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2014年03月15日 08:00

CSL fires another blank with dud deal

For all the back-slapping about the CSL’s new title sponsor – a four-year deal with Ping An Insurance worth 150 million per year – in reality it’s just the latest in a long list of short-sighted moves by Chinese football authorities.

On the surface, it looks good: a 130% increase over the 65 million yuan per year previously paid by the Wanda Group. But Chinese football was in disarray when...

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2014年03月11日 13:16

残奥会在中国没有得到应有的关注

残奥会在中国没有得到应有的关注

我敢打赌最近没多少人听说过冬季残奥会。其实如果大多数中国人知道残奥会这件事,才会让我大吃一惊。的确,近日来太多的新闻充斥各媒体的头条,但这些只不过是政府、媒体、记者们漠视残奥会的借口。

每届奥运会中,观众们都会因来自世界各国运动员多彩的故事而倍受鼓舞。诸如,巴基斯坦滑雪运动员在木板上训练,非洲游泳运动员距离最近的水域都有百里之遥,还有牙买加人的雪橇队。

同样残奥会上,每一位运动员身后都有一个...

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2014年03月10日 11:49

By the numbers: Olympic coverage in China

By the numbers: Olympic coverage in China

Paralympic action has started in Sochi with China’s 10-strong contingent looking to claim the country’s first ever Winter Paralympic medal. Five of the 10 form the curling team, which finished third at the World Championships in both 2012 and 2013, so a medal is a definite possibility. The other five are cross-country skiers: no red hot favorites, but results have been improving and a podium fi...

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2014年03月09日 00:08

Crops and Bobbers: Birmingham City and the Hong Kong hairdresser

Crops and Bobbers: Birmingham City and the Hong Kong hairdresser

Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung Ka-sing, the Birmingham City owner, has been a very naughty boy. Here’s the summary:

Between 2001 and 2007 Yeung and his father reported no income but HK$721 million (US$ 93 million) somehow found its way into their five bank accounts. Yeung said he made some money working as a hairdresser to HK’s rich and famous, and then invested and gambled his way to...

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2014年03月05日 15:38

NBA China predictions wide of the mark

NBA China predictions wide of the mark

Be careful what you read about the NBA in China.

Firstly, reports – by which, of course, I mean parroted press releases – out over the last few days suggest that LeTV is now the main broadcaster of NBA games in China.

LeTV stock chart 2010-present

For all the success of LeTV – it streams popular US shows like House of Cards, Black List, Rizzoli & Isles, 2 Broke Girls and many other...

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2014年03月04日 16:09

足协选佩兰不选里皮系搬石头砸脚

足协选佩兰不选里皮系搬石头砸脚

你有一个远大的目标,也许你不能实现它,但至少你不会搬起石头砸自己的脚。不幸的是,中国足协正在搬着石头砸自己的脚。

众所周知,国足主帅最佳候选人是意大利足球教练马尔切洛•里皮。马尔切洛•里皮履历不凡,成就颇丰。在其近三十年的执教生涯中,他率领尤文图斯5次获得意大利足球甲级联赛冠军,获得1座象征欧洲最高荣誉的欧洲冠军杯,并在2006年率意大利国家队摘得世界杯冠军。在正式受聘于广州恒大后,率队两度拿下中超...

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2014年02月27日 12:19

Why Reggie is doomed to fail in China

Why Reggie is doomed to fail in China

The news that French football manager Alain Perrin (pictured below) has been appointed to lead the Chinese national team has caught most of the media by surprise, with my thoughts summarized in this Beijing Morning Post article (Chinese).

The new boss of the Chinese men’s soccer team

“Reggie”, as he was known in the UK – after the hapless TV character Reginald Perrin – when he brief...

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2014年02月26日 00:57

China’s Olympic report card

China’s Olympic report card

The Chinese delegation came away from Sochi with 3 gold medals, 4 silvers and 2 bronze, good for 12th in the medals table. China Sports Insider reviews the highs and lows…

Best performance

Zhang Hong, gold, 1,000 m speed skating. Starting in the 7th of 18 heats (when the top ranked skaters typically go at the end), Zhang started slowly but then turned on the burners. Her time ripped up ...

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2014年02月24日 16:57

李娜和中国媒体,谁更需要谁

李娜和中国媒体,谁更需要谁

中国网球运动员李娜周日在自己的新书发布会上表示,自己还想再得一个大满贯冠军,并且登上世界第一的宝座。

 这些目标并不令人感到惊奇,因为李娜已经成为了亚洲历史上最好的网球运动员,不久前她又荣登女子网球协会(WTA)世界第二,离第一的位置只有一步之遥。

世界第一小威廉姆斯的健康或多或少会影响到李娜是否能实现这些目标,因为如果小威状况良好,她在场上仍然有着主导性的地位。但是横在李娜面前最大的一个障碍却不...

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2014年02月20日 10:25

Canadian coach: Korean cheats got away with it

Canadian coach: Korean cheats got away with it

Tuesday night saw the much hyped re-match between China and Korea in the women’s short track speed skating relay. In summary, they battled back and forth with the lead changing hands several times, before Korea crossed the line first, with China in second – then the Chinese team were deprived of their silver after a penalty for impeding another skater.

But it now emerges that the Koreans mig...

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2014年02月19日 15:33

参加奥运会并非只为拿金牌

参加奥运会并非只为拿金牌

每隔几年,奥林匹克精神总会成为人们热议的话题。可怎样才是真正合格的奥运会选手呢?仅仅是在奥运会上代表自己的国家参赛吗?

 在索契越野滑雪的比赛中,运动员们的表现回答了这些问题。波兰滑雪选手柯华齐克尽管脚步受伤,但仍坚持比赛,并最终赢得比赛夺得金牌。瑞士选手科洛尼亚,在第一个到达终点后,等了近30分钟为来最后一名选手,来自秘鲁的罗伯托•卡塞伦加油打气。随后是来自美国的教练贾斯汀•沃德沃思,他在比赛...

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2014年02月19日 14:28

The Outsliders: China’s curlers prepare to take on Canada

The Outsliders: China’s curlers prepare to take on Canada

Day 11 review

Aside from the drama of the women’s 3,000 m relay – which ended China’s Olympic short track streak in the women’s events at six – there were a couple of heats: 500 m winner Li Jianrou (pictured below) and Fan Kexin safely made it through to the quarterfinals of the women’s 1,000 m, though Liu Qiuhong was disqualified for impeding another skater; on the men’s side, Liang We...

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2014年02月19日 13:35

Koreans get relay revenge as China is disqualified

Koreans get relay revenge as China is disqualified

Following the controversial women’s short track 3,000 m relay final four years ago in Vancouver in which the Korean team crossed the line first, but were disqualified after a Chinese protest – giving China the gold – the rematch took place yesterday and it certainly lived up to the hype. Here are the highlights: 

·         Korean team false starts – one more and they’re out

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2014年02月18日 17:07

China vs Korea Part 2: Bad blood revisited

China vs Korea Part 2: Bad blood revisited

Short track returns and the big one for China is the women’s 3,000 m relay final. China is the defending champion, but the Koreans will start as favorites having had the better form and quicker times in recent months. 

 

There is absolutely no love lost between these teams, especially after 2010 when China’s protest saw the Koreans penalized and the gold went to China. Chinese media have d...

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2014年02月18日 16:50

Legion of Broom: China’s curlers live to sweep another day

Legion of Broom: China’s curlers live to sweep another day

Aside from the comparative disappointment of only winning a bronze medal in the men’s aerials, Day 10 was a good one for China.

 

The men’s curling team – which only made its Olympic debut in 2010, finishing 8th – won through to its first Olympic semifinal on Monday with a 6-5 win over Great Britain. China’s skip, Liu Rui (pictured above), led his team to a 7-2 record in the round-robin...

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2014年02月18日 16:47

Consolation prize for China’s flying men in Sochi

Consolation prize for China’s flying men in Sochi

You win some, you lose some.

China most certainly won some earlier at these Olympics, with Li Jianrou and Zhang Hong both becoming unlikely Olympic champions alongside the more favored Zhou Yang, but it was in the aerials competitions – both men’s and women’s – where China was most expected to shine. 

Following Xu Mengtao’s silver medal last week, the men lined up on Day 10, Monday F...

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2014年02月18日 16:41

And China’s number 1 tennis star is…

And China’s number 1 tennis star is…

…not Li Na, who this week was officially confirmed as the number 2 player in the world, but Peng Shuai, who has just risen to the top of the rankings – in doubles.

Peng (above left), whose usual partner is Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei (above right), won the Qatar Open this weekend, their 10th WTA doubles title as a partnership, maintaining their perfect record of having never lost in a Tour fin...

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2014年02月17日 12:35

China takes another shot at aerial gold

China takes another shot at aerial gold

Medal count

3G, 2S, 0B – 9th place overall

Day 9 review

Sunday February 16 was a quiet one for China with Chinese athletes well down the standings in figure skating and (long track) speed skating), and one curling game that went down to the wire.

Unfortunately, Liu Rui and his team were edged out 9-8 by Canada in the first extra end. China had been up 6-3 at one point, but had to ...

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2014年02月15日 20:43

Gold number 3 for China: Zhou Yang defends her title

Gold number 3 for China: Zhou Yang defends her title

China has won its third gold of the Sochi Olympics, continuing its dominance of the women's short track events after sweeping all four titles in Vancouver. Following Li Jianrou's shock win in the 500 m on Thursday (Day 6), Zhou Yang successfully retained her title in the 1,500 m on Saturday evening, winning the third Olympic gold medal of her career. No news yet as to whether she thanked her coun...

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2014年02月15日 20:39

Another medal for China on Day 7

Another medal for China on Day 7

Day 7 review

Chinese interest on Valentine’s Day focused on the women’s aerials competition, but it was a late one: three of the four Chinese competitors made it through to the final, which didn’t start until 0130 China time. Once there, all three – Xu Mengtao (above), Li Nina and Cheng Shuang – made it through the first stage as four of the 12 finalists were eliminated; then Xu, the 2...

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