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Entries from November 27th, 2009

Yunnan Bulls Get Season-long Suspension as CBA Down to 17 Teams

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball

The number of CBA teams playing in the 2009-2010 season is down to 17 as Chinese Basketball Association announced on November 27 that Yunnan Honghe Bulls club will be sidelined for an entire season for punishment over unpaid wages and debts. “Yunnan’s poor business operation last season resulted in unpaid wages for players and coaches [...]

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‘Niu’ Year For Chinese Snowboarders

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Skiing, Sports

Apparently Mellow Parks Construction — China’s experts for all things snowboarding — never bothered to check the calendar when they released its Magnum opus Nov. 14. For the snowboarding community both in China and around the world, the New Year comes six weeks early with the release of “Happy Niu Year,” a film documenting some [...]

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Yao Not Owner of Shanghai Sharks

November 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Basketball, Business, Sports

According to the Shanghai Daily, NBA basketball star Yao Ming is not the owner of the Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese star’s former team, and he has not been guaranteed ownership of the team. The newspaper reported that while Yao’s management group, Team Yao, has been signed on as an “entrusted investor” for the next five [...]

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The Man Beijing Guoan Should Thank the Most

November 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Football

Beijing Guo’an FC (北京国安) ends their 16-year title wait today by winning 4-0 against Hangzhou Greentown (杭州绿城) in Chinese Super League. October 30th is no doubt the biggest day in the capital club’s history, but one man’s name becomes a taboo in their post-match celebration: Lee Jang-Soo (李章洙), the club’s former South Korean head coach. From [...]

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