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Peng ends Games with 4 golds

JINAN, Shandong province: Peng Shuai lifted herself into the superstar ranks at the National Games by sweeping all four titles on offer in women's tennis.

Li equals best

China's Li Na has equaled her national ranking record while two players head to Doha at new career-highs, according to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles rankings on Monday.

Swimming ace Zhang leads awards nominees

JINAN, Shandong province: World champion and triple gold medalist Zhang Lin leads the nominees at the 2009 Anta CCTV Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony.

A tall order but Sun still has his sights set on NBA

JINAN, Shandong province: Height is not always an asset on a basketball court.

Milan confirm Beckham's return to team

ROME: AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani on Monday confirmed former England captain David Beckham would again join the club in the January transfer window.

Wedding planners under fire

Up to 70 percent of Beijing's wedding planners engage in substandard practices and put at risk the happiest day of many couple's lives, experts say.

Investors to sue 11 renowned banks

A group of 30 millionaires plan to sue 11 foreign banks including ABN AMRO, DBS, HSBC, and Citibank in Beijing, claiming those banks cheated them into buying complex financial derivatives which led to losses of more than HK$1 billion yuan ($129 million).

Fans snap up tickets to Michael Jackson theater Thriller

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans are counting down the hours to This Is It, the documentary about the King of Pop's final days, which opens in cinemas at midnight.

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PhD holder jailed for selling skulls

A Chinese American with a PhD has been sentenced to 8 years jail for buying and selling human skulls.

Elderly subsidy program expanded

About 380,000 people in Beijing will benefit from a government subsidy program aiming to support the elderly and disabled from next year.