Roger Federer had been expected to pen yet another entry into the history books this week at the Pacific Life Open by snapping Guillermo Vilas's record of the longest winning streak in men's tennis.
The Yao Mings in the making on the football field are just part of NFL's plan to penetrate the untapped Chinese market.
Asian Games women billiards player Zhou Mengmeng has already acknowledged her mistakes to Chinese cue sport authorities through a formal apology letter, and withdrawn the accusation against some officials of alleged-malfeasance, according to Xinhua News Agency Monday.
China's banished Olympic champion diver Tian Liang has pulled out of a key national trial, further denting his chances of returning to the fold in time for the 2008 Beijing Games.
Olympic champion speed skater Wang Meng has been banned from competing at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and World Team Championships later this month.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming returned to action after missing 32 games for a fractured right leg on March 5 when Chinadaily.com.cn also launched its dedicated to page to Yao Ming.
Violence on the pitch and the multi-million dollar merger of Shanghai's two top clubs have dominated the run-up to this weekend's start of the fourth Chinese Super League (CSL) season.
China's Olympic 110-meter hurdles champion Liu Xiang has been training hard in preparations for the future clashes against upsurging Cuban Dayron Robles, his official website revealed on Wednesday.
Roger Federer set a new record for men's tennis dominance on Monday, when he celebrated his 161st consecutive week as world number one.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone launched a campaign of celebrations to coincide with Lunar New Year, his latest effort to build stronger economic and cultural links with China.
The grudge race between Liu Xiang and Cuba's Dayron Robles in the men's 60m hurdles in Karlsruhe, Germany last Sunday was a thrilling drama, as expected.
Feb 12 witness the implosion of Shenyang Wulihe Stadium, which witnesses the Chinese soccer team for the first time was qualified for the 2002 Soccer World Cup, vanished just within 6.6 seconds, Chinese leading portal sina.com reports.