Special coverage: Yao Ming retires
2011-07-19 16:32At just one-year old, Yao Qinlei will never get to see her famous father Yao Ming play on court.
Pedaling inheady altitudes
2011-07-17 14:47The just-concluded Tour de Qinghai Lake saw 217 riders on 22 teams compete on the "roof of the world" - the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, where some stretches of the race reached an altitude of 3,800 meters.
Li Na's statue erected in Wuhan
2011-07-13 16:48A girl poses for a photo with a statue of Li Na at a square in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, the hometown of the tennis player who took the 2011 French Open singles title on June 4 this year.
It's a girl for David, Victoria!
2011-07-11 09:19Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham welcomed a new baby girl into the world on Sunday, adding a daughter to the three sons they already have in their growing family.
Pyeongchang wins 2018 bid
2011-07-07 09:21South Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Yu-na speaks during the Pyeongchang bid city presentation to the 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session.
Model to 'pose nude if Paraguay wins Copa'
2011-07-05 17:00Paraguayan players and fans will be keener than ever to bag the Copa America title after model Larissa Riquelme promised to 'pose nude' if the team manages to triumph.
Top dog Djokovic living the dream
2011-07-04 09:42Twelve years after leaving home with a racket bag full of dreams Novak Djokovic saw two of them come true in three remarkable days at Wimbledon.
Sharapova, Azarenka close on noisy final
2011-06-30 19:16Tennis players' screaming has become a part of the game, especially in the women's draw, where about 70 percent do it.
Shenzhen Universiade
2011-06-29 22:24Start here, make a difference at the Universiade Shenzhen 2011.
Fun and games commemorate revolution
2011-06-29 17:20A national red sports meeting with 14 events, mainly fun games, was held from June 26-28 in a bid to commemorate CPC's revolutionary days.
Tseng scores runaway victory at LPGA
2011-06-27 10:22Yani Tseng from Taiwan of China underlined her status as women's world number one by winning the LPGA Championship on Sunday by 10 strokes to become the youngest golfer to amass four major professional titles.
Table tennis: Shakehand, penhold vie for better style
2011-06-22 14:52A special table tennis competition was held as the world's top paddlers were grouped into shakehanders and penholders, two types of paddles, to probe the pros and cons of the two styles.
