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BEIJING : Dutch short track star Suzanne Schulting, known for being hot blooded in the chaos of speed skating, will be put to the test at the Beijing Olympics where jockeying for position makes contact and crashes inevitable.
BEIJING : From natural carbon dioxide refrigeration at ice rinks to 100per cent renewables-powered venues, China is striving to run a "green" Olympics to showcase its leadership in climate-friendly tech and counter concerns about the lack of natural snow at its venues.
At the Winter Games in Beijing there will be five African nations' flags flying at the opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium on Feb. 4, with Madagascar the only country with two athletes.
AFC Women’s Asian Cup after winning their respective semifinals at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Thursday. While China rode an extra-time equaliser and successful last penalty from captain Wang Shanshan to win 4-3 in a dramatic shoot-out after the regulation time ended 2-2, the South Koreans cruised past Philippines 2-0 in the other last-four clash. Defending champions Ja-pan, aiming for a hat-trick of titles, controlled proceedings from kick off. Riko Ueki began where she had left off in the quarters and came close to scoring a couple of times. She finally got her fourth goal of the tournament from a team effort in the 26th minute when Hiyata Miyazawa’s cross found an unmarked Ueki in the box whose glancing header was unstoppable.
(Reuters) - China have marked a "new start" for women's football by reaching the final of the Women's Asian Cup for the first time in 14 years, head coach Shui Qingxia said on Thursday.
China have marked a "new start" for women's football by reaching the final of the Women's Asian Cup for the first time in 14 years, head coach Shui Qingxia said on Thursday.
Women’s Asian Cup after winning their respective semifinals at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Thursday. While China rode an extra-time equaliser and successful last penalty from captain Wang Shanshan to win 4-3 in a dramatic shoot-out after the regulation time ended 2-2, the South Koreans cruised past Philippines 2-0 in the other last-four clash. Defending champions Japan, aiming for a hat-trick of titles, controlled proceedings from kick off.
A gritty China fought back from a goal-down twice before stunning two-time defending champions Japan 4-3 in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals to book a summit clash against Korea in the AFC Women's Asian Cup on Thursday. Japan led twice in the match, first in the normal time and second in the extra time but China had answers each time to take the match to the penalty shootout at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.