Golf
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Even fantastic isn't good enough for Tseng
LOS ANGELES - Even after her dominant 2011 season, world No 1 Tseng Yani found room for improvement in her golf game that she hopes will pay dividends during the 2012 LPGA season.
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Major women's event set for Haikou
BEIJING - Mission Hills China has announced it will host a new women's professional golf tournament - the World Ladies Championships (WLC) - in Haikou, Hainan island.
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Live and let putt? Not Tiger's style
Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said on Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.
Other Sports
Capello quits as England manager
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Juventus beat Milan in Italian Cup semis
Thanks to a brace from Martin Caceres, Juventus beats AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
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Contador vows he will ride on
PINTO, Spain - An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he "totally disagreed" with his two-year doping ban and vowed to pursue his career at the highest level.
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Canal boat must pay to stay near Games
Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games.
Tackling football corruption
Tackling corruption will be an enduring and lasting task for Chinese football and other sports.
Anelka to play for Shanghai
Shanghai Shenhua football club have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign French striker Nicolas Anelka on a two-year deal.
Int'l talent in Chinese soccer
The Chinese Super League experienced a season of excitement and surprises- in large part provided by international players.
2nd National Mind Sports Games
The Second National Mind Sports Games kicks off in Wuhan, capital city of Central China’s Hubei province, on Nov 8, 2011.
Fake prize gold
Zhuang Xiaoyan kept a gold beverage can as one of her most treasured things for 19 years before being told that her prize for winning the Olympic champion in 1992 was "fake gold".
Spotlight on youth soccer
What does the defeat really mean? And does the loss of two small school games against another country's sporting elite flag up a deeper problem with sport in China?
Djokovic unveils wax figure of himself in Serbia
An estimated 6,000 adoring fans braved frigid temperatures on Thursday to get a glimpse of the world's top seeded tennis player Novak Djokovic in the central Serbian town of Jagodina.
World's top 20 richest soccer clubs
Deloitte's annual report on European soccer revenues reveals that once again Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona top the game's money league.
Hendry to promote Chinese pool
BEiJING - One of the greatest players in snooker history, Stephen Hendry now has a new role - that of global ambassador for Chinese pool and billiards.
All of a sudden, Lin's a star
WASHINGTON - In the course of a week, American Jeremy Lin, whose parients are from Taiwan, has gone from basketball obscurity to being the NBA's newest playmaking sensation.
Tennis
Injured Li Na out of Paris WTA Open
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Sharapova breezes into Paris quarters
Top seed Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Paris Open with a 6-3 6-1 dismissal of South African Chenelle Scheepers on Wednesday.
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Djokovic doesn't mind being greedy
The French Open title and an Olympic gold medal are the only major prizes in tennis to have eluded Novak Djokovic, and for the Serb, there is no point discussing which he would rather win this year.
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Djokovic awarded Best Sportsman
Novak Djokovic was acclaimed Laureus World Sportsman of the year, while Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot was the best Sportswoman of the Year.
China
Stats&Stars
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Lin carries short-handed Knicks again
Mike D'Antoni shook his fists in the air as Jeremy Lin's clutch shot fell through the net.
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Drogba poised to sign for Shenhua
Didier Drogba could be reunited with former Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka after reports the Cote d'lvoire international may sign for Shanghai Shenhua earning €400,000 ($523,972) a week.
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China not competitive in influential sports
The reason why China lacks Laureus award-winning athletes is that Chinese are not competitive enough in some influential categories, said famous Chinese badminton player Lin Dan
Stars
Schumacher plays down title chances
Michael Schumacher was hoping the late arrival of his new Mercedes would pay off after doing nearly two race distances in last year's car on the second afternoon of Formula One testing on Wednesday.
Vettel ticking all the boxes for Red Bull
Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown
Who will be the next England manager after Capello
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