Ding Junhui came back from a low start to beat John Higgins 5-4 in the quarterfinal of 2015 World Snooker China Open on Friday.
World number one Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy both booked a place at the quarterfinals of 2015 World Snooker China Open here on Thursday.
Home favorite Ding Junhui will play against John Higgins at the quarterfinals of 2015 World Snooker China Open on Friday.
Liu Xiang, China's most decorated track and field athlete, may officially announce his retirement through social media next week.
Substitute forward Yu Dabao's goal in the injury time salvaged a 1-1 draw for China against Tunisia at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center on Tuesday.
South Korean defender Cha Du-ri retired from international football on Tuesday, putting an end to his 14-year-long career as a South Korean national team member.
Top players including Mark Serby, Judo Trump and John Higgins all advanced to the second round of the 2015 World Snooker China Open on Tuesday.
Local favorite Ding Junhui finally broke the first-round elimination jinx at the 2015 World Snooker China Open.
China's first international ultra-marathon champion Chen Penbin faces a big challenge starting on Thursday -- running 100 marathons in 100 consecutive days.
England substitute Andros Townsend fired home a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw against Italy in a fiercely contested friendly at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Tuesday.
Netherlands revived bitter Spanish memories from last year's World Cup finals when they beat a second-string La Roja 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to become the first team to inflict two defeats on coach Vicente del Bosque.
Chinese skipper Guo Chuan, who holds the world solo circumnavigation record of Class 40 monohul, renamed his recently acquired IDEC Trimaran as "Qingdao China" at La Trinite sur Mer, France on Monday.