Chinese table tennis players and officials have demanded a better deal for the stars of the sport in a meeting with the global governing body in Singapore. Changes to the calendar and competition ...

Chinese tennis player Wang Xinyu suffered a first-round exit at the WTA 1000 Dubai Tennis Championships on Sunday, falling 6-3, 6-3 to qualifier Alycia Parks. Wang struggled to find her rhythm ...

Wang Chuqin swept fellow Chinese player Liang Jingkun 4-0 in the men’s final, while Wang Manyu denied world No 1 Sun Yingsha a victorious debut in the tournament, also winning in four games.

She has now won more matches since the end of Wimbledon (23) than any other player on the WTA Tour, and her next opponent will be compatriot Wang. Wang came through a gruelling encounter with ...