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1 week ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Sun Xiaochen
Very few in competitive sports could've won over the opposition's fans, let alone get them to enjoy his rallies, even against their own player, like he has. German table tennis legend Timo Boll, as arguably the longest-standing international foe of the mighty Chinese program, has done it all and, somehow, ended up a fan favorite in the home country of his toughest rivals during an illustrious career, which came to an end on Sunday after his last domestic league match in Frankfurt.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Sun Xiaochen
With Asia's best gamers taking on the world in a scale of event never before seen in the region, the BLAST Premier Rivals, a popular Counter-Strike 2 tournament, is guaranteed to thrill esports fans in Hong Kong, China, in November.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Sun Xiaochen
Young star Wang and next generation to light the way for Team ChinaWith a scintillating display of skills and poise beyond his years, China's soccer prodigy Wang Yudong has emerged as a rare silver lining in the country's total failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Sun Xiaochen
With a scintillating display of skills and poise beyond his years, China's soccer prodigy Wang Yudong has emerged as a rare silver lining in the country's total failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Sun Xiaochen
With young talents honed and some tough lessons learned, China's new-look women's volleyball team kicked off its comeback to international contention with a hard test at the showpiece.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyasia.com | Sun Xiaochen
With young talents honed and some tough lessons learned, China's new-look women's volleyball team kicked off its comeback to international contention with a hard test at the showpiece.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Sun Xiaochen
With young talents honed and some tough lessons learned, China's new-look women's volleyball team kicked off its comeback to international contention with a hard test at the Volleyball Nations League showpiece.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Sun Xiaochen
Let's cut to the chase — the Chinese men's soccer team simply doesn't deserve to be in the World Cup, and it never will until substantial reforms are carried out with commitment and perspective to ensure the game's healthy development in the country. Frustratingly, yet not surprisingly, the door to the 2026 Cup finals slammed shut barring the Chinese national side entry after a 1-0 loss to host Indonesia in a do-or-die Asian qualifier on Thursday.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Sun Xiaochen
It's tough to scale Qomolangma (Mt Everest), and even tougher trying to stay there. That's the lesson China's top tennis ace Zheng Qinwen learned the hard way at after the world No 7 failed to repeat her successful "climb" last month over what has emerged a constant career hurdle in her deepest run at the French Open.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Sun Xiaochen
The situation is stark but clear. Defeat will be the end of the world! Team China has vowed to take the fight to the host as it adopts an all-or-nothing approach to maintain its tenuous chances of emerging from its group in a key World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta. At its most basic, this requires China to score more goals than its opponent at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday night in its penultimate match in the Asian qualifiers' third stage. Therein lies the rub.
