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Forty-year-old Diego Forlan, one of the best shooters in the history of Uruguayan football, announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. "It hasn't been easy, I didn't want the…

Manchester United made Harry Maguire the world's most expensive defender on Monday, signing him from Leicester for around $100 million. United said the 26-year-old center back signed a six-year contract…

France's Ligue 1 has appointed former swimmer Ning Zetao as their Ambassador to China. The ex-world champion was presented on 2nd August at Shenzhen in the south of the country.…

Wayne Rooney will be leaving Major League Soccer after less than two seasons to return to play in England and be closer to his family. The 33-year-old former England captain…

Manchester City struck an early blow for the forthcoming Premier League campaign as they beat 5-4 Liverpool on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday after an…

China's Zheng Saisai captured her first WTA title at the San Jose WTA Open on Sunday, shocking world number 10 and No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets…

Borussia Dortmund clinched the Supercup for the sixth time after goals from Paco Alcacer and Jadon Sancho were enough to ease past uninspired Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday. The "BVB"…

Daniel James converted the winning penalty in a shootout to give Manchester United victory over AC Milan and six wins in as many preseason matches on Saturday. The 21-year-old Wales…

Soccer body CONMEBOL suspended Lionel Messi from international matches with Argentina for three months because of accusations of corruption he made at the latest Copa América. The South American body…

The emblem and mascots of the 14th Chinese National Games, respectively named "Jade Bi" and "The four most precious endangered animals in Qinling Mountains", were unveiled on Friday. The unveiling…