Handball team hires 4th coach from Korea

China has hired another foreign coach in its ongoing bid to ensure nothing is left to chance at next year's Beijing Olympics.

Pool stars swimming in cash

The Chinese divers and swimmer received a morale boost for their preparation for next year's Olympic Games on Wednesday when the Chinese Swimming Association signed a mega deal with leading Chinese household electic appliance Midea Group.

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Second language English in world of table tennis

ZAGREB: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) uses English as a working language, but in the ongoing ITTF world championships, the most spoken tongue is Chinese.

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Struggling stars feeling pressure

China's women's tennis stars are making their final preparations for the French Open, and the players know the pressure has never been so intense.

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New scoring system set to ease judging troubles

An electronic scoring system is expected to be introduced into taekwondo in 2009 to avoid judging controversies, said World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Choue Chung-won.

One teen shines, but talent pool looks dry

Thirteen-year-old schoolgirl Li Xuanxu was the toast of China's just-ended national swimming championships, but the main talking point was the men's flops just 15 months ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

European soccer opens doors to Chinese fans

UEFA took another step forward to reach soccer fans around the world by launching a Chinese version of uefa.com yesterday.

Chen gets high kicks from victory

Many taekwondoists avoid high kicks because of the risks involved, but for China's two-time Olympic champion Chen Zhong it's her favorite move,

Ticket prices kept low at World Cup

Soccer fans can watch the women's World Cup final, which takes place in Shanghai on September 30, for just 80 yuan ($10), according to ticketing arrangements unveiled yesterday by organizers.