Fan Junjie and Lin Xinyu, a newlywed couple on China's national triathlon team, swept the individual aquathlon events at the 6th Asian Beach Games on Tuesday, capturing the first two golds of the competition just days ahead of their shared birthday.
Real Madrid's run-in to the end of the season has been dealt a blow with confirmation that two key players will not play again for the club in the domestic campaign.
The relationship between Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa and veteran right back Dani Carvajal was in the spotlight on Thursday ahead of Real Madrid's La Liga home game against Betis.
Top seed and reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka won her opening match in the Madrid Open on Thursday, defeating Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 to reach the third round.
Title holder Stuttgart reached a second successive DFB-Pokal final after Tiago Tomas struck in the 119th minute to seal a 2-1 extra-time win over Freiburg on Thursday.
FC Barcelona's Spain international winger Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the domestic season but is expected to be fit for the World Cup finals after suffering a hamstring injury on Wednesday night.
China made a golden start at the sixth Asian Beach Games on Thursday as husband-and-wife duo Fan Junjie and Lin Xinyu won the men's and women's aquathlon titles respectively, claiming the first two gold medals of the Games.
Villarreal strengthened its hold on third place in La Liga on Thursday with a 1-1 draw away to bottom side Oviedo, which produced another battling display but remains six points from safety.
Bayern Munich reached the DFB Pokal final for the first time since 2020 after a 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, keeping them on course to win three major trophies this season.
Serge Gnabry will miss the FIFA World Cup after the Bayern Munich midfielder suffered a torn thigh muscle, ruling him out of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the 30-year-old confirmed on Wednesday.
FC Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-0 at home on Wednesday to restore a nine-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, but was forced to work hard for the win and lost Lamine Yamal to a hamstring injury.
Basketball world governing body FIBA announced on Wednesday that Japan will host the 2030 Women's World Cup, while France will stage the 2031 Men's World Cup.
Dalian Yingbo extended its winning streak to five matches with a 1-0 victory over Liaoning Tieren in a derby in the Chinese Super League on Wednesday night.
Kalani Brown scored a game-high 34 points as Shanxi beat Sichuan 87-80 on Wednesday to force a decisive Game 5 in the 2025-26 Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) finals.
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday launched a five-year initiative to send promising young players to football powerhouses abroad for training, competition and daily life.