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Entries from April 20th, 2009

China Sports Review Weekly Roundup

April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports, Volleyball

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 of China Men’s Soccer Team, the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years. Bernie Ecclestone backs the future of Shanghai [...]

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F1 Boss Backs Shanghai GP

April 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Racing

Red Bull Renault claimed their historic first victory yesterday as Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber celebrated on podium in Shanghai GP. A source told us that the Chinese Grand Prix only sold 70 percent of its tickets despite the prices were cut nearly half than the previous year. “The economic crisis has indeed affected the [...]

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Struck by State-ownership, Shanghai Sharks Is Struggling without Sponsor

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Government

Two players in Guangdong Southern Tigers (广东宏远) and three in Shandong Lions (山东黄金) were fined and suspended by CBA last week for a brawl in their quarter-final playoff match. Guangdong, the defending champion, was barely touched by the punishment and extended their winning streak to 25 games after defeating Dongguan Leopards (东莞马可波罗) by 111 – [...]

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