As the Beijing Olympic torch arrives in Guiyang today, Yuan Zhou, mayor of the city, tells China Daily "this is a good opportunity for people, especially foreigners, to have better understanding of this inland city in southwest China".
While the nation anticipates another ping-pong sweep at this year's Olympics, China's table tennis chief Liu Guoliang is already planning for life beyond the Games, setting his sights on 19-year-old Ma Long.
With a year and a half until the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, China's figure skating pairs veterans Pang Qing and Tong Jian have already made steps toward winning their first Olympic medal.
Defending champion and world No 2 Phil Mickelson and 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman have confirmed they will be competing in the 2008 HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, from Nov 6-9.
China lost its Women's Asian Cup final against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday, but the match may be a positive sign of things to come.
BOSTON, Massachusetts: Proposed National Basketball Association games in China this October could raise relief money for earthquake victims in the NBA-mad nation, league commissioner David Stern said on Sunday.
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