Marcello Lippi, world champion coach of Italy in 2006, became the new coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, the richest soccer team in China football league, announced Thursday the club based in Canton. “The contract has a term of two and a half years,” said the club said in a statement. Mr. Lippi replaces South Korea’s Lee […]
At the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 the Mayor of Beijing, Mr Guo Jinlong, handed over the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of London, Mr Boris Johnson. Since then people could not help wondering how the UK would once again wow the world. Four years ago there was doubt and uncertainty […]
Following are the results from the 2012 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in the Shanghai International Circuit here on Sunday: 1. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, one hour 36 minutes 26.929 seconds 2. Jenson Button, Britain, McLaren, at 20.6 seconds 3. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 26.0 4. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 27.9 5. Sebastian Vettel, […]
Chinese star Liu Xiang beat Cuban rival Dayron Robles at the British Grand Prix Indoor on Saturday. Liu Xiang’s victory of 7.41secs in the 60m hurdles is the world best time this season, and broke the Asian record kept by himself. He created the original asian record 7.42secs in 2007. It’s Liu’s first competition at […]
On February 17, Xi Jinping arrived at Staples Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, with California governor Jerry Brown and the Mayor of Los Angeles to watch the NBA game of Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
French Open champion Li Na of China was forced to quit her first-round match at the WTA Paris Indoor Open on Tuesday because of injuries. Third-seeded Li withdrew while trailing Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6 (7-5), 3-2 at the Paris-Coubertin Stadium. Li was visibly suffering with a back problem and finally abandoned the match after receiving […]
The Russian national team dropped to second place in the team event of the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, after five competition days. The russians has won five gold, two silver and four bronze medals. China regained Leadership in team scoring (6-3-3), and the third line was taken by representatives of South Korea who […]
Li Na was defeated by Niculescu from Romania in first round of 2011 China Open. She was eliminated. Six Chinese players in total played in Women’s singles, four of them get together in the upper half. As No. 4 seed in tournament, Li Na, the world’s No.5 suffered from poor state after winning the French […]
Former Chinese NBA player Yao Ming, the most popular and recognized sportsman in China and announced his retirement from professional basketball last July 20, will stay in his hometown to study in Shanghai Jiaotong University, one of the most prestigious universities in China. Yao’s agent Zhang Mingji, announced the decision and said that the basketball […]
Li-Ning, the Chinese brand of shoes and sportswear is about to land in France. Unlike its main competitors (Nike, Adidas and Puma), manufactured in China, but designed in the United States and Germany, Li-Ning is an authentic Chinese brand. Founded in 1990 by Li Ning, a Chinese gymnast who won six medals at the Olympics […]