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
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Sandusky gets a day in court
Jerry Sandusky declare on Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.
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The week that was
Martin returns to NBA; Wenger hails Henry's 'parting shot';Gaints wins super bowl thriller; Contador banned; Capello quits; New NBA star Jeremy Lin...
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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.
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?
Chinese TV added to knicks broadcasts
The NBA says on Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-Taiwanese NBA player.
Stern bullish on NBA's China future
Despite a rough offseason, commissioner David Stern is bullish on the NBA's future in China.
A dominant day for Chan
Shaking off a poor morning practice session, world champion Patrick Chan nailed his men's free skate program on Friday to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Sandusky gets a day in court
Jerry Sandusky declare on Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.
Tennis
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Djokovic unveils wax figure 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.
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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.
China
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China to host new WorldTour race
The world cycling governing body UCI approved on Friday that the "Tour of Hangzhou" would be added to 2012 UCI WorldTour series.
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Lin's good, but not as good as Yao
NBA commissioner David Stern is already hailing Jeremy Lin – the New York Knicks' Taiwanese-American point guard – as a sensation who might mean another boost to the league's appeal in Asia.
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Shanghai sets its sights high
Shanghai Shenhua wants a big defender. It's turned to one of the biggest teams in the world in its quest to find one.
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.
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