China Sports Review Weekly Roundup
Most team members of Chongqing Daping Middle School football team, which won the 21th World Schools Championship in Turkey, have been found out to be pro footballers. Gao Hongbo was named as new coach...
View ArticleHaier to Open Store at Nets’ New Arena
The agreement with Haier is expected to be announced within the next several days, according to an executive who was briefed on the deal. The company will have a store within what would be known as...
View ArticleIn the Mood for Anniversary
Every morning I am waked up by the PLA soldiers in our community. It's been going like this for a month. Each day, they begin with three songs at 7:30. Exactly 7:30, not a minute early or a minute...
View ArticleYao Ming’s Imminent Retirement Does Not Spell Death for the NBA in China
The imminent retirement of Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the Shanghai native’s career from his early beginnings in the game. Persistent injuries over...
View ArticleA Seven-Point Plan to Improving the Chinese Basketball Association (Part 1)
Aside from the Euroleague, the only other basketball anyone will possibly be watching this year is from the China Basketball Association as players and owners work feverishly to hammer out a deal to...
View ArticleChina Goes Linsane
Even during my Valentine's Day dinner with Stephon Marbury and Randolph Morris, two former National Basketball Association (NBA) players who now play for the Beijing Ducks, one topic was unavoidable:...
View ArticleReviewing the 2012 Nike Festival of Sport
The second Nike Festival of Sport (FoW) took place in Shanghai last weekend. Brash, loud and invariably crowded, the inaugural event had a very Chinese feel to its organisation and this time around,...
View ArticleLi Muhao Looks To Impress Scouts Ahead Of 2014 NBA Draft
As Game 2 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Final between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers was going down, two other events also occurred on that day. In a studio in New York City, some of the worst...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the Guangdong Southern Tigers Signing of 18-Year-Old Emmanuel...
After all of the hoopla that went on at the 2014 NBA Draft last month in New York City, the media's attention has now turned to the next class that will most likely grace the stage come 2015, with...
View ArticleYi Jianlian Gets Second Chance for NBA Success by Signing with the Los...
The rumors were confirmed on Monday when it was reported that forward Yi Jianlian put pen to paper on a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, making his return to the National Basketball Association...
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