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Olympic champion Puig survives cull of seeds to advance in Tianjin

OLYMPIC gold medalist Monica Puig advanced to the second round of the Tianjin Open by beating Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-3, 7-6 (5) yesterday. The fifth-seeded Puig has struggled with consistency since her ...

October 12, 2016, Wednesday

Fukuhara ties knot with Chiang

JAPAN’S Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara and fellow table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh of Chinese Taipei announced their marriage yesterday. Fukuhara, 27, began playing table tennis at the age of three ...

September 22, 2016, Thursday

Chinese female paddlers defend Olympic team gold in Rio

All-time leading Chinese secured the third table tennis gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games here on Tuesday, after easily rounding up the team final against Germany in straight three games. It has ...

August 17, 2016, Wednesday

China, Japan to vie for men’s team title

DEFENDING Olympic champions China will face Japan in the men’s table tennis final today, after beating South Korea in the semifinals. While South Korea fought hard to match its opponent point for point ...

August 17, 2016, Wednesday

Ma lands elusive gold to seal slam

There was one title missing from the trophy-laden resume of Ma Long, the captain of the all-conquering Chinese men’s table tennis team....

August 13, 2016, Saturday

Li, Ding in repeat final

CHINA’S overwhelming domination of table tennis at the Olympics continues. It will be a rematch of China’s Li Xiaoxia, the 28-year-old gold medalist from London four years ago, against compatriot Ding ...

August 11, 2016, Thursday

‘Don’t fault China for winning’

China’s dominance has made world table tennis uncompetitive but the only solution is for other nations to raise their games, the sport’s top official said on Wednesday....

August 5, 2016, Friday

Ma drinks to health and glory

The world’s top ping pong player Ma Long has added a secret new performance-enhancing substance to his Rio 2016 training regime as he tries to overcome anxiety: booze....

August 4, 2016, Thursday

Beer pong - China's Ma drinks to table tennis glory

The world’s top ping pong player Ma Long has added a secret new performance-enhancing substance to his Rio 2016 training regime as he tries to overcome anxiety: booze. China’s top table-tennis player ...

August 1, 2016, Monday

Liu overlooked for Rio

CHINA has slammed the Olympic door shut on women’s world No. 1 Liu Shiwen, saying she’s too inconsistent for the Rio Games. Liu, 25, paid the price for a shock defeat at the Asian qualifying tournament ...

May 27, 2016, Friday