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While buffalo wings and pizza are great football food, fans in Beijing have come to learn that watching a game with a full-breakfast and respectable early-morning cocktails isn’t half bad either. You shouldn't need an excuse if you want to start - or continue - drinking at 7.30am but New England versus New York, again, is perfect if you do. Here’s the full playlist of who will be open and where to head whether you want cheap beers or a morning meal.

Spring has sprung and with it the hibernation of Beijing’s sports scene begins to end. We’ll tell you all about what you have to look forward to over the coming months. But first, the sports news of the week.

The ski season is starting to wind down. It's time to strap your skis on and hit the slopes before all that lovely powder turns to shui. Here’s a list of ski resorts, plus some organized trips if you don’t want to arrange it all yourself.

Yes, snowboarders are welcome too.

Balls, balls, balls. It's been quite a week of sport and it promises to be a sport-tacular weekend. Read on for more on what's on to watch, what's been going on and how you can get involved. Let's start with the 500-pound linebacker in the room. The Super Bowl takes place at 7.30am on Monday. Here's a list of where you can pack yourselves in and decide whether the best New is England or York.

Hands up on this one - Beijing Boyce has already sacked (is that an American football term? I'm pretty sure it's when the quarterback gets tackled ...) the competition, us included, on coverage of where to watch Super Bowl XLV. The MVP of Beijing bar bloggers has compiled a detailed list of around 20 venues that will be screening the highlight of the NFL calendar on the morning of Monday, February 7, complete with details of the food and drinks promotions that bars are offering - many are doing buffet breakfasts and promotions on beer.

China’s third North Face 100 takes place on May 7 in Changping District. The endurance event combines its flagship 100km, China’s only 50km and a 10km race. We spoke to runner Andy Clayton about his upcoming 50km.

Tigers, like all cats and other sensible folk, stay limber by stretching as often as they can. Enjoy the year of the tiger by taking up hatha, bikram, ashtanga or vinyasa yoga at these studios.

The North Face 100 returns this year for its third outing in China in May. The Beijing event  - which takes in the varied terrain of Changping District - is part of the outdoor clothing company’s distance trail running tour in Asia.

To highlight the extreme nature of the sport, this year’s 100km race will start an hour earlier to allow more runners to complete the distance. For those pretty sure that an hour extra is not what is keeping them from running 100,000 metres there are also distances of 50km and 10km to tackle. 

Lace up those skates and hit the ice at these cool spots around town.