China are expected to dominate the medals table at the East Asian Games, bringing a powerful squad to Hong Kong including star hurdler Liu Xiang, "diving queen" Guo Jingjing and badminton idol Lin Dan. As in the previous four editions of the East Asian Games, South Korea and Japan will slug it out for second behind the Chinese as the ...

Liu Xiang madness has returned to China, with fans auctioning ripped-up pieces of the track star's clothes that he tossed into the crowd after winning his third national 110 metre hurdle title. Internet chatrooms in China have been abuzz over Liu's post-race stripteases at the National Games on Sunday in the eastern city of Jinan, according to press ...

American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter overshadowed Liu Xiang's comeback performance here on Sunday when they recorded the second fastest men's and women's 100m races in history. Jeter, the bronze medallist at last month's world championships in Berlin, blasted the blue riband event at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in 10.64 seconds, 0.01sec ...