Doctors on call but no worries for Liu

China's Olympic hospital sees little these days of Liu Xiang, the world record 110m hurdler who will carry the aspirations of an entire nation on his shoulders at the Beijing Games.

Teenager claims first major victory

China's teenage diver Chen Ruolin gave a near flawless performance in the women's 10m platform at yesterday's FINA Diving World Cup in Beijing, winning the most important title so far of her young career.

Liaoning stays alive in CBA Finals after Game 4 win

The Liaoning Hunters kept their championship hopes alive by beating the Guangdong Horses 105-96 in the fourth game of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals yesterday.

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Embattled women's coach tries to keep grip

Embattled Chinese women's coach Elisabeth Loisel has no time to feel relieved after her team's hard-fought victory over the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Monday. She still has plenty to prove in the ongoing East Asian Championship as the team faces Japan today and Asia's No 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday.

Chinese pair win first title in diving World Cup

Wang Feng and Qin Kai opened China's FINA Diving World Cup campaign in victorious fashion yesterday in Beijing after they convincingly won the men's synchronized springboard title.

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Big time wheelchair hoops roll into China

Two-time gold medalist David Durepos dribbled down the sideline, turned on a dime but was boxed in by traffic, then wheeled around again before hitting a teammate with a no-look pass for an easy score.

Host struggles past ROK 3-2

A sluggish China side needed a last-gasp goal three minutes from stoppage time to come from behind and beat the Republic of Korea (ROK) 3-2 in the opener of the East Asian Women's Football Championship yesterday in Chongqing.

Olympic berths up for grabs at diving test event

The National Aquatics Center, popularly known as the "Water Cube", will again be under the limelight this week as some of the world's best divers head to Beijing for the FINA Diving World Cup from February 19-25 in a test event that will also serve as the sport's final qualifying match for the Beijing Games.