LONDON - Nour El Sherbini was just 6 years old when she first followed her brother on to a squash court in Alexandria, Egypt.
BERLIN - Arsene Wenger is reportedly in talks with Bayern Munich to potentially become its new head coach while Ralf Rangnick, another possible candidate, is said to not be interested.
International Team captain Ernie Els is raring to unleash his young guns at the Presidents Cup after adding more rookies to his squad in the form of two 21-year-olds - South Korean Im Sung-jae and Chile's Joaquin Niemann.
Some of America's top collegiate hoops stars will showcase their skills at Shanghai's Baoshan Sport Center on Saturday when the Arizona State Sun Devils clash with the Colorado Buffaloes.
PARIS - Novak Djokovic said he is ready for the "big task" of trying to win the ATP Tour Finals in London and claim the year-end world No 1 spot for a record-equaling sixth time.
Fabio Cannavaro has been reinstated as head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande following a bizarre week-long hiatus during which he supposedly engaged in "deep reflections and profound self-examination".
SHANGHAI - Rafa Benitez says his Chinese-language interpreter is always by his side and former Barcelona defender Sergi Barjuan joked that his translator was like his wife, because they were together so much.
Cameroon great Samuel Eto'o is convinced that he is the best African soccer player of all time and is now targeting more success as a coach.
The nation's finest female golfers, Feng Shanshan and Liu Yu, graced the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament over the weekend, cheering on their male counterparts and sharing their thoughts on the game's development in China.
SHANGHAI - Rory McIlroy thought he did everything he needed to win the HSBC Champions on Sunday, and then Xander Schauffele made him do a little more.
Rugby fever may have swept Japan during the seven weeks it hosted the World Cup but if the success of the tournament is to have a lasting effect around Asia, the rest of the continent is going to need some extra help.