Retired Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming said he hopes that playing sports will be simply for fun someday. "Sports now means too much beyond itself.
Chinese athletes at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
Former world No 1 Roger Federer was ousted by Frenchman Gael Monfils at the third round at the ongoing Shanghai Masters on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams lead a pack of tennis players at the top of a list of the world's highest-paid female athletes in 2013 released by Forbes on Monday.
Real Madrid headed a trio of European soccer clubs at the top of a list of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams released by Forbes on Monday.
Take a look at the surprising list of top players who will not be continuing on at Wimbledon.
Li Na said on Tuesday that she has achieved her target at the Wimbledon Championships despite losing to fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinals.
Andy Murray wiped out 77 years of pain when he became the first British man since 1936 to win the men's title at Wimbledon with a stunning 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory over world No 1 Novak Djokovic.
There are 50 women soccer players in Nantong, all of whom are preparing for the 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games slated to be held in 2014.
The Chinese women's volleyball team won their second title after Lang Ping was appointed their head coach.
England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies and glamour that had a worldwide impact that went way beyond soccer.
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