China beat France, enter FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup semifinals

​China stormed into the last four of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a convincing 85-71 win over France in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

UAE NOC and Sharjah Sports Council discuss ways to forge ties to benefit sport in the Emirates

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, September 26, 2022: HE Issa Hilal Al-Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council, welcomed members of the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee at the Council headquarters in Sharjah last week.

China downs Japan for 3rd straight victory at women's volleyball worlds

China claimed its third consecutive win at the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship on Wednesday, beating Japan 28-26, 25-17, 29-27 to take a sole lead in the pool.

China open women's volleyball worlds with triumph over Argentina

China started the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship with a comfortable 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Argentina in one hour and 27 minutes here on Sunday.

Zheng continues inexorable rise

Not quite the perfect ending she'd hoped for, but Zheng Qinwen still had every reason to be buoyed by her history-making run in Tokyo last week.

Team China's charge in full flow as medal hopes grow

After capping its group-stage campaign with another resounding victory on Tuesday, the Chinese women's squad heads into the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals with a spring in its step.

World chess champion Carlsen alleges Niemann has cheated more than he admits

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen resigned at the Julius Baer Generation Cup last week after one move against Niemann, who lags him by almost 200 Elo points.

Federer turns mentor for Laver teammates

Roger Federer's tearful farewell to his playing career is over. A day after heading into retirement, Federer was back on the sideline Saturday, offering coaching tips during a victory by his Team Europe fill-in for singles.

Mayweather knocks out Japan's Asakura

Undefeated former world champion Floyd Mayweather knocked out Japan mixed martial arts fighter Mikuru Asakura Sunday in the latest of the boxing great's lucrative string of post-retirement exhibitions.

Sub Son silences critics with rapid-fire hat-trick

Son Heung-min said he never doubted he would end his goal drought as the South Korean star responded to being dropped by hitting an incredible 13-minute hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur's 6-2 rout of Leicester on Saturday.