Defending champion China defeated India 79-45 for the second consecutive victory in Group F at the round two of the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday.
Chinese Taipei notched a narrow 79-76 victory over Japan to keep its unbeaten run on Tuesday at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship.
With the Liu Xiang era limping to a close, China's focus is squarely on Beijing 2015 as an emerging group of competitors will test themselves at the world championships in Moscow.
As expected, England has retained the Ashes. The manner of the victory was muted, though, as the Old Trafford game petered out into a rain and light-affected draw.
The World Athletics Championships, which open this weekend, are the first of a series of high-profile international sports events to be held in Russia in the coming years and the biggest competition in Moscow since the 1980 Olympics.
Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams lead a pack of tennis players at the top of a list of the world's highest-paid female athletes in 2013 released by Forbes on Monday.
Kazakhstan almost scared China but Zhou Peng's 12 points in the final quarter lifted the defending champions to a winning start in the second round here on Monday at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship.
Lin Dan returned in style after a year on the sidelines, dominating the match from the start to register a straight victory in the first round of the worlds Monday.
There is one race Usain Bolt can't win at the IAAF Track and Field Championships in Moscow, which starts on Saturday.
Missy Franklin claimed an historic six gold medals at swimming's world championships while Ruta Meilutyte and Katie Ledecky each broke two world records as teenage girls ruled the pool in Barcelona.
China's king of distance freestyle notches golden trifecta at worlds
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