Henin back from brink in second comeback at Melbourne
2011-01-18 09:36:36
Justine Henin, who quit the tour in 2008 to find herself, nearly found herself out of the Australian Open on Monday after getting completely lost in her first-round match against India's Sania Mirza.
Federer serves notice in Lacko lesson
2011-01-18 09:36:09
Roger Federer clowned around in exhibition matches to help victims of devastating floods on the eve of the Australian Open, but was in little mood for charity as he opened his title defence with a straight sets pounding of Lukas Lacko on Monday.
FIS Snowboard World Championships
2011-01-18 09:34:50
The FIS Snowboard World championships take place in Barcelona and La Molina of Spain from Jan 15 to 22, 2011.
Basketball diplomacy gives relations a good bounce
2011-01-18 07:04:31
For Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, two images from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games remain unforgettable.
China won't sack coach after Asian Cup exit
2011-01-17 11:35:38
China's soccer governing body will not consider sacking anyone from the national team's coaching staff for their Asian Cup exit, said team leader Cao Jingwei after Sunday's group match.
Ding lifts title at Snooker Masters
2011-01-17 11:35:19
Chinese sensation Ding Junhui defeated Marco Fu from China's Hong Kong 10-4 at Wembley Arena on Sunday, becoming the first ever Chinese to win the Snooker Masters.
Lin Dan, Wang Meng Sports Personality of the Year
2011-01-17 10:49:57
Badminton player Lin Dan and Winter Olympic champion Wang Meng won the best male and female Athlete of the Year honors at the 2010 CCTV sports personality awarding ceremony on Sunday.
Is Li ready for a Grand Slam win?
2011-01-17 09:33:54
Reaching the semifinals in the Australian Open and the No 9 rank in the world last year seemed to be the peak of Li Na's relatively long tennis career, but her crown at the Sydney International on Friday is fueling hopes that she is ready to bring a grand slam victory to China
Tennis stars serve up relief for Australian flood victims
2011-01-17 09:13:36
Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and other top tennis players hammed it up in exhibition matches on the eve of the Australian Open to raise money for victims of the country's devastating floods on Sunday.
China kicked out of Asian Cup
2011-01-17 06:31:00
Uzbekistan qualified for the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup by drawing 2-2 with China on Sunday.
Top foreign shuttlers to revive Chinese badminton league
2011-01-14 15:08:39
The rebooted Chinese badminton league has invited top Asian shuttlers to add more attraction to the sport.
Higuain out for four months
2011-01-14 08:01:39
Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain could be out of action for another four months following surgery and may not return to full fitness for a year, the doctor who carried out the operation said.
