Novak Djokovic proved too daunting an adversary for American John Isner as he reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 victory Thursday.
Ding Junhui won the four-hour battle over Peter Ebdon 6-3 at their quarterfinal match at the Snooker International Championship, while Liang Wenbo fell to Scotland's Graeme Dott 6-3 on Thusday night.
Defending champions China failed to overturn a 12-point deflect in the last quarter, losing to Japan 55-62 here Thursday at the 25th FIBA Asia Women's Basketball Championship.
When a long-distance runner arrives in China's capital not long before the Beijing Marathon, the connection would seem obvious. But in this case, Michael Clauss has a different long run in mind.
NBA legend Allen Iverson officially called it quits - though, in truth, it was the NBA that gave up on him - nearly four years after he played his last game.
Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, winner of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, became the latest cyclist to admit to a troubled past when he said on Wednesday he had doped "more than 10 years ago".
Results from the World Anti-Doping Agency's audit of Jamaica's anti-doping programs will not be revealed any earlier than mid-November, a government official said on Wednesday.
David Ortiz walked off with the World Series Most Valuable Player award on Wednesday, capping a dominant week in which he led the Boston Red Sox over St. Louis.
Roger Federer booked his place in the ATP World Tour Finals for a record-tying 12th consecutive year after beating Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4 to reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Defending champion beat Chinese Taipei 85-63 in their fourth group match of the 25th FIBA Asia Women's Basketball Championship on Wednesday and still keeps the hope for the top place in group.
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick and Gareth Bale became the fifth British player to score for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in La Liga when he struck twice in an action-packed 7-3 win over Sevilla on Wednesday.
China's biggest information and communication technology firm Huawei and AC Milan on Wednesday signed a sponsorship agreement.
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