BAKU - Mats Hummels accused his Germany teammates of arrogance in Sunday's 4-1 win away to Azerbaijan, which left the defending champion with five straight World Cup qualifying wins.
Real estate tycoon Wang Jianlin is urging Chinese soccer to build a firm foundation as he applies his business acumen to growing the sport.
Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz is heaping praise on China counterpart Marcello Lippi ahead of their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, saying the man who guided Italy to the global title in 2006 is "good for Asian soccer."
SOFIA - Netherlands captain Arjen Robben described Saturday's stunning 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Bulgaria as "a nightmare" as the three-time runner-up was left in danger of missing next year's finals in Russia.
China's Zhang Weiwei credited "an unexpected gift from the golf gods" for her first win on the China LPGA Tour at the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge on Saturday.
Shanghai Shenhua's Qin Sheng has been handed a six-month ban by the Chinese Football Association for stomping on Belgian international Axel Witsel during a Chinese Super League match - an action that had already earned him a hefty fine.
Dou Zecheng has journeyed from obscurity to the top of PGA China's money list, but he hasn't forgotten where it all started.
HOUSTON - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy thinks he will carry a psychological edge into his duel with Gary Woodland after being drawn to face the American in the opening round of this week's World Golf Championship-Dell Match Play tournament.
MIAMI - Former world No 1 Jordan Spieth says he can't wait to get next month's Masters out of the way - because he's fed up with being asked about his nightmare collapse at Augusta in 2016.
Homegrown hopes are high for the three-day Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge as the China LPGA Tour continues on Thursday in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
SINGAPORE - When Dennis Taylor pocketed the final black to defeat Steve Davis in the 1985 World Snooker Championship final, 18.5 million British television viewers were glued to their sets at half past midnight to witness the sport's most defining shot.
China will ban marathon cheats for life to clamp down on scandals that have dogged the fast-growing sport, which attracted three million participants nationwide last year.
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