BOSTON: The Boston Celtics rallied to a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal.
MANCHESTER, England: Russian champion Zenit St Petersburg won its first European silverware when second-half goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov secured a 2-0 victory over Rangers in the UEFA Cup final on Wednesday.
TIANJIN: With a heart hungry for victory, China's star gymnast Li Xiaopeng announced to the world that he is ready for the Beijing Olympics, now less than 85 days away.
JAKARTA: It was back to business for defending champion China, which raced into the Uber Cup final yesterday, pounding South Korea 3-1 to move to the brink of a sixth consecutive title.
JAKARTA: Defending champion China crushed Thailand as it powered into the Thomas Cup semifinals yesterday, temporarily putting aside concern for victims of the devastating earthquake back home.
TIANJIN: With the death toll rising to almost 15,000 yesterday, China's gymnastics boss Huang Yubin hopes to use any gold medals China wins at the World Cup to demonstrate the team's solidarity with and sympathy for people involved in the earthquake.
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut: Three Chinese pugilists stepped into the ring halfway around the world last week to give their fellow boxers from the US and Brazil a taste of the Middle Kingdom.
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