For a few, fleeting moments Sunday, Rafael Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Dominic Thiem, a younger, talented opponent challenging him in the final for the second consecutive year.
Portugal has won the inaugural UEFA Nations League tournament, beating the Netherlands 1-0 in Sunday's final.
Defensive midfielder Giulia Gwinn scored the only goal on Saturday as Germany opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over China in Group B.
The Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held a promotion event in Tokyo on Saturday to introduce the latest developments in the preparations for the Winter Olympics.
Italian veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain as both sides have agreed not to renew his contract that expires following joint discussions, the Ligue 1 champions announced on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Portugal past Switzerland 3-1 and reach the UEFA Nations League final at Estadio do Dragao here on Wednesday.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the sole candidate, was re-elected on Wednesday as the head of the world's football governing body for the 2019-2023 term of office.
Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed the signing of 21-year-old Serbian forward Luka Jovic on a contract until the end of June 2015.
Roger Federer knew when he returned to the French Open that, if things went exceedingly well, he eventually would find himself face-to-face with Rafael Nadal.
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that China will host the 18th Asian Cup in 2023.
Novak Djokovic beat Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets in men's singles fourth round, while women's singles defending champion Simona Halep faced little challenge to make the French Open quarterfinals on Monday.
Chinese women's footballer Wang Shuang on Monday says that she just wants to focus on upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup and international matches amid reports that she is leaving Paris Saint-Germain.
Chinese veteran Ma Long swept No. 2 seed Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 to win a record breaking 28th men's singles title at the ITTF China Open here on Sunday.
The first leg of the 2019 Zhejiang Great Bay Area Cycling Open wrapped up in Qiantang New District, Hangzhou on Sunday.
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar bas been accused of raping a woman in France last month, according to Brazilian police.
Liverpool won their sixth Champions League after riding their luck to beat Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday.
China's Olympic champion Ma Long advanced into the men's singles last 16 at the China Open table tennis tournament on Thursday, along with six teammates.
Beijing Guoan's midfielder Li Ke will become the first naturalized player ever to enter the Chinese men's national team as the Chinese Football Association released the new 24-man squad on Thursday.
The organizing committee of the Panda Cup said it had decided to disqualify the South Korean team from the championship.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on Wednesday that center DeMarcus Cousins is making progress but still questionable for Game 1 of the Finals.