Plucky Petra primed to perform

BIRMINGHAM, England - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova says returning to the scene of her "fairytale" first Grand Slam win will be a particularly emotional occasion this year.

China rising to the challenge

The inaugural BRICS Games provided a major shot in the arm for China's women's Under-20 volleyball team, according to head coach Shen Mang.

Queen's loss adds to Andy's anxiety

LONDON - Andy Murray said he will have to improve dramatically to mount a successful defense of his Wimbledon title after the world No 1 meekly exited the Queen's Club tournament on Tuesday.

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Mourinho facing taxing times

MADRID - Jose Mourinho's advisers on Tuesday responded to accusations that the Manchester United manager failed to pay millions of euros in taxes to the Spanish authorities during his time in charge of Real Madrid.

Cristiano crisis? What crisis?

His teammates on Portugal's national team would rather talk about anyone except superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Taxman targets

The five-time world player of the year was sentenced last July to 21 months in prison, confirmed on appeal, for avoiding paying taxes on 4.16 million euros ($4.6 million) of his income earned from his image rights from 2007-09.

Corner kicks

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Hard day's night

One runner described it as "a battle to break a wall in our heart."

Connecting with a new generation

Tencent has blazed a trail in streaming live action from the world's top professional leagues in recent years, and the company believes the way new generations of fans consume sport online is vastly different from traditional media.

Q & A

Ewell Zhao, general manager of Tencent Sports

Real boss says nobody's asking about Ronaldo

MADRID - There has been no interest from any club in Cristiano Ronaldo, who has threatened to leave Spain after running into problems with tax authorities, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.