Wei Jizhong, Chinese vice-president of volleyball's world governing body FIVB, has told the national women's team: it must play every match like the final if it hopes to defend its Olympic gold medal in the August.
It's hard to gauge which story caused a bigger stir among Chinese fans of Yi Jianlian: that the NBA sophomore was suddenly shipped to the New Jersey Nets on the eve of the NBA draft, or that he was caught partying at a KTV in Beijing until 4 am when he was supposed to be preparing mind, body and soul for the Olympics.
NANTES, France: Frenchman Romain Feillu took the biggest accolade of his career on Monday when a successful breakaway that foxed the sprinters' teams handed him the Tour de France yellow jersey on Monday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida: John Buck and Mike Aviles hit 10th-inning homers to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 victory that snapped the Tampa Bay Rays' seven-game winning streak in the American League on Monday.
PARIS: Rafael Nadal's epic final victory over Roger Federer at Wimbledon has seen him close the gap on the world No 1 to 545 points in the ATP rankings released on Monday.
MIAMI: The wife of New York Yankees superstar Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez filed for divorce in Miami on Monday, citing the slugger's alleged infidelities.
LONDON: Roger Federer could make history by becoming the first man to win six successive Wimbledon titles on Sunday, but he won't be satisfied until he's added at least five more to his name.
OMAHA, Nebraska: Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff bolstered their Beijing Olympic bids with victories on Wednesday at the US Olympic swimming trials.
China's international midfielder Sun Jihai believes a new challenge on the English Championship side Sheffield United will help him kick off a new chapter in his career.
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