China-U.S. pairs keep dream alive at table tennis worlds

HOUSTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Excitement and drama continued as the World Table Tennis Championships moved into the third day of competition in Houston on Thursday.

The eye-catching joint pairs from China and the United States, Lin Gaoyuan/Lily Zhang and Kanak Jha/Wang Manyu, marched through the mixed doubles second round, as Lin/Zhang overcame a difficult start to see off 10th seeds, Germany's Dang Qiu and Nina