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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'pro league'
China May Juguo Its Professional Football League, Well, Not That Professional
November 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments · Football, Sports Regime
Beijing Youth Daily (北京青年报) yesterday published an impressive article about the future of China’s professional football league. The General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) are currently considering taking back the ownership of football clubs from companies to local sports bureaus, a move clearly trying to put Chinese football [...]
Chinese Women’s Ice Hockey Team Walking On Thin Ice
November 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ice Hockey, Sports Regime
Chinese Women’s Hockey Team continued their winning streak by beating Japanese Team 2-0 in Shanghai, securing themselves a shot of playing in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics after three straight wins over Norway, Czech Republic and Japan. Ranked 8th in the world, the team consists of 19 players all coming from Harbin, the capital of China’s [...]
Tags:Beijing·China Sharks·CIHA·income·Olympics·Paul Strople·pro league·Shanghai·Torino 2006·Vancouver 2010·women's ice hockey
Will Zou Shiming Be Set Free to Go Into Pro Boxing?
November 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Boxing, Sports Regime
Today we noticed an interesting piece from Reuters via Universal Sports about Zou Shiming, China’s first-ever Olympic boxing champion. From the article it seems the 27-year-old boxer is pretty determined to turn pro next year. “I want a professional golden belt for my country. I think I am capable,” said the boxer, “The professional contests are easier and more attractive to watch.”
Tags:AIBA·Boxing·Don King·juguo·Olympics·pro league·WLB·Zou Shiming
The Battle Between Fenglu Club And The Chinese Basketball Association
November 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Basketball, Sports Regime
Guangdong Fenglu Aluminum Basketball Club (Fenglu, 广东凤铝铝业男子篮球俱乐部), founded in November 2006 by Guangdong Fenglu Aluminium Co.,Ltd, yesterday on November 2 made a statement about the club’s decision to quit Chinese Basketball Association(CBA, 中国篮球协会), governing body of Chinese basketball which is also the name of China’s premier professional basketball league. Below are some excerpts from the club’s statement…
Tags:Basketball·CBA·Fenglu·GASC·NBL·pro league
China to Restart Its Badminton League in 2009
October 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Badminton, Business, Table Tennis
Early this August, China’s badminton team won three golds, two silvers and three bronzes in the Beijing Olympics, ranking the 4th medal-winning sport for the country (the top three are gymnastics, weightlifting and diving). The General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) is recently considering bringing back its long gone badminton league, a decision aiming at raising incomes of badminton players and coaches in local teams, and keeping Chinese players the cream of the crop…
