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Training in Australia has been a great benefit to Chinese swimmers in recent years, but the long trip Down Under remains a headache.
Phuket is no longer just a mecca for tourists — it's also an ideal training base for elite athletes.
Belgian teenager Luca Brecel surprised all to reach the last eight of the snooker UK Championship in York on Tuesday.
Big-spending Paris St Germain, struggling to deliver domestically on a huge investment by Qatari owners, showed they mean business in the Champions League by winning Group A at Porto's expense on Tuesday.
The NBA will continue its celebration of Chinese New Year with a celebratory game on Feb 13, the fourth day of the Year of the Snake.
As more and more NBA players filter into China, Shaquille O'Neal, an all-time basketball great, is also working on tightening his relationship with the country.
Leaving the field draped in the Union flag and the Stars and Stripes, David Beckham bowed out of Major League Soccer on a winning note on Saturday as L.A. Galaxy retained their title.
The turbulent reign of perennially suspended AFC boss Mohamed Bin Hammam will finally end with the regional body announcing plans on Thursday to elect a new president before April.
South Korean striker Lee Keun-ho was awarded the AFC Player of the Year 2012 on Thursday, as his football club Ulsan Hyundai became one of the biggest winners of the AFC Annual Award gala, bagging the best player, best club and best coach awards.
India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body.
Brooklyn Nets beat Boston Celtics 95-83 in an Eastern Conference clash that turned nasty in the second quarter when three players were ejected after a skirmish on Wednesday.
Indiana guard George Hill delivered the kind of last-gasp, game-winning basket Kobe Bryant is famous for to give the Pacers a scrappy 79-77 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles on Tuesday.