Maggie Rauch

Photo from Subaonet After a 1-4 start set them up to face one of the tournament's top teams in the knockout round, China made its exit from the FIBA World Championships (basketball) last night, losing to Lithuania, 78-67. The highlight of the tournament for Team China was the play... continue reading on Shanghaiist

In what could be its biggest get yet, China's leading sportswear brand, Li Ning, signed NBA rookie Evan Turner to an endorsement deal Monday. Turner, the 2010 NCAA National Player of the Year, was selected second overall in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Li Ning already has bigger... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Liu Xiang (刘翔) and his coach Sun Haiping are putting a positive spin on the once world champion hurdler's seventh-place performance at World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend. Liu clocked a time of 7.65 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, in his first major international competition since... continue reading on Shanghaiist

There is a LOT more going on in the Chinese sports world than ever makes it onto this Web site. With that in mind, today I'm posting about some interesting recent developments that I've neglected. Here goes. China's domestic soccer and basketball leagues are notoriously corrupt. Match-fixing is just... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Maggie Rauch is editor of China Sports Today, a blog about China's emerging sports scene, and an occasional contributor to Shanghaiist. Today she talks about the top ten sports stories to hit China in 2009—wins, losses and scandals aplenty. 1. Soccer league match fixing Bribery, match fixing, betting —... continue reading on Shanghaiist