China's paddlers took a sweep of the single event in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Sunday. Ma Long won his first gold after beating teammate Wang Hao 4-0 in men's final while Guo Yan defeated Guo Yue 4-2 to claim the women's title in the all-Chinese finals.
The second World Wushu Junior Championships closed here on Saturday with traditional power China leading the medal table with 16 golds and two silvers.
Jiang Huajun /Tie Yana of Hong Kong, China, entered the semi-final of the 2008 ITTF Table Tennis Pro Tour Grand Finals opened on Thursday.
Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang is recuperating very well after a foot surgery last week, his coach Sun Haiping said.
Former Olympic and world champion Kong Linghui was philosophical after failing in his bid to be named head coach of China's women's table tennis team earlier this week.
China's injured men's volleyball player Tang Miao was encouraged by legendary coach Lang Ping on Tuesday, as Lang, who recently signed with Turkish league giant Telekom Ankara, visited him during her brief sojourn in China.
Yin, who was appointed Tuesday after Vladimir Petrovic of Serbia stepped down following China's failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, said he believes he can make miracles happen and revive the team's flagging fortunes.
No fewer than 26 players currently plying their trade for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) are officially listed as being the wrong age, the CBA admitted on Monday.
Volatile Shanghai Shenhua winger Mao Jianqing got a slap on the wrist after returning to his club's training base following seven day's in custody to face a disciplinary warning.
The head of field hockey coach Kim Chang-back became the latest to roll on Monday as China decided not to renew the South Korean's contract as top coach of the women's national team.