Chinese triple Olympic gold medal gymnast Yang Wei to retire

July 25th, 2009 China wins 7th gold to wrap up divingROME — Huo Liang and Lin Yue have given China its seventh diving gold medal of the world championships, cruising to an easy win in men's 10-meter synchro. The Chinese duo led through all six rounds and finished with 482.58 points Saturday.

May 14th, 2009 Phelps ready for 1st race since BeijingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Phelps has arrived in North Carolina for his first meet since his record triumph at the Beijing Olympics.

May 9th, 2009 No regrets for Cohen as she eyes 3rd OlympicsSasha Cohen feels she can be even better than when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2006. The figure skater also knows she'd regret it if she didn't try for the Vancouver Games.

May 5th, 2009 Zhang wins gold at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic champion Zhang Yining of China defeated defending champion and compatriot Guo Yue in six sets Tuesday to win women's singles title at the table tennis world championships. The top-seeded Zhang recovered from a two-set deficit for a 10-12, 3-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 win over the second-seeded Guo at Yokohama Arena.

May 5th, 2009 China's Zhang wins gold at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic champion Zhang Yining of China defeated defending champion and compatriot Guo Yue in six sets Tuesday to win the women's singles title at the table tennis world championships. The top-seeded Zhang recovered from a two-set deficit for a 10-12, 3-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 win over the second-seeded Guo at Yokohama Arena.

May 4th, 2009 Zhang into final at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic champion Zhang Yining of China advanced to the women's singles final with a six-set win over compatriot Liu Shiwen at the table tennis world championships.on Monday The top-seeded Zhang beat Liu 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8 and will meet another Chinese player, second-seeded Guo Yue, in Tuesday's final at Yokohama Arena. Guo defeated third-seeded Li Xiaoxia of China 11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 in the other semifinal.

May 3rd, 2009 China winss first gold at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Li Ping and Cao Zhen defeated compatriots Zhang Jike and Mu Zi in the mixed doubles final Sunday to give China its first gold medal at the table tennis world championships. Li and Cao won 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8 in the final at Yokohama Arena.

May 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice is the best known swimmer in the world without a personal swimwear sponsor, and would be in a winning position during the world championships in July. The International Swimming Federation's newly formed commission assembles in Lausanne next week to decide which hi-tech swimsuits will be legal for the world titles in Rome, after an influx of new brands and new technology destabilised the sport in the past year.

April 29th, 2009 Bahrain NOC: Ramzi tested positive for dopingMANAMA, Bahrain — The Bahrain Olympic Committee said Wednesday that 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Ramzi, who won the 800-1,500 double at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki, is originally from Morocco and still trains in his native country.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver in the men's 25 meters rapid fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup in Beijing Wednesday. Vijay, who had won a gold in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, shot 581 in the qualifying round and was at the fourth position.

April 22nd, 2009 New job ends competition for Olympic gymnastCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Olympian Justin Spring is moving up at Illinois — and moving on from competitive gymnastics.

March 14th, 2009 BEIJING - At least one in five Chinese athletes have lied about their age to participate in sports competitions, scientific screening has revealed. An x-ray analysis of the bones of competitors at the Youth Games in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong discovered that 3,000 of the 15,000 athletes, or 20 per cent, had misrepresented their age.

January 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday requested the central government to award the Padma Bhushan to Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Kumar and others who performed well at the 2008 Beijing games since they were left out of the national honours list this year. Hooda appealed to the centre that Vijender Kumar as well as boxers Akhil Kumar and Jatinder Kumar, and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - all of whom made it to the quarterfinal events in respective categories in the 2008 Olympics - be suitably honoured.

January 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday wanted the Padma Bhushan for Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Kumar and others who performed well at the 2008 Beijing games since they were left out of the national honours list this year. Hooda appealed to the union government that Vijender Kumar as well as boxers Akhil Kumar and Jatinder Kumar, and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - all of whom made it to the quarterfinal events in respective categories in the 2008 Olympics - be suitably honoured.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar is disappointed after being ignored for the prestigious Padma awards. 'Last week an official from the Sports Ministry informed us that I and Vijender have been shortlisted for Padma Shri winners.