Officials mull rule change after tanking controversy

JAKARTA: Badminton's powerbrokers admitted yesterday they needed to re-examine the rules after South Korea threw a match at the prestigious Thomas Cup here.

United keen to build on title success

MANCHESTER, England: Premier League champion Manchester United is determined to build on its latest success and will strengthen its squad to do so, chief executive David Gill said.

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Nadal under Djokovic threat

HAMBURG, Germany: Having dominated men's tennis for nearly three years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's monopoly is under threat with Novak Djokovic admitting he is playing the best tennis of his life.

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Samuels found guilty

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An entertaining obstacle

What do you expect out of a basketball Game? Some excitement? A few superstars? Or just a taste of patriotism? Anyone at the Wukesong Indoor Arena on August 10 - the opening Olympic game - will get a sampling of all this.

Nike's stars unveil new Olympic wear in Beijing

China's NBA star Yi Jianlian headed a group of world and Olympic champions to unveil the outfits for August's Beijing Olympic Games yesterday at the Taimiao, or Imperial Ancestral Temple, inside the Forbidden City.

Juventus, Parma promise to bring stars to Shanghai

SHANGHAI: Top Italian Serie A club, Juventus and its international stars such as David Trezeguet, Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved, will play Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua in a friendly in Shanghai, the organizers said.

Yao's main concern is to stay on court

While fans try to guess how many points Yao Ming will score in the opening Olympic match against the US, the center himself has only one thought in mind - staying on the court until the end of the game.

Teammates' failed tests may keep Guo out of China Games

Diving diva Guo Jingjing will likely miss the China National Games after her provincial team was banned from the National Games in 2009, state media reported yesterday.

Treasure trove

A preview of Beijing Hanhai 2008 Spring Auction is running at the Jingguang Center Hotel, Beijing. On display are over 2,000 artworks in eight categories. The highlights are master painter Xu Beihong's 1932 depiction of an eagle, a blue-and-white porcelain that features lotus flowers, frolicking children and a smaller revolving vessel within, and a huge oil portrait of young ladies in the 1920s created by veteran artist Chen Yifei. These artworks will go under the hammer in the same place on May 10-11.