Soccer/football: China names new head coach
The Chinese national soccer (football) team named Yin Tiesheng as the "caretaker coach," to replace Vladimir Petrovic, who was sacked last July after China failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Table tennis: Wang Hao in World Cup final
World No. 1 Wang Hao defeated his Greek opponent to advance to the finals of the Table Tennis World Cup in Liege, Germany. He will face the winner of a match between China's Ma Long and Germany's Timo Boll.
Chen loses badminton final to Indonesian
Sony Dwi Kuncoro beat China's Chen Jin in straight sets to win the men's individual title at the China Badminton Masters.