Chinese Taipei overcame a 10-point deficit and held off a late strike from Jordan to win their opening group match 91-87 at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday.
China's Liu Zige and her compatriot Zhao Jing won gold medal on Thursday in women's 200m butterfly and 50m backstroke respectively at the FINA worlds.
China's long-distance giant, Sun Yang, admitted he was not ashamed to cry after winning his second gold at swimming's world championships on Wednesday in the 800 meters freestyle final.
Quadruple Olympic champion Missy Franklin of the US powered to her third gold at swimming's world championships with victory in the women's 200m freestyle final on Wednesday.
South African Chad le Clos backed up his Olympic 200m butterfly title with a first world championship gold medal in Barcelona on Wednesday thanks to a storming last 50m that saw him pull away from Poland's Pawel Korzeniowski.
Orlando Duque just had to be the first man to be crowned high diving world champion.
Martina Hingis, Switzerland's former world No 1, said her renewed hunger for competition inspired her comeback in doubles - but she has no plans to return in singles.
US Open prize money will jump to a record $34.3 million this year and could reach $36.9 million, the US Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
Team Pacquiao won't look to the past to figure out the future.
Which Brandon Rios will show up to battle Manny Pacquiao at the Venetian Resort & Casino in Macao on Nov 24?
Manny Pacquiao was 16 when he made his professional boxing debut and pocketed the princely sum of $1.50 for a four-round decision over Edmund Ignacio on Jan 25, 1995.
British soccer legend and Laureus World Sports Academy member Sir Bobby Charlton said China should follow the example of Japan if it vows to improve the level of the sport.
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