Category Archives: Sports

Social activities? Who? Me?

A juicy piece of news about the diver and Olympic gold medalist Tian Liang has been reported by many newspapers this week. Tian was fired from the national swimming combo following his way too many “social activities”. In a note … Continue reading →

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Notorious R.O.N. and the British Ambassador

Titan Sports reports on Ron Atkinson’s comments.

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Big Ron insults China shock

Ron Atkinson makes some ill-considered comments.

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Athens beauties go crazy

That’s the headline of Xinhua’s sporting photo gallery of Olympic beach volleyball, which you can find here.

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Niu bi!

China vs. Iran in the Asian Cup.

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Injured my ass!

A few days ago a popular Chinese sports newspaper called Soccer News screamed ‘INJURIES!’ on its front page (on Danwei here). The article suggested that several key players of the Chinese national football team were injured and might be unable … Continue reading →

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