WEST BROMWICH, England - Jurgen Klopp singled out Simon Mignolet for praise after the much-derided goalkeeper stood firm to help Liverpool earn a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
LONDON - When Jamie Vardy pictured himself making Champions League history, the record he set in Leicester City's loss to Atletico Madrid was probably not what he had in mind.
MADRID - Bayern Munich faces a familiar problem as it travels to old European foe Real Madrid on Tuesday needing to make history to stay alive in the Champions League.
Judging by crowd appreciation at last weekend's Yishion Camelot Grand Prix Jumping Equuleus in northeast Beijing, equestrian sport is galloping to new heights in China.
SHEFFIELD, England - Yan Bingtao became the first player born in this century to play in the World Snooker Championship, but the Chinese teenager's Crucible debut didn't go as he would have hoped on Sunday.
The new head coach of China's lone entry in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League isn't wasting any time easing into the job.
BOSTON - Isaiah Thomas took the floor to a deafening cheer for the Boston Celtics' playoff opener against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, just a day after his sister was killed in a car accident.
HOUSTON - Although James Harden is Houston's undisputed star, he can't top Russell Westbrook entirely on his own.
OAKLAND, California - Kevin Durant patted his chest after two big buckets in the fourth quarter and let everybody know: "I got this!"
NEW YORK - While the rest of the Yankees were off to a flying start at home, Greg Bird was still grounded at the plate.
The winds of change are lifting Chinese basketball to new heights.
WUXI, Jiangsu - China's women's table tennis team was left in a spin on the weekend after Japanese teenager Miu Hirano blew the favorites away to claim a sensational victory at the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships.
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