Chinese Kuai Man denied teammate Sun Yingsha a third-straight title at the WTT Champions Chongqing tournament as she crushed the three-time Olympic champion 4-2 in the women's singles quarterfinals on Saturday.
Mercedes' George Russell held off a challenge from Ferrari to convert pole position into victory in an entertaining first Sprint race of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Toluca and Mexico midfielder Marcel Ruiz will undergo surgery after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Liga MX side said on Friday.
Chinese center Li Yueru says she has gained a better understanding of global basketball development from her team's loss to Belgium in the FIBA Women's World Cup qualifiers.
World No. 1 Sun Yingsha of China advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals with a straight-game victory over Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico at the World Table Tennis Champions Chongqing tournament on Friday.
Hosts Australia became the first team to advance to the semifinals of the AFC Women's Asian Cup after a 2-1 win over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday evening.
Sweden's Armand Duplantis added another centimeter to his own pole vault world record, clearing 6.31 meters to win at the Mondo Classic, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Uppsala on Thursday.
Formula One's new era heads into its first sprint in Shanghai this weekend, with the Chinese Grand Prix promising a very different test to Melbourne, where George Russell led home a Mercedes one-two.
Squad rotation is likely to be the order of the day in the 28th round of matches in La Liga, as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid go into the weekend in the middle of their respective last-16 Champions League ties.
The only negative news surrounding Real Madrid's 3-0 win at home to Manchester City in the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night was the news that left-back Ferland Mendy suffered yet another muscle injury.
As a Beijing 2022 gold medalist, China's para skier Guo Yujie has yet to reach the podium at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, in either para cross-country skiing or biathlon, with only three competition days remaining.
The global reach of 3x3 basketball continued to expand in 2025, with record media value, broadcast coverage and fan engagement, according to figures released by FIBA on Thursday.
The Xinjiang Flying Tigers staged a second-half comeback to edge out Guangdong Southern Tigers 82-80 on Wednesday, while the Shandong Heroes beat the Jiangsu Dragons 113-104.
China's rising table tennis player Wen Ruibo delivered the biggest upset of the day at the World Table Tennis Champions Chongqing, defeating Sweden's world No. 2 Truls Moregard 3-1 to advance to the men's quarterfinals on Thursday.
VfB Stuttgart suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Portuguese league leader FC Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, leaving the German side needing a result away from home to keep its quarterfinal hopes alive.
Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali has said that Iran will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup following recent military strikes by the United States and Israel on the country, the German press agency dpa reported on Wednesday.
Fast, physical and highly technical, Para ice hockey is widely regarded as one of the most exciting events at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.