Advertisement
Advertisement
Sport /

China

Related Topics:
2018 Fifa World Cup Asian qualifying
Chinese Super League
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Zou Shiming
China’s Shuyu Yang (right) dribbling against the Czech Republic at the Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament in Wuhan, in March. Photo: AFP
Chinese Basketball Association

Chinese women’s basketball team captain vows to ‘fight 200%’ for World Cup gold

Yang Shuyu, who plays for in the Australian league, aims to outdo elder sister Yang Liwei, who led China to silver at the previous World Cup.

World Athletics Championships

Chinese javelin star Yan Ziyi wins Diamond League event, with world’s second-best throw

videocam
Olympics

China’s newest skating star landed quad jump at just 12, trains with Valieva coach

videocam
Volleyball

China women’s volleyball team end Nations League on high after early loss

Youngest squad in team’s history start event in Nanjing by losing to Czech Republic but recover to beat Serbia, Thailand and Poland.

Zhuang Yushan spikes the ball during China’s Volleyball Nations League win over Poland in Nanjing on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images
Zhuang Yushan spikes the ball during China’s Volleyball Nations League win over Poland in Nanjing on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images
Asian Games 2026

China looking to the future with young women’s table tennis team for Asian Games

The 5-player line-up features 3 paddlers in their early twenties, with Chen Xintong and Wang Yidi missing out due to their rankings and age.

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Meet China’s next Zheng: teen already world No 1, French Open Juniors finalist

Sun Xinran is only 15, but she’s already turning heads in women’s tennis after storming run to Roland Garros final.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
ITTF

China star Fan Zhendong’s new manager ‘excited for the future’ in Dusseldorf

Olympic champion will join Bundesliga team in July after successful stint at 1. FC Saarbrucken, which included a historic treble.

Andreas Preuss (right) with new signing Fan Zhendong and German table tennis legend Timo Boll. Photo: Handout
Andreas Preuss (right) with new signing Fan Zhendong and German table tennis legend Timo Boll. Photo: Handout
Chinese Basketball Association

Hong Kong students vowing to play ‘fast and smart’ during AUBL contest in China

One of the six newcomers in the university basketball league, Chinese University of Hong Kong will compete in the 12-team event this summer.

Quan Hongchan

China diving star Quan in Asian Games scare after injury rules her out of trials

Guangdong, province of the Tokyo and Paris Games gold medallist, had alerted that she was managing her injuries in the first half of the year.

videocam
Trending in China

Meet the beautiful Chinese football influencer you need to follow this World Cup

Li Yuhang, known online as ‘Women Football MadeLi’, has been posting videos dancing while wearing different national team jerseys.

Li Yuhang, known online as “Women Football MadeLi”, is emerging as one of China’s most prominent football influencers. Photo: Douyin
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Young Chinese footballer makes history signing for Barcelona’s famed academy

The 14-year-old Li Haoyan will join the club’s under-15 side next season after attracting interest from other teams like Espanyol, Villarreal.

videocam
Young footballer Li Haoyan played for CF Damm in the top-tier regional youth league in Spain. Photo: Weibo
Young footballer Li Haoyan played for CF Damm in the top-tier regional youth league in Spain. Photo: Weibo
ITTF

Wang handed ‘honour’ of leading China, takes captain’s baton from Ma Long

Wang Chuqin to head men’s table tennis team, with Liang Jingkun named vice-captain.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Song Yadong and Shi Ming, China’s UFC winners in Macau, prove themselves yet again

Song is the only Chinese winner at UFC Fight Night Macau, while ‘fighting doctor’ Shi wins her first bout with the promotion the day before.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Fight Night: Song raises spirits on bad night for Chinese fighters in Macau

Song Yadong submits Deiveson Figueiredo in second round, the only win among large number of local fighters on card.

Song Yadong celebrates after beating Deiveson Figueiredo by submission in their bantamweight bout in Macau. Photo: Getty Images
ITTF

Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu finish undergraduate studies

Olympic champions graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will head to Tsinghua University to pursue master’s degrees in sports studies.

Sun Yingsha (left) and Wang Manyu (right) took graduation photos with faculty as members of the undergraduate class of 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Photo: Weibo
Sun Yingsha (left) and Wang Manyu (right) took graduation photos with faculty as members of the undergraduate class of 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Photo: Weibo
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Macau will be launch pad to Asia as promotion looks East, UFC boss Chang says

China’s Song Yadong, Zhang Mingyang headline event at Galaxy Arena this weekend, with the sport having ‘more room to expand in this region’.

Wu Yanni

China’s ‘teen beauty’ wins 100m hurdles at Asian U20 Championships in record time

Zhang Keyi falls short of her personal best, targets Asian Games later this year up against fellow high-profile hurdlers such as Wu Yanni.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Swimming

Japan bans photos at beach volleyball over voyeurism; China swimsuit mum could sue

Women’s safety behind Japanese decision while woman who suffered wardrobe malfunction in Shanghai wants dissemination of her photos stopped.

The Japan Volleyball Association announced a ban on all recording devices after an incident at the Nagoya Hekinan round of the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour last weekend. Photo: Handout
The Japan Volleyball Association announced a ban on all recording devices after an incident at the Nagoya Hekinan round of the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour last weekend. Photo: Handout
Extreme fitness

Conquering the Great Wall in record time a labour of love for expat cycling duo

Sean Gallagher and Ben Schuessler embarked on journey to celebrate 20th anniversary of living in China and ‘deep connection’ with country.

Trending in China

Grandfather proves age is just a number after breaking 80m hurdles record

82-year-old Ding Ming, a retired technician, won the men’s 80-84 age category at the 2026 Masters Athletics Championships in Changsha.

Volleyball

China women’s volleyball team hit by injuries as key players miss Nations League

Fans question training methods and are fearful of chances at Asian Championship, which is a qualifier for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Wu Mengjie (red jersey) in action during the 2025 Women’s Volleyball Nations League match between China and Belgium. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction

The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.

Another athlete, surnamed Zhang, condemned the “inappropriate photography” at the 2026 Xing-Quan Dishui Lake Swim-Crossing Challenge on her social media. Photo: Shanghai Traithlon Club
Another athlete, surnamed Zhang, condemned the “inappropriate photography” at the 2026 Xing-Quan Dishui Lake Swim-Crossing Challenge on her social media. Photo: Shanghai Traithlon Club
ITTF

East gets West: surprising friendship between Chinese and German table tennis stars

Players bonded away from the table, with China’s Olympic champion described as being sensitive, open-minded and always looking to learn.

World Athletics Championships

Meet Yan Ziyi, Chinese teen who ‘cannot give up’ and is taking javelin by storm

After throwing the second-best distance in history, the Ningbo native made no secret of her targets: the Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.

French Open

China’s Wangs win French Open opener as Ukraine’s Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris

China’s top-ranked player has tough start while Chinese qualifier wins in straights sets; Ukrainian says parents’ house almost hit by missile.

China’s Wang Xinyu serves during her first-round win over Austria’s Lilli Tagger. Photo: Reuters
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW