Snooker star Zhao: from ban to cusp of Chinese sporting history
HONG KONG: In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary that he wanted to be like trailblazer Ding Junhui.
HONG KONG: In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary that he wanted to be like trailblazer Ding Junhui.
LINGSHUI: Japanese rookie Rio Takeda equalled the course record on her way to a dominant victory at the Blue Bay LPGA in China on Sunday.
SHANGHAI: World number seven Taylor Fritz finally made it into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday, two days after his match against France’s Terence Atmane had been suspended because of rain.
PARIS: China completed a historic clean sweep of all eight Olympic diving gold medals after Cao Yuan won the men’s 10m platform final in Paris on Saturday.
BEIJING: Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news.”
BEIJING: The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth US$11 million, state media said Tuesday, as a string of sports officials were jailed for corruption.
DOHA: With six months to go until the Olympic Games, China ended the World Aquatics Championships diving events on Saturday with a ninth gold medal thanks to Yang Hao.
BEIJING: Angry Chinese football fans lashed out Wednesday at their country’s “shameful” record after a 3-1 defeat at Vietnam ended any slim hope they had of reaching the 2022 World Cup.
BEIJING: Peng Shuai is at the centre of growing concern after the tennis star alleged earlier this month that a powerful Chinese politician sexually assaulted her.