Table tennis: Fukuhara announces pregnancy, expecting in fall

Women's table tennis icon Ai Fukuhara said Thursday she is pregnant and expecting this fall."We're really pleased that a small life has come to us," the 28-year-old four-time Olympian, who married Taiwanese table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh last September, wrote on her blog."I believe my husband will be a good dad so I'll study and prepare to be as good a mom until we welcome our baby," she said.The couple held their wedding ceremonies in Taipei in January and in Japan the following month.Known affectionately as "Ai-chan" by her fans, Fukuhara started playing the sport at age 3 and soon…READ FULL ARTICLE