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Mutual respect key to solve NBA standoff in China

As the NBA plans to resume its season on July 30, many Chinese sports fans are anticipating the return of live broadcast of the NBA games after the long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it remains unlikely that the games will return to Chinese platforms if the issues between the NBA and the Chinese public are not solved.
Soure:Global Times: 2020/7/2 15:33:40

Ping pong becomes popular pastime sport in New York City

With attire varying from shirts and ties to vests and shorts, to dresses and school uniforms, each participant sweats over the sport for 10 minutes and enjoys the cheering from a corner at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, New York.
Soure:Xinhua: 2018/7/3 11:22:31

Personal integrity, socialization in focus of BiH 10th International bowling tournament for blind people

Personal integrity and socialization of disabled people through sports was the focus of the 10th International bowling tournament for blind people held on Saturday afternoon in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) capital Sarajevo.
Soure:Xinhua: 2018/4/15 9:07:14

China win ITTF Team World Cup titles

China men's and women's table tennis teams won on Sunday their respective title at the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Team World Cup in London.
Soure:Xinhua: 2018/2/26 8:39:10

Driving down under

England batsman Tom Curran (right) bats during the fourth one-day international cricket match between England and Australia at Adelaide Oval on Friday. England scored 196 in the fourth one-day international against Australia in Adelaide on Friday. Sent in to bat, England lost their first five wickets for just eight runs before Chris Woakes made 78.
Soure:AFP: 2018/1/26 22:43:40

Turkish Cup semifinal: Vakifbank vs. Fenerbahce

Vakifbank's Zhu Ting competes during the 2017-2018 Turkish Cup semifinal match between Vakifbank and Fenerbahce in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 23, 2017. Vakifbank won 3-1.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/12/24 10:15:23

Mohamed Elshorbagy claims Men's Qatar Squash Classic title

Egypt's Mohamed Elshorbagy poses with his trophy after winning the final match against his compatriot Tarek Momen at the Men's Qatar Squash Classic 2017 in Doha, Qatar, on Nov.3, 2017. Mohamed Elshorbagy claimed the title with 3-1.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/11/5 7:26:39

Table tennis Olympic champion Ding extends gold haul at Chinese National Games

Table tennis world No. 1 Ding Ning has swept all tournaments she's involved since 2016, and now she added her first National Games title to her trophy list here on Wednesday.
Soure:Globaltimes.cn: 2017/9/7 19:23:55

Lin Dan wins first men's team gold at National Games

Badminton star Lin Dan led Beijing to win their first men's team gold medal by claiming a hard-fought 3-2 victory over reigning champions Fujian, spearheaded by Rio Olympic champion Chen Long, in the final of the 13th Chinese National Games here on Sunday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/9/4 0:33:30

Table tennis grand slam winner Zhang Jike suffers early exit from National Games

London Olympic table tennis champion Zhang Jike suffered an early exit from the Chinese National Games on Sunday after he was knocked out in the second round of competition by unknown Zhou Kai 4-2.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/9/3 22:41:22

Lin Dan, Chen Long to meet in men's team final at National Games

Badminton superstar Lin Dan and Chen Long will have a possible encounter in the men's team final at the 13th Chinese National Games after the duo led Beijing and Fujian teams win their semifinals respectively on Saturday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/9/2 23:49:11

China's Chen/Jia win women's doubles title at badminton worlds

China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota to win the women's doubles title at the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/8/28 7:36:35

Twice defending champion Chen Long crushed at badminton worlds semifinals

Olympic champion Chen Long, bidding for a third successive world men's singles titles, was beaten by Denmark's third seed Viktor Axelsen in the semifinals of the badminton worlds on Saturday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/8/26 20:22:31

Japan wins int'l women's volleyball tournament in Vietnam

The women's volleyball team of Japanese University had a lopsided victory over Indonesia's national squad on Saturday to rank first at the 2017 international women's volleyball tournament in northern Hai Duong province.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/7/15 22:19:27

S. Korea wins ITTF World Tour Platinum Australia Open men's doubles final

Jang Woojin (L2)/Park Ganghyeon (L) of South Korea compete during the men's doubles final against Chen Chien-An (R)/Chiang Hung-Chieh of Chinese Taipei at the ITTF World Tour Platinum Australia Open in Gold Coast, Australia, July 7, 2017.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/7/8 17:57:54

ITTF issues statement on players' withdrawals at China Open

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) issued a statement on three Chinese players forfeiting their matches at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Platinum China Open on Sunday, saying "all potential sanctions are on the table".
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/6/25 14:10:48

Budding star Sun to challenge world no.1 Ding at ITTF China Open final

China's teenage paddler Sun Yingsha made the women's singles final against world No.1 Ding Ning at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open, after beating another Chinese paddler Liu Shiwen 4-0 in the semifinals here on Saturday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/6/25 7:49:56

Ding Ning wins third women's singles title, Chinese duo crowned men's doubles champion

World No. 1 Ding Ning won her third women's singles title while Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong earned China their second event from the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday.
Soure:Xinhua: 2017/6/5 8:47:09