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‘Huge gap’: Yao Ming doesn’t hold back in calling out China’s players after disappointing Asian Games

The usually mild-mannered Yao seems to be fuming. Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming stood stoic and watched with a blank stare as Gilas Pilipinas celebrated...

US, China, Great Britain, Japan and France Lead Gracenote Virtual Medal Table forecast for 2024 Paris Olympic Games

On April 17, 2024, exactly 100 days ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Nielsen’s Gracenote released its latest Virtual Medal Table (VMT) forecast...

19-Year-Old Chinese Swimmer Leads Nic Fink in 200m Breaststroke at Doha Swimming Worlds

The 2024 World Aquatic Championships have been the source of breathtaking action for the last week, as US swimmers continue to dominate the competition....

Ayhika, Sreeja do the unthinkable; scare China by beating World No 1 and 2

Indian table tennis player Ayhika Mukherjee beats world number 1 chinese player at World TT Championship 2024. Photo: X4 min read Last Updated...

Chinese sports authorities cancel matches after Messi no-show in Hong Kong

A pair of exhibitions featuring the Argentina men’s national team in China were canceled amid growing fallout after Lionel Messi did not play in...

Lionel Messi’s Hong Kong controversy intensifies as Chinese cities cancel Argentina’s matches

With the backlash over Lionel Messi not playing for Inter Miami in a match in Hong Kong continues to simmer, an international friendly featuring...

Chinese city axes Argentina game amid Messi row

An Argentina friendly in China next month was canceled on Friday in more fallout from Lionel Messi failing to play in an Inter Miami...

Chinese sports authorities CANCEL Argentina vs Nigeria friendly in Hangzhou amid backlash over Lionel Messi’s failure to play for Inter Miami in Hong Kong…...

Chinese sporting authorities have cancelled next month's friendly international between Argentina and Nigeria amid a growing backlash against Lionel Messi's failure to play in...

‘Deliberate and calculated’: Messi no-show sparks bonkers Chinese conspiracy theories

Lionel Messi’s no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China, with...

China says Messi’s absence in Hong Kong match beyond ‘realm of sports’ as fury builds

Some mainland fans travelled 12 hours from Xinjiang to Hong Kong to see Messi, the Global Times wrote, with the disappointment of the government...

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