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Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his status as Real Madrid's conductor with a hat-trick as they joined holders Bayern Munich and Manchester United in posting big wins as the Champions League group stage started on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney reached the 200-goal mark for Manchester United by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, giving manager David Moyes the perfect introduction to life in the Champions League.
The Cincinnati Bengals shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 20-10 victory on Monday night behind a two touchdown performance from rookie running back Giovani Bernard.
Protests, political pressure, media snubs and legal action have turned up the heat on Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder over opposition to the NFL team's nickname, considered by critics to be a racist slur.
A first-ever meeting of Barcelona and Ajax, two of European soccer's most famous names, tops the billing on Wednesday's Champions League card, while Jose Mourinho's Chelsea and last season's runner-up Borussia Dortmund are also in action.
Argentina, the world's undisputed polo powerhouse, will return to Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club in October to defend its crown against challenges from England, Hong Kong, China, and the United States.
Baseball
An exhibition game between CBA club Jilin Northeast Tigers and a star team from the US is expected to boost enthusiasm for the sport in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
A Malaysian national is an alleged "big-wig" of a 2 million AU dollar ($1.84 million) match-fixing scandal involving a Victorian soccer club, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported on Monday.
The United Nations special representative for Afghanistan on Monday congratulated the Afghan national football team over its recent win of an international trophy.
Pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather said he dislocated his left elbow in the middle of his majority decision over previously unbeaten Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Saturday.
Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand regained the momentum in the America's Cup when they pulled ahead of defending champion Oracle Team USA on the fourth leg to win Race 10 by 17 seconds on Sunday on San Francisco Bay.
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