Female South African Boxer Dies After Battling Knockout-Indused Coma
A female boxer knocked out during a match earlier this month has died in hospital, after spending two weeks in a coma.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee says Phindile Mwelase passed away in a hospital in Pretoria.
The 31-year-old boxer was knocked out by compatriot Liz Butler.
South Africa's president has extended his condolences to the victim's family.
Word of the boxer's death comes as the country continues to mourn the senseless murder of footballer Senzo Meyiwa, captain of the country's national team, and Olympic track and field silver medalist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in the span of just four days.
MLB: KC Forces Game 7 With 10-0 Rout of San Francisco
In Major League Baseball action,
Kansas City makes a statement and forces the World Series into Game 7 after obliterating the San Francisco Giants 10-0.
The royals busted game 6 wide open with a seven-run second inning off Giants pitcher Jake Peavy.
Taking the mound wearing the initials of late St. Louis outfielder Oscar Taveras on his hat, KC rookie pitcher Yordano Ventura was determined to maintain the momentum the Royals seized with their wide lead, allowing just three hits in seven innings.
"Obviously, it was a big lead, but at the same time I didn't want to change anything. I stayed aggressive, and I wanted to stay aggressive. But clearly that gave me some room to work. I wanted to do a good job today and give the bullpen the rest that they needed."
But Giants manager Bruce Bochy is staying positive. He says that San Francisco will shake off the loss and be ready for game 7 in Kansas City.
The winner of the World Series will be decided in tomorrow's game, which sees Giants starting pitcher Tim Hudson up against Royals' pitcher Jeremy Guthrie.
Game 7 begins on Thursday at 8:07 a.m., Beijing time.
FIFA Unveils Logo for 2018 World Cup in Russia
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed the emblem for the 2018 World Cup in Russia - with the help of a crew of cosmonauts.
The emblem depicts the World Cup trophy in red and blue, colors from the Russian flag, with gold trim.
Unveiling the logo on a Russian state TV talk show, Blatter said it would show Russia's "heart and spirit."
He also shared his views on how the next World Cup will go over in Russia.
"Well listen, we have just faced an exceptionally good World Cup in 2014 in Brazil - Russia 2018 will be better. It will be better because football, football will improve during the four years."
The new World Cup logo was then presented over video link by a crew of three Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station.
Football: Capital One Cup Preview (English League)
And in Football:
Capital One Cup action kicks off at 3:45 a.m. Beijing Time.
Man City will face off against Newcastle.
Stoke takes on Southampton.
And Tottenham goes up against Brighton.
NBA Recap: Lakers Lose Opening Home Game, Spurs Edge Mavericks
In Basketball action:
On the NBA's opening night,
The Houston Rockets sent the Los Angeles Lakers packing on Kobe Bryant's return to the regular season, dumping LA 108-90.
Rockets' James Harden got it done with 32 points and 6 assists.
And Former Laker Dwight Howard exchanged words with Kobe Bryant, after Howard clipped Bryant in the chin with an elbow. Howard got a flagrant foul, while Kobe was given a personal foul.
Things went from bad to worse for LA ,when Lakers first round draft pick Julius Randle broke a bone in his leg and had to be wheeled out on a stretcher.
2014 Champs San Antonio barely edged past the Dallas Mavericks 101-100.
In a back-and-forth game, the Mavericks rallied toward the end of the fourth. Power forward Dirk Nowitzki hit a shot that gave Dallas a 100-98 lead with 1 minute 28 seconds left in the game.
But Spurs point-guard Tony Parker sank a triple that put the Spurs up by one to end the game ahead by one.
And New Orleans Pelicans' power-forward Anthony Davis hit 26 points, 17 rebounds and nine blocks, narrowly missing the triple-double, in his team's 101-84 win over the Orlando Magic.
NHL Recap
In NHL action:
The Pittsburgh Penguins rack up 8 goals in their 8-3 blowout of the New Jersey Devils.
After a first period that saw the Devils lead the Penguins 3-1, a Pittsburg powerplay in the second gave way to a goal that sparked momentum that fueled the Penguins' route of New Jersey.
Defending Champs Los Angeles Kings go down in overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Philadelphia Flyers snapped defending champions Los Angeles Kings six-game win streak with a 3-2 win in overtime.
The Anaheim Ducks shutout the Chicago Blackhawks with a 1-0 win away.
Ducks goalie John Gibson had 38 saves, while a short-handed goal from Devante Smith-Pelly clinched Anaheim the W.
The Montreal Canadiens come out on top in the shootout to win 2-1 over the Calgary Flames.
Montreal's P.A. Parenteau snapped the game-winning shootout goal past Flames goalie Jonas Hiller.
The Canadiens snapped a 7-game losing streak against Calgary with the win.
And the Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the Lightning's 7-3 rout against Phoenix.
Germany Puts Forth Bid for 2024 Summer Olympics
Germany has announced its plan to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation is considering Berlin or Hamburg for the host city.
The confederation reportedly plans to bid for the 2028 Olympics, if the 2024 bid remains unsuccessful.
Its general assembly will elect the final candidates next March.
Until now, there are no official candidates for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But the United States, Istanbul, Doha, Paris and Rome have been named as possible bidders.