China's Olympic champion Tong Wen vows to fight in London
2011-06-24 16:31:38
China's judo Olympic champion Tong Wen, whose doping offense was cleared by the International Judo Federation in March, vowed to defend her champion at next year's London Olympic Games.
Tokyo asked to bid for 2020 Games
2011-06-24 16:25:06
Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda has formally requested Tokyo to bid for the 2020 Olympics after the city failed to land the preceding event.
Super Dan out of Indonesia Badminton Open
2011-06-24 14:53:36
Japan's Sho Sasaki stunned badminton's most decorated player, Lin Dan, 21-12, 21-18 in the second round of the Indonesia Open Superseries on Thursday.
Soderling survives 5-set Hewitt test
2011-06-24 14:47:03
Robin Soderling denied the Australian former champion Lleyton Hewitt a third-round place with a 6-7 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 victory in nearly four hours under the Centre Court roof on Thursday.
Refereeing error dashed Olympic dreams
2011-06-24 11:33:27
Chinese football's Olympic dream ends on a sour note as Iranian referee Mohsen Torki blew off Lei Tenglong's last-minute goal at the 2012 London Olympic Asian qualifying game in Oman Thursday night.
Cavaliers take Duke's Irving with top pick
2011-06-24 09:13:08
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday in hopes he can help turn around a team that stumbled through last season.
Shakira, Pique in Israel to promote education campaign
2011-06-23 14:21:56
Colombian pop singer Shakira promoted her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem on Tuesday, accompanied by her boyfriend, Spanish football star and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
Donald but no Tiger for Australian Masters
2011-06-23 10:31:54
World number one Luke Donald will take part in the Australian Masters in December but Tiger Woods will not be returning to the event where he claimed his last tournament victory in 2009.
FIFA report points to 'overwhelming' bribery
2011-06-23 11:21:41
FIFA's ethics committee found "comprehensive, convincing and overwhelming" evidence that Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted bribery.
Water polo Olympian banned for 2 years
2011-06-23 10:00:22
Australian James Stanton's dream of playing water polo at a third Olympics has been dashed by a two-year ban after he tested positive for a banned anabolic agent on Wednesday.
Under Wimbledon's roof, Venus overpowers Date-Krumm
2011-06-23 09:44:09
Facing the most, experienced woman in the Wimbledon field - 40-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan - Williams was mired in a three-set struggle that lasted nearly three hours Wednesday, a tight, high-quality contest brimming with the sort of at-the-net, classic grass-court play seen so rarely nowadays.
Table tennis: Shakehand, penhold vie for better style
2011-06-22 14:52:02
A special table tennis competition was held on Tuesday in Shenyang of Northeast China where the world's top paddlers were grouped into shakehanders and penholders, two types of paddles, to probe the pros and cons of the two styles.