Apolo in Beijing for Special Olympics promotion

Four Korean players get life ban for match-fixing

Golf

Solid start by Woods at Pebble Beach

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.
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.
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.

'Let's Move' with US first lady

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.
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...
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.

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

British police on Monday launched an anti-terrorism campaign and called on the public to help find potential terrorists.

Players get life ban for match-fixing

Four South Korean volleyball players have been banned for life for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, local media reported on Monday.

Lin captures Asian hearts and minds

The sensational emergence of Chinese-American player Jeremy Lin has provided a much-needed boost for the NBA in China following Yao Ming's retirement last summer.

Apolo in Beijing for Special Games

Former Olympic short track speed skating champion Apolo Anton Ohno of the US skates with a young Chinese skater during a promotion for the Special Olympics in Beijing.

Tennis

Isner stuns Federer, holders Spain in control

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.
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.
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.

Lincredible

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.
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.
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.

Solid start by Woods at Pebble Beach

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.

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.

'Let's Move' with US first lady

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.

Martin returns to NBA; Wenger hails Henry's 'parting shot';Gaints wins super bowl thriller; Contador banned; Capello quits; New NBA star Jeremy Lin...

Deloitte's annual report on European soccer revenues reveals that once again Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona top the game's money league.

British police on Monday launched an anti-terrorism campaign and called on the public to help find potential terrorists.

Isner stuns Federer, holders Spain in control

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.

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.

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.

Lincredible

The world cycling governing body UCI approved on Friday that the "Tour of Hangzhou" would be added to 2012 UCI WorldTour series.

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.

Shanghai Shenhua wants a big defender. It's turned to one of the biggest teams in the world in its quest to find one.

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