The Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday night formally announced the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland's largest city of Glasgow.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Wednesday it is preparing for the 17th Asian Games and hopes its players and cheering squads would make the Asiad more enlivened and contribute to mending the stalled inter-Korean relations.
Coach Doc Rivers has said he will resign from the Los Angeles Clippers if Donald Sterling remains the owner, the interim CEO testified, saying such a move would be a "disaster" for the franchise.
After arriving in Dongguan at 2 am on the day of the media conference for his charity basketball game, Yao Ming looked tired - but he perked up when asked about his charity work and ideas about Chinese basketball.
Brazil's media and past players reacted with a mix of praise and scorn to the appointment of Dunga as national soccer coach for a second time.
Brazil is bringing back Dunga to coach the national football team, four years after he was fired from the same job.
A week after finishing the World Cup as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, Colombia forward James Rodriguez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Tuesday.
The chief financial officer of Donald Sterling's properties said on Monday that the billionaire may be forced to sell a large portion of his real estate empire to cover $500 million in loans if he persists in refusing to sell the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion.
Fifty years after the Beatles launched a British musical "invasion" of America, English soccer clubs are playing preseason matches in the United States hoping to spark growth for the sport.
China's President Xi Jinping received a No 10 jersey, the number worn by Argentinean soccer superstar Lionel Messi, during his visit to the home of the World Cup runner-up. Xi never hides his love of sports and receives many jerseys from around the world.
For LeBron James, the city of Akron where he was born and raised will always hold a special place in his heart, no matter where he plays or how far he travels.
LeBron James began his tour of China on Monday by exchanging gifts with another former child prodigy.
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