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Quality control is food for thought

All the meat supplied to Asian Games venues has passed strict food quality tests to ensure it is free of clenbuterol, a prohibited anabolic agent that can have a short-term stimulant effect, Guangzhou's food and drug administration said on Friday.

Uzbek judoka first drugs casualty

Judo silver medalist Shokir Muminov of Uzbekistan is the first athlete to fail a doping test at the Guangzhou Asian Games.

King Kang's clout sinks Chinese Taipei

Kang Jung-ho ripped a pair of two-run homers on Friday as the Republic of Korea knocked off reigning Asian Games champion Chinese Taipei 9-3 in baseball's gold medal game.

Super and lighter, Jang wins +75kg

The women's +75kg weightlifting final boiled down to body weight on Friday as Jang Mi-ran of the Republic of Korea (ROK) squeezed past China's Meng Suping by virtue of weighing 1 kg less than Meng after the two rivals were deadlocked.

Pakistan women the cream of the crop after winning gold

GUANGZHOU - Pakistan's women's team was "on top of the world" after winning the first Asian Games cricket gold medal on Friday.

Wong shines in BMX spotlight

Hong kong superstar keeps his cool in blazing to gold in sport's asiad debut

Indian star Mirza marries tennis with her personal life

GUANGZHOU - After bouncing back to snatch a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, Indian tennis player Sania Mirza refuted rumors she would quit tennis within two years to concentrate on her recent "celebrity" marriage.

Lin, Lee cruise, but Hidayat loses

Two chinese will face off in the women's final

Nguyen can't spoil star's party

GUANGZHOU - Although Vietnam badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh knew his chances of winning Friday night's quarterfinal against China's Lin Dan, the tournament's No 2 seed, were "very slim", he still was determined to cause as much trouble as possible.

Faint praise for young hostess

The fainting of a hostess during a medal ceremony on Thursday has aroused the public's attention. The young woman, named He Junwei, is a student from the Southern Medical University. She fainted while holding a tray of 12 silver medals to be bestowed upon the second-place finishers in the women's 1,000m dragon boat race.


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