Zhang Shuai and the future of Chinese tennisZhang Shuai awaits the serve at the China Tennis Grand Prix in Nanjing, November 2009 Last weekend, the finals of the China Tennis Grand Prix took place in Nanjing. It was the culmination of a week-long event, which was actually the culmination of several months of tennis played at... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Ding Hui: Still Chinese, still black, still playing volleyballThe past couple of days, traffic to China Sports Today from people searching for "Ding Hui" has seen a little uptick. Could it be a coincidence that a recent story in The Guardian said that Ding Hui, the Chinese national volleyball team's first black player, was booted from the... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Yi Jianlian: Off the hook for Chinese National Games, off the hook against the KnicksYi Jianlian is so excited about not being forced to play in the Chinese National Games that the guy’s actually playing some good basketball. He scored 21 points and grabbed 11 boards in an exhibition game against the New York Knicks last Friday. In the Nets’ two previous games,... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Meet fixing scandal hits Chinese divingChina's national games haven't even officially started yet, but they are already the backdrop for an ugly scandal in one of the country's most treasured sports. Don't worry--diving queen Guo Jingjing's piles of Olympic gold aren't in jeopardy. But the integrity of the sport's biggest domestic competition was shaken... continue reading on Shanghaiist
The NBA's top-selling jerseys in China Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony The NBA is touching down in China this weekend, with the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets playing a preseason game in Beijing. Ahead of the game, the league issued a press release that it decided to call "Bryant's jersey remains top seller in China." I... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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