By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - Young table tennis players from Japan, Germany and the United States gave a glimpse at London 2012 that they could challenge China's Olympic dominance in the future, in a tournament lit up by a rocking atmosphere, Chinese brilliance and a one-shoe winner.

By Ian Ransom

LONDON (Reuters) - China completed a sweep of all the Olympic table tennis golds on Wednesday when their men stormed to victory over South Korea to clinch the team title on the closing day of the London Games tournament.

By Ian Ransom

LONDON (Reuters) - China completed a sweep of all the Olympic table tennis golds on Wednesday when their men stormed to victory over South Korea to clinch the team title on the closing day of the London Games tournament.

By Ian Ransom and Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - China moved within one step of a second successive clean sweep of Olympic table tennis golds when their women marched to victory over Japan's young team at the London Games on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - China beat Japan 3-0 to win the women's team table tennis gold medal at the London Games on Tuesday.

Singapore earlier beat South Korea 3-0 to win the women's team bronze.

LONDON (Reuters) - China are two wins away from another clean-sweep of Olympic table tennis golds at London 2012 after their men's team won a hard-fought game over Germany and their women cruised past South Korea.

The men will take on second seeds South Korea, who disposed of Hong Kong 3-0 in Monday's second semi-final.

LONDON (Reuters) - Japan are guaranteed to win their first Olympic table tennis medal after their young, attacking women's team enjoyed an emphatic 3-0 win over Singapore in the semi-finals on Sunday.

Led by 19-year-old Kasumi Ishikawa and Ai Fukuhara, 23, the second seeds secured at least a silver medal as they set up a probable final with red-hot favourites China on Tuesday.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - As China marched towards a clean sweep of table tennis golds for the second straight Olympics, their men's coach said rivals should use the Olympics to raise their own standards to challenge the ping pong superpower.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - Teenager Kasumi Ishikawa is leading Japan's youthful charge to grab its first Olympic table tennis medal at London 2012 and establish her country as the one best able to challenge China's dominance.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - South Korea's table tennis men fought back to beat their North Korean rivals in an edgy Olympic match on Saturday that they admitted had a politically charged backdrop for two countries still technically at war.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany dumped Sweden out of the Olympic men's table tennis competition on Friday to again lead Europe's attempt to break Asia's increasing dominance in the sport.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - South Korea faces off against the northern neighbour it is still technically at war with at Olympic table tennis on Saturday in what is sure to be one of the most politically charged contests at London 2012.

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Zhang Jike powered to victory in an all-Chinese men's table tennis final, taking China half-way to another clean sweep of golds in its national sport and celebrating with a dramatic sprint to kiss the gold medal podium.

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Swimmer Michael Phelps uses it to get into his zone, marathon runner Paula Radcliffe uses it to psyche herself up, and gymnast Louis Smith uses it to calm himself down.

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Swimmer Michael Phelps uses it to get into his zone, marathon runner Paula Radcliffe uses it to psyche herself up, and gymnast Louis Smith uses it to calm himself down.

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Zhang Jike powered to victory over Wang Hao in an all-Chinese men's table tennis final on Thursday, taking China half-way to another clean sweep of golds in its national sport at London 2012.

Zhang, the 24-year-old reigning world champion and pre-tournament favourite, won 4-1 over his compatriot. He celebrated by leaping over the court surround and kissing the gold medal podium and then draping himself in a Chinese flag.

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Zhang Jike said he played the game of his life to set up an all-Chinese table tennis final with Wang Hao on Thursday as Asia maintained a 20-year stranglehold on the competition.

Zhang won 4-1 in his semi-final against Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov, who was bidding to become the first European to win gold since Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner triumphed in Barcelona in 1992.

LONDON (Reuters) - China's Ding Ning sobbed and accused an umpire of ruining her Olympic dream when she lost the table tennis gold medal to compatriot Li Xiaoxia on Wednesday.

Li emerged a 4-1 winner from a tense and tetchy encounter in which the favourite Ding was put through the emotional wringer after she was punished with three penalty points that left her railing at Italian official Paola Bongelli.