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Three-time world table tennis champion Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in the groundbreaking "pingpong diplomacy" between China and the United States, has died at 72.

Nov. 29, 1972: Electronic table tennis! It seems so natural now -- there's even a Playbook blog dedicated in part to sports video games -- and it had been around long before. But this day 40 years ago brought about a revolution in all such games,...

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China delivered one of its most pressure-packed gold medals of the London Olympics on Wednesday, completing the sweep of all four table tennis titles with a victory 3-0 over South Korea in the men's team final.

Everyone has a list of sports he or she thinks should be removed from the Olympics. Maybe it's synchronized swimming or table tennis or trampoline because you don't think those are "real" sports. Or maybe you believe tennis and soccer shouldn't be a ...

China won another gold medal in a sport it dominates like no other, taking the women's team table tennis title Tuesday with a 3-0 victory against Japan.

China is on the verge of doing just what's expected by 1.3 billion people back home -- sweeping all four Olympic gold medals in table tennis, the national pastime.

In one of the most politically charged showdowns of the Olympics, South Korea defeated North Korea in men's table tennis Saturday.

If you've never seen pingpong (yes, you're allowed to call it that) here are a few things you should know while watching it at the Olympics: 1. The players are athletic. They move from close-in shots at the net to deep baseline returns in the blin...

Zhang Jike of China won the men's Olympic singles table tennis gold medal on Thursday.

Li Xiaoxia of China won the women's Olympic singles table tennis gold medal on Wednesday.

Last night, Ariel Hsing, a 16-year-old American table tennis phenom, almost defeated the world's no. 2. Amid reports that Hsing would ease off on her training schedule to attend college, Jay Kang felt compelled to lend a little bit of unsolicited adv...

Picture this: Olympics action from indoors and outdoors, on land and sea. Baseball fans and baseball players. And ... chess boxing? It's all part of our gallery featuring amazing sports images from the past seven days. Playbook's Best Sports ...

American teen Ariel Hsing nearly pulled of one of biggest upsets in Olympic table tennis history, pushing one of the gold-medal favorites in women's singles -- China's Li Xiaoxia -- to the limit before losing the best-of-seven match in six tight games.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates will be thrilled when they get the news: 16-year-old American Ariel Hsing is into the second round in Olympic table tennis.

Forget hitting a curveball. Try hitting a swiftly spinning return from Team USA table tennis Olympian Erica Wu. As John Brenkus and Sport Science show, trying to do so will leave your head ... well, you get the idea....