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China Daily will collaborate with the WTA this year to bring you columns from various women's players in an effort to provide insight into life on the tour.
AC Milan striker Kevin-Prince Boateng stormed off the pitch after racist chants from a group of fans on Thursday, forcing a friendly away game against fourth-tier club Pro Patria to be suspended.
Frank Lampard will definitely leave Chelsea at the end of the season, the England international's agent confirmed on Thursday, but he will not be tempted to see out his career in China.
The world's leading sportsmen and sportswomen weren't caught short for words during another eventful sporting year which featured more than its share of highs and lows.
French Open champion Rafa Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next month's Australian Open because of a stomach virus that has disrupted his recovery from a long-term knee injury.
A revitalized Li Na will begin her 2013 season at home after the WTA added a new tournament to its schedule in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
It's always tough to pick the best sportsman and sportswoman in an Olympics year with so many golden performances. However, this year's vote might be easier for the selection panel as Chinese swimmers made history-making breakthroughs at the London Olympics, where they bagged 10 medals (five gold) to finish second on the table while also showing the world they are power to be reckoned with.
London defied Britain's wettest summer for 100 years, potential transport and security chaos and a depressed economy to stage a marvellous 2012 Olympics during a magical year for British sport.
A list of major world sports events for the year of 2013.
Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant guards New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (R) during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles December 25, 2012.
Rafael Nadal's comeback from a long-term knee injury has been put on hold by an illness that has ruled him out of an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
A bold move four years ago eventually saw a Grand Slam title realized, so it's now time to push even harder.