Yang Wei retains all-round gold despite fall

Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday despite a spectacular fall from the horizontal bar.

Tyson Gay - second triple world sprint champion

Tyson Gay became just the second man to win the sprint treble at a single world championships when he led the United States to victory in the men's 4x100 metres relay final on Saturday.

Deal done: Yi signs Bucks

The two-month stalemate between Milwaukee Bucks and its draft pick Yi Jianlian from China ended as Yi agreed to sign a three-year deal.

Isinbayeva takes centre stage in Osaka

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva takes centre stage at the world championships on Tuesday, promising something special for the Japanese crowd.

Kluft has 3rd heptathlon world title under belt

Sweden's Carolina Kluft ran, jumped and flexed her muscles to win a record third straight world heptathlon gold medal Sunday and dismissed talk that she was on the verge of retiring.

Liu Xiang taking life one hurdle at a time

Millions of Chinese may be dreaming about Liu Xiang winning gold at this week's world championships and another at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The high hurdler himself is not one of them.

New Year to see Zhao Ruirui return

Chinese volleyball player Zhao Ruirui has set her comeback date on January 1, 2008 after her long-term recuperation from injury, a national volleyball team official has revealed.

Worlds rookie Zhu lifts champ title

Zhu Lin, China's Olympic badminton hopeful, overcame Wang Chen of Hong Kong, China, 21-8, 21-12 in the women's singles final to win her first world championship here on Sunday.

Paralyzed gymnast stands up

A paralyzed gymnast Wang Yan can stand up and get about with crutch, who recovered beyond doctors’ expectation since she broke her neck in an accidental falldown from uneven bars at the national championship early June

Zheng to return Charlton under permanent deal

China captain Zheng Zhi will return to Charlton Athletic for a second spell after signing a permanent deal with the English First Division side.

Yi's NBA future up to himself - sport official

Yi Jianlian should make his own decision whether he will sign with NBA franchise Milwaukee Bucks or not, said a senior Chinese sports official here on Wednesday.

Former China club coach dies from SCD