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Badminton: Injured 'Super Dan' quits Asia Championship

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 08:31

Chinese Olympic gold-medallist Lin Dan on Friday quit the Badminton Asia Championship citing an injury, effectively ending hopes that he would lead China's drive for a clean-sweep of titles. 'Super Dan', an icon in China and rated by many as badminton's greatest player, had to withdraw after waking up with a pain in his left shoulder and could not lift his left arm, said a spokesman for the tournament.

Badminton: 'Super Dan' flies to first win since Olympics

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 06:15

China's legendary Lin Dan saw off Vietnam's Tuan Duc Do in just 24 minutes Wednesday as he flew to his first victory since successfully defending his Olympic title in London last year. 'Super Dan', an icon in China and rated by many as badminton's greatest player, made light of his eight-month break as he breezed through 21-12, 21-6 to reach the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-FIFA extends China match-fixing bans worldwide

Thomson ReutersFebruary 25, 2013 08:30

(Adds details) ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Match-fixing bans on 58 Chinese soccer officials and players will be extended worldwide, the sport's governing body FIFA said on Monday. The 58 were banned by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Feb. 18 following a three-year push to clean up rampant corruption in the sport in China.

Soccer-Ex-Chinese football chiefs given life bans, Shenhua hit

Thomson ReutersFebruary 18, 2013 09:30

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Two former Chinese soccer chiefs have been banned for life after they were jailed in June for accepting bribes while Shanghai Shenhua have been hit by a points deduction for next season, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. Nan Yong, the former head of Chinese soccer, was sentenced to 10 and a half years for taking bribes worth more than 1.48 million yuan ($237,500) while his predecessor Xie Yalong received an identical sentence and was also fined 200,000 yuan.