By sportswriter Shen Nan BANGKOK, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — The opening day of the inaugural shooting competition in the Universiade history saw world-class marks from both events of men’s 50m pistol and women’s 10m air pistol here on Friday. Leonid Ekimov from Russia collected a personal best of 571 points in the qualification round of […]

LOCAL basketball sensation Yi Jianlian signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday, putting aside concerns that a move to Wisconsin might not best serve the forward’s career prospects and style of play. “My feelings are that it’s a new start, a fresh challenge,” Yi told reporters after signing his contract in a luxury […]

MILWAUKEE Bucks general manager Larry Harris is confident that Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian will play for his NBA club when the season opens in three months. His message Monday to Yi was simple — give us a chance. “I believe (Yi) will be in a Bucks uniform,” Harris said. “We haven’t found one player […]

MANCHESTER United new boy Nani Almeida wrapped up the club’s Far East tour with a stunning goal in a 3-0 win against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical in Guangzhou on Friday. Nani, Wayne Rooney and Lee Martin claimed the goals as United overcame stifling conditions in Guangdong Province to put a winning seal on the side’s hugely successful […]

BANGKOK, August 11 (Xinhua) — The men’s 100 meters final of the World University Games will have a rematch Sunday afternoon, the arbitration panel of the athletics competition announced Saturday night. Great Britain’s Simeon Williamson was crowned the men’s 100m in 10.28 seconds Saturday evening ahead of China’s Zhang Peimeng and Canadian Neviile Wright but […]