A short video of China's best-known basketball center cooking an egg-filled pancake has gone viral, landing just as he returns to the national team roster. It is a small window into how Chinese fans follow their stars off the court.
Beijing opened its CBA season with eight straight wins, beating Ningbo 120-88, but guard Barry Brown Jr. says the team is far from a finished product. He credits practice and the belief of teammates and coaches for the run.
Wang Chuqin, world No. 4, swept Denmark's Anders Lind 11-7, 14-12, 11-9 at the WTT Champions Frankfurt to reach the last 16, reversing a 1-3 defeat at the US Smash earlier this year. The win moves their head-to-head record to 3-2 in Wang's favor.
A long-time table tennis fan's post argues that Ma Long's early resources were earned by early results rather than favoritism, pushing back on a recent swing in his reputation. The debate mixes Olympic cycles, technical longevity and fan anger carried over from another star.
Sun Yingsha beat Japan's Hina Hayata 4-3 in the WTT Montpellier Champions quarterfinals, surviving a see-saw match that went to a deciding game. The win is her 22nd straight over Hayata and sets up a semifinal against Chinese teammate Wang Yidi.
Liang Jingkun beat Wen Ruibo 3-0 in the round of 32 at the WTT Montpellier Champions event, taking the match 13-11, 11-8, 11-4. Next up is France's Simon Gauzy, who reached the last 16 by sweeping Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto.
Spain's football federation has settled Atlético Madrid's complaint that Barcelona approached Julián Álvarez while he was under contract. The penalty, 602 euros, is so small it reads less as punishment than as paperwork, and FIFA declined to take the case at all.
Lazio beat ten-man Sassuolo 6-2 on Tuesday, extending their perfect start to eight wins and a draw and moving top of Serie A with 25 points. Zakani scored once and set up two more, while Lazio missed two penalties in a chaotic second half.
A leaked video of French footballer Kylian Mbappé making remarks about China prompts several Chinese companies to end endorsement deals. China's foreign ministry says words that hurt Chinese people's feelings will meet collective resistance, without naming the player.
La Liga will report an alleged assault on Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who video appears to show being struck with a flagpole during celebrations of Kylian Mbappe's winning goal at Barcelona. Spain's disciplinary committee is expected to examine the case.
The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London began half an hour late because of traffic, after award pages for three nominees briefly appeared online. Organizers said the pre-written articles revealed nothing about the top three.
Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to stay level on points with Bayern Munich before next week's German Clasico. Coach Niko Kovac declined to discuss Bayern, pointing to a midweek cup tie first.
Kyren Wilson beat Jack Jones 9-2 to win the 2026 Northern Ireland Open, his 11th career ranking title. The win lifted him past Jimmy White into 12th on the all-time list and ended a 19-month wait for a trophy.
Manchester United's 0-3 home defeat to Bournemouth left the club winless in eight matches and manager Michael Carrick fighting for his job, with the board in emergency talks. Gary Neville says the players, not the coach, are the problem.
Barcelona teenager Pau Cubarsi ranked the hardest forwards he has defended, putting Kylian Mbappe first and Lionel Messi second. The 18-year-old defender's list, given to ESPN, also placed Cristiano Ronaldo third, Ousmane Dembele fourth and Vinicius Junior fifth.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated Al-Nassr's 71st anniversary on social media, while Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi named Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Ronaldo among the hardest forwards he has faced. Both moments kept the veteran Portuguese star in the football conversation on a busy European weekend.
Chelsea lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham in the Premier League's London derby, playing most of the second half with ten men after Cole Palmer was sent off for a second yellow. The defeat ends Chelsea's six-match league winning run over Spurs, dating back to February 2023.
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany fainted during a training-ground day after months of sleeping very little, and the club has told him to stop working entirely until he recovers. The episode puts elite football's workload culture under fresh scrutiny.
LeBron James, 41, posted 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to become the oldest player to hit that line in an NBA game. Philadelphia erased a 29-point third-quarter deficit to beat Cleveland 114-106.
Al-Hilal came from behind to beat Al-Qadsiah 3-2 in the Saudi Pro League, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring and then limping off. The win lifts them to first place on 27 points with a game in hand, while Al-Ahli thrashed Al-Khaleej 4-1.
After three Champions League rounds, Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice top the charts for successful passes in the attacking third. The numbers reveal how Arsenal's midfield dictates play high up the pitch.
Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Arsenal extended its unbeaten home run in the Champions League group and league phase to 40 matches, a record 37 wins and three draws. The last such home defeat was a 2-3 loss to Manchester City in December 2013.
China's Under-17 women's team thrashed Samoa 7-0 for a second straight group win at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, with Cheng Wandi scoring twice and setting up two more. The group decider against the United States follows on October 26.
Como's 4-1 win over Manchester United was predicted almost exactly by a fan on social media hours before kickoff, down to the scoreline and the manager speculation that followed. The result deepens the pressure on United's Michael Carrick.
After a 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como, Bruno Fernandes said United's players must accept the club is no longer what it was and that trophies are now very hard to win.
A Chinese rider will try again on October 25 to set a Guinness record for motorcycle surfing, answering online doubters who say a bike on a board looks easy. The team says the challenge took repeated redesigns of tires and boards.
Cameroonian footballer Joseph Minala has spoken out about the 2014 rumor that he was secretly 42 while playing for Lazio's youth team, saying the club never protected him from a story that has followed him ever since.
Portland's second-year Chinese center Yang Hansen played the entire fourth quarter as the Trail Blazers crushed Phoenix 124-83 in their NBA season opener. Damian Lillard led with 25 points in a blowout that was decided early.
Chinese rookie Yang Hansen played his first regular-season NBA game as the Portland Trail Blazers crushed the Phoenix Suns 124-83. His modest five points and two rebounds came in a historic 43-12 first quarter that set up the rout.
A journalist reports that one of the top five or six contenders for the 2026 Ballon d'Or will not attend the October 26 gala in Paris. The player's identity remains unknown, adding intrigue to football's most prestigious individual award night.
China's under-17 women's team began their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 victory over Kenya, powered by a Xu Xiaotang brace and a Xu Yue opener. The result puts them top of Group E ahead of their next match.
Zhang Jiawei, a young Chinese snooker player, came back from 1-3 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-3 at the Northern Ireland Open. The win sends him into the last 32 and marks one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
Diego Gomez scored from 51.3 metres as Brighton thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0, the eighth-longest goal in the Premier League since 2006-07. Two days earlier, a fan had predicted on social media that he would score exactly that way.
A Brighton fan posted on social media that Sunday would be Diego Gómez's perfect moment for a halfway-line lob. Two days later, he did exactly that in a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Zhangxue Motorcycles, a young Chinese brand, capped its 2026 World Superbike season with a manufacturer's third place and a rider runner-up finish in Spain. The result marks a milestone for Chinese motorcycle engineering on the global racing stage.
Paris FC beat Rennes 4-3 in a chaotic Ligue 1 match featuring four penalties, with Rennes' Le Paul scoring a rare penalty hat-trick. It was the first time in 34 years a Ligue 1 game saw four spot kicks.
Tottenham striker Richarlison claims a Brazilian Senate candidate took control of an island he bought in 2020-21 without paying. He says the Angra dos Reis property cost him around 10 million reais, about 1.6 million euros.
After a 0-3 defeat at Lazio, Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti admitted his side lacked control and direction, saying he must re-examine his relationship with the team. The loss deepened doubts about the Turin giants' season.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger were written off after a miserable first half of the season, but a remarkable second-half surge has secured their Chinese Super League survival with two rounds to spare.
Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says Harry Kane has agreed a new Bayern Munich contract running to June 2029. The deal keeps world-class striking power in Munich into Kane's mid-thirties.
