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 [...]
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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
Tags:2008 Olympic Games·2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·Beijing·Beijing Organizing Committee·China Basketball Association·East Asian Games·Harbin·Jiangsu·MLB·National Games·NBA·NFL·Premier League·Robot Games
China to Play Opener in World Baseball Classic
March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baseball, Business
China is to play Japan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Mar 5, a 16-team tournament created by Major League Baseball and is held every four years. The team suffered three straight losses to Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei in the inaugural WBC Pool A games in 2006. But with the help [...]
Tags:China Baseball League·Jim Lefebvre·MLB·Saitama Seibu Lions·Terry Collins·World Baseball Classic·Wukesong Baseball Field·Zhu Dawei
Chinese to Enjoy English Premier League for Free? (Update)
January 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Baseball, Basketball, Business, Football, Sports Media
Update – EPL is now back for free to Chinese in 2009-2010 season That might be possible from 2010. According to a latest Bloomberg article, some non-media companies may bid for the next 3-year Chinese television broadcasting rights to EPL after the contract runs out with WinTV, a pay-per-view channel run by state-owned Guangdong Provincial [...]
Tags:CCTV·English Premier League·media rights·MLB·NBA·p2p·piracy·Titan Sports·WinTV
NFL Cancels China Bowl, Again
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · American Football, Business
The New York Times noted early this week that NFL will cut 150 jobs after the superbowl. Below are some excerpts: The N.F.L., widely considered the most successful sports league in North America, will reduce its staff by about 150 employees after theSuper Bowl in response to the slumping economy, Commissioner Roger Goodell told staff [...]
