Once more the Sharks hustled, fought and played good defense, and once more Shanghai finds themselves on the losing side. The Sharks have lost their third straight road game to begin the season at 0-3, after falling 102-98 against the Foshan Longlions. more ›

Another road game, another hard defeat, another ‘what-might-have-been?’ result, and another missed opportunity for some much-needed positivity. The Sharks fell to their second successive defeat in a game which had flashes of hope, before being ultimately quashed in the cruelest of fashions. more ›

An occasionally vibrant Shanghai side lost at the death in a game that Sharks players will look back ruefully on as a missed opportunity to start their season in winning fashion. more ›

We tend to make fun of China Daily a lot because some of their stories are hilariously obvious and asinine, but maybe we should have been perusing the Global Times for our "unintentional comedy in Chinese media" fix instead. Over the last week, they've managed to write an inadvertent insult to Liu Wei, the armless pianist who won China's Got Talent AND make a (really, really funny) gaffe when interviewing our founding editor. But first - did you know Liu Wei was "a lifeless ordinary"? more ›

Congratulations to Liu Wei, an armless pianist who is now China's Most Talented Person. Besides being able to play Mariage D'amour with his toes, we also learned that he could probably school us in swimming and Chinese calligraphy. That makes him almost TOO talented, if you ask me. more ›

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. more ›

We introduced you to some of the more amazing acts on China's Got Talent (中国达人秀) a few weeks ago, now another contender has appeared: 23-year-old armless pianist Liu Wei, who plays with his feet. more ›

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In its second matchup this summer with future Olympic opponent Angola, China's men's national team won 83-74, behind 21 points from Yao Ming（姚明) and a strong performance from point guard Liu Wei（刘炜, pictured above). The teams are playing in the the FIBA Diamond Ball basketball tournament in Nanjing. more ›