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Rejuvenated China national soccer team onto next stage of World Cup qualifying
China’s hopes of qualifying for Qatar 2022 are still alive.
Jeremy Lin announces return to CBA’s Beijing Ducks
Also: China’s men’s soccer team plays Syria in a critical game on Tuesday. With a draw, China all but secures advancement into the next stage of World Cup qualifying.
China ease past minnows Guam as World Cup qualifying resumes
But Team China received bad news on Monday: Its three remaining Group A qualifiers, originally scheduled to be played in Suzhou, have been moved to Dubai.
Wu Lei called home as China prepares for World Cup qualifiers
China sits eight points behind Syria in its group with four games to play.
Guangdong Southern Tigers win 11th CBA championship
American Sonny Weems led the way. “My goal is to get four [CBA championships],” he said afterwards. “And once I get four, I’ll be considered the best American player to ever play in the CBA. And that is my goal.”
Chinese Super League returns with a new look (and with fans)
The teams and players to watch in China’s top domestic soccer league.
Wang Shuang’s extra-time winner sends China into Olympics
The lore of Wang Shuang — and her status as China’s most popular current footballer — grows. Last week, she put the national team on her back in the finals of the Tokyo Olympics qualifier.
‘Better dead than red,’ Rose Namajunas says ahead of Zhang Weili fight at UFC 261
“I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Weili is red, you know, that’s what she represents,” says Lithuanian-American fighter.
Zheng Haixia becomes first Chinese player inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame
Also: The Chinese Super League will return on April 20, but it will look significantly different than in years past.
Inter Milan up for sale as Suning looks to escape soccer’s financial black hole
Also in this week’s China Sports Column: Mitt Romney calls for “economic” — not athletic — boycott of Beijing 2022.
Chinese fighter Song Yadong suffers first UFC loss
Also in this week’s China Sports Column: SIPG’s Oscar may be the latest high-priced soccer star to leave China.
Jiangsu FC and the troubled state of Chinese soccer
Chinese soccer is in disarray. But the financial woes of several of China’s clubs — most notably Jiangsu FC, which announced yesterday it will “cease operations” despite winning Chinese soccer’s top trophy just four months ago — has worrisome implications for the global soccer economy.
Zhou Guanyu wins F3 Asia title, one step closer to becoming first Chinese F1 driver
Zhou Guanyu, China’s best race driver in a generation, notched a significant championship over the weekend in Abu Dhabi.
Another Tianjin soccer team on the brink
Professional soccer in disarray in one of China’s biggest cities.
What are China’s favorite sports? Is basketball or soccer No. 1?
Explaining how each of China’s four most popular sports achieved its status.
China’s winter sports hope Eileen Gu makes historic X Games debut
One of China’s brightest young athletes is Eileen Gu, a naturalized citizen who is expected to shine at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. She just made a historic Winter X Games debut over the weekend.
FC, United, City, etc.: Chinese soccer’s major rebranding
Guangzhou Evergrande will be known as Guangzhou FC starting next season, while crosstown rivals R&F have adopted the City moniker. All told, 58 Chinese soccer clubs will change their names from their corporate monikers.
Beijing Guoan snags former West Brom boss Slaven Bilic
Also: Jeremy Lin officially returns to the U.S., and the PGA Tour China season has been canceled due to COVID-19.
China sports in 2020 — and what to expect in 2021
The China Sports Column welcomes in 2021 with a look back at the year that was. There was no live sports for a good chunk of 2020, but that doesn’t mean the year was short on notable happenings.
Jeremy Lin’s Warriors return blocked by Chinese Basketball Association
Jeremy Lin’s hopes of signing with the Golden State Warriors’ G-League affiliate were dashed over the weekend after the Chinese Basketball Association failed to provide a letter of clearance.
