🎾 World number one Aryna Sabalenka has told AFP that she needs to improve her tennis "in literally everything" and how Novak Djokovic is helping her do it on and off the court. ➡️ https://t.co/QgwvUcFXNS

"There's always something, you cannot stop" World number one Aryna #Sabalenka told @AFP that she needs to improve her tennis "in literally everything" and how Novak #Djokovic is helping her do it on and off the court. https://t.co/5G3jwvFkYx @pstebbings @SabalenkaA

Novak Djokovic threw up, Alexander Zverev poured sweat out of his shoe and Emma Raducanu quit her match with dizziness -- and the bad news for the world's top tennis players is that more baking weather is to come in China this week. https://t.co/pJeFZvdkFP @pstebbings @BeiJia_B

She’s China’s not-so-secret weapon - an 18 year old who is already 2.26m (7ft 5in) tall. By ⁦@AFP⁩ in Beijing

Auckland City's amateur team of sales reps, teachers and university students face the mighty #BayernMunich in the coming hours. Story for ⁦@AFP⁩ ahead of what should be the ultimate mismatch #FIFACWC

Their raucous fans are the self-styled bad boys of Japanese football and the team's red shirts, white shorts and black socks bear more than a passing resemblance to Manchester United. https://t.co/Tl2BdODYbb

Zico was instrumental in Japan's development as a football nation and has warned that players are moving to Europe too young, citing his native Brazil as a cautionary tale. https://t.co/P4YvuMefvM

Rain cascading down the walls of the stadium where United will, in theory, train shortly. This place has previous: Paolo Di Canio called it a ‘killer pitch’ when he came as Sunderland boss after Jan Vertonghen did his ankle on it for Spurs

After being booed off following defeat in Malaysia, #ManchesterUnited play in Hong Kong with the 40,000-capacity stadium yet to sell out on the eve of the game. Story for @AFP https://t.co/lF1qQKQvxh

Story for ⁦@AFP⁩ about how Ronnie O’Sullivan’s conqueror defied his parents to stand on the cusp of Chinese sporting history #snooker #Zhao

I wanted to find out what the life of a back-up goalkeeper was like, so I set up an interview with Kawasaki Frontale's Shunsuke Ando. Then, the day before I was due to interview him, he played. For the first time in nine years. https://t.co/1VJJ0uA1QY

In 2020 went to training of China national team in Shanghai. Li Tie was new coach and they rolled out these ‘TIE Together’ banners. Chinese FA was very pleased with itself. The CFA president was there, and soon after I interviewed his number two. All three men now in prison.

The hashtag "National team loses to Japan 0-7" was viewed 480 million times as of Friday morning on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of X/Twitter

Chinese football fans call for the national side to be disbanded after a 7-0 humiliation to rivals Japan in World Cup qualifying By @AFP in Beijing https://t.co/GUqcewoT6p

And still he goes on. The 57-year-old former international ‘King Kazu’ is back in Japan after a couple of years in Portugal. By ⁦@AFP⁩ in Tokyo Source: Yahoo Sports

Even Chinese state media asking if the "Alexander-Arnold experiment" can work (spoiler: they reckon wait and see).

#Judo world champion Huh Mi-mi was born and raised in Japan, but she will represent South Korea at next month's Paris @Olympics to fulfil the wishes of her late grandmother. @AFP story: https://t.co/AzI7oJwnd0

Singapore's veteran goalkeeper Hassan Sunny says Chinese football fans are sending him money to say thank you for his unlikely role in keeping their World Cup dreams alive. By @AFP in Singapore https://t.co/flc9DZu6DM

A decade ago they were in non-league. Now Machida Zelvia and their tree-lined stadium in the middle of nowhere are top in Japan By @Andrew_McKirdy in Toyko https://t.co/RdwHCLsCzq

Disgraced three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang hopes to return to competitive swimming "as soon as possible" as his four-year ban for a doping violation ends By @AFP in Shanghai https://t.co/8Tpy8r8qCg