The Brits are trying to pretend it isn't happening, and the Americans didn't realise it was in the first place, but Euro2008 is now fully underway. Time differences are the burden of all Shanghai-based football fans, and as this tournament is being held in Austria and Switzerland, these matches are no exception. During the group stages the games start at either midnight or 2:45 Shanghai time. Quarter Finals are split between 2:45 and 3:45 kick-offs......

Listening to the ever-excellent Football Weekly podcast from Guardian Unlimited the other day, we stumbled across the story of the Tibetan "national" team playing against Padania this week in Milan. If you're thinking "how can Tibet have a national team?" or "what the hell is a Padania?" then you've clearly never heard of the Viva World Cup. Frankly, you probably wouldn't be the only one. The Viva World Cup is a football (or soccer, if......

As China's inflation soars, world fears knock-on effects [AFP] "As China's factory floors feel the pressure from spiralling costs, there is growing nervousness in the rest of the world that the Asian giant's next big export could be inflation."China Could Give Classical Music a Boost [AP] "Facing dwindling popularity in the West, classical music could receive a boost from a large Chinese population increasingly interested in other cultures, the music director of the New York......

Heres' a public service announcement to (illegal) satellite TV users from Shanghaiist: Don't put stuff on top of your satellite receiver box. We had gotten in the habit of placing the occasional DVD or DVD sleeve on top of our satellite box, which is covered by a bunch of small vents. Not long ago, while working at our computer (surprise, surprise) at around 1 am, we heard a popping noise coming from near the TV......

Golf in China: All growing, all new, all raw [ESPN.com] In China, the sport of golf is younger than Tiger Woods himself. But the game has grown exponentially in recent years, leading to more courses and the development of some pros through the Omega China Tour. But as Dan Washburn reports, all is not without struggle.PM Manmohan Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Singapore [Times of India] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met Chinese premier......

Yet another diplomatic tussle looms large between Beijing and the Vatican in the days ahead. It all started when the Catholic News Agency sent out the following really short story a few days ago, alleging that the Bible is "among objects prohibited at the 2008 Beijing Olympics":Organizers of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of “prohibited objects” in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the surprise of many, Bibles are......

With all the excitement of the Moto GP and the success of Chinese women at the Jinshan Olympic beach volleyball qualifiers, you might be forgiven for missing out on a world-record breaking event happening right under our noses, also in the Jinshan district: the world's longest kite. OK, it's not officially the world's longest kite, but its maker will apply for that title from the folks over at Guinness. For those of you that missed......

We hinted at this several days ago, but we didn't say more because the story we found didn't include some crucial information (like a location). But yesterday a friend who works for ESPN.com forwarded us the event's press release, which you can read here. There we learn that "[m]ore than 200 of the world’s top action sports athletes from more than 20 countries and five continents will compete in the three-day event and feature multiple......

Intercontinental football comes to town tomorrow night in the shape of a fascinating clash between Australian side Sydney FC and local favourites Shanghai Shenhua in the Asian Champions League. The match signifies the dawn of a new era in Asian football, as the A-League side enter the Asian fray for the first time since Australia quit the Oceania confederation a year ago to join the Asian one. And with typical Aussie bravado, Sydney FC captain......

Cross the Shanghai derby from your local sporting calendar this year — the chief participants, Shenhua FC and Shanghai United FC, are to “merge”, according to an official statement from the former team’s website. The news comes, as tends to be the case in Chinese football, as something of a shock — the start of the 2007 season is just weeks away and fixture lists have already been published. According to several news reports, colourful......

Jay-Z (with Beyonce in tow) -- Shanghai, Hongkou Stadium, October 23.The Beijing Pop Festival, which starts on September 9th, will feature bands such as Placebo, Supergrass, and Sebastian Bach, former lead singer of Skid Row. Check out some photographs from the parched Chongqing region.Sport apparel brand Champion is going to enter the Chinese market.Boondoggle is spelled m-a-g-l-e-v: losses this year have reached 440 million yuan. But it's a great way to show the world how......

We all know that Jackie Chan wants to marry off Shanghainese women to foreign men. Now we know how he's going to enact his plan -- he's going to whip those Shanghainese girls into shape! Chan opened his first Jackie Chan Sport Club in Hong Kong on Friday. He is planning on opening gyms in Beijing and Shanghai, too: "I want to use exercises to change people's lives," Chan said at the opening. ... He......