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Members of the China men and women’s teams pose with their trophies after winning the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF

China flag row after table tennis chiefs make team title merchandise gaffe

Furious fans take to social media to blast International Table Tennis Federation for twice getting country’s flag wrong on official items.

World Athletics Championships

Duplantis wins in Shanghai Diamond League meet but fails in world record bid

World Snooker

China’s new pro league not a threat to World Snooker Tour, sport’s chiefs say

Doxxing and cyberbullying

Quan Hongchan’s emotional post over mum’s health woes divides internet

China’s three-time Olympic diving gold medallist sparks concern and well-wishes but is also attacked for drawing attention to herself.

China’s Quan Hongchan has been the target of criticism online after a growth spurt changed her physique and affected her diving, resulting in an investigation by sports authorities. Photo: YouTube
China’s Quan Hongchan has been the target of criticism online after a growth spurt changed her physique and affected her diving, resulting in an investigation by sports authorities. Photo: YouTube
Marathons

China’s marathon boom masks elite competitive performance failings, expert says

Official at Peking University says that improving country’s international standing has to start in a separate, school-based selection system.

ITTF

Gap with China closing, Japan’s table tennis team say, but beating Sun still key

After another defeat at World Team Championships last weekend, Japan’s stars feel breaking away from conventional styles is likely to help.

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Olympics

Reality bites for ‘immature’ Sun, ‘masculine’ Wang in life after Olympic glory

Gold medallists learn harsh lesson about life out of sporting spotlight after appearing on Chinese television shows.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Wang Meng featured in Sisters Who Make Waves 2026, a talent competition centered on the comeback of female celebrities over the age of 30. Photo: Weibo
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Wang Meng featured in Sisters Who Make Waves 2026, a talent competition centered on the comeback of female celebrities over the age of 30. Photo: Weibo
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

China youth teams make World Cups amid Fifa hopes of seeing nation back at the top

Both under-17 men’s and women’s teams reach final stages of Asian Cup to book World Cup spots as Mattias Grafstrom praises Chinese system.

World Snooker

China’s world snooker champion Wu playing ‘perfect’ game, says ex-coach Fung

Fung, who coached the 22-year-old for 13 months in 2024, says youngster is better than other world champions when they were at the same age.

Marathons

Danish pensioner continues 22-year love affair with China’s Great Wall Marathon

Among the more than 2,000 runners will be 67-year-old Henrik Brandt, who has vowed to keep returning for the event into his 70s.

Full-marathon runners will tackle 5,164 steps on the Great Wall, with some slopes said to be as steep as 70 degrees and requiring runners to use their hands to climb. Photo: Reuters
ITTF

Fans attack selection criteria for China’s Asian Games table tennis teams

Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so.

Wang Manyu (left) and Sun Yingsha will almost certainly fill the first two places in China’s women team for the Asian Games in Nagoya in September. Photo: EPA-EFE
Wang Manyu (left) and Sun Yingsha will almost certainly fill the first two places in China’s women team for the Asian Games in Nagoya in September. Photo: EPA-EFE
World Snooker

China launches 8-team pro snooker league, targets becoming powerhouse in sport

Country’s best players, plus some of world’s best, have been invited to take part in league which will also feature pool matches.

ITTF

No Fan, no problem for China’s men, but questions remain over Olympic champ’s future

Gold medallist has not played for country since winning in Paris two years ago, but remains active with German club side 1. FC Saarbrücken TT.

Trending in China

China tells fans: stop celebrating athletes’ birthdays, don’t waste resources

Authorities were responding to the massive scale of supporter-organised celebrations in various cities for table tennis star Wang Chuqin.

A shopping centre displays photos of table tennis superstar Wang Chuqin to celebrate his birthday. Photo: Weibo
World Snooker

Snooker boom can raise sport to level of table tennis in China, experts say

World Championship wins by Wu Yize and the previously banned Zhao Xintong can also ‘remove bad memories’ of corruption.

China’s Wu Yize celebrates after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy. Photo: AP
China’s Wu Yize celebrates after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy. Photo: AP
Fifa

Fifa officials head to China to discuss bargain broadcasting deal for World Cup

Football’s global governing body is reportedly offering to slash the price and talks will also cover a package for 2026 and 2030 editions.

Chinese Basketball Association

Hong Kong Bulls anxiously wait to learn fate about competing in top-tier CBA league

City’s basketball team also moved closer to finding a permanent home with renovation discussions on Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai ongoing.

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Social media

Ex-China gymnast ‘regains dignity’ after paying off family’s debt via social media

Wu Liufang’s content on Douyin features her in traditional Chinese clothing promoting cultural heritage dances to her followers.

Wu Liufang intends to use future savings to buy a flat with a lift for her parents to ease their mobility issues. Photo: Wu Liufang’s Douyin screenshot
Wu Liufang intends to use future savings to buy a flat with a lift for her parents to ease their mobility issues. Photo: Wu Liufang’s Douyin screenshot
World Snooker

Snooker’s Olympics push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions

Governing body head says IOC ‘has got eyes on our sport’; meanwhile, Shaun Murphy says Britain’s youngsters must work harder to match China.

World Snooker

Meet Wu Yize, the snooker world champion marking game’s ‘golden era in China’

The 22-year-old’s win at the sport’s ‘spiritual home’ has propelled him to superstardom, shines spotlight on his parents’ role in his success.

World Snooker

China’s Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time in dramatic final

The 22-year-old from Lanzhou becomes second Chinese winner in a row, and second-youngest winner after Stephen Hendry did it at age 21 in 1990.

China’s Wu Yize with his parents after beating England’s Shaun Murphy to win the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Fifa

Fifa faces World Cup broadcast crisis after India’s low offer, no China decision

Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual.

The Fifa World Cup Trophy on display during the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada, last week. Photo: EPA
The Fifa World Cup Trophy on display during the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada, last week. Photo: EPA
World Snooker

Wu Yize still battling nerves despite reaching final of World Championship

The 22-year-old, who is only the third Chinese player to reach the showpiece match at the Crucible, will face Northern Irishman Shaun Murphy.

World Snooker

China’s Wu Yize reaches World Snooker Championship last 4, Zhao Xintong ousted

Rising star, who now faces Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen, is last Chinese player left after defending champion falls to ‘Crucible curse’.

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief Zhang Jun

Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, who is also vice-president of Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed ‘under disciplinary review’.

China Badminton Association president Zhang Jun (middle, with trophy) celebrates with Team China after winning the Uber Cup in May 2024. Photo: Getty Images
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