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Two Shanghai Soccer Players Detained for Beating a Man

Sports — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:30:10 +0800

Two players of a Shanghai-based Chinese soccer club have been detained by police for beating a man in a restaurant after missing out on the Chinese Super League (CSL) title at the weekend.

Digital TV transition behind pace / Failure to meet target in next 6 months may force dual ...

Sports — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:20:00 +0800

The current number of households converting from analog to digital terrestrial TV broadcasts capability stood at 23.5 million, or 2.5 million short of the government's interim target through September of 26 million and only about 47 percent of its target of integrating 50 million households by April 2011, it was revealed at a meeting of concerned industry entities Monday.

Due to the sluggish economy, the government and related industries do not have a positive outlook on year-end sales and the possibility exists that they will readjust their plans and forecasts accordingly.

In an action plan announced Monday at the national conference on the promotion of digital terrestrial TV, which was attended by various parties including TV stations and business groups, the number of households possessing tuners and TV sets capable of receiving digital broadcasts was revealed.

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry announced in May that 43.7 percent of house...

Chinese Skaters Break Women's 3,000m Relay World Record

Sports — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:55:36 +0800

Chinese short-track speedskaters broke the world record in women's 3,000m relay with a time of 4:07.804 at an ISU World Cup event on Sunday.

Beijing meets pollution target, says state media

Sports — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:34 +0800

BEIJING: Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday.China's capital on Sunday experienced its 256th so-called "blue sky day", when air pollution falls below 100 on the local index, the state-run China Daily reported, quoting the municipal environmental protection bureau.This was due in part to two months of strict pollution controls for the Beijing Olympics in August, such as restricting vehicle traffic and shutting down factories.The measures, as well as long-term policies taken since 1998, saw Beijing reduce pollution by over 60 per cent during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the report quoted Du Shaozhong, deputy director of the bureau, as saying.Du warned that achieving a similar target in 2009 would be a "big challenge" but promised that authorities would continue to fight air pollution, according to the China Daily....

China Ousted from Women's U-20 World Cup

Sports — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:10:06 +0800

The Chinese women's soccer team on Wednesday defeated the United States 2-0, but it wasn't good enough to send them to the second round of the Women's Under-20 World Cup.

Most Chinese net users give thumbs up to Lang's achievments in U.S.

Sports — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:50:11 +0800

'Iron hammer' chooses not to coach US

Sports — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:37:58 +0800

Head coach of the US volleyball team Jenny Lang Ping (C) waves to the members of her team after losing to Brazil in their women's final volleyball match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 23, 2008.

Lang Ping Not to Extend US Volleyball Contract

Sports — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:05:47 +0800

China sentences Falungong follower to three years in jail: lawyer

Sports — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:58:13 +0800

BEIJING (AFP) - - The wife of a man who died in police custody in China ahead of the Beijing Olympics was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for supporting the outlawed Falungong spiritual group, her lawyer said.

A Beijing court jailed Xu Na for three years for "using a heretical organisation to undermine the implementation of the law," lawyer Cheng Hai told AFP, referring to Falungong, which was banned in 1999.

"During her trial Xu plead not guilty and cited the freedom of religious belief guaranteed by (China's) constitution," Cheng said.

"We will appeal the verdict."

Xu and her husband, Yu Zhou, were detained at a roadside police check point ahead of the Beijing Olympics when authorities discovered they had material published by Falungong, according to Cheng.

Xu was convicted of possessing and intending to distribute 53 documents and eight computer disks of Falungong material, he said.

Beijing Chongwen district court, where Cheng said the trial took ...

London Needn't Match Beijing's Standards: Rogge

Sports — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:30:26 +0800

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge Monday told London organizers of the 2012 Olympics not to try to match the high standards set by Beijing.

Bolt, Isinbayeva Athletes of the Year, Liu receives 2006 award

Sports — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:24:55 +0800

China's Olympic hurdling champion Liu Xiang (R) and Beijing Olympic hurdling champion Dayron Robles (C) talk to the host after receiving the Performance of the Year Trophy for 2006 and Performance of the Year for 2008 respectively during the IAAF World Athletic Gala November 23, 2008.

'Drugs in sport' documents missing

Sports — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:17:49 +0800

DOCUMENTS allegedly containing "explosive" information about drug use in Australian sport have disappeared before they could be used in an Olympian's defamation case.

The documents, used to clear cyclist Mark French when he was accused of being a drug cheat in 2004, were stolen from a Melbourne office last week, according to a media consultant working for French. The documents contained "explosive and torrid" allegations about drugs in Australian sport and were made confidentially, said media consultant Tess Lawrence who worked for French and his family during his 2004 drugs case. Ms Lawrence said the matter had been reported to police and came during French's ongoing Supreme Court defamation case against radio station Triple M. Triple M's lawyers successfully obtained a subpoena for the material, which Ms Lawrence was fighting. "We painstakingly, forensically accumulated material from sources inside the police, judiciary, Australian Institute of Sport,...

Veteran Olympic and world badminton champions retire

Sports — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:19:14 +0800

A combo photo shows a ceremony marking the retirement of six badminton players from the national team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.

Foreigners Like post-Games China More: Survey

Sports — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:52:16 +0800

A survey organized by the Communication University of China (CUC) in Beijing shows that foreigners like China better after the Beijing Olympics, but still hold negative opinions about some of the Chinese people's behavior.

Olympic Athletes Selected for Top Sports Awards

Sports — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:13:59 +0800

NBA: Rockets Defeats Wizards 103-91

Sports — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:12:58 +0800

Yao Ming (rear) of the Houston Rockets is blocked by Javale McGee of the Washington Wizards during their NBA basketball game in Washington November 21, 2008.

Federer: China needs a male tennis star

Sports — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:54:30 +0800

Tennis legend Roger Federer said on Wednesday a male Chinese star would be a huge boost to the game across Asia and he hopes one will emerge in the next decade.

Yao to Skip Rockets' Game against Dallas Due to Injury

Sports — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:01:24 +0800

Chinese center Yao Ming will sit out Houston Rockets' regular season game against Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday with a sore foot.

Reining Olympic champion shuttler becomes coach

Sports — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:15:13 +0800

Newly-retired Olympic badminton champion Zhang Ning (L) instructs former teammate Xie Xingfang at the ongoing China Open Badminton event in Shanghai November 19, 2008.

Yao Shines, Rockets Bury Oklahoma City

Sports — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:40:36 +0800

"Small Giant" Yao Ming scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lift the Houston Rockets over Oklahoma City 100-89 in a NBA game on Tuesday.

Yi Jianlian Delivers Thanksgiving Day Meals in New Jersey

Sports — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:17:11 +0800

Yi Jianlian (R) serves Thanksgiving Day meals to poor local people at a New Jersey church in the northeast of the US at 2:30 p.m. local time on Nov 17th, 2008

Three killed, 17 missing in China subway collapse

Sports — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:30:43 +0800

BEIJING — Rescuers searched for 17 workers missing after a subway tunnel they were building in eastern China caved in, killing at least three people, the state news agency said.

A 75-metre-wide section of road over the construction site collapsed in the eastern city Hangzhou on Saturday, trapping workers and creating a huge crater into which at least 11 vehicles plunged.

China's Xinhua News Agency said Sunday rescuers were still pumping out water that had seeped into the tunnel from a nearby river and stood at three metres deep.

Those missing were believed to be construction workers, Xinhua said.

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Djokovic wins season-ending Masters title

Sports — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:49:18 +0800

Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the trophy after defeating Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in the final of the Masters Cup tennis tournament in Shanghai November 16, 2008.

O'Young Wins Inaugural Macao GT Cup

Sports — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:21:57 +0800

Team Jebsen's Darryl O'Young won the inaugural Macao Grand Prix GT Cup from lights to flag on Sunday, dominating the race in his Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car. The Hong Kong driver Young, who timed 31 minutes 01.710 seconds to win the title, was joined on the podium by Briton Danny Watts with 31:03.830, also in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car, and Japan's Keita Sawa in a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 who had a race time of 31:10.891. Portugal's Cesar Campanico in a Ferrari F360 Challenge and Hong Kong's Samson Chan Kai Yiu in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup M were fourth and fifth respectively, while local favorite Rodolfo Avila was forced to retire mid-way through the 10-lap race with mechanical problems. O'Young dominated from the start, establishing a gap of nearly three seconds from Watts by the end of the first lap, and extended the gap to nearly six seconds before the Safety Car was called out on lap six. As racing resumed, O'Young was off again, roaring unchallenged to the chequered flag. "This was ...

China's Cheng Fei Grabs Three Golds at Stuttgart World Cup

Sports — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:59:38 +0800

Cheng, nicknamed "queen of vault", grabbed three gold medals at the Stuttgart Gymnastics World Cup on November 15th, 2008.

China could be the next big thing for boxing

Sports — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:56 +0800

China is the next huge market for professional boxing, four of the most astute brains in fight promotion agreed last Friday.

Wang warms to captain's role

Sports — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:04:34 +0800

Controversial red card sparks scuffle in CSL

Sports — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:00:17 +0800

Players of Beijing Guo'an and Tianjin Kangshifu of Chinese Super League scuffle after Beijing's defender Zhang picked up a controversial second yellow card that sent him off during the last minutes of the game in Beijing Nov 12, 2008.

Shanghai Masters Cup starts with a bang

Sports — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:41:51 +0800

History repeated itself again yesterday as top-seeded (and not top-ranked-anymore) Roger Federer lost his first round match at this year's Shanghai Masters Cup, currently going on at the Qizhong Stadium. This year-ending tennis event represents the gathering of the eight "best" players on the ATP Tour of the year for a fierce round-robin competition to earn not only the honor of winning the Masters Cup, but also a nice purse of $625,000.More ball-blazing action below!Last year, Federer lost his opening match to Fernando Gonzalez of Chile. He later recovered to win the championship by winning every match after that. Federer hopes to have some of that same magic because, this year, the Frenchman Gilles Simon defeated the former no.1 in the world 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. As a late substitution for the injured and fatigued Rafael Nadal, Simon hopes to continue his stellar play in his next two matches to advance to the next round, but with a field of the top eight players in ...

Hey, buddy, welcome to NBA

Sports — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:43:00 +0800

Los Angeles Lakers player Sun Yue (R) of China chats to compatriot Houston Rockets player Yao Ming before their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, November 9, 2008.

Liu Xiang likely to undergo tendon surgery in US

Sports — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:01:59 +0800

Shanghai Embraces its Last ATP Masters

Sports — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:51:20 +0800

Well-dressed tennis elites stand on the T-shape stage at the opening ceremony of the ATP Masters Cup 2008 in Shanghai on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008.

Operation is the Verdict on Liu Xiang's Injury

Sports — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:04:04 +0800

Kim Leads in Ladies Short Program at Cup of China Figure Skating

Sports — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:47:55 +0800

Gymnast Love Birds Tie the Knot in Sanya

Sports — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:19:51 +0800

Chinese gymnasts Yang Wei, the all-around Beijing Olympic gold winner, and former gymnast Yang Yun held a romantic seaside wedding at Tianyahaijiao, a romantic scenic spot in Sanya, Hainan Province on Thursday, November 6, 2008.

Rumor Bright will acquire Yili quashed

Sports — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:58:53 +0800

Shanghai-based Bright Food Group is not planning to take over or buy a stake in Inner Mongolia dairy maker Yili Industrial Group (600887.SH), Bright vice president Ge Junjie told the Oriental Morning Post on Tuesday. "The rumor does not even seem to make sense given our turnover was US$877.7 million (RMB6 billion) last year, and theirs was three times more," he said. Bright public relations manager Xu Yongxing also said that the company was struggling financially after third-quarter net earnings fell 794% year-on-year to US$39.64 million (RMB271 million) in the fallout from tainted infant formula scandal and was in no position for a takeover. Guo Changsheng, a Shanghai-based securities analyst, said speculation that Bright could consider gaining a stake in Yili was not unreasonable given the extreme fragmentation in Yili’s equity makeup. Yili was a Beijing Olympics sponsor. In a separate story, the newspaper reported that Beijing Sanyuan Food Co (600429.SH) was set to t...

Yao, Artest lead Rockets past Mavericks 112-102

Sports — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:09:36 +0800

Yao Ming and Ron Artest powered a 16-2 run late in the fourth quarter, carrying the Houston Rockets to a 112-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in the debut of new Mavs coach Rick Carlisle.

Yang Yun and Yang Wei Wedding Pics, Stunning!

Sports — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:22:31 +0800

A series of wedding photos of Chinese gymnasts Yang Yun and Yang Wei, All-Around Beijing Olympic gold winner, were released recently.

Liu Xiang to Seek Advice on Injury in U.S.

Sports — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:51:08 +0800

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will leave on Wednesday for the United States to seek advice on the Achilles injury that ripped him off the chance to defend his 110-meter hurdles title at the Beijing Olympics in August.

Imperial couple praise Beijing gold medalists

Sports — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:06:34 +0800

Despite persistent drizzle, about 1,600 guests, including Beijing Olympics gold medalists, gathered Thursday for an autumn garden party, hosted by the Emperor and the Empress, at Akasaka Imperial Garden in Motoakasaka, Tokyo.

The Emperor praised gold medalist Yukiko Ueno of the Japanese softball team for her performance, saying, "it must have been tough to pitch for such a long stretch." Ueno replied, "I was able to continue pitching throughout the game because my teammates were with me."

When the Emperor told Kosuke Kitajima, who won two gold medals in the men's breaststroke, that his performance would encourage many people to enter the world of competitive swimming, Kitajima said he would be pleased if that were so.

When the Emperor asked Satoshi Ishii, gold medalist in men's judo 100-kilogram class, if he was aiming at competing at the next Olympics, Ishii said he was not, and that he had chosen to focus on another sport.

However, when he was l...

Liu Xiang to Receive Crucial Treatment after U.S. Trip

Sports — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:10:51 +0800

Coach Sun Haiping said his Olympic and world 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang would receive crucial treatment after seeking medical advice in the United States, local media reported.

Yao Ming may ditch Chinese national team

Sports — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:05:37 +0800

Yao Ming feels he is 'unable to play for the national team anymore' and may quit next year, according to a report from the Shanghai-based Oriental Sports Daily on Monday that has shocked China's basketball circles.

CHINA: Relaxed media rule now permanent

Sports — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:55:30 +0800

Premier Wen Jiabao signs decree granting travel and interview freedoms to foreign journalists

By Margaretta Soehendro Managing Editor

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Beijing announced last Friday that China's media policy that allowed foreign journalists to travel and conduct interviews without first obtaining government permission would be permanently put into effect.

The policy was among a number of temporary regulations put in place on Jan. 1, 2008 that eased media restrictions for the Beijing Olympics in August. They were set to expire at midnight last Friday.

According to a Los Angeles Times report, analysts said Beijing made the move "in part because it provides the communist government with some favorable publicity at relatively low cost."

The policy went into effect immediately after Premier Wen Jiabao signed the decree. However, according to a Washington Post report, the lifted restrictions do not include travel to Tibet or other co...

Peng, Li into second round at Luxembourg championship

Sports — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:36:26 +0800

Chinese Li Na and Peng Shuai both booked easy victories to advance into the second round at the Luxembourg championship women's tennis event on Monday.

Super Dan promotes Skoda car

Sports — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:07:39 +0800

Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan of China attends a Skoda car promotion event in Xiamen of East China's Fujian Province October 19, 2008.

Hamilton wins in China, title race goes on

Sports — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:55:32 +0800

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest champion with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

Star vacuum fails to excite hoop fans

Sports — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:54:27 +0800

If last week's NBA exhibition games in China are anything to go by, star power rules in the world of professional basketball.

Hamilton wins in China, title race goes on

Sports — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:15:06 +0800

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest champion with a nerveless pole to flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

Bucks get best of Warriors in China exhibition

Sports — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:08:15 +0800

Milwaukee Bucks's Andrew Bogut, left, and Joe Alexander (11) battle the ball against Golden State Warriors' s Brandan Wright, right, during a exhibition basketball game at Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008.

The famous Wang Hao

Sports — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:39:09 +0800

Know what? Forget the angry Chinese youth. It's the angry Chinese guys playing racquet sports that scare us. First it was badminton bad boy Dan Lin threatening to bludgeon a South Korean coach with his racket a couple years ago (and then later punching his own coach). Now it's the prima donna of ping pong, Wang Hao, getting in trouble. Stumbling around drunk outside a KTV bar, he was attempting to relieve himself when he was caught by security. An argument led to Wang declaring "I am the famous Wang Hao! I am the world champion! Does it matter if I beat you?" Which, perhaps unsurprisingly, then led to a bit of a kerfuffle between the two. All in all, not a great moment for the Olympic gold medalist. He's since been reprimanded by his table tennis team, Bayi, and been sent in for counseling by the national team. On the upside, incidents like this lead to headlines like "China's Wang to get Help After Karaoke Bar Brawl". And that's good for everyone.Photo fr...