China's four teams in the 39th edition of Asia's premier soccer tournament are off to a good start. The AFC Champions League was postponed in March due to COVID-19, and is now proceeding under a unique format, with all games played in Qatar.
Led by Alex Teixiera, Jiangsu Suning defeated Guangzhou Evergrande on November 12 to win the Chinese Super League. Meanwhile, in table tennis on Sunday, Fan Zhendong defeated legend Ma Long in an exciting finals to win his third consecutive ITTF World Cup.
The International Table Tennis Federation Women's World Cup is the first significant international sports event that China has hosted since the outbreak of COVID-19.
A crowd of 6,000 in Shanghai watched the finals of the event known as “Worlds” — the League of Legends World Championship — a sign of the remarkable strides esports has made in China.
Also: The People’s Liberation Army has officially confirmed the withdrawal of all of its sports teams.
Just two months after the conclusion of the last CBA season, which was interrupted by COVID-19, the Chinese Basketball Association has tipped off once again. What are the storylines, who are the players to watch, and will the Guangdong Southern Tigers win their 11th CBA title?
For the first time in a year, Chinese basketball fans were able to tune in to the NBA on Chinese state television — just in time to watch one of the country's most beloved teams win its 17th championship.
Several big-name French soccer players have taken part in a social media campaign to raise awareness of China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
Is Guangzhou Evergrande too strong? Also in this week's China Sports Column: WWE signs deal with iQiyi as PPTV continues to struggle, and Zhou Guanyu wins his first F2 race.
An Instagram post has gotten former NBA point guard Ty Lawson into hot water in China, but the post itself was tame compared to the racial abuse the player received afterwards.