Li Na cruised through to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 6-0, 7-6 win over Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic, while Zheng Jie had a tougher battle, eventually downing American Madison Keys 7-6,1-6, 7-5. But for all the talk about China's new generation of tennis players (here and elsewhere), Li and Zheng were the only two to make it out of the first round – from the eight ...
It used to be that sports were run by sportsmen and women. But then, as is often the case, money got in the way and sports became more "professional", so "professionals" were hired to run the sports.
For example, the head of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) used to be former star Chinese player Xu Yinsheng (徐寅生), until he was replaced in 1999 by a "professional", an electrica...
从辉煌的个人胜利和团队荣誉，到令人尴尬的丑闻和持续不断的失望，2013年对于中国体育来说可谓是跌宕起伏的一年。
由中国国家队核心和南美外援“三叉戟”组成的广州恒大队，在世界杯冠军教练马尔切洛•里皮的带领下，为中国足球夺得20年来首个亚冠冠军，迎来中国足球又一个好年景。
可同样一批球员一旦披上国家队战袍，球场上的战绩就变成一场场灾难。主教练何塞•安东尼奥•卡马乔因为今年六月中国队的耻辱一败而被解...
国际足联(FIFA)秘书长杰罗姆•瓦尔克称，此刻在中国，足球应该被视作一项优先考虑的体育运动。当然作为国际足联秘书长的他，这样的偏爱无可厚非，但是就这一次，瓦尔克确确实实地对这个人口大国有了一份足球日程规划，并且中国最好去遵循它。
瓦尔克认为，中国与其整天幻想那遥不可及的三重美梦——打入世界杯决赛圈、举办或夺取世界杯，来满足自己有关“大力神杯”的虚荣心，还不如将本国体育整体方向都集中到提高基础...
高尔夫香港公开赛上周开杆。亮相此项赛事的15岁的中国少年关天朗让媒体和球迷眼前一亮。在前13洞，关天朗抓下5只“小鸟”，甚至一度占据成绩榜榜首。但随后“风向”急转直下。在转场后连续吞下柏忌之后，关天朗排名急剧下滑，最终以71杆并列第69位。
对于这一表现，可能是因为他过于紧张，也可能是因为确实打得不够好，抑或是他的年龄仍然太小。但2013年对他而言堪称精彩，期间他的表现甚至超越过“老虎”伍兹和北爱尔兰...
Sun Zheng is arguably China’s best motor racing prospect right now. There are some much better Chinese drivers than him (like these two for example), but, at 21, Sun has time on his side. Last month, Sun became the first Chinese driver to race in the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, and drew quite a lot of attention as a result, including this lengthy interview published by CNN.
I got to know ...
First it was David Beckham, now it’s the entire English Premier League. After Becks made three visits to China this year to make money as a special ambassador for the Chinese Super League, a deal has been signed between the English Premier League and the Chinese Super League (CSL), to coincide with UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s current trip to China.
Under the terms of the partners...
上个月，孙杨因无照驾驶被行政拘留一周。他在看守所内并没有交到多少朋友，为了避免孙杨因饮食问题而影响身体，但又不能为他搞特权，所以看守所里所有人陪孙杨吃了一个礼拜素。据说，孙杨将被禁赛至少一年，但是中国游泳管理中心副主任说，孙杨将“尽快”恢复训练。
这并不令人吃惊。孙杨是中国最好的游泳运动员。上周末他刚过完22岁生日。他正处最佳的年龄阶段。目前为止，他已经收获两块奥运会金牌和五块世锦赛金牌。...
The growth in women’s tennis has been one of the great China stories – in sport or elsewhere – in recent years. Li Na was the obvious catalyst, and in particular her 2011 French Open win, but much of the credit has to go to the WTA’s CEO, Stacey Allaster. This excellent profile by a former colleague of mine tells you everything you need to know about Allaster, who got the top job in women...
Chinese tennis player Wu Di, who made history earlier this year by becoming the first Chinese man to play in a Grand Slam tournament, has qualified for next year’s tournament via the same process – by winning the Asia-Pacific wildcard playoff. The 22-year-old has not, by his own admission, had a good year, but said this gives him focus for the future. Wu also qualified for this year’s tour...
事实证明，中国市场并非想象中那么容易打开。今年早些时候,顶尖职业拳击推广公司TOP RANK创始人兼CEO、拳击传奇阿鲁姆致力于推进公司的“亚洲营销”计划，并将中国市场作为这个计划中的一个关键区域。与此同时，他也取得了巨大的成功，也为自己赚得了巨额的利润。北京奥运会搏击冠军邹市明的巨大成功，也成为了阿鲁姆打入中国市场的一个重要铺垫。
吸引TOP RANK的是中国巨大的收视率。令其惊讶的是，当邹市明面对一个不...
It's not disaster for China just yet, but things most definitely did not go their way last night. Having tied Saudi Arabia 0-0 in Xian, news came through that Iraq had won 2-0 in Indonesia, so Iraq is now two points behind China for the final Asian Cup qualifying berth with one game to play.
That game? Iraq vs China, to be played on March 5 in Dubai, due to security concerns in Iraq. It's effec...
距2015年还有很长一段时间，但在本周二晚，2015将可能是中国足球历史上极为重要的一年。
继上周五中国队1-0战胜印度尼西亚后，整个周末，中国媒体的报道里充斥着中国队“仍保留进军亚洲杯希望”的字眼。不过，这种说法给人的印象是中国队需要奇迹才能闯入在澳大利亚举办的决赛。事实上，本周二中国队只需在主场对阵沙特队时拿下一场胜利便能晋级2015年亚洲杯决赛。
在中国队和沙特对阵的历史上，中国队成绩并不好...
广州恒大上周在亚洲冠军联赛上的胜利，给中国足球界打了一剂强力兴奋剂。中国国足近几年中发展举步维艰，假球事件、球迷骤减，使剩下的球员也渐渐失去信心。
现在，中国球迷终于为之一振，欢呼庆祝。在中国，虽然足球俱乐部的声名并非那么好，但大部分人仍然持支持态度。一家中国国内的媒体公司希望成为今年国内一场比赛的主赞，这就可以证明这一点。
这场比赛的胜利并不是那么轻而易举。恒大以主场1-1战平首尔,两...
在今年早些时候，中国电信公司华为与惠灵顿凤凰足球俱乐部签署赞助协议的时候，球队发布了一段视频。在视频当中我们能看到，为了营造一种幽默氛围，制片人让球队教练员和球员试着说出新的赞助商的名字，却没人可以做得到。对于一个在世界上没有多少名气的公司而言，这无疑是一个巧妙的营销手段。
对于那些不了解当前美国政治的人来说，华为事实上已被美国视为不受欢迎的企业，最近的美国国家安全局间谍风波更加恶化了这一状...
In a dramatic final day in Shanghai, Dustin Johnson clinched the HSBC Champions title at Sheshan International Golf Club. He began and ended the day with a three-shot cushionthat might have looked comfortable, but in truth was anything but. After Johnson three-putted the 1st for bogey, he saw playing partner Ian Poulter draw level after birdies at 1 and 2, and then Graeme McDowell – the other me...
Apologies if you read the headline and were expecting a story about a dance producer on the rampage in a glitzy club. Marginally less rock and roll – but only by a whisker – was Dustin Johnson’s 9-under-par round of 63 on Friday at the HSBC Champions that took him to 12-under, five shots clear of Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley and first round leader Rory McIlroy. DJ’s round was four shots better t...
It turns that hollow one-shot victory against a sick, rusty and disinterested Tiger Woods in Hainan may just have done enough to get Rory McIlroy’s season back on track. Paired with Jason Dufner and Luke Donald in the opening round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, McIlroy opened birdie-bogey. But six birdies in nine holes took him to -6, and another birdie on the 8th hole (his 17th) put him at...
Tiger Woods flew into Hainan in his private jet on Sunday night, picked up a reported $2+ million for swearing his way around a golf course on Monday, and then made the short flight to Macau on Tuesday, where he visited the Venetian resort. Most of the golfing world – including six top 10 players (Mickelson, Stenson, Rose, McIlroy, Snedeker and Dufner) – are in Shanghai this week for the HSBC C...
