Sindhu, Jayaram advance, Saina, Prannoy lose in Asia Champions...

WUHAN (CHINA), April 27: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu sailed into the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships with another clinical performance here today.The Rio Games silver winner easily notched up a 21-14, 21-15 win over unseeded Japanese ...

Three Ugandan athletes will take part in the 2017 Wuhan Marathon slated for April 9 in China.Felix Ekikana, who won the Entebbe Marathon, teams up with Robert Lubega and John Kateregga to compete in the event, which includes half-marathon, marathon and health ...

Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan have recently equipped busy intersections with automatic pedestrian gates that only open when the traffic light turns green. The measure is aimed at preventing jaywalking, which has become a serious problem in many ...

An ocean park in Wuhan, China, has come up with an original way to learn more about animals and makes a small profit in the process. For a fee of about $145, visitors can learn more about animals by cleaning their pens and preparing their feed.The Wuhan ...

Top Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda has been told by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to appear in a trial later this week if he wants to defend his title in next month's Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. Gowda, who won a gold in discus ...

More than 1000 athletes from 45 countries will take part in 42 disciplines in the Asian Athletics Championships to be held here from July 6-9, making it the biggest ever in the competition's history. The championships will also serve as a qualifying event for ...

World basketball governing body FIBA has revised its earlier rule banning players from wearing headgear, a move that will enable India's Sikh players to wear turbans and play in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers in China. The decision to ...

Three years after winning a bronze at the Gimcheon edition, PV Sindhu will once again eye a superlative performance when she leads the Indian challenge at the Asia badminton championship, starting here tomorrow. The Rio Olympic silver medallist had clinched ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior official at the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) is under investigation for suspected links to a loan scandal, the financial magazine Caixin reported, citing sources close to the matter. Yang Jiacai, assistant chairman ...