Portland Trail Blazers' Yang Hansen (L) vies with Sacramento Kings' Maxime Raynaud during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season basketball game between Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, Jan. 18, 2026.

Senegal won its second Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday, beating host Morocco 1-0 after extra time in a final that was interrupted late in regulation after Brahim Diaz missed a penalty.Controversy erupted deep in stoppage time when Diaz went down in the area and the referee awarded a spot kick

Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue produced a resilient effort on Monday and made world number two Iga Swiatek battle through a grueling first round match at the Australian Open.After two hours on Rod Laver Arena, Yuan was eventually outclassed by the six-time grand slam champion, who emerged triumphant

Football's global governing body FIFA is to establish a fully supported regional development office in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city.In a statement released on Sunday, South Africa's Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) said the agreement was concluded with FIFA President Gianni

Highlights of Australian Open tennis tournament

Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled expectations on opening night of the Australian Open, the No. 1 seeds advancing in straight sets in a Sunday session that started with tennis royalty Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd.Rod Laver Arena was heaving for their first-round matches,

China's top-ranked men's player Bu Yunchaokete struggled with a wrist injury in a straight-sets loss to Canadian 21st seed Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.

World No. 3 Coco Gauff opened her Australian Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova on Monday.

Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan saved match point in a dramatic third set tiebreak before edging Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the second round of the Australian Open.

Big Air Olympic champion Su Yiming took a bronze medal in the men's slopestyle at the FIS Snowboard World ‌Cup in Laax, Switzerland, thanks to a solid performance in the first round.

Men's European Water Polo Championships: Hungary vs. Serbia

Serie A football match: AC Milan vs. Lecce

La Liga football match: Atletico de Madrid vs. Deportivo Alaves

Bundesliga football match: FC Augsburg vs. SC Freiburg

China bagged the men's and women's doubles gold medals at badminton's India Open on Sunday. Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang took the men's doubles title, rallying to beat Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita 17-21, 25-23, 21-16.