China's golf boom on display in Beijing
Does China have enough golf? Judging from the scene at last month's China Golf Show, the game here is still in a growth phase. More than 30 companies involved in design and construction exhibited at...
View ArticleYao Ming gets in on Shanghai Auto Show hype
Yao Ming made a surprise appearance at the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition yesterday, to shill BMW's new models. Pictures and a brief account of Yao's appearance can be found...
View ArticleOpen System, Open Win: What Li Na means to Chinese sports
Within minutes of Li Na's French Open victory yesterday, the first major title for a Chinese title player, journalists around the world speculated as to how much her success could spur the growth of...
View ArticleMen's national basketball team cruise to East Asia semis in Nanjing
China's men's basketball team has cruised into the semifinals at the East Asian Championships in Nanjing, with wins over Hong Kong and Korea. They face Japan tonight at 7:30 Beijing time. China romped...
View ArticleAround the Web: Football fail, Yao retirement countdown, Action sports in China
Football Fail Life isn't getting any easier for Chinese football fans. Despite playing in Shanghai against a team whose country's population is less than a fifth of Shanghai's, China's men's Olympic...
View ArticleChinese badminton continues its shady ways
Aside from domination, what is Chinese badminton best known for? Sadly, the answer is poor sportsmanship—specifically, throwing and no-showing matches, thereby resting its top players and manipulating...
View ArticleLi Na bounced in round two, Peng Shuai to face Sharapova in round four
As Wimbledon enters its second week, there is a Chinese player still in the running, but not the one that most fans would have expected to see still alive. Peng Shuai faces Maria Sharapova at 12:00...
View ArticleHarlem Globetrotters Flying Through China
Tonight is the first night of a 15-day, 10-city China tour for the Harlem Globetrotters, who have entertained around the world for more than 80 years. Their one-of-a-kind combination of slapstick...
View ArticleYao's solemn exit leaves a big void in the NBA and Chinese sports
In a press conference that's been anticipated by the Chinese sports world for the last two weeks, Yao Ming announced his retirement from basketball this afternoon in Shanghai. The press conference was...
View ArticleFINA Worlds: China improving in swimming, water polo
China finished aquatics world championships on a high note last weekend, with 19-year-old Sun Yang snagging the host country's fifth swimming gold and setting a world record in the men's 1,500-meter...
View ArticleJust a little brawl between friends
Some very quick thoughts on the fight in Thursday's game between the Bayi Rockets of the CBA and the Georgetown Hoyas of the NCAA: + This sync of two perspectives on the fight from SportsGrid is the...
View ArticleLiu Xiang's got jokes!
The biggest surprise to come from last week's 110m hurdles event at IAAF World Championships wasn't the disqualification of the Olympic champion and world record holder, or the performance of upstart...
View ArticleRELIEF: China's men's basketball team win Asian Championships, qualify for...
China's men's basketball team avoided the fate of the country's much-maligned football team by winning the FIBA Asia Championship, which qualifies them for the 2012 Olympics in London. After beating...
View ArticleYi Jianlian coming home to play for Guangdong
Well, here's one NBA player who should have no trouble making the cultural adjustment to life in the Chinese Basketball Association: Yi Jianlian has reportedly signed to play with his old club, the...
View ArticleYi-haw: Texas, the NBA's most Chinese state
After a pair of strong performances with the Dallas Mavericks' D-League team, Yi Jianlian has been called back up to play with the big boys. Yi posted double-doubles (17 points, 11 rebounds; 29 points,...
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