Liu Guoliang became an icon as a player and coach. Now, as chief of China's table tennis governing body, he's aiming to steer the national team to a new level of supremacy.
An increasing sense of farce is enveloping China's national soccer team after Fabio Cannavaro quit as caretaker head coach on Sunday night amid speculation that his predecessor, Marcello Lippi, could return to the job in which he underwhelmed.
BARCELONA, Spain - Without Cristiano Ronaldo around to at least keep things interesting, Lionel Messi had no rival to stop him from helping Barcelona successfully defend its Spanish league title.
FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was a happy man on Saturday night after a 1-0 win at home to Levante saw his side retain the La Liga title.
Li Haotong's quest to be the best is bringing him home this week.
For some marathoners, city streets are not nearly challenging enough.
Paul Joseph Ravenscroft has competed in half marathons from Russia to England and the United States, but he's quick to pick the race in Shanghai as one of his favorites.
Hot heads and cool customers warm the heart in this week's selection of our favorite sporting pics
China's baby-faced assassin Zhou Yuelong showed nerves of steel beyond his 21 years to send Mark Allen crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England, on Wednesday.
Rio Olympic champion Deng Wei shattered three world records en route to winning the women's 64kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday.
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