Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway crushed Israel 5-0 to notch its sixth win in as many matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on Saturday.
Third seed Coco Gauff captured her first Wuhan Open title on Sunday, defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in the final to claim her third WTA 1000 crown.
Iraq took a big step toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 victory over Indonesia on Saturday in Group B of the fourth round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers.
Japan's Minami Katsu held a two-stroke lead after the third round of the 2025 Buick LPGA Shanghai on Saturday, while Chinese amateur Xu Ying impressed with a strong performance to sit in a tie for sixth.
The ITTF-ATTU 28th Asian Table Tennis Team Championships opened on Saturday in Bhubaneswar, India, with 13 qualification spots per gender for the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London on offer.
Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui lost 5-3 to Shaun Murphy, while Lyu Haotian suffered a narrow 5-4 defeat against Mark Williams in the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Xi'an Grand Prix on Saturday.
Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia and South Korea's Park Hye-jeong emerged as the biggest winners in the super-heavyweight categories on the final day of the IWF World Championships on Saturday.
Chinese center Han Xu announced Saturday that she has joined Australia's Perth Lynx for the 2025-2026 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) season.
By offering Chinese talent the chance to train and compete in the United States, a new partnership extension between the premier basketball associations in China and the US is expected to help elevate basketball development in China at both elite and grassroots levels.
Chinese Snooker star Ding Junhui reached the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Xi'an Grand Prix after smashing Oliver Lines 5-1 on Friday, setting up a clash against Shaun Murphy on Saturday.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka extended her unbeaten run to 20 matches in Wuhan Open, defeating Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semifinals, while second seed Iga Swiatek was stunned by Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Friday.
Despite strong competition and two unsuccessful attempts, Olympic champion Solfrid Koanda delighted a full house of local spectators by clinching two gold medals in the women's 86kg category at the IWF World Championships held at Fordehuset on Thursday.