SAO PAULO - Four years ago, teenager Gabriel Jesus was painting the streets of Jardim Peri, a Sao Paulo favela (neighborhood) where crime is rife and fetid creeks flow past children playing soccer.
It took a 17-year-old phenom to finally turn things around for Brazil.
OAKLAND, California - JR Smith turned from villain to Warriors' fan favorite thanks to his memorable mistake.
Next year's Presidents Cup is being billed as the mother of all showdowns, and Asia's top golfers, including China's No 1 Li Haotong, are already dreaming of being in the heart of the action at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.
Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, believes young Chinese players must be prepared to gain as much experience abroad as possible in order to compete with the best.
Guangzhou Evergrande has reportedly offered Roma star Radja Nainggolan annual wages of 14 million euro ($12 million) in a bid to lure the Belgian to Guangdong province.
China's national men's team topped Iran 84-74 in a second friendly on the weekend after winning their first encounter 77-67.
TANTA, Egypt - Deep in Egypt's Nile Delta region, the children of Nagrig village have a clear goal in life: they want to become soccer stars like Mohamed Salah.
LONDON - England's top cricket administrator may feel young people no longer care about cricket, but the man running the sport's global governing body is adamant youth interest is rising worldwide.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia - Far from his native Uzbekistan, labor migrant Rustam Mustafakulov has found a second home in the World Cup host city of Saint Petersburg, playing soccer with other immigrants from Mali to Turkmenistan.
China's young basketball talent reached for the stars on Saturday - and had a very special guest to cheer them on as they did.
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