Chinese prodigy Lin Shidong has moved up to men's singles world No. 1 as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) ...

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He also won back-to-back titles in WTT Grand Smash events, building on his success at the 2024 China Smash. With his latest ...

The ninth Asian Winter Games opened in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Friday with a celebration of athletes from ...

Liu's table tennis journey began when she was 5 or 6 and she started playing on her family's dining table with a paddle made by her father. When she was 11, she joined the Shandong provincial team, ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its "aggressive and coercive ...

Fresh from his run to the third round at the Australian Open, Scotland's Jacob Fearnley levels Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie with Japan after beating former US Open finalist ...

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Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot to Britain's Jacob Fearnley in the second singles match in their first-round tie of the Davis Cup team tennis qualifiers on Jan. 31, 2025, in Miki, Hyogo ...

Japan and China collaborate on anime projects, showcasing strengths of storytelling and animation from both nations. Fans can expect high-quality anime content blending Japanese and Chinese ...

Truls Möregårdh became last week the first table tennis player to win the prestigious Jerring Award since its creation in 1979. This was not the only recognition received by the sport discipline ...