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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.
3 Jun 2026 - 6:05PM
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Song Yadong and Shi Ming, China’s UFC winners in Macau, prove themselves yet again
1 Jun 2026 - 8:00AM
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC Fight Night: Song raises spirits on bad night for Chinese fighters in Macau
30 May 2026 - 11:30PM
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.
30 May 2026 - 10:00AM
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’.
29 May 2026 - 11:30PM
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.
30 May 2026 - 3:53AM
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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.
28 May 2026 - 10:04PM
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.
28 May 2026 - 12:53PM
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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.
27 May 2026 - 8:21PM
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.
27 May 2026 - 3:19PM
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.
26 May 2026 - 7:06PM
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.
26 May 2026 - 5:30PM
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.
26 May 2026 - 10:00AM
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.
24 May 2026 - 9:26PM
World Athletics Championships
China teen shatters Asian javelin record, goes close to world’s best
Yan Ziyi’s throw at Xiamen Diamond League meet would have easily won gold at Paris Olympics; marathoner Feng Peiyou wins Asian Games spot.
24 May 2026 - 5:44PM
Yan Ziyi, who has broken the world youth record several times, won the Xiamen Diamond League event with her first and only throw. Photo: AFP
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
China youth team finish runners-up in U17 Asian Cup after narrow defeat to Japan
Head coach Bin Ukishima said his players ‘will gain a lot from the trials of this tournament, which will help them improve’ in the future.
23 May 2026 - 3:13PM
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi set for UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’.
23 May 2026 - 8:00AM
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Every dog has its day: stray puppy steals show at Chinese university sports event
Student runner broke the 3,000-metre race record with the fluffy campus resident guiding her to victory like a professional pacer.
23 May 2026 - 5:42AM
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A stray puppy became an overnight internet sensation after a video of it entering the track to accompany a female student at the end of her 3,000-metre race gained millions of views. Photo: bjnews.com.cn
Chinese Super League
Ex-Chinese Super League star swaps pitch for food delivery to gain life insights
The 48-year-old played for the Jianlibao Youth Team, a famous youth development project sent to Brazil, Qingdao Hainiu and Beijing Guoan.
21 May 2026 - 9:00PM
ITTF
‘China’s Kobe’ Sun deeply inspired after reading book by late NBA star Bryant
Table tennis star reveals on CCTV programme that she tries to emulate mentality and training standards of the basketballer, who died in 2020.
21 May 2026 - 7:08PM
Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese basketball team gets 3-year ban for match-fixing; GM, player out for life
Women’s Chinese Basketball Association side Inner Mongolia Nongxin stripped of 2023-24 season results, can return to league in 2029.
20 May 2026 - 7:57PM
WTA (Women's Tennis Association)
Zheng faces tough French Open draw; Coleman Wong into next qualifying round
Zheng unseeded after dropping out of top 50 and could get Aryna Sabalenka or Iga Swiatek early; Wang Xinyu now China’s top-ranked player.
19 May 2026 - 8:50PM
Zheng Qinwen’s third round defeat in Rome dropped her outside the world top 50. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF
Feeling the love: Fan gets outpouring of support despite mixed finals display
Chinese table tennis player had to rely on his teammates to help secure the Champions League title for his German side 1. FC Saarbruecken.
18 May 2026 - 2:28PM
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.
17 May 2026 - 12:51PM
World Athletics Championships
Duplantis wins in Shanghai Diamond League meet but fails in world record bid
Swedish world record-holder sews up his win after two jumps while Norwegian Karsten Warholm is shocked in the 300m.
16 May 2026 - 10:38PM
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