Advertisement
Advertisement
Sport /
China
Related Topics:
2018 Fifa World Cup Asian qualifying
Chinese Super League
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Zou Shiming
ITTF
China star Fan Zhendong’s new manager ‘excited for the future’ in Dusseldorf
Olympic champion will join Bundesliga team in July after successful stint at 1. FC Saarbrucken, which included a historic treble.
29 minutes ago
Chinese Basketball Association
Hong Kong students vowing to play ‘fast and smart’ during AUBL contest in China
5 Jun 2026 - 5:30PM
Quan Hongchan
China diving star Quan in Asian Games scare after injury rules her out of trials
5 Jun 2026 - 8:14PM
videocam
Trending in China
Meet the beautiful Chinese football influencer you need to follow this World Cup
Li Yuhang, known online as ‘Women Football MadeLi’, has been posting videos dancing while wearing different national team jerseys.
4 Jun 2026 - 5:30PM
Li Yuhang, known online as “Women Football MadeLi”, is emerging as one of China’s most prominent football influencers. Photo: Douyin
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Young Chinese footballer makes history signing for Barcelona’s famed academy
The 14-year-old Li Haoyan will join the club’s under-15 side next season after attracting interest from other teams like Espanyol, Villarreal.
4 Jun 2026 - 3:48PM
videocam
ITTF
Wang handed ‘honour’ of leading China, takes captain’s baton from Ma Long
Wang Chuqin to head men’s table tennis team, with Liang Jingkun named vice-captain.
3 Jun 2026 - 6:05PM
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Song Yadong and Shi Ming, China’s UFC winners in Macau, prove themselves yet again
Song is the only Chinese winner at UFC Fight Night Macau, while ‘fighting doctor’ Shi wins her first bout with the promotion the day before.
1 Jun 2026 - 8:00AM
Chinas Song Yadong (centre) arriving for his bout against Brazils Deiveson Figueiredo during UFC Fight Night in Macau on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC Fight Night: Song raises spirits on bad night for Chinese fighters in Macau
Song Yadong submits Deiveson Figueiredo in second round, the only win among large number of local fighters on card.
30 May 2026 - 11:30PM
ITTF
Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu finish undergraduate studies
Olympic champions graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will head to Tsinghua University to pursue master’s degrees in sports studies.
30 May 2026 - 10:00AM
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Macau will be launch pad to Asia as promotion looks East, UFC boss Chang says
China’s Song Yadong, Zhang Mingyang headline event at Galaxy Arena this weekend, with the sport having ‘more room to expand in this region’.
29 May 2026 - 11:30PM
Wu Yanni
China’s ‘teen beauty’ wins 100m hurdles at Asian U20 Championships in record time
Zhang Keyi falls short of her personal best, targets Asian Games later this year up against fellow high-profile hurdlers such as Wu Yanni.
30 May 2026 - 3:53AM
China’s Zhang Keyi (middle) winning the 100m hurdles final at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground on Friday. Photo: Elson Li
Swimming
Japan bans photos at beach volleyball over voyeurism; China swimsuit mum could sue
Women’s safety behind Japanese decision while woman who suffered wardrobe malfunction in Shanghai wants dissemination of her photos stopped.
28 May 2026 - 10:04PM
Extreme fitness
Conquering the Great Wall in record time a labour of love for expat cycling duo
Sean Gallagher and Ben Schuessler embarked on journey to celebrate 20th anniversary of living in China and ‘deep connection’ with country.
28 May 2026 - 12:53PM
Trending in China
Grandfather proves age is just a number after breaking 80m hurdles record
82-year-old Ding Ming, a retired technician, won the men’s 80-84 age category at the 2026 Masters Athletics Championships in Changsha.
27 May 2026 - 8:21PM
Volleyball
China women’s volleyball team hit by injuries as key players miss Nations League
Fans question training methods and are fearful of chances at Asian Championship, which is a qualifier for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
27 May 2026 - 3:19PM
Wu Mengjie (red jersey) in action during the 2025 Women’s Volleyball Nations League match between China and Belgium. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming
China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction
The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.
26 May 2026 - 7:06PM
ITTF
East gets West: surprising friendship between Chinese and German table tennis stars
Players bonded away from the table, with China’s Olympic champion described as being sensitive, open-minded and always looking to learn.
26 May 2026 - 5:30PM
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
World Athletics Championships
Meet Yan Ziyi, Chinese teen who ‘cannot give up’ and is taking javelin by storm
After throwing the second-best distance in history, the Ningbo native made no secret of her targets: the Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.
26 May 2026 - 10:00AM
Yan Ziyi of China broke the women's javelin Asian record off just one throw at the Xiamen Diamond League event on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images
French Open
China’s Wangs win French Open opener as Ukraine’s Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris
China’s top-ranked player has tough start while Chinese qualifier wins in straights sets; Ukrainian says parents’ house almost hit by missile.
24 May 2026 - 9:26PM
World Athletics Championships
China teen shatters Asian javelin record, goes close to world’s best
Yan Ziyi’s throw at Xiamen Diamond League meet would have easily won gold at Paris Olympics; marathoner Feng Peiyou wins Asian Games spot.
24 May 2026 - 5:44PM
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
China youth team finish runners-up in U17 Asian Cup after narrow defeat to Japan
Head coach Bin Ukishima said his players ‘will gain a lot from the trials of this tournament, which will help them improve’ in the future.
23 May 2026 - 3:13PM
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi set for UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’.
23 May 2026 - 8:00AM
Shi Ming practices MMA at a club in her spare time. Photo: Shi Ming’s Weibo
Trending in China
Every dog has its day: stray puppy steals show at Chinese university sports event
Student runner broke the 3,000-metre race record with the fluffy campus resident guiding her to victory like a professional pacer.
23 May 2026 - 5:42AM
videocam
Chinese Super League
Ex-Chinese Super League star swaps pitch for food delivery to gain life insights
The 48-year-old played for the Jianlibao Youth Team, a famous youth development project sent to Brazil, Qingdao Hainiu and Beijing Guoan.
21 May 2026 - 9:00PM
ITTF
‘China’s Kobe’ Sun deeply inspired after reading book by late NBA star Bryant
Table tennis star reveals on CCTV programme that she tries to emulate mentality and training standards of the basketballer, who died in 2020.
21 May 2026 - 7:08PM
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW