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Golf

  • Chinese young golfer Dou driving for gold in Nanjing YOG

  • Reignwood Group promotes int'l cultural exchanges by golf

    Dr. Chanchai, The Chairman of Reignwood Group and Chairman of the Asian Golf Course Owners Association, met with Mr. Peter Bevacqua, Chief Executive Officer of PGA of America, on January 17,2014 at PGA Headquarters in Palm Beach Garden to finalize the agreement of forming a strategic alliance to promote the game of Golf in Asia.

  • McIlroy rings with engagement

    Rory McIlroy and his tennis-playing girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki started the New Year with a bang on Wednesday by announcing their engagement on Twitter.

  • Half-brother of Woods arrested

    U.S. golfer Tiger Woods' half-brother was arrested for making a bomb threat to the Arizona state government building where he works, in what he described as a joke, Phoenix police said on Friday.

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Other Sports

  • Australia win Women's World T20 final

  • Beira-Rio World Cup stadium to miss new deadline

    Construction work at Porto Alegre's Beira-Rio stadium will not be complete until two weeks before the World Cup begins, the city's mayor said on Wednesday.

  • Hosts Australia named among top seeds

    The seedings and draw mechanism for the Final Draw of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 have been announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Tuesday.

  • China gets tough Asian Cup draw

    The underperformed Chinese national football team were drawn with three-time champion Saudi Arabia, and strong contestants Uzbekistan and DPR Korea in what appears the tournament's most competitive group.

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Shanghai Rolex Masters

While tennis fans and pundits are obsessed with his below-par performances at the four majors this year which have left him in danger of missing the cut for the season-ending ATP finale for the first time since 2001, Federer has already put a positive spin on his 2013 trials and tribulations.

US Open

Rafa Nadal crowned his brilliant year by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.

World's eight 'green' stadiums

Brazil's 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to kick-off in less than three months. Apart from the action expected on the field, stadiums that are using new technologies are also drawing people's attention.

Chinese leaders' passion for sports

From Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao up to the present day and Xi Jinping an enthusiasm for, and participation in, sport has helped make them appear more accessible.

China disqualified in women's 3,000m relay

The Chinese team was disqualified in the women's short track speed skating 3,000-meter relay final on Tuesday, as archrival South Korea took the gold.

World leaders on horses

Chinese Lunar New Year, the year of horse, is around the corner. Horses, deemed as auspicious and successful in Chinese culture, are also adored by foreign leaders. Here are some photos of world leaders and their beloved rides.

  • Rio organisers vow to 'deliver'

    Organisers of the 2016 Olympics have acknowledged there are issues to be resolved in preparing Rio de Janeiro to host the event but saidthey were making progress and would deliver a "great Games".
  • College basketball player comes out

    University of Massachusetts guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in the top US men's college basketball division.
  • Drake to host ESPYs awards show

    Drake is carving out a new niche as a television host and will helm the 2014 ESPYs, the sports award show of ESPN.
  • Bayern, Atletico, Real, Chelsea advance

    Bayern Munich kept alive their Champions League title defence by suppressing a resilient Manchester United to reach the semi-finals on Wednesday, while the power shift continued in Spain as Atletico Madrid edged past La Liga rivals Barcelona.

Tennis

  • Swiss teen Belinda Bencic outlasts Halep to win Rogers Cup

  • Rusty Serena wins tough opener in Brisbane

    World number one Serena Williams looked rusty in her first competitive match of the season ahead of the Australian Open but battled through to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-4 at the Brisbane International on Tuesday.

  • Top seeds win first round matches at Qatar Open

    Top seed Rafael Nadal, second seed David Ferrer and third seed Andy Murray opened the new tennis season with first round wins on the last day of 2013.

  • Nadal loses to Ferrer on return to courts

    It was the world number one's first match since losing in straight sets to Novak Djokovic in the final of the World Tour Finals in London on November 11.

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China

  • Xi’s love of sports could fill a wardrobe

  • China becomes 'World Cup factory'

    China has found its own unique way to participate in the World Cup in Brazil. Manufacturing workers work around the clock churning out flags and banners that fans would carry while cheering for their national squads.

  • Former captain urges youth soccer

    Only by strengthening its youth foundation can Chinese soccer hope to win a World Cup trophy, a former national captain and official said at the launch of a trophy tour in China.

  • Kids shine at Augusta

    Chinese-American children win the first four titles in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National.

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Stars

James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid

A week after finishing the World Cup as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, Colombia forward James Rodriguez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Tuesday.

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