Yao Ming vows to support China players after online abuse
BEIJING: Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men's national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of disappointing results.
Paris Olympics Sport News
Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has ticket to Paris, but plenty to accomplish beforehand
Every athlete that qualified for the Olympics at last month's Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, got a ceremonial ticket to Paris for the 2024 Summer Games.
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters
Star Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event in Shenzhen on Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down 19-21 18-21 to seventh-seeded Chinese Shi Yuqi, while world No. 24 Srikanth suffered a 15-21 21-14 13-21 loss to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. It was a third consecutive first-round exit on the World Tour for Srikanth, who has just four quarterfinal finishes to show this season.
Australian Open chief still confident Nadal will be back in Melbourne
MELBOURNE : Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he remained confident Rafa Nadal would be at Melbourne Park in January despite the 37-year-old's struggles with injuries over the last couple of years.
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters
Star Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event in Shenzhen on Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down 19-21 18-21 to seventh-seeded Chinese Shi Yuqi, while world No. 24 Srikanth suffered a 15-21 21-14 13-21 loss to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. It was a third consecutive first-round exit on the World Tour for Srikanth, who has just four quarterfinal finishes to show this season.
Australia's Smith eyeing Paris Olympics amid rankings doubt
MELBOURNE : Australian number one Cameron Smith hopes to earn enough ranking points on his home tour and in next year's majors to qualify for another Olympics at Paris next year.
HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Charge At China Masters Super 750
Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event -- beginning on Tuesday, in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after returning to action following a back injury, will once again be the top Indian name in men's singles in the competition. He will face Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen, who had defeated him in the last meeting in Japan. The world No. 17 Lakshya Sen and world No. 23 Kidambi Srikanth, who are fighting to be inside the top 16 by April 28 next year to qualify for the Olympics, will also be in action.
Shui dumped as China women's coach after Olympic qualifying failure
BEIJING : China women's coach Shui Qingxia has been sacked following the team's failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics.