Reigning Australian Open champion Li Na and husband Jiang Shan are expecting their first child.

The retired dual Grand Slam winner announced her pregnancy at Rod Laver Arena, where she claimed the title a year ago, during a ceremony ahead of the night session on Monday's opening day of the tournament.


"This summer, Jiang Shan and I expect our first child," Li said, joking that her husband had got her pregnant quickly, “he just made one ace.”

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Olympic champions Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia of China compete during the women's synchronized three-meter springboard final at the USA Diving Grand Prix in Florida, the United States on Thursday, May 7, 2009. Guo and Wu scored 335.10 points to win the gold. The USA GP, from May 7-10, is Guo Jingjing's first competition after the Beijing Olympic Games last August.

Olympic champion Zhang Yining beat fellow Chinese Liu Shiwen 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8 on Monday to advance into the women's singles final at the world table tennis championships.

Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia, who finished 1-2 in the women's singles at last championships, are playing against each other in the other all-Chinese semifinal. Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia, who finished 1-2 in the women's singles at last championships, are playing against each other in the other all-Chinese semifinal.

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The event is part of a promotion campaign for the sport of qigong in more than 100 cities nationwide.

Over 1,800 people practise qigong, a traditional sport in China, in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sunday April 19, 2009.

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel takes a curve during the qualifying session for the Chinese F1 Grand Prix in Shanghai April 18, 2009.

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull clinched the second pole position of his career Saturday at the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, topping the times during qualifying.

It is also the first pole position for the Renault-powered team.

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The Chinese Volleyball Administrator Center has declared the head coaches for Chinese men’s volleyball and women’s volleyball. The former head coach for the youth team for the Chinese women’s volleyball.Yu Juemin and Lai Yawen are appointed together the assistants of Cai Bin.The captain for the women’s team has not been determined and Li Quanqiang.Chen Zhonghe, mostly favored, was elected out unexpectedly and lost the election for another term. There is no suspense about the men’s volleyball and the head coach for the national team of beach volleyball: Zhou Jian’an and Liao Zhihong respectively.

Star hurdler Liu Xiang and coach Sun Haiping arrived at Shanghai Pudong airport after spending about three months in the United States for foot surgery and rehabilitation Sunday night, March 8, 2009.

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February 16,2009,in Phoenix,the USA.During the All-Star basketball,NBA's Chinese star Yao Ming,the starting center for the West,had two points and three rebounds.The West conference beat the East 146-119 to win the game.

The comeback date of the Chinese sensation hurdler Liu Xiang seems just around the corner.

His coach Sun Haiping said:

The recovery status of Liu Xiang is surprisingly good and Liu's training will intensify gradually.

Liu is likely to go home ahead of the schedule if everything goes smoothly. Liu was expected to take four months to recover.

But it's the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston that has the final say on the status of Liu's rehabilitation, deciding whether the athlete could resume full training.