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Hou Yifan concedes to Short but still makes history

Golf

European women expect big things after Solheim win

For Tiger right now, Close is good enough

Still fighting to regain his standing, Woods grabs share of third in Abu Dhabi despite final-round struggle
Mustache power: Wagner wins Sony

Johnson Wagner was bursting with so much excitement about his game at the start of the year that his father jokingly asked if he was on speed.
China's golf evolution needs star power

Everybody knows that China is a fast-growing economic powerhouse. What's not so widely known is that it is about to become a golfing powerhouse as well.

In photos: African Cup fever

Egypt probes violence amid new protests

Egypt's prosecution authorities began on Thursday an investigation into a deadly soccer riot which killed 74 and injured hundreds amid new protests against police.
Brazil preparations hit by strikes

Construction workers' strikes at Brazil's World Cup venues continue to plague preparations for the 2014 showpiece, with the northeastern city of Salvador hit by a stoppage in demand of improved wages.
Sutil calls lewis 'coward' after verdict

Adrian Sutil has slammed Britain's Formula One star Lewis Hamilton for failing to appear in court as the German was given an 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm.

From Agencies

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?

Sports officials head for Japan

Coach under fire for Lin's absence

Three Egypt internationals and Al-Ahly players have retired from all soccer after witnessing the deadly clashes between fans at their league game against Al-Masry on Wednesday. Egypt probes deadly soccer riot amid new protests Timeline for main stadium tragedies

Hou makes history in women's chess

17-year-old Hou Yifan made history by beating the legendary and almost invincible Judit Polgar of Hungary, the strongest female player of all time, in round seven of the Gibraltar tournament.

Brazil's preparations hit by strikes

Construction workers' strikes at Brazil's World Cup venues continue to plague preparations for the 2014 showpiece, with the northeastern city of Salvador hit by a stoppage in demand of improved wages.

Ali's trainer Dundee dies

There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday party.

Tennis

Azarenka awarded Order of Motherland

Wozniacki fires coach after losing No 1

Former world No 1 women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has fired her coach, following the loss of her top ranking.
No time left for Nadal to wallow

Rafael Nadal said the Australian Open final was one of the best losses of his career.
Major shake-up in women's rankings

The status quo has been maintained at the top of the men's rankings after Djokovic's dramatic win over Nadal. The same isn't true on the women's tour.

Hou Yifan concedes to Short but still makes history

Drogba shirt sealed, but no deal signed

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be given the No 11 shirt if he officially joins the Chinese soccer club Shanghai Shenhua, despite talks between the two sides still in deadlock.
World divas no silver bullet for China

Soccer may be among the most popular sports in China, but when it comes to tapping the country's multi-billion-dollar sports market, it hasn't been scoring well.
Most winning is happening off the court

There were a lot more disappointed Chinese fans watching the Australian Open this year. That's mostly because there've been a lot more Chinese fans watching in the first place.

European women expect big things after Solheim win

Still fighting to regain his standing, Woods grabs share of third in Abu Dhabi despite final-round struggle

Johnson Wagner was bursting with so much excitement about his game at the start of the year that his father jokingly asked if he was on speed.

Everybody knows that China is a fast-growing economic powerhouse. What's not so widely known is that it is about to become a golfing powerhouse as well.

In photos: African Cup fever

Egypt's prosecution authorities began on Thursday an investigation into a deadly soccer riot which killed 74 and injured hundreds amid new protests against police.

Construction workers' strikes at Brazil's World Cup venues continue to plague preparations for the 2014 showpiece, with the northeastern city of Salvador hit by a stoppage in demand of improved wages.

Adrian Sutil has slammed Britain's Formula One star Lewis Hamilton for failing to appear in court as the German was given an 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm.

Three Egypt internationals and Al-Ahly players have retired from all soccer after witnessing the deadly clashes between fans at their league game against Al-Masry on Wednesday. Egypt probes deadly soccer riot amid new protests Timeline for main stadium tragedies

Azarenka awarded Order of Motherland

Former world No 1 women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has fired her coach, following the loss of her top ranking.

Rafael Nadal said the Australian Open final was one of the best losses of his career.

The status quo has been maintained at the top of the men's rankings after Djokovic's dramatic win over Nadal. The same isn't true on the women's tour.

Hou Yifan concedes to Short but still makes history

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be given the No 11 shirt if he officially joins the Chinese soccer club Shanghai Shenhua, despite talks between the two sides still in deadlock.

Soccer may be among the most popular sports in China, but when it comes to tapping the country's multi-billion-dollar sports market, it hasn't been scoring well.

There were a lot more disappointed Chinese fans watching the Australian Open this year. That's mostly because there've been a lot more Chinese fans watching in the first place.

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