Former champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers quit Chinese Basketball Association
The Flying Tigers, which won the CBA title in 2017, have abruptly abandoned China's professional basketball league with one month to play.
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This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Raffaello Pantucci, co-author of the 2022 book Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire, which examines China’s presence in Central Asia. Based...
Bittersweet victories for China’s tennis stars at Melbourne
Also: Chinese snooker players charged with match fixing, and Blizzard and NetEase have a very messy, very public divorce.
Hong Kong sports bodies told to include ‘China’ in names
Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee has told its member associations to include “China” in their official names or risk having funding pulled.
Women’s Tennis Association demands meeting with Peng Shuai
The WTA has told sports authorities a private meeting with Peng Shuai — the tennis star who largely disappeared from the public after she accused a senior official of sexual assault — is a precondition for tennis matches to resume in China.
2022: The year of sport in China
COVID-19 was the gold medallist in sport in China last year, with the Winter Olympics taking place in a “closed-loop” bubble and most other international events canceled. But it was a good year for China’s female athletes.
COVID decimates Chinese team at World Swimming Championships
China’s Zheng Qinwen has been named the 2022 Newcomer of the Year by the Women's Tennis Association after rising over 100 places in the rankings this season.
Diamond League track and field series set to make China return
Meanwhile, English Premier League soccer team Wolverhampton Wanderers is seeking fresh investment as the debts of its Chinese owner continue to mount.
Formula 1 cancels Chinese Grand Prix for fourth year over COVID-19
Meanwhile, the CBA has imposed a fine of $1,400 on Chinese-American basketball player Jeremy Lin for his “inappropriate” remarks about a hotel gym.
CCTV alters World Cup broadcast to minimize shots of maskless fans
"Is this the same world as ours?" one Chinese viewer posted on social media.