Cartoon series showcases Ding Junhui's life story

2011-05-20 11:25:28

An 52-episode animated cartoon, Dragon Snooker, showcasing Chinese snooker ace Ding Junhui's life story will be broadcast on the TV screen soon.

Ex-No 1s Ferrero, Roddick pull out of French Open

2011-05-20 11:21:20

Former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andy Roddick pulled out of the French Open on Thursday after failing to recover from right shoulder injuries.

Peng Shuai reaches semifinals at Brussels Open

2011-05-20 11:20:55

Peng Shuai reached the semifinals of the Brussels Open on Thursday by beating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-2, 6-4.

Alonso extends contract with Ferrari to 2016

2011-05-19 17:24:16

Ferrari has extended Fernando Alonso's contract through to the end of 2016 and the Spanish driver says he will finish his career with the Italian team.

Djokovic set to block Nadal's path to sixth title

2011-05-19 16:11:59

Rafa Nadal arrives at Roland Garros without his air of invincibility as the seemingly unstoppable Novak Djokovic threatens to flatten the Spaniard's bid to equal Bjorn Borg's six French Open titles.

Pirlo to leave AC Milan after 10 seasons, Inzaghi to stay

2011-05-19 14:37:37

Andrea Pirlo will leave new Serie A champions AC Milan when his contract expires at the end of the season, the Italy midfielder said on Wednesday.

Robles to challenge Liu Xiang at Daegu meet

2011-05-19 13:19:08

Cuban hurdler runner Dayron Robles, the holder of the 110 meters world record, on Wednesday said his top rival Liu Xiang of China is "a good warrior" who will give him tough competition in the World Cup later this year.

Maradona says Al Wasl offered 'good money'

2011-05-19 10:53:44

Diego Maradona stunned the football world by taking the job with little-known Dubai-based club Al Wasl because of the offer of "good money" and a team "who give you the players you ask for," according to the Argentinean footbal legend.

Kaka confirms staying in Real Madrid

2011-05-19 10:50:32

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka insisted on Tuesday that he has not intention of leaving the club after just two seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu.

Woods to fall out of top 10 in world ranking

2011-05-19 10:18:25

Tiger Woods is about to fall out of the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in 14 years.

Forbes: 19 of top 100 celebrities from sports

2011-05-19 09:13:25

Tiger Woods has not finished a tournament atop the leaderboard in 18 months. Nonetheless, Forbes says the world's former No 1 golfer remains the biggest celebrity in the sports world.

Thorpe content with progress but still has work to do

2011-05-18 16:56:03

Ian Thorpe is starting to look like a swimmer again but is still nowhere near the level he needs to reach to be competitive, the five-times Olympic champion said on Wednesday.