Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele became the first man to win the 5,000-10,000 metres double at the world championships when he took gold at the shorter distance on Sunday.
Jamaica's sprint king Usain Bolt ripped a massive 0.11 seconds off his own 200m world record on Thursday at the World Athletics Championships and then insisted he is clean from doping.
She wore pants instead of a skirt to school, played football with the boys and was teased about her masculine looks.
Roger Federer may be recently married and a new father to twin girls, but nothing can distract the Swiss 15-time grand slam champion from the business of being the world's top-ranked player.
Houston Rockets All-star center Yao Ming has resumed light training for the first time since surgery on his injured left foot, according to an entry on his Facebook page.
Spanish league club Espanyol were in a state of shock on Sunday following the sudden death of their 26-year-old team captain Dani Jarque.
First came another signature moment from Tiger Woods, an 8-iron over the water that stopped a foot from the hole. Even more stunning was the meltdown that followed by Padraig Harrington.
Back on the PGA Tour after a six-week break while helping his wife, Amy, and mother, Mary, undergo breast cancer treatment, Phil Mickelson says he is in "a much better place" mentally and excited about golf.
China's Olympic fencing champion, Zhong Man, does not like being compared to star hurdler Liu Xiang, whose accomplishments are seen as the bar for fellow Chinese athletes.
Leading a team to the top of the world is the ultimate coaching goal, but for volleyball legend Lang Ping that dream appears over.
Five Brazilian athletes training in Germany for this month's world championships have failed out of competition doping tests and will return home, the Brazilian Athletics Confederation (CBAt) has said.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is on his way home to Brazil, nine days after suffering a life-threatening crash during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
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German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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