The kid is a quick learner. After an inconsistent and foul-plagued first couple of games, Yi Jianlian found his groove in the Bucks' home opener against the Bulls at the Bradley Center, leading his team to its first win of the season.
Real Madrid fans from Barcelona are seldom seen and Manchester United supporters born in Liverpool are just as rare.
Bulgarian middle distance runner Teodora Kolarova has been banned for two years for doping, the Bulgarian athletics federation said on Thursday.
While many players complain that they have to compete in too many tournaments, Justine Henin stays at the top by playing less.
Women's soccer in Germany has come a long way since 1970 when the country's federation, the DFB, reluctantly lifted a ban on women playing the game.
When success becomes stodgy, maybe it's time to sex it up - a la Sharapova.
Although driven to become the best golfer possible, world number one Tiger Woods is not going to sacrifice his family for his work.
In 1900, Dwight Filley Davis donated a silver trophy for a tennis competition between the United States and Britain.
A Major League baseball pitcher hurls his fastball more than 90 mph (149 kph), and when a batter deflects it foul into the seats, it may fly just as fast, giving spectators a split second to protect themselves.
The growing sport of beach tennis is ready to further establish itself by taking advantage of the backlash against the downpours and decorum of Wimbledon.
The Russian city of Sochi can relish its victory in the race to host the 2014 Winter Olympics but some local residents fear for their homes ahead of large-scale construction work.
Puzzled broadcasters calling the first professional baseball game in Israeli history struggled with rendering baseball lingo into the holy tongue of Hebrew.