Guangzhou Evergrande take a huge step towards a maiden AFC Champions League semi-final appearance after beating Lekhwiya 2-0 on Wednesday.
Former European champions Celtic and AC Milan were left with work to do to reach the Champions League group stage after their playoff first leg games on Tuesday.
Sacked Australian coach Mickey Arthur on Tuesday admitted he "lost" Shane Watson, while criticizing the team's young players for having "big egos" while earning "obscene amounts of money".
Monty Panesar is hoping a change of county will help his chances of gaining selection for England's Ashes tour to Australia later in the year.
A series of historic firsts will be realized if the International Olympic Committee awards the 2020 Summer Games to Istanbul, bid chairman Hasan Arat said this week.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster accepted his punishment without admitting any misdeed. Dempster was suspended for five games and fined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally hitting New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez with a pitch last weekend.
Former $50-million pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was released by the Cleveland Indians at his request on Tuesday, giving the Japanese veteran a chance to catch on with another team.
Life with Alex Rodriguez breaks down in strange ways for the New York Yankees.
Stringent measures will be in place to control doping at the 12th National Games, ananti-doping official said.
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that Heidi Ueberroth, President, NBA International, will be leaving theNBAafter a nearly 20-year career, effective at the end of 2013.
Jeremy Lin celebrated his 25-year-old birthday with fans as his three-day basketball clinic ended and held a closing ceremony on Tuesday.
Swapping Olympic pins is the "in" thing to do at every Olympic event and the Asian Youth Games here in Nanjing is no different.
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