The United Nations special representative for Afghanistan on Monday congratulated the Afghan national football team over its recent win of an international trophy.
Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic said on Monday he would make an appeal after International Tennis Federation (ITF) decided to suspend him for nine months for a banned supplement.
Improving public participation in sports is more important to the youth development of China's "big three" ball games than medals, according to coaches and experts.
Lack of a local club in the top-tier professional league has seen Xinjiang soccer struggle to enter the mainstream of modern professionalism.
Participation is seen as key to success
Pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather said he dislocated his left elbow in the middle of his majority decision over previously unbeaten Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Saturday.
Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand regained the momentum in the America's Cup when they pulled ahead of defending champion Oracle Team USA on the fourth leg to win Race 10 by 17 seconds on Sunday on San Francisco Bay.
Peyton Manning again beat younger brother Eli, throwing two touchdown passes to lead the Denver Broncos past the New York Giants 41-23 on Sunday.
With the world's two most expensive players, Real Madrid thinks it's in position to spoil Bayern Munich's attempt to become the first team since 1990 to defend its European Cup title when soccer's top club competition resumes this week.
Clay Buchholz allowed just two hits over six innings to remain undefeated after 11 games as the Boston Red Sox downed New York 9-2 on Sunday to eliminate the Yankees from the American League East pennant race.
The Czech Republic will bet on a time-tested successful team of Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych when it faces Novak Djokovic-led Serbia in the Davis Cup finals on Nov15-17.
China's top athletes are set to compete against each other again after the National Games, this time for the top awards.
The newly-elected Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) John Coates said he is expecting testing times ahead as major issues overshadow preparations for the Sochi and Rio Games.
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