Chinese stars advance at table tennis worlds
2013-05-16 11:35:10
China's table tennis team showed dominance again in the world championships as all of their players advanced to the next round here on Wednesday.
Zhang Jike advancesXu Xin throughDing Ning into 2nd roundFukuhara suffers first-round exit
Top seed Xu Xin reaches second round in Paris tournament
2013-05-16 11:23:51
Top seed Xu Xin of China reached the second round with a straight-set victory over Steffen Mengel of Germany at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Wendesday.
Fukuhara suffers first-round exit in Paris tournament
2013-05-16 11:18:01
Japan's Fukuhara Ai was upset 4-2 by little-known Park Seong-hye of South Korea in the first round of the World Table Tennis Championships here on Wednesday.
Olympic champion Zhang advances in Paris
2013-05-16 10:48:58
Zhang Jike launched his title defense in style by beating Sweden's Fabian Akerstrom in straight sets at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Wednesday.
Sharara re-elected ITTF president
2013-05-16 09:54:26
Canadian Adham Sharara was re-elected as president of the International Table Tennis Federation and former Chinese women's team coach Shi Zhihao, was elected as the ITTF vice-president.
Foreign coaches to train Myanmar table tennis players
2013-05-16 09:45:56
Two foreign coaches from China and South Korea will train Myanmar table tennis players in June this year as a preparedness for 27th SEA Games to be hosted in the country in December.
US, Russia, Iran join hands to keep Olympic wrestling
2013-05-15 15:39:44
The possible exit of wrestling from the Olympic games brings the United States, Iran and Russia together in hope to save the Olympic wrestling.
Sao Paulo could lose World Cup matches
2013-05-15 11:35:03
World football's governing body FIFA has warned Sao Paulo could be stripped of its status as a 2014 World Cup host city due to stadium construction delays.
Vietnam's international women's volleyball tournament
2013-05-15 09:41:17
The third international women's volleyball tournament (LienVietPost Bank Cup 2013) will kick off in Vietnam's northern Bac Ninh province from May 26 to June 3, organizers announced on Tuesday.
PSG's title celebrations marred by fan violence
2013-05-14 18:37:44
The celebrations to honor PSG's first French league title in 19 years were cut short following violent scenes in which fans fought with riot police, leaving 30 people injured and leading to 21 arrests.
Man City fires manager Roberto Mancini
2013-05-14 16:00:23
Italian manager Roberto Mancini was fired by English Premier League club Manchester City on Monday.
New US fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers
2013-05-14 11:27:24
New US fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers,like developing a group fitness interval training program.