Two moments of magic inside two second-half minutes helped Manchester City avoid a second successive Wembley meltdown on Sunday as they landed the season's first silverware with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the English League Cup final.
Tennis world No 1 Rafael Nadal has signed a deal with the sports marketing agency owned by Brazilian football legend Ronaldo.
Public prosecutors in Brazil have launched an investigation into a weekend fan riot that killed one person and left another injured.
China has passed institutional reforms to improve the sport, including adopting a more market-oriented approach and separating supervisory and management powers.
China's newly elected soccer governing body is making the development of young talent its priority for the next decade.
"I would like to be a paving stone for the Chinese Football Association (CFA)," Cai Zhenhua, China's vice sports minister and ex-table tennis player, said after being elected president of CFA at a conference held in Xianghe, Hebei province, on Tuesday.
Vice-sports minister and table tennis legend Cai Zhenhua elected president of scandal-prone Chinese Football Association.
For some people the year 2013 meant the end of a career, bur for others, it unleashed a new chapter.
Zhang Meng washed his tea set, prepared snacks and set the alarm clock to 3 am before taking a nap on Tuesday night, following his routine for watching live European soccer games in other world time zones on many early mornings.
The prospect of the name "Beckham" appearing on the back of a Manchester United shirt has grown closer.
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 to move two points ahead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday while Chelsea lost ground with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.
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