Looking for a record 16th gold medal, the Chinese team doesn't seem to have a bright future to defend their reigning position in Asia at the 27th FIBA Asian Men's Basketball Championship from Aug 1 to 11.
South African Chad Le Clos made history when he became the first non-European or American swimmer to win a FINA World Championships gold medal in the 200 meters butterfly.
American Missy Franklin, known as 'Missile Missy', won gold medal in women's 200 meters freestyle at the Barcelona FINA World Championships in which was the first time the US won in this discipline since 1978.
Sun Yang became only the second man to defend the 800 meters men's freestyle title at the FINA World Championships when he swam to victory in Barcelona.
England will look to leave Australia in a spin and retain the Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead at Old Trafford from Thursday with team selection seen as key on the famously dusty track.
Former Australian batsman Mike Hussey said on Tuesday he felt for the national team as it enters the third Ashes Test winless, acknowledging two losses would have left a "horrible feeling".
The International Cricket Council will strike agreements with law enforcement agencies in Australia and New Zealand to guard against corruption blighting the 2015 World Cup, chief executive David Richardson said on Tuesday.
The word from usually damp Manchester is that the new Old Trafford pitch for the third Test is another unseasonal dust bowl.
Olympic champion Yannick Agnel has said working with Michael Phelps' ex-coach Bob Bowman helped the Frenchman win 200m freestyle gold at the world championships.
Cesilie Carlton plunged the equivalent of seven stories into the murky waters of Barcelona's harbor.
Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte won the women's 100m breaststroke gold medal on Tuesday, a day after setting the world record, as teenagers led the way at the world aquatics championships.
Bribery and match-fixing scandals may have disappeared from the front pages, but 2013 has so far been another frustrating year for Chinese soccer fans.
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