Chinese player Li Na advanced to her first WTA Championships final by sweeping past 2011 winner Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday.
Evergrande took a huge step to gift China the first continental title in 23 years as they grasped two away goals in a 2-2 draw over FC Seoul in the first leg of the AFC CL final.
For me, Friday night's WTA Championships match was all about mental strength. I tried to concentrate on my game instead of paying attention to Victoria's injury.
Li Na made it a hat-trick of victories, overpowering Azarenka 6-2 6-1 to power through to the semi-finals of the WTA Championship.
The China Cup International Regatta began on Friday in Daya Bay, Shenzhen.
Quotes from the contestants of WTA Championships in Istanbul.
China's Li Na outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 for her second victory in two matches while top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Championships by sweeping past Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday.
Amateur golf masters from 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have gathered in Shandong to compete in the 2013 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship from Oct 24 to 27.
Chinese lifter Li Yajun won the gold at the women's 53-kilogram category competition of the World Weightlifting Championships on Monday.
Chinese Taipei lifter Kuo Hsing-Chun won the gold at the women's 58-kilogram category competition of the World Weightlifting Championships on Tuesday.
Chinese lifter Liao Hui broke men's 69-kilogram category world record with a total of 358 kilogram in the World Weightlifting Championships, eclipsing the former record by one kilogram.
World number one Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska for the eighth time in eight matches between them to move ominoulsy towards the semi-finals of the WTA Championships on Wednesday.
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