Golden State Warriors general manager Donnie Nelson has been named an assistant coach to China's Olympic basketball team in the lead-up to the Beijing Games, the sport's chiefs have announced.
Olympic champions Wang Liqin and Wang Nan will go to Hong Kong this week to play for a place in the Beijing Games.
China women's volleyball team look to have recovered their form just in time for their Olympic title defence after beating Cuba six times in a row in friendlies over the last two weeks.
(Clockwise) China's Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin celebrate their victory over their respective South Korean opponents in the men's final game; members of the men's team lift their trophy on the podium at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou of South China March 2, 2008. Video [Xinhua]
Olympic champions China gave some signs of recovery on their defending road by winning the sixth straight match over Cuba in the women's volleyball friendly series.
China's giant center Yao Ming will undergo surgery Monday to fix a stress fracture in his left foot, the Houston Rockets announced.
China claimed the men's team title at the world team table tennis championships after storming over the ambitious South Korea on home turf Sunday. Video
China's giant centre Yao Ming will undergo surgery Monday to fix a stress fracture in his left foot, the Houston Rockets announced on Saturday. Video Olympic Dream
China on Saturday moved closer to taking a clean sweep of the golds at the world team table tennis championships, after winning the women's title with a 3-1 victory over Singapore.
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