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.
Is Guangzhou Evergrande too strong? Also in this week's China Sports Column: WWE signs deal with iQiyi as PPTV continues to struggle, and Zhou Guanyu wins his first F2 race.
Last month, Chinese authorities announced that international sports would not be played in the country, with the exception of some Olympic qualifiers. They were serious.
The Chinese Super League begins this weekend. Who will win? Which player will score the most goals? Who'll be relegated? We have predictions in this week's China Sports Column. Also: China-based Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League will be playing next season in Russia, a move that necessitates the release of its North American coaching staff.
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature.
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. Shanghai Grand Prix Following major postponements of the Chinese Basketball Association — which is in the middle of...
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature in which China Sports Insider Mark Dreyer looks at the week that was in the China sports world...
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature in which China Sports Insider Mark Dreyer looks at the week that was in the China sports world...
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature in which China Sports Insider Mark Dreyer looks at the week that was in the China sports world...