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2017 Road to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood on Hong Kong Open

Nine players from the top 20 in the final Race to Dubai Standings have arrived in Hong Kong, gearing up for this year's Hong Kong Open.

Manchester City train ahead of UCL Group F visit of Feyenoord

Manchester City are gearing up for a meeting with Dutch champions Feyernoord in a group match at the UEFA Champions League.

Italian football federation president resigns

Italian football federation President Carlo Tavecchio has resigned a week after the Italian national team failed to qualify for next year's World Cup finals in Russia.

Grigor Dimitrov beats David Goffin to win the ATP World Tour Finals

Grigor Dimitrov has finished the year with the biggest title of his career. The 26-year-old knocked out David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win this year's ATP Tour Final in London.

China secure singles titles at ITTF Swedish Open

Chinese paddlers were back to their familiar winning manner as they claimed both men's and women's singles titles at this year's Swedish Open.

Int'l match day roundup: Denmark beat Republic of Ireland to reach World Cup

Denmark has fought back from one down to earn an emphatic 5-1 victory over Ireland to advance to next year's World Cup.

Italy fail to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958

Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades after losing its playoff to Sweden 1-0 on aggregate.

Lippi to make several changes in Chinese starters against Columbia

China coach Marcello Lippi said in Chongqing, China on Monday that he would field a different formation in the soccer friendly against Columbia on Tuesday after his team lost to Serbia 2-0 last Friday.

Wu Dajing wins another gold in ISU World Cup Short Track

Team China has collected one gold medal and one silver medal on the final day of the ISU World Cup Short Track Event in Shanghai, taking China's overall medal count up to 3.

Some 5,000 runners attend first Wuhan Women's Half Marathon

The first Wuhan Women's Half Marathon kicks off in Wuhan on Sunday, attracting about 5,000 runners aged from 14 to 69.

Fabio Cannavaro hired as head coach of CSL champions Guangzhou Evergrande

Cannavaro returned to seven-time Chinese Super league champion two years after he was fired by the big-spending club.

Chinese skaters finding their form in Shanghai

The ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event is underway in Shanghai. Most Chinese skaters went unchallenged in their preliminaries.

Chinese team prepare for ISU World Cup to qualify for Olympics

This year's World Cup has been expanded from 2 to 4 stops for athletes to collect points and qualify for next year's Pyoengchang Winter Olympic Games.

Guangdong snaps Xinjiang's CBA winning streak

With five players scoring double figures, Guangdong beat defending champion Xinjiang 98-95, ending its two-game winning streak in the 5th round action of the 2017-2018 CBA league on Tuesday.

Fabio Cannavaro resigns as Tianjin Quanjian coach

Former Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa has been named as his replacement. Earlier he spoke with media about the Tianjin squad.

Pirlo bids farewell to football after decades-long career

Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has announced he is retiring after playing his last game for New York City.

New York City Marathon held in tight security in wake of terrorist attack

The New York City Marathon was held Sunday with heavy police presence as the massive event through all the five boroughs of the city was just days after a terrorist attack in Manhattan that killed eight people.

Experts say human AI rivalry to boost Go development

An AI-Human mixed Go match has been held in Xiamen, with team from Taiwan defeating their rivals from the Chinese mainland. Elite players and AI designers  said that AI could benefit the Go industry in a long run.

Sullinger pocket 55 points as Shenzhen beaten by Xinjiang

Although Jared Sullinger scored a game-high 55 points, Shenzhen still lost to Xinjiang 111-120 in the third round of CBA on Friday.

Potro misses out ATP Finals, Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters

Juan Martin del Potro's dream of reaching the ATP Finals was ended by John Isner of the United States in the Paris Masters quarterfinals here on Friday, while Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic enjoyed a walkover after year-end world No. 1 Rafael Nadal announced his withdrawal due to knee injury.

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