US star Ryan Lochte swam through the pain barrier to win two gold medals on Friday at the world championships as he followed his 200m backstroke victory with 4x200m freestyle relay gold.
Hungary's Daniel Gyurta has targeted regaining the world record after winning the men's 200m breaststroke for the third time in succession on Friday at the swimming world championships.
Defending champions China lost their second match at the 27th Asian basketball championships - 70-51 to Iran here on Saturday, but still qualified to the second round.
German runner Thomas Dold and Australian Suzy Walsham respectively claimed first place in the men's and women's vertical marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first such event held in the Chinese mainland.
Neymar marked his home debut for Barcelona with a fine assist but a goal eluded the Brazil forward as the La Liga champions crushed his former club Santos 8-0 in the Joan Gamper invitational trophy on Friday.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick has chosen to sign with the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat, ending months of suspense over where the center whose career has been decimated by a series of knee problems would be attempting his comeback.
After three consecutive tournament exits against low-ranked opponents, Roger Federer pulled out of next week's Rogers Cup without giving a reason Friday.
Sun Yang came from nowhere to give China what had looked like an impossible bronze medal at the Barcelona World Swimming championships on Friday.
Foreign competitors and spectators at next year's Sochi Winter Olympics will have to abide by a new Russian law banning "gay propaganda", the host nation's sports minister said on Thursday.
A powerful last 200 meters by Missy Franklin gave the American 4x200 meters women's relay team gold in the FINA world championships in Barcelona.
Denmark's Rikke Pederson set the third new world record of the FINA world championships currently being held in Barcelona when she swum a time of 2:19.11 in the fist semifinal of the women's 200 meter breast stroke.
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