Gaurav Ghei was the lone Indian to ensure action over the weekend at the BMW Asian Open golf tournament.
The Indian golfer was in tied 27th place at the end of the first day at the Volvo China Open.
Germany beat China 3-2 to claim their first Champions trophy title.
The 37-year-old is yearning for a maiden Asian Tour title at this week's Aamby Valley Asian Masters.
England's David Lynn clung on to his overnight one-stroke lead at the US$1.8 million Volvo China Open.
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal feels that year 2015 is one of the best of her career but rued that a series of injuries affected her chances of winning more titles.
The Indian ace (70) outscored Tiger Woods (72) by two shots in the opening round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
The Indian ace carded a three-under 68 to open up a one-shot lead at the end of the third round.
Maria Sharapova had to workk hard for a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 win over Israel's Shahar Peer to reach the China Open quarter-finals
The new rail and road cargo service launched on Friday, linking Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, aims to boost trade with the South Asian neighbour as China pushes forward its Belt and Road (Silk Road) initiative, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Amelie Mauresmo beat American Lindsay Davenport for the first time in 12 matches to enter the semi-finals of the China Open.
The world No 1 beat the American for the first time in 12 matches to enter the semi-finals of the China Open.
Mario Ancic beat Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the China Open.
The Indian ace defends his US $600,000 Volvo Masters of Asia title this week at Thai Country Club.
The Indian ace shot a two-under 70 for a 36-hole total of three-under and was lying in tied third place in the Sun Chlorella Classic.
Still recovering from a foot injury and a recurring fever, defending champion Saina Nehwal has pulled out of the women's singles competition at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Lucknow.
'When I checked with the Chinese Embassy about the status of my visa application, I was told by embassy officials that since I belong to Arunachal Pradesh, an approval from Beijing is required' 'It has been 54 years since the Chinese aggression of 1962 and 70 years of India's Independence. The issue of Arunachal Pradesh remains unsettled because of the territorial dispute between India and China which has put the future of the Indigenous people of Arunachal in uncertainty'
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has criticised the world governing bodies for basketball and men's tennis, saying they were preventing athletes from representing their countries at international events.
The Indian golfing ace is placed third after carding a six-under 64 in the first round of the Crowns 120 million yen event in Japan.
Jeev Milkha Singh and Shiv Kapur finished tied 26th in the USD 1.8 million BMW Asian Open
China, the world's most populous nation, has about 150 million pet dogs - about one for every nine people - suggesting yet another promising consumers' market in the country, a report said on Monday.
Saina Nehwal defeated 2011 World champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Yihan Wang 21-8, 21-12 in just over half an hour in the semi-finals.
Jyoti Randhawa is perched at an impressive third place in the Asian Order of Merit list.
The American ace beat Vera Zvonareva while US Open champion Kuznetsova accounted for Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of the China Open.
Olympic doubles gold medallists Li Ting and Sun Tiantian are hoping their success in Athens leads to bigger things on the world's tennis circuits.
India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth believes the days of domination of Lin Dan or Lee Chong Wei are over and the tournaments are more wide open than ever.
The Russians will clash in the semi-finals of the China Open.
Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu started her campaign at the US$ 600,000 Korea Open with a hard-fought win over Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon, but it was curtains for Parupalli Kashyap in men's singles event at the Super Series tournament in Seoul, on Wednesday.
Czech defending champion Katerina Siniakova fended off Maria Sharapova in a fiercely contested match at the Shenzhen Open on Friday to set up a final with world number one Simona Halep.
Young Kidambi Srikanth continued his meteoric rise in world badminton as he ended the season by becoming only the third Indian male shuttler to break into the top-five, reaching a career-high fourth after hovering in the 40s in the beginning of the year.
Each fired rounds of one-over 73 at Volvo China Open which got underway on Thursday.
Far from mourning the end of her brief reign as the world number one, shuttler Saina Nehwal is happy that she at least made it to where no other non-Chinese could reach in the last four years.
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recorded a first win over Rafael Nadal in almost four years after producing some scintillating tennis to beat the Spaniard in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. He will face Novak Djokovic in the final.
PV Sindhu fought back in the 2nd game to down compatriot Saina Nehwal 21-16, 22-20 and book a berth in the Yonex-Sunrise India Super Series badminton tournament at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday.
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
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