An article looking at the latest tennis duo from China, and how some of the world’s less-reported sports are producing China’s future athletic stars. For all of about five seconds, there was discussion about an “all Chinese” final in the Australian Open. The People’s Daily newspaper had already crowned Li Na and Zheng Jie — [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bird’s Nest'
Almost Is Still Newsworthy in Tennis
January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sports, Tennis
Tags:Australian Open·Bird's Nest·Ding Junhui·ESPN·Guo Jingjing·Justine Henin·Li Na·Liu Jiayu·Liu Xiang·Olympic Games·People's Daily·Serena Williams·Shanghai Sharks·Vancouver 2010·Yao Ming·Zheng Jie
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
Public or Private? National Sports Stadium Accused of Charging High Ticket Price
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Government
Legal Daily (法制日报), a Beijing-based newspaper, published a piece this week looking at the ticket price of China’s National Sports Stadium or the “bird’s nest.” Below are some excerpts: “We’re very disappointed the National Sports Stadium doesn’t sell half-price tickets to our seniors,” said grey-haired Wang Huifu, 70. Some senior high and colleague students are, [...]
Tags:Bird's Nest·CITIC·Government·National Stadium·Olympics·stadium·ticket·welfare
