Bud Selig, who helped usher in a new era of growth and change in the game of baseball, said on Thursday he will retire as commissioner of Major League Baseball at the end of his current term in January 2015.
Tough workouts lead to victory on the court, but a responsible attitude makes one a champion in life.
World No 5 Li Na recieves an exculsive interview with China Daily before her charity show match with world No 1 Novak Djokovic in Beijing on Sept 27, 2013.
Serena Williams has clinched the WTA's Year-End World No 1 presented by Dubai Duty Free, her third time finishing a year on top after doing so in 2002 and 2009.
The WTA announced today that World No 5 Li Na has qualified for this year's TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, to be staged at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, from Oct 22-27.
2004 saw a budding champion rise to the occasion for a tournament win at the China Open. Now in 2013, that champion returns to Beijing a certified legend. Serena is back.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic to play China No.1 Li Na in a charity show game to open the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Friday night when each single ace shot from Li will earn 37,819 yuan for charity.
A 12-year ban for Stephen Lee seems a life long one when he was found guilty for manipulating seven matches in 2008 and 2009.
Marcello Lippi remained cautious about Guangzhou Evergrande's chances of reaching the AFC Champions League final despite its 4-1 rout of Kashiwa Reysol in the semifinal first leg.
Manchester United manager David Moyes spoke of how he felt encouraged after seeing his side bounce back from its derby drubbing by Manchester City to knock Liverpool out of the League Cup.
An unconvincing Real Madrid needed a controversial Cristiano Ronaldo penalty deep into stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 win at promoted Elche on Wednesday that kept it hard on the heels of La Liga leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.