Good news for snooker fans here, tickets for the 2009 Honghe Industrial World Snooker China Open went on sale today at Emma Ticketmaster (h/t The Beijinger Blog). The tournament will be playing from Mar. 30 to Apr. 5 at the Beijing University Gymnasium (北京大学生体育馆). Full fixture below. Chinese player Ding Junhui (丁俊晖), ranked 11th, will [...]
Entries from February 26th, 2009
2009 World Snooker China Open Is around the Corner
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Snooker
Tags:2009 World Snooker China Open·Ding Junhui·Fu Jiajun·Ronnie O'Sullivan·twitter
Harbin Winter Universiade Cold-shouldered by Chinese
February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Government, Ice Hockey, Sports Regime
Of about 25 friends we talked to yesterday, three Canadians included, only one person actually knew that the Harbin Winter Universiade was coming. “I won’t watch any of the games, as I don’t play those sports,” said Liu Hongchao, a 25-year-old Beijinger who plays football in his free time. “No one here even watches Universiade, [...]
Tags:FISU·Harbin·Paul Strople·Universiade·winter sports·women's ice hockey
Bird’s Nest to Host Italian Super Cup
February 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Football, Government
The Lega Calcio, the governing body of Italian professional football leagues, signed a deal with Beijing Football Association on Feb.16 to have the 2009 Italian Super Cup played at China’s National Stadium, or Bird’s Nest, in Beijing on August 8. The Italian Super Cup, or Supercoppa Italiana, is a season-opening match between the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous [...]
Tags:Bird's Nest·CITIC·Italian Super Cup·National Stadium·stadium
Chinese Super League Unbanned by CCTV
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports Regime, Sportswear
China’s FA told media on Feb. 13 that CCTV, the country’s main TV broadcaster, will continue to air Chinese Super League (CSL) in 2009, after a 3-match ban since the 28 round of the 2008 Season. In an interview with Titan Sports (体坛周报) last November , Jiang Heping, the head of CCTV’s sports channel accused [...]
Tags:Adidas·Beijing Guo'an FC·broadcasting·CCTV·CFA·CSL·GASC·juguo·Mark Milligan·Nike·Shandong Luneng FC·Shanghai Shenhua FC·sponsorship·Titan Sports·Zhou Haibin
Michael Phelps’ Video Apology to Chinese Fans
February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps yesterday on Feb. 11 issued a video apology customized to his Chinese fans. The eight gold medals winner at the Beijing Olympic was caught somking marijuana during a student party by a British newspaper. Phelps has already signed endorsement deals with brands including Speedo swimwear, Omega watches, Visa Inc, Subway sandwiches and [...]
Go West! Chinese Footballers Now Can Transfer, Finally
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Football, Sports Regime
This Chinese New Year must have been a magical experience for Zhou Haibin (周海滨), a 23-year-old midfielder, who now finds himself joyfully as a PSV Eindhoven player. Before joining the Dutch side as a free transfer, the Chinese footballer has been playing at Shandong Luneng FC for 10 years. While Zhou’s move was cheered by [...]
Tags:CFA·Dalian Shide FC·Feng Xiaoting·Gao Lin·PSV Eindhoven·Shandong Luneng FC·Shanghai Shenhua FC·transfer·Xue Yong·Zhou Haibin
Former NBA Player Bonzi Wells Released by Shanxi Zhongyu Club
February 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Basketball
Shanxi Zhongyu(山西中宇), the Taiyuan-based CBA club, told press on Jan.31 about their decision to release Bonzi Wells, the most notable foreign aid in the league, for not returning to the club. Mr.Wells left Shangxi for the US on Jan. 22 and was supposed to come back on 27, according to the Shanxi club, who is [...]
