Double winner Li looks toward Vancouver Games

YABULI, Heilongjiang province: In the absence of Olympic gold medalist Han Xiaopeng, Li Ke emerged as the top men's aerial jumper here at the 11th Chinese National Winter Games.

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'Iron Hammer' still pounding

Ningbo Beilun Gym was packed that summer night in 2005. The World Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Tournament had touched down in Zhejiang province and Chinese fans were beside themselves watching China take on the US. Their hero had returned and the adoration was obvious: "Lang Ping, we love you!"

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Drastic changes confound fans

There is a well-known saying in China when the future hangs in the balance: "Meet all changes by remaining unchanged."

Champion diving coach hopes to make national team return

China's highly successful former Olympic diving coach Yu Fen expressed her desire to return to the national team and contribute to the team's Olympic preparations for the first time since leaving her post in 1996.

NBA sinks its teeth into China

Before Yao Ming became the world's most recognizable Chinese sports star, the NBA didn't pay much attention to China - neither did many other big-time sports leagues. Six years later, the NBA is leading the charge of professional leagues trying to get a piece of China's seemingly infinite marketing pie.

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