Wayne Rooney reached the 200-goal mark for Manchester United by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, giving manager David Moyes the perfect introduction to life in the Champions League.
Croatia's Marin Cilic has been handed a nine-month doping ban by the International Tennis Federation.
The Cincinnati Bengals shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 20-10 victory on Monday night behind a two touchdown performance from rookie running back Giovani Bernard.
Protests, political pressure, media snubs and legal action have turned up the heat on Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder over opposition to the NFL team's nickname, considered by critics to be a racist slur.
A first-ever meeting of Barcelona and Ajax, two of European soccer's most famous names, tops the billing on Wednesday's Champions League card, while Jose Mourinho's Chelsea and last season's runner-up Borussia Dortmund are also in action.
Argentina, the world's undisputed polo powerhouse, will return to Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club in October to defend its crown against challenges from England, Hong Kong, China, and the United States.
Zach Johnson is having a September to remember -and there's still one very big week to go.
World No 1 Tiger Woods and two-time major winner Rory McIlroy will square off again in 'The Match at Mission Hills' on Oct 28 - their second head-to-head 18-hole showdown in China.
An exhibition game between CBA club Jilin Northeast Tigers and a star team from the US is expected to boost enthusiasm for the sport in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Tennis fever hits every fall with the China Open and ATP Masters held in Beijing and Shanghai in October, but it's not all about the world elite slugging it out.
Novak Djokovic produced a masterful performance on Sunday to help Serbia roar back to defeat Canada 3-2 and set up a Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic.
A Malaysian national is an alleged "big-wig" of a 2 million AU dollar ($1.84 million) match-fixing scandal involving a Victorian soccer club, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported on Monday.