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Basketball News: Former NBA Player Hamed Haddadi Bags Another Player of the Week Award in the CBA

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 06, 2016 08:06 AM EST

Former NBA and Iranian veteran center Hamed Haddadi has once again been named Asia-basket.com Player of the Week for his spectacular performance for the Sichuan Blue Whales for the 26th round of the CBA. read more

Tennis News: Agnieszka Radwanska Advances, Petra Kvitova Retires in WTA Shenzhen Open

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 06, 2016 08:06 AM EST

Tournament's top seed and current world's No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland eased past Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia to reach the final 16, while second-seeded Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic, who is ranked No. 6, was forced to retire due to a gastrointestinal illness at the first round of the WTA Shenzhen Open on Tuesday. read more

Tennis News: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada Advances to Next Round of Shenzhen Open

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 06, 2016 07:52 AM EST

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to advance to the next round at the Shenzhen Open in China. read more

Chinese Super League News: Shanghai SIPG Manager Eyes Cardiff Striker Kenwyne Jones

C. Andal   | Jan 05, 2016 05:25 PM EST

Shanghai SIPG manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is setting his target on Kenwyne Jones, who plays the striker position for English football club Cardiff City. Eriksson is hatching a deal in order to bring the Cardiff front man into the Chinese Super League. read more

Football Transfer Rumors: Corinthians Accepts Bid From Tianjin Songjiang For Alexandre Pato

C. Andal   | Jan 05, 2016 05:34 PM EST

Latest reports claim that Brazilian football club Corinthians have accepted a bid from Chinese football club Tianjin Songjiang for Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, more commonly known as Alexandre Pato. The 26-year-old striker has one year left on his contract with Corinthians and the club has been quite busy auctioning him to clubs outside of Brazil before his contracts hits the expiration date. read more

2016 Dakar Rally News: Chinese Participant Crashes Car, Injures 10 Spectators

C. Andal   | Jan 06, 2016 05:52 AM EST

Chinese Dakar Rally participant Guo Meiling, along with her co-pilot Liao Min, are currently under observation in a hospital following an accident during the first day of the rally. The Chinese driver careened off the race track and crashed into a group of nearby spectators injuring 10 people including four children and a pregnant woman. read more

MMA News:UFC and Sina Sports Ink Strategic Partnership Deal

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 05, 2016 05:19 PM EST

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Chinese online sports portal Sina Sports have inked a strategic partnership deal to reach a larger Chinese audience in the mainland. read more

Tennis News: Alison Riske Beats Annika Beck, Advances to the Second Round of the Shenzhen Open

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 06, 2016 03:30 AM EST

2014 Tianjin Open winner Alison Riske eliminated German professional tennis player Annika Beck to advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open on Monday in three sets 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2. read more

Xiamen to Become the First Ever Chinese City to Host an Ironman Event in 2016

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 05, 2016 06:29 AM EST

The port city of Xiamen is set to become the very first Chinese city to host an Ironman Endurance triathlon event. read more

Basketball News: CBA Slaps Former NBA Star Stephon Marbury With One-game Suspension for Post-game Comments Over Refereeing

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 05, 2016 06:52 AM EST

Former NBA player and current Beijing Ducks hotshot Stephon Marbury received a one-game suspension on Monday for his controversial post-game comments on the officiating in a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) game against arch-rival Guandong Southern Tigers. read more

CBA News: Guangdong Southern Tigers Demolish Beijing Ducks, Sichuan Blue Whales Beats Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 05, 2016 11:09 AM EST

Guandong Tigers avenged their last season's semifinal loss by defeating the defending champion Beijing Ducks 117-87 at home in round 26 of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Sunday. read more

Basketball News: Former NBA Player Jianlian Yi Leads Guandong Tigers to Beat Zhejiang Guangsha Lions in CBA Round 25

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 04, 2016 09:10 AM EST

Chinese basketball hotshot and former NBA player Jianlian Yi helped the CBA's seventh ranked Guandong Tigers to demolish the league's current second best team Zhejiang Guangsha Lions with a 122-102 victory in the last round on Friday night. read more

Football Rumors: Brazilian International Striker Alexandre Pato Closes on Move to Chinese Outfit Tianjin Quanjian

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 04, 2016 09:03 AM EST

Brazilian professional footballer Alexandre Pato of Corinthians is reportedly on the point of reaching an agreement that would send the former AC Milan striker to Chinese outfit Tianjin Quanjian. read more

Basketball News: Former NBA Player Andray Blatche Bags Player of the Week Award in the CBA

Ritz Agranum   | Jan 04, 2016 08:10 AM EST

Former NBA player and veteran forward Andray Blatche has been named Asia-basket.com Player of the Week for his outstanding game performance for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in round 25 of the CBA. read more

Female Chinese Driver Survives Race Crash in Argentina

Mars Woo   | Jan 03, 2016 06:55 AM EST

A female Chinese race car driver and her co-pilot were unharmed when the car they were in overturned and rolled several times during the first stage of Rally Dakar 2016 in Arrecifes city of Argentina. read more

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