France claimed a deserved 1-0 triumph in an international friendly held at Stade de France on Thursday, when it came out as the first win they've taken over reigning European champions Spain in eight years.
Peng Shuai joins two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na and doubles star Zheng Jie as the only Chinese players to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Through a pair of back-and-forth sets, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray put on a display befitting a matchup of past US Open champions.
Kei Nishikori felt like he had jet lag.
The promise of the start of a brave new England was hardly given much impetus at Wembley despite Wayne Rooney beginning his captaincy with the winning penalty in a 1-0 victory over Norway on Wednesday.
There is nothing wrong with savoring July's fourth World Cup win as far as Germany coach Joachim Loew is concerned, but he said it was now time for the party to start winding down.
Peng Shuai shot a group of fashion photos and wrote about tennis and her life for the Chinese version of one of the European and American best-selling fashion magazines for women's sports and health.
Angel di Maria set up three goals and scored the fourth himself as Argentina trounced Germany 4-2 in their friendly game Wednesday to get a small measure of payback after losing to the host in the World Cup final.
Kei Nishikori became the first man from Japan to reach the US Open semifinals in 96 years, outlasting third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday.
Shane Battier and Tony Parker, who played against each other in the NBA Finals this June, got together and played for the same team at the Yao Foundation Charity Game in Dongguan on Aug 31.
Quiet achiever finally emerging from Li Na's vast shadow
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