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All-time leading Chinese suffered ups and downs in day one competitions at the year-ending table tennis Tournament of Champions, while German sensations will surprisingly match on against the hosts after superb victories in both men's and women's singles play on Saturday.

Armed with a host of Olympic gold medalists, China is expected to dominate the East Asian Games that officially kick off in Hong Kong on Saturday, but Japan, South Korea and North Korea will offer stiff competition in some sports.

Table tennis powerhouse China defended its reputation at the East Asian Games as it beat Japan 3-1 to win the men's team title here on Sunday.

China and South Korea opened their East Asian Games campaigns on Saturday by each earning two gold medals, with the Chinese winning in snooker and cycling and the Koreans finding success in shooting and English billiards.

Hong Kong's East Asian Games medal hopes in men's table tennis were hit hard yesterday by a 3-2 defeat after almost three hours by South Korea.

China dominated table tennis and the Japanese men edged South Korea in basketball as early-round action at the East Asian Games got under way in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

The Chinese paddlers are capable of winning medals in every discipline at the coming fifth East Asian Games, said a top Chinese sports official here on Monday.

SAFE AT SCHOOL: In an attempt to prevent repeat offenses, teachers suspected of abuse must now be suspended while claims against them are being investigated By Shih Hsiu-chuan The legislature yesterday passed an amendment to the Teacher s Act and related resolutions designed to provide students with a learning environment free from sexual abuse or ...

ORIGINAL SIN: KMT Taipei City Councilor Wang Hao said 60 buses that were to be used in last year s Beijing Olympics would now be used in the Taipei Flora Expo By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, Page 2 A Chinese Nationalist Party Taipei City councilor yesterday accused the Taipei City Government of subsidizing local bus companies ...

More than 20 Beijing Olympic Games gold medallists will appear at next month's East Asian Games as Hong Kong sets out to prove it can host bigger multi-sport events in the future.

Diving queen Guo Jingjing, shuttler Lin Dan, table tennis star Wang Hao, judokas Yang Xiuli - all gold medallists at the Beijing Olympic Games - as well as hurdles ace Liu Xiang and swimmer Zhang Lin, are expected to be among the mainland athletes named today to take part in next month's Hong Kong extravaganza.

Defending champion Wang Liqin was knocked out of the men's single event by Portugese TiagoApolonia while the other five Chinese men players all went through the round 16 on Friday at the Pro Tour English Table Tennis Open.

Regarded as China's "Sports Oscars", the ceremony honors the most outstanding groups or individuals in sports for the year.

China may be sending their strongest squad to the English Open, which starts on Wednesday in Sheffield, but Paul Drinkhall's belief is so strong for a 19-year-old that the very thought of a lone Englishman toppling China's dominance on the world stage, in what is their national sport, should not be dismissed.

NEW DELHI: World number two Ma Long and three-time World champion Wang Liqin will be at Lucknow to continue China's domination in the 19th Asian table tennis championship that begins on November 16.

Wang Hao representing north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region celebrates after the men's 20km race walk final at the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, on Oct.

Desmond Douglas, the former England No 1, believes Paul Drinkhall, at 19, will be feared by China's top players when the English Open is held for the first time in eight years next week.

The 2009 English Open will see the world's best table tennis players descend on Sheffield - the first time the sport's elite players have congregated en masse in the UK since the 1997 World Championships in Manchester.

JINAN, East China - Li Hua, head of the National Aquatics Sport Administration Center of China, said here on Wednesday that the match-fixing allegations of the diving competitions during the 11th National Games are "irresponsible and groundless." Li, also the executive director of the Diving Competitions Committee of the National Games, denies all ...

China have confirmed that they will be sending their strongest squad to Sheffield for the 65th English Open, starting on Oct 28, making the event the biggest collection of the sport's elite since the World Championships in Manchester 12 years ago.