With the start of the FIFA World Cup just over seven months away, sales of ticket and hospitality packages in China are booming.
TURIN, Italy - Without Lionel Messi for almost an hour on Wednesday, Barcelona managed to get the draw it needed to reach the Champions League knockout stages.
PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery urged his team to stay focused on completing a perfect Champions League group campaign after an "extraordinary" Neymar led a record-breaking win over Celtic on Wednesday.
Manchester United was forced to wait to book a place in the Champions League last 16 as Michael Lang's last-gasp strike gave Basel a shock 1-0 win in Switzerland on Wednesday.
MADRID - Diego Simeone refused to be downhearted by Atletico Madrid's slim chances of making the Champions League last 16 after Antoine Griezmann returned to form with a stunning overhead kick and an assist for Kevin Gameiro to beat Roma 2-0 on Wednesday.
Grand Slam tournaments are planning to return to seeding only 16 players, instead of 32, as of 2019, and now will give a player who is a late withdrawal because of an injury 50 percent of the first-round prize money.
PRAGUE - Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of the tennis world when she sobbed on the shoulder of a member of the British royal family after a heartbreaking loss in the Wimbledon final, has died at the age of 49.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers' first half on Tuesday night resembled many miserable stretches of the past four seasons.
New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins angrily protested he was protecting a rebound the way all big men are taught when he was ejected for a flagrant foul during Monday's victory over Oklahoma City.
Xander Schauffale probably epitomizes best what the PGA Tour is all about these days.
SYDNEY - World No 2 Jordan Spieth will be well rewarded for his trip Down Under this week, regardless of whether he successfully defends his title at the Australian Open, where he has developed a love affair with fans over the last four years.
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