URUMQI - By day they work as a vegetable vendor in the bazaar, a herder on horseback, a dance director in a theater in the remote town of Tacheng.
With more and more Chinese willing to pay to look good as they work out, domestic brands are keeping up to date with the latest gym fashion trends.
LONDON - Novak Djokovic surveyed the wreckage of his painful Queen's Club final collapse against Marin Cilic and admitted he doesn't expect to challenge for the Wimbledon title.
ST. PETERSBURG - After being held to a draw by Iceland and humiliated by Croatia, Argentina's World Cup could already have been all but over.
MOSCOW - World Cup contender France is waiting for star striker Antoine Griezmann to hit his stride as Les Bleus aim to secure top spot in Group C against Denmark on Tuesday.
KAZAN, Russia - Australia's crucial World Cup match against Peru on Tuesday could be Bert van Marwijk's last game in charge, but the no-nonsense Dutchman has already left a deep impression during his short time in charge.
REPINO, Russia - Qualification for the last 16 secured with a game to spare, Harry Kane leading the Golden Boot race and a record World Cup win after thrashing Panama 6-1 - England could not have wished for a better start in Russia.
KAZAN, Russia - Colombia coach Jose Pekerman has tipped Radamel Falcao for more success after seeing the veteran Monaco striker bag his first World Cup goal in a 3-0 rout of Poland in Kazan on Sunday.
Japanese fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team's grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal on Sunday to keep alive hopes of a place in the last 16.