Beijing Boyce's roundup of Super Bowl watching parties
Tuesday, 3rd February 2009 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Jim Boyce, aka Beijing Boyce, is Beijing's best-known English-language eating and drinking blogger. Unlike this CST editor, who enjoyed the entire game from the same bar stool at the Goose & Duck, Boyce scoured the city for Beijing's best Super Bowl watching experience. Luckily for me, he decided that the Goose & Duck was the best spot in town for watching the Steelers win their sixth Super Bowl.Boyce writes that he noticed an overall decline in numbers at Beijing's sports bars for the big game. He blames the matchup (last year's game featured the NY Giants and the New England Patriots, teams with bigger Beijing fan bases) and the fact that "there are fewer people around," in 2009. Beijing has seen a decline in its American expat population, which spiked in the Olympic year and has taken an additional hit with the slumping world economy.
Beijing Boyce's full account can be read here.
Tags: Beijing, football, NFL, sports bars, Super Bowl
Titan front page: World Cup, Nadal win and Phelps' bong hits
Tuesday, 3rd February 2009 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Titan Sports newspaper returned to production Monday after taking a break during the Chinese New Year holiday. Page one of its first issue of the year of the ox had three stories: news that the Chinese Football Association will not bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups; Nadal's Australian Open win; and the Michael Phelps bong hit photo story.
Titan Sports is China's leading sports newspaper, putting out issues every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is published jointly by Hunan Art and Culture Publishing House and Titan Publishing House (Danwei).
Tags: CFA, football, Michael Phelps, Rafael Nadal, soccer, swimming, tennis, Titan front page, Titan sports, World Cup