57-year-old Chinese-Chilean table tennis player wins over crowd at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile: Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China all alone for an adventure in Chile in 1989.
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Blitzboks take News24 Sevens title as Ngcobo puts his charges through paces for SVNS Series
Blitzboks coach Sandile Ngcobo was pleased with his side's performance in the inaugural News24 Forward Faster Invitational Sevens tournament in Stellenbosch this past weekend, as they used the event as part of their preparations for the 2023 season.
French football again left reeling by rioting fans as Olympics loom
PARIS :French football was again marred by violence after Olympique de Marseille's Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyonnais was called off on Sunday when the visitors' bus and some fans were pelted with stones and beer bottles, injuring Lyon coach Fabio Grosso.
Fishel, Shaw score first US goals and the American women defeat Colombia 3-0
SAN DIEGO: Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw both scored their first international goals and the US defeated Colombia 3-0 on Sunday.
Rebecca Marino, in bid for Olympic tennis berth, drops Pan Am Games semifinal
Rebecca Marino isn't headed to the Paris Olympics for Canada, yet, but will play for a tennis bronze medal at the Pan Am Games.
Canada's Sinclair soaking it all in as international career nears end
Canada's Christine Sinclair never backed down from pressure-packed situations throughout her illustrious career but admitted on Thursday that she was looking forward to a stress-free end to her international career over the coming weeks.
India Women's Hockey Team Looks To Showcase Real Potential In Asian Champions Trophy
The failure to clinch the gold medal at the just-concluded Asian Games still fresh in its mind, the Indian women's hockey team will look to showcase its real potential in the Asian Champions Trophy when it starts its campaign against Thailand in Ranchi on Friday. India lost 0-4 to China in the semifinals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou but defeated Japan 2-1 to clinch the bronze medal. The bronze medal, however, was a disappointing result for the Indians, who started as favourites and were eyeing a gold in the Asian Games, which would have given them a direct ticket to next year's Paris Olympics.
First Australian named for Paris Games shrugs off Seine pollution concerns
Australian marathon swimmer Chelsea Gubecka is hopeful organisers will fix water quality problems in the Seine river in time for the Paris Olympics, having been unable to swim at a test event this year.