SOFIA - Snooker as well as two other cue sports - carom billiards and pool - deserve to be part of the Paris 2024 Olympic program, the secretary general of the newly formed World Snooker Federation (WSF) said on Wednesday.
With US President Donald Trump on a state visit, a couple of other American heavyweights are also representing the Stars and Stripes in China this week.
CLEVELAND - Kevin Love scored a season-high 32 points, LeBron James added 30 and the Cleveland Cavaliers withstood a 40-point performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 124-119 on Tuesday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks acquired guard Eric Bledsoe from the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday following a spat that saw the point guard frozen out at the troubled Arizona franchise.
HOLIDAY, Florida - Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who pitched a perfect game and a playoff no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, died on Tuesday when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
As the new season of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association prepares to tip off, the league is ramping up efforts to produce star players capable of boosting its flagging profile.
MILAN - The Next Gen ATP finals delivered all the promised drama even before a ball was hit, with organizers issuing apologies after Sunday's draw ceremony was blasted as "sexist".
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray dropped outside the ATP top 10 for the first time in years in the latest rankings released on Monday.
PARIS - Icelandic actor Sverrir Gudnason, who plays opposite Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf in the newly released Borg vs. McEnroe, said on Monday he had never played tennis before landing the role as the 1980s Swedish icon.
As the League of Legends World Championship tournament wrapped up at Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing last Saturday, tens of thousands of spectators chanted the name of Chinese team Royal Never Give Up - an unexpected occurrence, considering they had just witnessed an all-Korean final.
ROME - Tributes poured in for Andrea Pirlo after Italy's midfield maestro retired on Monday.
ATLANTA - Kyrie Irving took charge in a fashion only he can.
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