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Troicki lets victory slip against Fognini

BEIJING - Serbia's Viktor Troicki has suffered an early exit at the Beijing ATP tennis tournament after losing to Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round on Tuesday.

Fognini, who came from 4-2 behind in the third set to win the match after nearly two hours of play, is now 4-2 head-to-head against Troicki following a fourth consecutive victory over the Serbian.

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Reaches Beijing 1/4-Final in Tense Game against Lucas Pouille

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria has made it to the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Beijing after facing touch challenge by Lucas Pouille of France.

Dimitrov turned the table after being at the verge of defeat, at 6:7, 4:5.

At two points from defeat, however, the Bulgarian returned the breakthrough, resulting in a tie-break. The game ended 6:7(3), 7:6(0), 6:4.

US will sharpen 'military edge' in Asia, says Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sept. 29 that the U.S. will "sharpen our military edge" in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power in a region feeling the effects of China's rising military might.

Carter made the pledge in a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in port in San Diego.

Triple-jumper Devetzi stripped of her 2008 Olympic bronze

Triple-jump national record holder Piyi Devetzi has had her Olympic bronze medal from the 2008 Games in Beijing annulled on Tuesday as the International Amateur Athletics Federation, track and field's world governing body, announced she is retrospectively disqualified from August 2007 for failing a drugs test.

Chinese rights lawyer jailed for 12 years

A Chinese court has sentenced defense lawyer Xia Lin to 12 years in prison, his attorney said Sept. 22, the latest blow in a broad crackdown on human rights defenders and activists.

Xia is best known for his work defending artist Ai Weiwei and fellow rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who was detained after a private seminar discussing the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

China facing possible debt crisis: Bank watchdog

China's banking sector could be facing an imminent debt crisis, a global central bank watchdog has warned, fuelling fresh fears about a blowout in the world's number two economy that could hit the global economy.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), dubbed the central bank of central banks, said a gauge of Chinese debt had hit a record high in the first quarter of the year.

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