Dirk Nowitzki passed Brooklyn's Kevin Garnett on the all-time scoring list and finished with 18 on Monday in Dallas' 110-96 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
China won the AFC Fair Play Association of the Year award, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced here on Tuesday.
Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Derrick Rose underwent surgery on his right knee on Monday, when the Bulls announced the 25-year-old former MVP would miss the rest of the season because of the injury.
Authorities of the cycling event held an award ceremony in the old traditional style of the highest imperial examination.
A prominent former football player and top official at a leading Spanish club, Jorge Valdano believes Argentine star Lionel Messi and his Portuguese counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo "are super heroes".
China's leading tennis ladies have confirmed their participation in the Shenzhen Open, as the official direct entry list is announced for the $500,000WTA tournament, which takes place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center from 29 December 2013, to January 4, 2014.
Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon disclosed that he had voted for Juventus and Italy teammate Andrea Pirlo in this year's FIFA Golden Ball poll.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the Formula One season on Sunday by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and becoming the first driver to take nine successive victories in a single year.
Four teams have already qualified for the last 16 ahead of matchday five of this season's Champions League group phase. On Tuesday, Chelsea can also progress with just a point in Switzerland, while Arsenal could wrap up qualification too.
Wayne Rooney hit out at two television commentators for saying he deserved to be sent off during his side's 2-2 draw at Cardiff City.
The only trouble Feng Shanshan faced on Sunday was figuring out how to light the cannon that signaled the end of the LPGA Tour season.
After a humiliating 381-run defeat at Brisbane, England's Ashes campaign went from bad to worse on Monday, when batsman Jonathan Trott sensationally quit the tour and returned to England as a result of a what the management described as a long-standing stress-related illness.
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