Olympic TT: Chinese women reinforce their dominance
August 8th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Chinese clean sweep of the Olympic women's table tennis competition highlights that the younger players have successfully replaced their legendary predecessors.The women dropped only two ... Read more...
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Olympics: China wins gold in women’s table tennis
August 8th, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's women smashed Japan to win team gold in Olympic table tennis Tuesday.Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yue dropped just two sets to secure ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China’s Zhang Jike wins gold
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
London, August 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Zhang Jike beat fellow Chinese player Wang Hao for gold in Thursday's Olympic table tennis singles final.Zhang, the 24-year-old World Champion, closed it ... Read more...
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Chinese Li takes TT gold in controversial final
August 2nd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Li Xiaoxia of China beat teammate Ding Ning in a controversial Olympic women's singles table tennis final here Wednesday.Li, 24, won 11-8, 14-12, 8-11, ... Read more...
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Bill Gates offers help to promote table tennis in US
August 1st, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) plans to work with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to promote table tennis in the US, ITTF President Adham Sharara said.The ... Read more...
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Olympics TT: Ding romps into semis
July 31st, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) World champion Ding Ning beat Japanese Ai Fukuhara in straight sets to cruise into the women's singles semifinals at the Olympic table tennis tournament Tuesday.Ding, also ... Read more...
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China reign supreme at World TT
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), April 2 (IANS) The Chinese teams lived up to expectations by winning the men's and women's title at the World Team Table Tennis Championships here.The Chinese men defeated ... Read more...
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Chinese women enter World TT semis
March 30th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 30 (IANS) The Chinese women's side entered the semifinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships with a 3-0 victory against Poland here Friday.Chinese aces Ding Ning, ... Read more...
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Chinese women seal quarterfinal slot at TT world meet
March 28th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 28 (IANS) The Chinese women's team secured its position in the quarterfinals of the world team table tennis championships following a 3-1 victory over Romania here Wednesday.China's ... Read more...
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China to dominate Asian Games table tennis
November 12th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) Defending men's team champions China are expected to meet little challenge in the group stage while the women have a tougher draw in the table tennis event of ... Read more...
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5,000 Chinese orphans get free insurance
September 29th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) Five thousand orphans in China have received a year of free medical insurance for treatment of "critical illnesses".The insurance was provided by a joint programme launched by the ... Read more...
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Chinese woman offers herself for a BMW
September 27th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) A 24-year-old Chinese woman, working as a clerk for a company in Shanghai, has offered herself to any man who would lend her a BMW for a week.
The ... Read more...
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New mosquito virus could help control malaria
August 25th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Researchers have identified a previously unknown virus that infects the Anopheles mosquito that is primarily responsible for transmitting malaria.The virus could be potentially used to pass on new ... Read more...
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