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Osaka downs top seed Barty to win China Open after halting Andreescu's win streak
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka bounced back from a set down to cruise through the final sets of the China Open final on Sunday, defeating top seed Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and accomplishing her goal of returning to winning form on the tour's Asian leg.
Tennis |
Wayne Gretzky wants NHL players back for Beijing Olympics
Wayne Gretzky says the NHL should again allow its players to compete in the Winter Olympics because sending the world's top ice hockey players is "always much better for everyone."
Olympics |
Beijing invites Canadian, Finnish experts to help make snow for 2022 Olympics
The Beijing games organizing committee has formed a "snow affairs work team" and invited experts from Finland, Canada and other nations to help out, according to the official "2017 Beijing Fact File" produced by the city government.
Olympics -Winter Sports |
No immediate security concerns for PyeongChang Games says IOC president
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Saturday he sees "no reason for any immediate concern" about tensions on the Korean Peninsula affecting next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Olympics -Winter Sports |
China bans celebrity kids from TV reality shows
China is banning the children of famous entertainers from appearing on hugely popular reality shows, as the country continues efforts to try to prevent the manufacture of child stars.
News -Entertainment |
U.S. tests China as destroyer sails through disputed islands
A U.S. Navy ship sailed near an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea in a long-anticipated challenge to what the Obama administration considers Beijing's "excessive claim" of sovereignty in those waters, a U.S. defence official said Monday.
News -World |