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3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament held in Russia's Vladivostok

STORY: 3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament held in Russia's Vladivostok SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tournament STORYLINE: The 3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament was held Monday in Vladivostok, Russia, attracting players from both Russia and China. Sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Vladivostok and organized by the Primorye Go Association, the tournament adopts Chinese Go rules. The first two tournaments were held in Vladivostok in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows Zhang Zhizhen of

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India bans sports events in New Delhi due to air pollution

STORY: India bans sports events in New Delhi due to air pollution SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of New Delhi 3. various of stubble burning 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: Local government in India's Delhi has banned all zonal sports tournaments and events as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached the severe plus category level. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), an institute monitoring air pollution, the overall AQI of Delhi was recorded at 504 on Friday, which fell into the "severe plus" category, the highest alert level of air quality. The prominent pollutants are PM 2.5 and PM 10. In its advisory, SAFAR has urged everyone to avoid all physical activity outdoors, wear anti-pollution masks, avoid burning wood, candles or incense, and clean rooms to reduce dust. On Thursday, the government invoked Stage III of the pollu

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Zambian grannies play football to keep fit

STORY: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of grannies playing football 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team 3. various of training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinyanja): MISOZI PHIRI, 51-year-old player 5. various of training 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinyanja): MELIYA MWALE, 65-year-old player STORYLINE: At a community playing ground in Zambia's capital Lusaka, a group of elderly women have gathered to play football. Unlike young women who take training in order to compete in tournaments, these grannies are doing it to keep healthy. Formed last year, the team is one of the teams under the Youth Armory Soccer Academy (YASA), a project managed by the Youth Armory Organization. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team "Many women who come here, they are grannies, are from 45, I think the oldest is 74 years old. Apart from keeping fit, others way back (when

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Iraqi chess center helps amateur players reach int'l tournaments

STORY: Iraqi chess center helps amateur players reach int'l tournaments DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a teacher teaching at the center 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): DANA JAMAL QADIR, Founder of the King's Center for Chess Education and Development 3. various of students playing chess STORYLINE: A chess center in Iraq provides opportunities for amateur players to participate in local and international chess tournaments. Many chess enthusiasts of different age groups spend several hours a week at the King's Center for Chess Education and Development in the city of Erbil. Since its establishment in 2018, the center has been able to teach more than 400 trainees the game of chess in its detail and develop their abilities, and then help them to compete in local and international tournaments. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): DANA JAMAL QADIR, Founder of the King's Center for Chess Education and Development "We were able to achieve the goals that we

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record.

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Hakuho claims 30th career championship

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) holds his trophy and his supporters celebrate after he defeated yokozuna Harumafuji at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. With the victory, Hakuho became only the third man in history to win 30 tournaments.

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Hakuho claims 30th career championship

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho is pictured after defeating yokozuna Harumafuji at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. With the victory, Hakuho became only the third man in history to win 30 tournaments.

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Hakuho claims 30th career championship

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) defeats yokozuna Harumafuji at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. With the victory, Hakuho became only the third man in history to win 30 tournaments.

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Hakuho claims 30th career championship

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) defeats yokozuna Harumafuji at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. With the victory, Hakuho became only the third man in history to win 30 tournaments.

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Miyazato to play in Australian tournament in Feb.

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage star Ai Miyazato, who won five tournaments in her first full year on the Japan LPGA tour, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30. The 19-year-old from Okinawa, commonly known as ''Ai-chan,'' said she will play in the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia in February on a sponsor's exemption.

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Miyazato to play in Australian tournament in Feb.

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage star Ai Miyazato, who won five tournaments in her first full year on the Japan LPGA tour, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30. The 19-year-old from Okinawa, commonly known as ''Ai-chan,'' said she will play in the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia in February on a sponsor's exemption. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho claims 30th career championship

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) holds his trophy and his supporters celebrate after he defeated yokozuna Harumafuji at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. With the victory, Hakuho became only the third man in history to win 30 tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso chips in for a birdie on the 12th hole during the final round of the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020, en route to picking up her second win in two tournaments. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso (R) bumps elbows with her caddie after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso poses with the trophy after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso poses with the trophy after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)