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Shaq in China: A Love Story
An incredibly sweet story about Shaq's recent visit to Chongqing. "At 7-foot-1, roughly 350 pounds, and with a smile that’s been featured on everything from cereal boxes to CD album covers, Shaquille...
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Song of Herself
After winning the Australian Open on Jan. 25, Li Na set off a media blitz in her native China, where the 31-year-old tennis star made the front page of most major papers. Much discussion surrounded...
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Super Bowl 2014 Comes To China: NFL Looks East For Next Big Fan Base
In preparation for this Sunday's Super Bowl, we talk to the NFL's China marketing manager about the chances for American football to catch on in China. more »China SportsNFLsuper...
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The Hard-Knock Life of a Foreign Fighter in China
Fixed fights, shady promoters, dodgy judges, tiny purses, and opponents in face paint. Beats working for a living. more »China SportsMMAUFCforeign fighters
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Project Yishi Drolma - from Tibetan nomad to trail runner
Yishi Drolma was born and grew up a nomad, looking after her family's 400 yaks on remote mountain slopes. The altitude was over 4,000 meters. Enormous Tibetan mastiffs kept the wolves away and snow...
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Mayhem at a CBA Playoff Basketball Game
Before I had time to process what had happened, “boo’s” were echoing from the crowd, beverage cups were being thrown down at the players on the court and a fight was about to break out between players...
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Being Black in China
Being a foreigner anywhere brings its own set of trials, and living in China (historically cut off from the rest of world and with limited immigration) can take things to a different level. Read about...
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“East devours West” as a more experienced modern martial artist has his knowledge consumed by a group of voracious young Chinese. more »China SportsMMAkungfuwushumartial artsshaolin
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Chinese Grand Prix comes to abrupt end after flag waved one lap too early
The Chinese Grand Prix was certainly not the most exciting race – but it hardly required the drastic action taken by the man wielding the chequered flag, who brought the race to an end one lap early....
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Chinese fan dies after staying up to watch the World Cup
A Chinese football fan has reportedly died after staying up on successive nights to watch the World Cup. The 25-year-old man from Suzhou, near Shanghai, was found in front of his TV hours after the...
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China's World Cup Frenzy
The Chinese, rather sportingly, have largely chosen not to be discouraged from watching the World Cup merely because they aren’t in it, and Chinese football fans are undoubtedly some of the most...
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Why China’s Golf Industry Is Booming Despite A 10-Year Ban
"Forbidden Game" author Dan Washburn discusses why "there are few things more aspirational in nature than golf in China." more »China Sportschina golfforbidden gameDan WashburnChina Bookspolicy
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Chengdu Seniors Occupy CITIC Bank to Practice Tai Chi
Get out and about early enough on any given day in Chengdu, and you're sure to stumble across tai chi practitioners performing their slow, controlled movements in public parks. And some days, you might...
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Best of incredible Chengdu Martial Arts Competition
A martial arts festival in Chengdu's Wenjiang District earlier this month allowed Sichuan's wushu enthusiasts to demonstrate their talents. Among the skills shown were classic wushu stunts such as...
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NBA Comes To China: Buy Tickets Now
Chinese television, NBA superstar Yao Ming and international integrated programs: Our colleagues over in Shanghai hit the nail on the head with a look at the future of basketball in China. more »China...
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Yunnan's Xiong loses title shot in Monaco
Xiong Chaozhong, the diminutive former boxing champion from China, missed a chance to win a world title over the weekend. Following a full twelve rounds of fisticuffs in Monaco, Xiong lost a unanimous...
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Megatrudge 2014: 400 kilometers across the Gobi
4,000 meters of elevation, wolves, a frozen Chinese desert and massively swollen feet. What else could you ask for in a 400-kilometer ultra-marathon? more »China Sportsgansuultra-marathonrunningoutdoor...
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"New Masters" Documentary Explores Modern Kung Fu - Chengdu Living
Hear the inside take on The New Masters, a documentary on Kung Fu and Chinese MMA currently in production, and the Kickstarter campaign to fund it. more »China SportsMMAkung...
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Watch: Bench-Clearing Brawl Between China, Japan Ice Hockey Teams
Despite the regional tensions between these two rivals, everyone enjoys a good, ol' hockey brawl. more »China Sportsice hockeyjapanfightbrawlgangsportsrivalrythe nanfang
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How To Get China's Rich To Take Up Skiing: Sell The Lifestyle
Winter resorts across the world are working to develop China's nascent ski industry by promoting après-ski style along with the sport itself. more »China SportsskichangbaishanYabulichinese...
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