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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
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.

ITTF

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

World Snooker

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

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.

China’s men continued their total dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London. Photo: Xinhua
China’s men continued their total dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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.

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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.

Both sides were said to be optimistic about reaching a deal and an announcement could be made in the second half of May. Photo :AFP
Both sides were said to be optimistic about reaching a deal and an announcement could be made in the second half of May. Photo :AFP
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.

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.

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.

China’s Wu Yize beat Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final on Monday to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Zhao Xintong, who became Asia’s first world champion 12 months ago. Photo: Xinhua
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.

Wu Yize with the trophy and his fans after defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Wu Yize with the trophy and his fans after defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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.

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.

Wu Yize is only the third Chinese player to reach the final after Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong. Photo: Xinhua
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’.

Wu Yize of China beat Iran’s Hossein Vafaei to reach the last four at the Crucible Theatre for the first time. Photo: Xinhua
Wu Yize of China beat Iran’s Hossein Vafaei to reach the last four at the Crucible Theatre for the first time. Photo: Xinhua
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’.

World Snooker

Zhao says he ‘will never surpass’ Ding after beating him at world championship

Defending champion hails ‘special match’ against his idol, will face former champion Shaun Murphy in quarter-finals at the Crucible.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Irish footballers return to China 50 years after tour akin to ‘going to the moon’

Players from a university in Ireland were invited to play in China in 1976 – and accidentally found themselves witnessing history.

A squad of football players from University College Dublin were invited by the Chinese football association to play a series of matches across the country in 1976. Photo: X/ChinaEmbIreland
A squad of football players from University College Dublin were invited by the Chinese football association to play a series of matches across the country in 1976. Photo: X/ChinaEmbIreland
Badminton World Federation (BWF)

China’s badminton chief fails to attend finals as whereabouts remain a mystery

Zhang Jun has reportedly been missing for more than 10 days amid an investigation by disciplinary authorities into his conduct at association.

World Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Zhao v Ding clash set to break TV viewing records

With only four Chinese players remaining, second-round match between champ and trailblazer could draw biggest TV audience in sport’s history.

Bailee Brown

Bailee Brown produces Hong Kong’s best finish so far as Asian Beach Games return

Triathlete finishes fifth in individual aquathlon on second day of competition at the eight-sport event in Sanya on Hainan Island.

Hong Kong’s Bailee Brown in the women’s individual aquathlon at the Sanya Asian Beach Games on Thursday. Photo: SF&OC
ITTF

Table tennis player Fang registers to play for Kazakhstan, Zhang announces return

Legendary paddlers Ma Long and Xu Xin help prepare squad as hitting partners for coming World Team Championships in London.

Fang Bo was first spotted in the ITTF database as a Kazakhstan-registered player before he made the announcement. Photo: HTF
Fang Bo was first spotted in the ITTF database as a Kazakhstan-registered player before he made the announcement. Photo: HTF
World Snooker

Zhao values becoming first Chinese player to win Triple Crown over defending world title

Chinese world No 3 says ‘one world title is enough for me’, hopes to see some existing tournaments relocated to new cities in China and Europe.

Quan Hongchan

China police detain and fine man behind cyberbullying of Olympian Quan Hongchan

31-year-old surnamed Xu given 10 days’ detention and fined by police over his role in repeated harassment of teenager.

ITTF

Table tennis star Fan Zhendong skips China’s World Team Championships title defence

National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances.

National Games singles champion Fan Zhendong was instrumental in securing China’s 11th consecutive World Team Championships title in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
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