Asian Athletics: India win gold in mixed relay; Rupal, Pooja win silver

IMAGE: The Indian quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, Santhosh Kumar, Vishal TK and Subha Venkatesan defended the gold with a timing of 3:18.12sec at the Asian Athletic Championship in Gumi, South Korea,......

China's star hurdler Liu Xiang retires

Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang, centre, stages huddle race performance. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images for Laureus China's Olympic gold medal-winning hurdler Liu Xiang announced his......

Liu Xiang sets Asian 110m hurdles mark

Olympic gold medallist Liu Xiang of China coasted to a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles, breasting the tape in 13.30 seconds, the fastest in the history of the Asian Athletics Championships, in......

China's Li Na bids adieu to tennis

Li Na of China during a press conference. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images China's Li Na, Asia's only Grand Slam singles champion, announced her retirement from tennis on Friday, citing the......

Defending champs India lose Thomas Cup quarters to China

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Lakshya Sen was the lone bright spot as the Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China in the quarterfinals, while the......