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The Red Bull Qiantang Surfing Shootout is the first international river surfing competition.

Fromthe grasslands to the sea

While surfing returned Chen Tong-ming home to Taiwan, the sport has taken Tie Zhuang out of his remote hometown in Inner Mongolia and to the seaside.

Djokovic pads his perfection

Novak Djokovic continued his 100 percent record at the China Open on Wednesday, overcoming late resistance from Vasek Pospisil to win 6-3, 7-5, while Petra Kvitova powered through her women's singles match.

India, Pakistan primed for showdown

Archrivals India and Pakistan will face off in the field hockey final at the Asian Games on Thursday with a berth in the 2016 Olympics at stake.

Top 3 disqualified in 800m

The first three finishers in the Asian Games men's 800 meters race were disqualified on Wednesday as a new storm hit the athletics contest.

Enrique shoulders blame for Barca loss

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique refused to point the finger at his defence after the Catalans went down 3-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League Group F on Tuesday.

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Djokovic, Sharapova advance while Radwanska crashes out

World No 1 men's player Novak Djokovic powered through his opening game of the $5.4 million China Open on Tuesday following a shaky start, while five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova also won.

United's firepower impresses van Persie

Robin van Persie believes Manchester United's expensively-assembled forward line is capable of frightening opponents.

'Super Dan' sets sights on Tokyo

Chinese badminton great Lin Dan said he wants to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, dismissing retirement plans after winning Asian Games singles gold on Monday.

India gets another lift from golden girl Mirza

A trailblazer for women's tennis in India, Sania Mirza has been hounded by controversy throughout her career, including being accused of corrupting the nation's youth.

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