GLASGOW - Denmark's Viktor Axelsen realized his childhood dream by beating the legendary Lin Dan in straight games to claim the men's singles gold at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday.
TIANJIN - Olympic table tennis champion Ma Long is facing arguably the toughest challenge of his career as his creaking body puts added strain on his title defense at the Chinese National Games in Tianjin this week.
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have reputations for being supreme athletes, but a grueling season that offers little time to recover has left them among a number of big-name tennis stars who will be missing from the US Open with injuries.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - For a brief moment, Lewis Hamilton feared he had lost the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
OLD WESTBURY, New York - Dustin Johnson faced long odds all day against Jordan Spieth until Sunday's longest drive led to his playoff victory in The Northern Trust.
LIVERPOOL - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger decried his team's "unacceptable" performance after it was thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Arsenal's shocking performance in its 4-0 Premier League loss at Liverpool on Sunday was slammed by the club's former greats, with all-time top scorer Thierry Henry describing the team as "unwatchable".
LONDON - Antonio Conte said on Sunday he will remain committed to Chelsea even if he doesn't get the new signings he wants before the transfer window shuts on Thursday.
MILAN - Juventus and Italy goalkeeping great Gianluigi Buffon has slammed the "misuse" of the video assistant referee (VAR), saying it makes Serie A "ugly".
PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain has agreed a deal to sign teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe from Monaco, French media reported on Sunday.
MANCHESTER, England - Jose Mourinho criticized Manchester United's home fans after suggesting that Old Trafford was too quiet during Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Leicester City.
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