(LinkAsia: July 22, 2011) 8-time NBA All-Star Yao Ming announces he will retire from the court, but not the sport. Fans lament his departure on social media. Footage from Reuters.

(LinkAsia: July 22, 2011) A jubilant Japan gives its world championship women's soccer team a hero's welcome. In China, Yao Ming retires from the court, but not from the sport...