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BEIJING will light the Olympic flame for a second time with a blazing ribbon after organizers unveiled an ethereal yet dynamic torch design to mark the one-year countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games yesterday. The torch, named “Flying,” was showcased at a ceremony in Beijing’s iconic 2008 Summer Games venue, the National Aquatics Center,…
Olympic champion the United States will face France and Iran in the men’s group stages of the Tokyo Olympics following yesterday’s draw. Host nation Japan will have European powerhouse Spain for company. The US team is seeking its fourth consecutive men’s basketball gold and 16th in total after seeing off Serbia for the title in…
HIGH-TECH devices and facilities with multiple purposes are being developed across China ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, as sports technology laboratories and programs are set up in key universities and stadiums. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, athletes from around the world will not only compete with skill and proficiency, but…
Defending champions Ulsan Hyundai Motors were yesterday drawn against Thailand’s BG Pathum United and Vietnam’s Viettel for the start of their campaign to win a third AFC Champions League title. The group will be completed by the winner of a playoff featuring Australia’s Brisbane Roar, Kaya-Iloilo of the Philippines and Chinese Super League side Beijing…
YAN Bingtao has risen from a poor working-class background and playing to support his cancer-stricken mother to become China’s latest sporting prodigy. The 20-year-old snooker star stunned four-time world champion John Higgins 10-8 to claim the prestigious Masters title last Sunday at England’s Milton Keynes, becoming the tournament’s youngest winner in 26 years. It was…
TEMPERATURES in Beijing plummeted to a three-decade low overnight last week, but that didn’t stop a hardy group of retirees plunging into icy waters to indulge in their bracing hobby of outdoor swimming. As the mercury fell to minus 11 degrees Celsius in China’s capital by the afternoon — and was forecast to dip as…
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors hope to repeat history when they take the court for an encore performance this morning (China time) in San Francisco against the Sacramento Kings. Curry bombed in a career-high 62 points on Sunday in a 137-122 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The 62 points were not…
CHINESE swimmer Sun Yang has had his eight-year ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the Swiss Federal Supreme Court upheld his appeal against the ban on the grounds of bias by one of the CAS panel. The decision could potentially clear the way for Sun to compete…
THE strictest ever expenditure and salary cap will be implemented in all levels of professional leagues next season, the Chinese Football Association announced yesterday. In top flight, the Chinese Super League, the pre-tax annual income of an overseas player should be no more than 3 million euros (US$3.63 million), while the maximum salary for a…
“Jackson” He Peizhang, the only Chinese-born player in major college American football, completed an amazing sport journey by scoring a touchdown for Arizona State in a victory over arch-rival Arizona. He was mobbed in joyful celebration by his Sun Devils teammates after scoring their final touchdown on Friday night in a 70-7 road romp on…