"We have seen an excellent organisation during this Youth Olympic Games from transport to communication to venue management." IOC President Bach said.
After holders Guangzhou Evergrande's shock elimination at the quarterfinal stage of the AFC Champions League, football websites and social media were abuzz with reaction on Thursday.
Peng Shuai admits she feels the huge burden of Chinese expectation in the absence of superstar Li Na after stunning Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska at the US Open on Wednesday.
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso Wednesday said he was putting an end to his international career. Alonso, 32, announced his decision on Twitter.
Phone call from LeBron sealed star forward's move to Cleveland
Manchester United announced on Tuesday it has signed Argentina winger Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for a British-record transfer fee of 59.7 million pounds ($98 million).
Everton announced on Tuesday it has signed Cameroon great Samuel Eto'o on a free transfer after he was released by Chelsea at the end of last season.
In just his third match in charge of Manchester United, Louis van Gaal oversaw one of the most humiliating losses in the club's illustrious history on Tuesday.
Bellis youngest winner at Flushing Meadows since Kournikova in 1996
China's Wang Qiang enjoyed a career milestone by winning her first Grand Slam match at the US Open on Tuesday.
Michael Jordan was a special guest in Roger Federer's courtside box at the US Open on Tuesday night, the rare spectacle of an all-time great in one sport cheering on an all-time great from another.
Victor Estrella came to the perfect place to earn his first Grand Slam victory at the age of 34.