BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week: 1.
Double glory for China at ITTF World Cup Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin capped a dramatic week at the ITTF World Cup with landmark victories at Galaxy Arena in Macao, China on April 5.
Sun became the first women's player to win three consecutive World Cup singles titles, while Wang battled through a seven-game thriller to claim his first men's singles World Cup crown.
25-year-old top seed Wang faced a fierce challenge from 18-year-old Japanese player and world No.
8 Sora Matsushima in the final.
In a match that tested both his physical and mental limits, Wang secured a dramatic 4-3 victory (9-11, 18-16, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8).
In the women's final, world No.
1 Sun defeated compatriot Wang Manyu 4-1 (11-9, 11-8, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7) to secure her third consecutive World Cup singles title.
Three Chinese referees selected for 2026 FIFA World Cup The Chinese Football Association confirmed on April 9 that referees Ma Ning, Fu Ming and Zhou Fei have been appointed as referees for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ma will serve as a referee, Zhou as an assistant referee, and Fu as a video assistant referee.
It will mark the second time Ma has been included on the FIFA World Cup referee list after serving as a fourth official at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and officiating in several matches.
The 46-year-old is set to become the first Chinese referee to take part in two editions of the World Cup.
Fu and Zhou, meanwhile, will both make their FIFA World Cup debuts.
Sheng, Xiao add two golds for China at ISSF World Cup in Granada Chinese shooters delivered a strong performance on the third day of the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain, as Sheng Lihao and Xiao Jiaruixuan won the men's 10-meter air rifle and women's 25-meter pistol titles respectively on April 9.
Double Olympic champion Sheng, fresh from winning mixed team gold on April 7, opened strongly with two 10.8 shots and never looked back, sealing victory with 253.9 points.
He finished 0.9 points ahead of Serbia's Aleksa Rakonjac, who won his first World Cup medal.
Sweden's Olympic silver medalist Victor Lindgren took bronze with 230.9 points, earning his first medal at a....
