The NBA will bring the city of Taipei its first ever NBA exhibition game this fall, between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers on October 8. The game will be played at the 12,874-seat Taipei Arena. Tickets go on sale at noon on June 25, and can be ordered online at AllGenki.net. The NBA sent the Milwaukee Bucks and…
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Zheng makes victorious return to Wimbledon, Li also advances
China’s top female tennis player Zheng Jie (郑洁) returned victoriously to Wimbledon on Monday one year after she made a name for herself by reaching the tournament’s semifinal round. Zheng, currently ranked number 15 in the world, beat Kristina Barrois of Germany 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday…
BOCOG reports 1.16 million RMB profit
China made RMB 1.16 billion (US $170 million) in operating profit from the 2008 Olympic Games, a Chinese government auditor recently reported (full story from the Financial Times here). The Beijing Olympic committee reaped its revenues primarily from sponsorships and TV broadcast rights, according to the Financial Times. Its expenditures were on “transport, accommodation, medical services…
Cool stuff: China snowboarding film sneak peek
With the stifling hot temperatures beating down on Beijing lately, it’s a good time for daydreaming about all things ice cold. In that spirit, we bring you this promotional video for “Happy 牛 Year,” a Chinese snowboarding movie from Melloparks.cn set to hit the streets in December. That’s “牛” as in “niu,” Chinese for bull,…
China’s next hope in the hurdles takes AYG gold
Channel News Asia tells the story of Lu Jiateng, a promising young hurdler from Shanghai whose inspiration comes, not surprisingly, from one-time world record holder and Olympic champion 110-meter hurdler Liu Xiang. Lu recently took gold at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore, finishing in 13.96 seconds. His personal best is 13.67 seconds, 0.8 seconds off of the…
Around the Web: Dalian’s new sports complex, skateboarding in China and more badminton wins
RMJM’s innovative design for Dalian complex Move over (empty) Bird’s Nest. British architectural firm RMJM won a competition to design a 20,000-square-meter sports complex in Dalian, capital of China’s Liaoning province, and renderings of the design look distinctive to say the least. The building, which resembles a giant piece of muscle tissue, is to feature a floor that’s…
Guo Jingjing back in the pool
Last week, China’s diving team announced that it would skip the upcoming FINA Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale due to swine flu fears. But after reassurance from FINA, the world’s governing body for aquatic competition, Team China is back in and Guo Jingjing will make her first post-Olympic appearance in Florida this weekend. Guo has won four Olympic gold…
China’s lone medal at Adidas Track Classic
The Adidas Track Classic took place over the weekend in Carson, California and just for the heck of it, I decided to check out the results and see if any athletes from track-and-field-challenged China popped up. The event is pretty heavy on U.S. athletes, and light on international participation. The only Chinese athlete who came…
Asian Games’ look shaping up
The new pictograms for the 16th Asian Games, taking place in Guangzhou in November 2010, were unveiled today, along with logos for the games’ culture, environment and volunteer programs. The pictograms–those little images used to represent each sport look fine to us, though not quite as cool as the ones for the Beijing Olympics (that link also contains…
MMA in Beijing: Art of War 12
Tomorrow (May 23), Art of War hosts its 12th and biggest yet mixed martial arts show in China. Dubbed “Invincible,” the event takes place in the Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (venue information) the 6,000-seat venue in the Olympic Green area that hosted Olympic handball. The main event features China’s Wu Hao Tian against Japanese fighter Yutaka…