With a Danish flag wrapped around her shoulders, taekwondo athlete Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen raced around the venue Thursday after claiming the first gold of the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games in the women's individual poomsae with a score of 8.732.
The traditional powerhouses asserted their dominance as the group stage of the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup concluded on Wednesday, with China, Australia, Japan and South Korea all securing top-two finishes in their respective groups.
China lost to France in four sets 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17 in the final week of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League preliminary phase in Gdansk, Poland on Wednesday.
Wounded, yet never tamed, China's former world champion boxer Xu Can, aka "The Monster", is back on the prowl, more bloodthirsty than ever, as he targets another title shot in a heavier division.
The 2025 Rhine-Ruhr World University Games opened Wednesday at the Schauinsland Reisen Arena, the exact same stadium where the Duisburg 1989 Universiade's opening ceremony was celebrated.
China finished second in the women's 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship on Wednesday after a goalless draw with Japan in the final round, while South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 2-0 to win the event's title for first time in 20 years.
Chinese center Yang Hansen, the Portland Trail Blazers' rookie, scored 15 points on Tuesday, leading the Blazers to a 93-87 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Summer League.
With three years to go, the organizing committee of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games unveiled the first version of the competition calendar on Monday.
Brentford confirmed on Tuesday it has completed the signing of Premier League and Champions League-winning player Jordan Henderson on a two-year contract.
Han Xu and Zhang Ziyu combined for 36 points to lead defending champion China to a 91-69 victory over South Korea in a Group B match at the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup on Tuesday.
Vasco da Gama has completed the signing of former Lyon and Lille midfielder Thiago Mendes on a free transfer, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Monday.
Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has hailed the performances of the country's clubs and individual players at the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.