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Sport

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Spate of ‘naturalisations’ point to Chinese soccer’s problems
Mar 8, 2019 (WiC 443)

On February 13, when 20 year-old John Hou Saeter received his temporary Chinese ID in Beijing, he made history as the nation’s first ‘naturalised’ footballer. The Norwegian, who has Chinese ancestry through his maternal side, was signed ...

What’s the goal?

How China is bankrolling the World Cup in Russia
Jun 22, 2018 (WiC 414)

Moscow 1980 turned out to be one of the most expensive Olympic Games in history and the event also proved to be disastrous for the Russians, both politically and financially, following the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan on Christmas Eve ...

An eSporting life

Thanks to Tencent the eSports industry is one of the fastest growing in China
May 25, 2018 (WiC 410)

With the gaokao, China’s make-or-break college entrance exam, just a few weeks away, a high school teacher decided to lighten things up by discussing some of the most desirable things his students could do in their future ...

Xi’s winter wonderland

We visit the new ski resort showcasing China’s 2022 Olympic ambitions
Dec 1, 2017 (WiC 390)

When Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics the event was dogged by controversy – or at least it was in the run-up to the Games. Among the concerns – particularly among the athletes – was the city’s suitability as a host, considering ...

Closing the window

Chinese clubs aren’t buying foreign football stars
Jul 14, 2017 (WiC 374)

The major revelation in the English football world last week was that striker Wayne Rooney kept a dark secret during his career at Manchester United – he dressed for bed in the pyjamas of his boyhood club, Everton. Rooney made the admission ...

The tables turn

Another crisis for one of China’s favourite sports
Jun 30, 2017 (WiC 372)

After winning two gold medals in the men’s table tennis at the Rio Olympics last year, the head coach of the Chinese team celebrated by cooking noodles for his players. Photos of Liu Guoliang turning head chef with Laoganma’s spicy sauce ...

Chinese soccer team delights, then disappoints
Mar 31, 2017 (WiC 360)

When it comes to football most Chinese can agree on two things: the first is that they invented the sport; and the second that they are very bad at it. The former claim rests with Cuji, a primitive version of the game played in ancient China; the ...

Are Chinese soccer clubs spending their money wisely?
Mar 3, 2017 (WiC 356)

“Madness” was how Wayne Rooney’s former Manchester United teammate Roy Keane described the reports that England’s captain and all-time leading goal scorer was considering a move to the Chinese Super League (CSL) last month. Keane’s ...

Yao’s NBA jersey ‘retired’ but his influence remains huge
Feb 17, 2017 (WiC 354)

Yao Ming, the former basketball star, is one of the celebrities set to feature in the latest adventure series with British survival expert Bear Grylls, which has just started airing on Chinese television. But bivouacking and bug eating aside, ...

Under starter’s orders

Is China ready to lift its ban on betting on horse races?
Jan 27, 2017 (WiC 353)

The oldest surviving state-owned enterprise in China, according to a documentary from state broadcaster CCTV, is the Shandan Horse Ranch in Gansu province. The breeding facility was created more than 2,000 years ago by Emperor Wu of the Han ...

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