With all of the hoopla around former Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming’s retirement, some may have forgotten that the NBA is still in lockout mode. As players and owners still haggle over an agreement, many of the top NBA stars have had a lot of free time on their hands this summer and it looks [...]
Entries from July 27th, 2011
NBA Stars Consider the CBA as an Option, but Teams May Not Take the Risk
July 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Basketball, Business
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Yao Ming’s Imminent Retirement Does Not Spell Death for the NBA in China
July 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business
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 the past few seasons have allowed the towering center to only play in a handful of games. Coming off of his most recent [...]
Tags:Derrick Rose·Dwight Howard·Houston Rockets·Kevin Durant·Kevin Garnett·Kobe Bryant·Los Angeles Lakers·Miami Heat·NBA·Shanghai Sharks·Washington Wizards·Weibo·Yao Ming·Yi Jianlian
Liu Xiang Wins 110 Hurdles at Asian Champs
July 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Track and Field
From Shanghaiist: China’s flying hurdler, Liu Xiang (刘翔) has done it again. Yesterday in Kobe, Japan, Liu clocked 13.22 seconds in the 110-hurdles event, re-writing the Asian Athletics Championships record. The first Chinese athlete to achieve the “triple crown” of athletics (World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion), Liu has been making a steady comeback since [...]
Tags:2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·2011 World Championships in Athletics·hurdling·Liu Xiang
Yao Ming’s Legacy Will Shine Though China Sport
July 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball
An edited version of this article is published in the Global Times. When the lanky Shanghainese first landed in Houston in 2002, few expected him to achieve what he now stands for. In his nine seasons of playing in the NBA, Yao Ming averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds per game. Yet his contribution to basketball and the [...]
Xi Jinping’s Three Wishes About Chinese Football
July 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Football, Government
China’s heir apparent brought up football again this week during his meeting with Sohn Hak-kyu, South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader. From Xinkuaibao via Xinhua: After the meeting, Sohn Hak-kyu gave a football autographed by Park Ji-Sung to Vice President Xi as a present. As a football fan, Xi expressed that China’s World Cup [...]
