Chinese amateur Wang Ziyi saved the best for last on Saturday when she holed out from 40 yards off the green for an improbable birdie three and a two-stroke victory at the Xiamen Challenge, becoming the youngest-ever winner on the China LPGA Tour.
China has secured the women's and mixed doubles gold medals at the world badminton championships while Chen Long has set up a men's title clash with top-seeded Lee Chong Wei.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was stunned in the third round of the US Open by a scrambling, moon-balling qualifier ranked No 145.
Peng Shuai beat 28th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open to reach her second straight Grand Slam round of 16.
A smoggy morning greeted about 3,000 athletes at Beijing's Olympic Forest Park on Saturday, the first leg of the 2014 Happy 10k Run.
Ana Ivanovic's comeback tour has ended with yet another early exit at the US Open.
European greats Real Madrid and Liverpool will meet again in the group stage of the Champions League after a draw on Thursday that promised many reunions.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won UEFA's award as the best player in Europe last season after scoring a record 17 goals in the Champions League.
A court in Beijing has rejected the jurisdictional objection raised by former NBA star Yao Ming in a lawsuit filed against him for deceptive advertising, the China Youth Daily reported.
Closing in on his 104th birthday, a twinkle-toed Japanese sprinter has thrown down the challenge to the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, telling him: "Let's rumble!"
Clapping and chanting, more than 60,000 spectators and over 3,000 athletes braved rain as magnificent fireworks lit the sky above the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium, marking the end of the 13-day 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games came to a successful close in East China's Nanjing on Thursday evening after 12 days of competition.