Even with sprinter Xie Zhenye's withdrawal diminishing China's medal prospects, the national athletics team is determined to go all out at the Asian Games to gauge preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
While Sun Yang has done his country proud in the pool so far at the Asian Games, the superstar has stirred up some controversy with his sartorial choice.
SHANGHAI - Barcelona fans were delighted when Paulinho left, and at Tottenham Hotspur they called him lazy. But the Brazilian midfielder is on a punishing run of matches in China that has earned him the nickname "Iron Man".
QINGDAO - For many, soccer is just a game. But for Rukhsar Rashid, it's about life, her dreams ... and national pride.
Flagbearer and taekwondo Olympic gold medalist Zhao Shuai proudly led Team China into Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium for Saturday's opening ceremony of the Asian Games.
Regrouped and recharged, Olympic champion cyclist Zhong Tianshi is back on track to fight for an individual breakthrough at Tokyo 2020.
The Asian Games represent a midterm exam for us in our preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, and we hope it will help us find a better way to compete in future Olympics.
It's harvest time in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the combination of the fully-grown wheat in a giant field, coupled with the different shades of the grassland and forest flourishing at higher altitudes, has turned Jiangbulake, Qitai county, into a sea of gold and green.
MILAN - Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus, coach Carlo Ancelotti's homecoming and Parma's return to the top flight a mere three years after going bankrupt have made the Serie A season one of the most eagerly awaited in recent years.
Social network Facebook will broadcast some Champions League matches in Spanish-speaking Latin America on a free-to-air basis over the next three seasons, UEFA said on Wednesday.
TALLINN - Life without Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane is already looking like a struggle for Real Madrid after the three-time reigning Champions League holder lost the UEFA Super Cup to local rival Atletico Madrid 4-2 after extra time on Wednesday.
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