Team China defender Jiang Shenglong beats a Qatari player to a header during Wednesday's last-16 match in Hangzhou. National team's last-16 victory at Asiad cheers fans amid tough times for Chinese soccer The Chinese men's team's first knockout win in 25 years at the Asiad delivered long-suffering soccer fans at home a rare moment of joy. It was at least …
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CNN — A Serbian volleyball player has been suspended for two matches after she was caught on camera stretching her eyelids – a racist gesture used to mock people with Asian heritage – during an international competition between Serbia and Thailand. “I am aware of my mistake and I immediately after the match apologized to the whole Thailand team.” “I …
The captain's armband which Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo threw away angrily during a World Cup qualifier against Serbia was bought by a betting company at a charity auction to help fund life-saving surgery for a six-month-old baby. Serbia's Mozzart said in a statement on Friday that it paid 7.5 million dinars for the armband picked up by a fireman at Red …
