Host China capped the climbing competition at the World Games on Saturday by sweeping the men's and women's speed relay finals, finishing the event with five of the six gold medals on offer.
During the ongoing 12th World Games, held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, foreign athletes are immersing themselves in Chinese culture and the vibrant atmosphere of the city.
China claimed a 3-1 victory over Argentina in the classification round for 5th-8th place at the 2025 FIVB Women's U21 World Championship on Saturday, advancing to the 5th-place playoff.
?Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan set a new record in snooker history on Friday, becoming the first player to make two 147s in a single match on the same day, during the semifinal of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters 2025 in Jeddah.
?Sichuan overwhelmed Xinjiang 110-50 for its fifth consecutive victory, while Shanxi edged Heilongjiang 85-81 to end its winless run in Group A of China's 15th National Games women's basketball qualifiers in Dandong on Friday.
?Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola admitted that more players could leave his club before the end of the month, but says he hopes Brazilian winger Savinho isn't one of them.
?China's Long Jianguo set a new national record of 4.74 seconds to win the men's four-lane speed climbing title at the Chengdu World Games on Friday, while Indonesia's Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi claimed the women's crown in 6.35.
Mexico's Anahi Alvarez Corral won gold in the women's individual duathlon by just two seconds on Friday, while China's Lu Ziqing placed ninth despite receiving a yellow card.
The International World Games Association's mission to "engage with and inspire communities by promoting the positive values of sport" was on display during the 12th World Games in Chengdu.
In its first international appearance, the Chinese women's flag football team came close to pulling off a major upset against world No. 4 Austria, falling just short 47-45 in preliminary round action at the Chengdu World Games on Thursday.
All four Chinese players, including Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui, failed to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2025 Snooker Masters after suffering defeats in their last-16 matches in Jeddah on Wednesday.
Jhoan Sebastian Guzman Bitar of Spain achieved a golden double at The World Games 2025 on Thursday, winning gold in both inline speed skating track men's dual time trial 200m and sprint 500m +D.
FC Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia says he is not worried about whether the club will be able to register him in the squad in time for this season's La Liga opener in Mallorca this weekend.
Host nation China claimed five of the six medals on offer Thursday, including both men's and women's titles, as the sport climbing competition of The World Games 2025 opened with Olympic-level battles in Chengdu.
Artur Guimaraes struck early as reigning champions Botafogo clinched a 1-0 home win over Ecuador's LDU Quito in their Copa Libertadores round-of-16 first leg on Thursday.