China's women's soccer team is trying to move on after the crushing blow of last year's World Cup disappointment and the subsequent coaching reshuffle.
Organizers of the ongoing Chinese national winter games imputed the stunning cable car accident here on Wednesday to improper operation by the passenger, but many others had different opinions.
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic kept her nerve under pressure to beat American Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 on Wednesday and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.
Liaoning Hunters defeated defending champion Bayi Fubang 95-84 in Tuesday's Game 4 of the first round playoffs of the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA).
Lang Ping, the "Iron Hammer", is one of China's most cherished sports stars. But beyond the indelible mark she left on China sports, Lang endures as a symbol of Chinese pride and joy. She is like what Yao Ming is to today's China.
Three winners of the "Football Prince" contest will join England Premier League clubs Everton, Bolton and Champions League club Nottingham Forest for one-year training.
The organizing committee of the 11th National Winter Games said here Friday that it would intensify its anti-doping efforts to ensure a safer and fairer competition environment at the 10-day national games.
Huang Xintong (L) and Zheng Xun from Harbin perform their routines during the compulsory stage of the ice dancing event at the 11th National Winter Games in Qiqihar of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province January 17, 2008. The pair ranked the first at the compulsory stage with 28.09 points. [Xinhua]
China's biggest skiing resort Yabuli, which is busy preparing for next year's winter universiade, met knotty problems to deal with for National Winter Games to be opened on Friday.
Good psychology is one of the main factors contributing to national champion Li Chengjiang's triumph in men's free skating demonstration event at the 11th National Winter Games, his coach Gao Haijun said here Thursday evening.
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