Pakistan win men's squash team title at Asian Games

China's Li Xueying ensured the host nation of the Asian Games continued its incredible gold medal showing in women's Asiad weightlifting on Monday.In the third day of action at the Dongguan Gymnasium, Li defeated North Korean Pak Hyon-Suk in a humdinger of a contest in the -58kg class to make it three golds out of a possible three for the omnipotent Chinese women's team.It also took to 40 from a 42 possible their gold medal haul in Asiad competition since the sport's introduction for women in 1990.

Powerhouse China made Guangzhou its most successful Asian Games ever on Friday as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan to win not just the cricket but their first gold medal in Asiad history.When Feng Lanlan clinched the women's 68kg karate title it pushed China's total golds to 184, shattering their previous best at the Beijing Asiad in 1990, a tally no other country has reached since the Games began in 1951Guangzhou had already become their most dominant in terms of total medals when they marched past the 341 set in 1990.

Powerhouse China made Guangzhou its most successful Asian Games ever on Friday as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan to win not just the cricket but their first gold medal in Asiad history.When Feng Lanlan clinched the women's 68kg karate title it pushed China's total golds to 184, shattering their previous best at the Beijing Asiad in 1990, a tally no other country has reached since the Games began in 1951Guangzhou had already become their most dominant in terms of total medals when they marched past the 341 set in 1990.

Hosts Kazakhstan secured top place in the Asian Winter Games medal table after they won five more gold medals on Saturday's penultimate day. With only 11 gold medals still at stake, Kazakhstan top the table with 28 gold medals and 62 overall, while second-placed South Korea have 12 golds and 35 overall.Masako Hozumi of Japan increased her team's gold medal tally with a confident win in the women's 5,000m speed skating.The 24-year-old finished 6.4 seconds ahead of second-placed Park Doyoung of South Korea. Another Japanase skater, Eriko Ishino, was third.

China's Wang Shixian shocked world number one Wang Xin to win the women's Asian Games badminton title Saturday as the hosts completed a clean-sweep of all seven table tennis golds.The action came as India inflicted more pain on arch-rivals Pakistan in the field hockey, storming into the semi-finals with a 3-2 win for their fourth success over their bitter-rivals this year.Victories by their paddlers and shuttlers helped push China's gold medal haul to 138 while success at road cycling and golf helped South Korea extend their tally to 52 with Japan on 29.

Defending men's badminton champion Taufik Hidayat crashed out of the Asian Games Friday as China's formidable gold medal tally soared even higher.On Day 7 of the world's biggest multi-sports event after the Olympics, the hosts built their title success to 112 ahead of South Korea on 37 and Japan on 22.With more than a week still to go, they are poised to smash through their all-time Asiad record of 183 golds achieved at the 1990 Games in Beijing.

Park Tae-Hwan and Jiao Liuyang look to cap a hugely successful Asian Games Thursday with their fourth gold medals as the world's top badminton stars launched their title battle.China rammed home its dominance on Day 6 by hitting the 100 gold medal milestone when they won the women's lightweight double sculls rowing title.The hosts rowing team went on to claim another five titles, with Japan the only non-Chinese winner in the final event of the day, the men's lightweight four.

Tamarine Tanasugarn is seen as one of Thailand's best medal hopes at this month's Asian Games and the veteran star is determined to win gold after two runner-up finishes.The 33-year-old, one of the oldest players on the WTA Tour, comes into the tournament in good form after winning the Japan Open last month.The Guangzhou event will be her fourth Asian Games and after finishing runner-up at the 1998 and 2002 Asiad, she plans to go one better in China."Of course, I want to win a gold medal in what is likely to be my last Asian Games," she told the Bangkok Post.