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Rumors swirl about Asian Games postponement
All eyes will be on the World University Games in Chengdu at the end of June to see how the event will handle any potential outbreaks.
Qingdao FC pulls out of China’s upcoming soccer season
Chinese soccer remains in dire financial straits.
China Women’s Asian Cup victory sets off impassioned calls for equal pay and end to sexist coverage
The Chinese women’s national soccer team is a consistent top performer and a fan favorite, but they earn much less than the men’s team which is famous mostly for losing.
China completes stunning comeback to win AFC Women’s Asian Cup
While the Steel Roses are being celebrated, Chinese fans are lambasting the men’s national team, which flamed out of World Cup qualifying last week with a 3-1 loss to Vietnam.
Hope for Chinese soccer? How Shandong built a winner
It’s been a terrible two years for soccer in China, headlined by serious financial mismanagement in the Chinese Super League. But it’s not all doom and gloom: just look at Shandong Taishan FC, Wuhan Three Towns, and Meizhou Hakka.
Shandong Taishan FC claims domestic double
Meanwhile: Olympic tickets yet to go on sale with Beijing 2022 less than a month away.
China bans tattoos in soccer
Meanwhile: Eileen Gu claimed her third freeski halfpipe World Cup win in a row on New Year’s Day in Calgary. The teenage sensation is hitting top form with the Olympic Games only a month out.
New stars and big troubles: China’s 2021 in sports
Peng Shuai, the collapse of Chinese soccer, calls for Olympic boycotts: on one hand, it’s been a tumultuous year for China sports. But there have been reasons to celebrate 2021, too, from 14-year-old Quan Hongchan’s diving perfection to the emergence of the country’s No. 1 winter sports star, Eileen Gu, to Zhou Guanyu becoming China’s first F1 driver.
Chinese soccer 2021: A postmortem
When the next World Cup rolls around — in Qatar next autumn — China will once again be missing. That in itself isn’t shocking, considering China has appeared in only one World Cup and is more accustomed to ignominy during the qualifying process. But what ails Chinese football currently runs much deeper.
CSL season set to resume with Chinese soccer in crisis
Meanwhile: Zhao Xintong becomes third Chinese player to win a snooker Triple Crown title.
WTA calls for China to investigate Peng allegation
Also in this week’s China Sports Column: The Chinese men’s national team face a nearly impossible task to qualify for next year’s Qatar World Cup following a disappointing draw against Oman.
Chinese Super League’s Hebei FC on verge of collapse
Financial woes threaten to bring down yet another club in China’s top soccer league.
Foreign athletes arrive in Beijing for Olympics test events
Meanwhile: Wu Lei’s 95th-minute goal gives China 3-2 win over Vietnam in crucial World Cup qualifier.
Chinese-Australian duo wins second doubles Grand Slam
Meanwhile: China lost to Japan 1-0 in World Cup qualifying last Tuesday, dropping it to 0-2 in its group. China has not beaten Japan since 1988.
China finish top of the medals table for fifth consecutive Paralympics
Also: China’s men’s soccer team outplayed in two World Cup qualifiers, losing to Australia and Japan.
World Cup qualifying: China vs. Australia, preview
Also: China’s 20 golds top the Tokyo Paralympics so far.
China tops medal count as Tokyo Olympics gets into full swing
A trio of gold medals in weightlifting, plus victories in fencing and shooting, marked a solid start for China in the first days of the Tokyo Olympics — even as the soccer team disappointed, and Japan upset China in tennis table doubles.
China at the Tokyo Olympics: What to watch for
Summer Olympics preview, China edition: Who are the athletes to watch, what are the can’t-miss events, and can China rebound from its poor showing in Rio?
China men’s basketball to miss Olympics for first time since 1984
Consecutive defeats to Canada and Greece last week spelled the end of Team China’s Olympic hopes.
Rejuvenated China national soccer team onto next stage of World Cup qualifying
China’s hopes of qualifying for Qatar 2022 are still alive.
