Nothing guaranteed in 'group of death'

"It's the worst, worst, worst draw for China!"

China's World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers record

1982: Beat 2-1 by New Zealand in the playoff of the then Asian-Oceania Zone qualifier and narrowly missed entry into the World Cup finals.

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Mom and a taste of home

Maybe it was the traditional Guangdong soup that pulled Yi Jianlian out if his shooting slump yesterday against the Los Angeles Lakers. For the first time in his short career, Yi's parents - mother Mai Meiling and father Yi Jingliu - were with him in Milwaukee, making the trek from Shenzhen in time to spend Thanksgiving with their son. Yesterday at the Bradley Center was their first experience at an NBA game, as the Bucks' treated their distinguished guests to a victory, the team's fourth in a row, as it happens.

Rest of world gets excited about wushu

The Beijing 2008 Wushu Tournament, an international martial arts competition to be held on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic Games next year, will involve players from five continents, officials said as they expressed confidence in their ability to promote the sport globally.

Coach says star hurdler has yet to reach full potential

Sun Haiping, head coach of world 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang, believes he will be able to tap into Liu's full potential at next year's Beijing Olympic Games, where the athlete will try to defend his gold medal on home soil.

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Dollars and cents of China hoops stars

It's no revelation that big business makes the sports world go round. The athletes we cheer for are just pieces in an economic chess game played by the suits behind the scenes, and the performances of our favorite players on and off the court translate into dollars and cents for the people in charge.

Li is still a trainer of champions

Li Mingzhu has a habit of training champions. Everywhere she's coached, whether in China or the US, her students have become winners.

Rising Chinese-American skater hopes to become next Kwan

Performing to the sounds of "Ave Maria", the yellow-skinned American girl impressed the audience with her excellent spins at the Cup of China, the third stop of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix, in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjing Province earlier this month.