Asian championship: China vs. Lebanon
Beginning with some latest basketball action at the Asian Championship,
China beat Kazakhstan 75-62 in the last 12 to secure a place in the quarterfinals.
Yi Jianlian was the pillar of the team, hitting 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
China have won all four games so far in this tournament.
In other action,
The Philippines bounced Iran 87-73 to end Iran's perfect 4-game winning streak,
Jordan downed Qatar 84-73,
India edged Hong Kong 76-71.
On the court right now are China and Lebanon.
Shanghai Shenxin first team to be relegated from CSL
In football action from the Chinese Super League,
Beijing Guo'an knocked Shanghai Shenxin down to China's second division with a 4-0 victory.
Shenxin became the first team to be relegated this season.
They have 17 points after 27 games, 10 points down on third-to-last placed Tianjin Teda with three more games to spare.
The Chinese Super League and the second-division China League exchange two teams each for relegation and promotion for the new season.
Good news for Guo'an though, they moved up to third place and within contention for direct qualification for next season's AFC Championships league.
Guo'an are at 53 points, one point clear of Shandong Luneng.
Dejan Damjanović netted two of the four goals and is threatening Luneng striker Aloisio's place as the league's best scorer.
Damjanovic is down by two goals at 16.
Lin Liangming to play in U-19 Champions League for Real Madrid
In other football news,
Chinese teenager Lin Liangmin has been called up for Real Madrid's squad for the UEFA Under-19 Champions League.
Lin will become the first Chinese player in the tournament's history.
He could make his debut at the champions league in Real's game against Swedish team Malmo later this week.
The 18-year-old winger joined Real Madrid's youth team last month and has already played in Spain's youths' league.
Rugby World Cup recap
In rugby,
Scotland came back from a poor first-half to beat the United States 39-16 in Pool B at the world cup.
The Scots were trailing 13-6 at the end of the first half but a Tim Visser try 90 seconds into the second half kicked them back into action.
They went on to score four more tries to pick up a bonus point.
Scotland coach Vern Cotter acknowledged the turning point for his team.
"I mean, we're very happy to get the win and the bonus point. It was a game that was difficult to construct because we had a physical team in front of us and we weren't particularly accurate probably in the first 40 minutes. Scoring early in the second half certainly got us back on track and we managed to build through what was a reasonably difficult day of rugby, the win. So hats off to the guys. "
Scotland returned to top of the group and will take on South Africa next weekend.
In action from Pool D,
Ireland beat Romania 44-10.
Tommy Bowe and Keith Earls scored two tries apiece for Ireland.
Coach Joe Schmidt praised Bowe's superb form in helping them with the win.
"I thought he had a super game. He finished the try in the corner incredibly well, well he finished both tries but.... I thought he was incredibly strong in the air. He made a fantastic low tackle to allow Jared Payne to get on the ball and make a turnover in the second half. So both sides of the ball, I felt that Tommy was really good today."
Romania are still bottom of the group, having lost all their games at the world cup.
But player Florin Surugiu quickly put it behind him and proposed to his girlfriend on the pitch following the game.
She said yes without hesitation among cheering teammates.
Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup
In golf,
Jordan Spieth closed the Tour Championship with a round of 1-under 69 to win by four shots.
He also captured the FedEx Cup title to add to his US and Masters win this season.
Spieth says it gives him reassurance and self esteem after going through ups and downs.
What this means for me this week is it's validation to the year. It's validation to these playoffs, and how can you go through the lows of a season so quickly after you're so high. People can give up on you easily. And to not care about that, to worry about our own stuff, and to come into the brightest stages and perform is going to give me a lot of confidence going forward because there's going to be ups and there's going to be downs, I know it. But to be able to bounce back this quickly from the low in my season is really cool."
Spieth bagged almost 1.5 million US dollars in prize money.
The tournament's opening leader Henrik Stenson, Danny Lee and Justin Rose all finished tied for second place.
World number one Jason Day was never spot on from the start and finished tied for 10th place at 2-under.
Peter Sagan wins mens' road race at world championships
In cycling,
Slovakia's Peter Sagan emerged from the poloton on the final cobbled climb to win the men's road race at the UCI World Championships.
Sagan went over the summit alone and opened up a decent gap with his superior bike handling skills.
Sagan says he timed the attack with perfection.
"I was hoping for the last..... last cobblestone.... climb, and from there I did, yeah, I was just full gas on hill to finish because also if, the group take me I was very tired for the sprint and then I did just one attack and it was, I think, the right attack."
Sagan covered the 259.2 kilometer course in 6 hours, 14 minutes, 37 seconds to capture his maiden world championships title.
He will be wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey for the next 12 months in all UCI events.
At the conclusion of the championships, the Netherlands top the combined national standings with 545 points.