Television (CCTV) Sports Awards on Sunday.
The award winners of the China's Central Television (CCTV) Sports Personality of the Year 2014 announced on Sunday.
Serena Williams stuck out a fist in mock triumph and mouthed "C'mon," careful not to push her point too far.
Organizers of the 2015 Sudirman Cup BWF World Mixed Team Championships released the mascot, emblem and slogan for the upcoming competition on Friday as the host city of Dongguan, Guangdong province, celebrated the 100-day countdown of the event.
Novak Djokovic was stretched to five sets again against Stan Wawrinka before beating the defending champion 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 Friday night to reach his fifth Australian Open final.
Russian athletes will have to scale back their training plans for next year's Olympics in Brazil because of the country's economic crisis, deputy sports minister Yuri Nagornykh said on Friday.
China's Zheng Jie, paired with Chan Yung-Jan of Chinese Taipei, returns a volley during the women's doubles final game at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 30, 2015.
The Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Thursday that he doesn't believe Kobe would retire due to the recent season-ending shoulder injury.