Chinese soccer is in disarray. But the financial woes of several of China's clubs — most notably Jiangsu FC, which announced yesterday it will "cease operations" despite winning Chinese soccer's top trophy just four months ago — has worrisome implications for the global soccer economy.
Zhou Guanyu, China's best race driver in a generation, notched a significant championship over the weekend in Abu Dhabi.
Also in this week's China Sports Column: Chinese tennis players crash out of the Australian Open.
Professional soccer in disarray in one of China's biggest cities.
One of China's brightest young athletes is Eileen Gu, a naturalized citizen who is expected to shine at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. She just made a historic Winter X Games debut over the weekend.
Construction work remains ongoing at almost all of Beijing's Winter Olympics venues. Also: FIBA has fined the Chinese Basketball Association for refusing to let the China national team play outside the country.
Guangzhou Evergrande will be known as Guangzhou FC starting next season, while crosstown rivals R&F have adopted the City moniker. All told, 58 Chinese soccer clubs will change their names from their corporate monikers.
Also: Jeremy Lin officially returns to the U.S., and the PGA Tour China season has been canceled due to COVID-19.
The China Sports Column welcomes in 2021 with a look back at the year that was. There was no live sports for a good chunk of 2020, but that doesn't mean the year was short on notable happenings.
Jeremy Lin’s hopes of signing with the Golden State Warriors' G-League affiliate were dashed over the weekend after the Chinese Basketball Association failed to provide a letter of clearance.