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Marbury to Shanxi Basketball Team

January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Basketball, Sports

According to reports from ESPN, two-time NBA All-Star and former Boston Celtics point guard Stephon Marbury will join the Shanxi Zhongyu basketball team as early as next week, becoming the highest profile American to play in the China Basketball Association.
“The aim of signing Marbury is to pay back our fans and try to win more [...]

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Communist Quietly Comes to Cleveland

December 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Government, Sports, Sports Media

A look at the recent discussions concerning Hong Kong businessman Albert Hung, who is now purchasing a stake in the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.
I dug through the news reports from Ohio to China, trudging through the same list of accolades and accomplishments of Albert Hung, one of the wealthiest businessmen in Hong Kong, who is finalizing [...]

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If You Build it, They Won’t Come

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field

An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude.
There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further in [...]

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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 and [...]

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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 years, [...]

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NBA Preseason Game Continues in Beijing

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Government

According to the National Basketball Association, a preseason game between Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers will be staged at Beijing Wukesong Arena on Oct.11, a third preseason game in China’s capital after 2004 and 2008.
“The Wukesong Arena is an outstanding facility that we are proud to call the home of the NBA in Beijing,” [...]

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What Can Yao Get from the Sharks?

July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Basketball, Business

As you might have been bombarded by the news, Chinese NBA star Yao Ming is buying his former CBA team, the Shanghai Sharks. The team finished the second last in the 08-09 season, the worst ever result in club’s history.
“As a Shanghainese, I’m emotionally attached to the team,” Yao was quoted as saying by [...]

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Haier to Open Store at Nets’ New Arena

June 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business

From the New York Time’s City Room blog:
The New Jersey Nets may not have gotten final approval or the financing for their proposed $800 million arena at the Atlantic Yards project near Downtown Brooklyn, but the team has rounded up another lucrative sponsorship deal, with Haier, the giant appliance manufacturer from China.
The agreement with Haier, [...]

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Unstoppable Guangdong Wins CBA Title

May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Basketball

Guangdong Southern Tigers (广东宏远) beat Xinjiang Flying Tigers (新疆广汇) 106-95, notching their fifth CBA title in six years by 4-1 in the finals.
Xinjiang were ahead 32-23 after the first quarter but Guangdong bounced back to lead 50-48 at the half. The defending champion extended their lead to 10 points in the their quarter by 78-68. [...]

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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 GP.

Xinjiang joined [...]

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