CLEVELAND - The situation was dire, requiring dominance.
OKLAHOMA CITY - It wasn't even clear until an hour before tip-off if Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell was going to play in Game 2 against Oklahoma City.
HOUSTON - James Harden predicted Chris Paul would "come back and drop 30" after not playing his best in Houston's playoff opener.
BOURNEMOUTH, England - Manchester United has given manager Jose Mourinho an FA Cup semi-final selection dilemma after its 2-0 win at Bournemouth on Wednesday.
MADRID - Real Madrid might be the favorite for the Champions League, but a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday will hardly have struck fear into Bayern Munich.
BERLIN - A brilliant backheel from Luka Jovic inspired Eintracht Frankfurt to a 1-0 victory over Schalke in the semifinals of the German Cup on Wednesday, meaning that Bayern Munich will meet its future coach Niko Kovac in next month's final.
Although China boasts world-class rider Alex Hua Tian, who placed eighth at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the country still needs to nurture more young talent and a better environment for equestrian sports to flourish.
Despite watching his side lose for the first time this year on Wednesday, Shanghai SIPG coach Vitor Pereira is upbeat about his club's chances ahead of a blockbuster clash with Japan's Kashima Antlers in the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League.
China's top sports governing body is rolling out a national program to select amateur athletes for 11 events at the upcoming summer Youth Olympic Games.
India's Khalin Joshi hopes next week's Volvo China Open can help him emulate good friend Shubhankar Sharma's rapid rise to stardom over the past few months.
China will get a first-hand look at "The Process" during the National Day holidays in October when the Philadelphia 76ers play two preseason games against the Dallas Mavericks in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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