Camacho satisfied as he starts work

2011-08-23 20:19:22

Jose Antonio Camacho was delighted after completing his first day's work with the Chinese national football team, he told Spanish newspaper Diario AS this Tuesday.

FISU boss praises city for 'best ever Games'

2011-08-23 15:28:01

With his flight booked for tomorrow, the FISU president Claude-Louis Gallien had a lot of "thank yous" to say before he left Shenzhen.

"I want to extend our warmest thanks to our Chinese hosts for the huge work they've done during the games," Gallien said. "It's a tradition to say that the present Universiade is the best ever, but this time it's true."

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Universiade Village officials, workers earn a gold

2011-08-21 14:55:42

More than half the events at the Universiade have finished, and that means the Universiade Village is more than halfway through its brief but colorful life.

Since it opened on Aug 6, the Village has been operating smoothly, Xuan Zhuxi, the deputy mayor of the Village, said at a press conference.

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New rule shuts door on NBA stars

2011-08-21 07:56:31

Kobe Bryant's potential China sojourn was blown down on Friday by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) when it officially forbade contracted foreign players from joining the league.

Study vs sport: the great balancing act

2011-08-21 07:56:31

Though he failed to become a professional soccer player eight years ago, Yang Yang, a midfielder on the Chinese Universiade team, has still made the most of his days on the pitch.

Sailing exhibition held in Qingdao

2011-08-20 17:31:25

An exhibition featuring 515 sailing-related items opened in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on Saturday.

Chinese-US basketball teams shake hands after brawl

2011-08-19 22:30:17

Basketball teams from China and the United States shook hands late Thursday after a brawl during a friendly game, Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said Friday.

China to restrict NBA players to play in CBA

2011-08-19 20:43:56

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) said on Friday that it will restrict the players of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to play in its domestic league.

Young players give Chinese football a shot in the arm

2011-08-19 12:38:37

Team China ended their Universiade football dreams after losing 2-3 to Japan in the game's knockout stage at the Bao'an Stadium in Shenzhen Thursday night.

Romania routs China in basketball at Universiade

2011-08-18 11:53:38

The Chinese team fell short to Romania in the second half of their 4th match in Group A men's basketball at Universiade, finally losing the game 98-80.

BYD's new energy benefits green Unviersiade

2011-08-18 11:28:04

BYD has three "green dreams": a solar power plant, a storage power plant and new energy-fueled automobiles, all of which are based on the iron battery technology.

Weighty expectations

2011-08-18 08:15:30

Ji Jing knows all about years of gut-busting training just to enjoy some brief moments in the spotlight. However, she still enjoys the exhilaration lifting a barbell over her head provides.