Yao urges return to playing sports for joy
2013-08-14 21:20Retired Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming said he hopes that playing sports will be simply for fun someday. "Sports now means too much beyond itself.
Chinese athletes at IAAF worlds
2013-08-13 08:16Chinese athletes at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
Hot in Sports
2013-08-12 16:07Former world No 1 Roger Federer was ousted by Frenchman Gael Monfils at the third round at the ongoing Shanghai Masters on Thursday.
Sharapova holds world's top paid title
2013-08-06 16:27Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams lead a pack of tennis players at the top of a list of the world's highest-paid female athletes in 2013 released by Forbes on Monday.
Real tops world's most valuable teams
2013-07-16 12:21Real Madrid headed a trio of European soccer clubs at the top of a list of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams released by Forbes on Monday.
Upsets and injuries at 2013 Wimbledon
2013-07-03 11:12Take a look at the surprising list of top players who will not be continuing on at Wimbledon.
Li Na at 2013 Wimbledon
2013-07-03 08:14Li Na said on Tuesday that she has achieved her target at the Wimbledon Championships despite losing to fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinals.
Wimbledon Championships
2013-07-01 07:44Andy Murray wiped out 77 years of pain when he became the first British man since 1936 to win the men's title at Wimbledon with a stunning 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory over world No 1 Novak Djokovic.
Soccer can be girls' sport
2013-05-31 17:05There are 50 women soccer players in Nantong, all of whom are preparing for the 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games slated to be held in 2014.
Iron hammer strikes China
2013-05-23 13:31The Chinese women's volleyball team won their second title after Lang Ping was appointed their head coach.
David Beckham to hang up his boots
2013-05-17 09:35England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies and glamour that had a worldwide impact that went way beyond soccer.
