Basketball legend Yao Ming is arguably both the tallest and the highest-profile political adviser in the country, and his views on sports development always attract attention.
The Asian Football Confederation selected the United Arab Emirates over a bid from Iran to host the 2019 continental champions at its meeting Monday in Manama, Bahrain
Four-time Algarve Cup winners Sweden eased past their final Group A rivals China 3-0 on Monday with three first-half goals at the annual women's soccer invitational tournament.
Physical education has traditionally involved students wearily running laps on campus, but Yao Ming's new proposal to introduce specialized PE courses is intended to make it fun.
World champion Carolina Marin added the All-England Open badminton title to her growing collection on Sunday, leaving Saina Nehwal to rue a mid-match capitulation in her bid to become India's first female winner.
Russell Westbrook had his fifth triple-double in six games to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 108-104 in the NBA on Sunday.
Former NBA star Yao Ming says step to revive soccer is on right track and can even make other sports personalities envious.
Chen Long, who beat twice Olympic champion Lin Dan in semifinals, fought back Sunday from one set down to beat Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen at the All-England badminton championships final.
Recalled Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed said on Sunday he was excited at being bracketed with Australia great Adam Gilchrist after equaling the record for most catches behind the stumps in a one-day international innings.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming lost his first title fight as IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand defeated the Chinese boxer by unanimous decision on Saturday.
Lin Dan believes the decision to consign his semifinal with Chen Long to an outside court was one of the factors behind his defeat in the All-England Open on Saturday.
China vows to shake off the tag as a soccer underachiever with an overall reform plan recently endorsed by the Chinese government and a new league season kicking off on Saturday.
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