Soccer looks to life after Loisel

With current women's soccer coach Elisabeth Loisel on her way out the door, the China Football Association (CFA) is scrambling to find the right person to replace her.

Ding looks to shine at home tournament

China's snooker ace Ding Junhui will be looking to continue his sizzling play on the Main Tour at the China Open in March, but a number of foes will stand in his way in Beijing.

After 22 straight, is title run next?

It had to end sometime. With a loss to the Celtics on Tuesday, the Rockets' jaw-dropping run of 22 straight victories was filed away in the annals of basketball history, leaving them in second place, 11 shy of the 1971-72 Lakers for the NBA record of consecutive wins.

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China dominates pairs as France leads ice dancing

GOTHENBURG, Sweden: China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao skated a flawless routine to win the pairs short program at the World Figure Skating Championships on Tuesday.

Penguins miss out on top spot

NEW YORK: The Pittsburgh Penguins paid the price for careless defense when a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers ended their hopes of moving top of the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division on Tuesday.

US follows Beijing model in BMX preparations

INDIAN WELLS, California: Short of spending the entire year living in China, US champion Donny Robinson could not have prepared any better for the debut of BMX as an Olympic sport in August.

Disgraced Landis set for last appeal of doping

NEW YORK: US cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory for doping, makes his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Wednesday in a do-or-die bid to regain his title.

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