(Xinhua) China's tennis sensation Zheng Qinwen cruised past Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-2 in the women's singles second round of the 2025 China Open on Saturday.  

Zheng advanced after a first-round bye, marking her first official match since undergoing surgery on her right elbow in July.

(Xinhua) FIFA on Thursday unveiled three official mascots for the 2026 World Cup - "Maple" the Moose from Canada, "Zayu" the Jaguar from Mexico and "Clutch" the Bald Eagle from the United States, to represent the first edition of the tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations.

(Xinhua) Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai upset compatriot Wang Xinyu in a highly anticipated all-Chinese night clash, as home hopes in the men's singles were dashed with both Buyunchaokete and Shang Juncheng falling in the first round of the China Open on Friday.

(Xinhua) Third seed Alex de Minaur of Australia eased into the second round of the China Open with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over China's Bu Yunchaokete on Friday at the Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center.  

De Minaur seized the opening set after an early break in the fifth game. The world No.

(Xinhua) The 2025 China Open men's singles main draw began on Thursday, with top seed Jannik Sinner cruising past former US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-2 to reach the round of 16.  

Sinner took control early, breaking twice in the first set with sharp returns and dominant baseline play.

(Xinhua) China's Zhang Zhizhen lost 6-4, 6-2 to France's Terence Atmane in the China Open men's singles first round on the Lotus Court on Thursday.  

The opening set went on serve for the first nine games before world No. 68 Atmane broke in the 10th with a forehand winner.

(China Daily) China claimed two gold medals in the lightweight double sculls events at the 2025 World Rowing Championships on Thursday in Shanghai's Qingpu district.

(Xinhua) Alexandre Sybillain, a French amateur triathlete and founder of a triathlon training center in Shanghai, has been a pioneer in promoting the sport in China and has witnessed its expanding opportunities.

(Xinhua) The women's singles main draw of the 2025 China Open kicked off on Wednesday, with 36-year-old Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai rallying past Russian qualifier Anastasia Zakharova 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the second round.

(China Daily) A self-confessed quick-tempered competitor, Zheng Qinwen has learned the hard way that to realize her dreams of winning a major faster, she has to slow things down and be more mindful of the process.

(China Daily) At 81, tennis great Billie Jean King gesticulated with the excitement of a child as she recalled to reporters the moment her eight-year-old self first dreamed of visiting China.  

"China is someplace I've always wanted to come to since I was eight years old.

(China Daily) Paris Olympic women's singles champion Zheng Qinwen said on Tuesday that her recovery from elbow surgery is "on the right track" as she prepares for the China swing, starting with the China Open in Beijing.

(Xinhua) As night fell, swarms of drones roared through a circular racetrack, while inside an exhibition hall humanoid robots sprinted, passed, and clashed in fierce contests.

(China Daily) Struggling, yet quite encouraging — China’s fresh-faced figure skating team has revved up its rebuild from its Beijing 2022 pinnacle by earning full Olympic qualification for Milano-Cortina 2026, where it will be counting on its young bloods to deliver.

(China Daily) China's first-ever World Rowing Championships kicked off in Shanghai on Sunday, with over 1,000 athletes from 55 countries and regions set to compete in the Qingpu district of the East China metropolis.

(China Daily) Swedish player Alex Noren defeated France's Adrien Saddier in a playoff to claim his second BMW PGA Championship title at Wentworth Club, owned by Reignwood Group, in an intense Monday finish.

(Xinhua) Melissa Jefferson-Wooden capped a dazzling campaign with her third gold medal on Sunday, guiding the United States to victory in the women's 4x100-meter relay on a rain-soaked final day of the World Athletics Championships.

(China Daily) Red Bull's Max Verstappen cruised to a dominant Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory while Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap and had his Formula One lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris slashed to 25 points.

(China Daily) An inspired Italy successfully defended their Billie Jean King Cup with a 2-0 victory over record 18-times champions the United States on Sunday, taking their own tally in the premier women's team competition to six titles.

(China Daily) Chinese visual artist Cai Guoqiang and outdoor brand Arc'teryx apologized on Sunday for staging a fireworks display in the Himalaya Mountains that drew widespread criticism over its potential impact on the Xizang autonomous region's high-altitude ecosystem.

(China Daily) China's march in figure skating pairs is expected to continue at Milano-Cortina 2026 after young skaters Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang secured the country a quota place for the games at the qualifying event on home ice.

(China Daily) With about nine months to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, traders in Yiwu — a vibrant trade hub in East China's Zhejiang province — have ramped up production and export of sports merchandise to meet surging global demand.

(Xinhua) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry announced the creation of four new working groups as part of the "Fit For The Future" initiative, focusing on the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Olympic program, protection of the female category, and commercial partnerships and ma

(Xinhua) Chinese figure skating pair skaters Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang took the first place in the pairs short program of the ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier on Friday.

(Xinhua) The central Chinese city of Wuhan was among the four host cities that FIBA announced for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying tournaments.

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