Don't count Yao out of Games

Just as the Houston Rockets began hitting their stride this season, they lost their footing.

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Jiang steers team back on track

When a beaming Sun Tiantian raised the Australian Open mixed doubles trophy with her partner Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia last month, Jiang Hongwei knew he had overcome one of the darkest periods of his coaching career.

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Date of birth: November 1957

Rockets romping, Bucks bombing

The Year of the Rat is in full swing, and the Rockets and Bucks are headed in opposite directions.

Li Na leads China's charge

Li Na's sparkling performance at another top event, last week's Qatar Open, bumped her to her highest ranking since returning to the court in January after a seven-month absence.

ITF official praises tennis' growth

A senior international tennis official believes China will be able to become a true powerhouse like Russian or the US by taking advantage of the Beijing Olympics.

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Spurs relentless after League Cup victory

LONDON: Juande Ramos admitted he would let his Tottenham stars celebrate their League Cup triumph over Chelsea with a few glasses of champagne.

Russia job could be Hiddink's last as coach

MOSCOW: Guus Hiddink has revealed that managing the Russian national team could be his last active coaching job, but he is keeping his options open.

Eduardo: I can't remember the impact

LONDON: Arsenal striker Eduardo said the memory of the horror tackle which left him with a broken leg and ruled him out of Euro 2008 was just a blur.