Blog Tag - Sports

Talking Pints: Tango is Back With Techno Veteran Sven Väth's Return
When I think of football, I think of pigs in a blanket and Rihanna's 2009 performance at the halftime show (with no relation between the two). But I...
Game On: A Company of Cold Enthusiasts
Inevitably, the Beijing winter throws up two options. You can either work on your drinking arm - an option preferred by the majority of the city’s...
Slipping On Ice: Taking to the Freeze, Inside and Out
As the winter approaches maximum chill, ice skating returns as a favorite winter pastime and Beijing has plenty of indoor and outdoor rinks to glide...
NFL Legend Joe Montana to Visit Beijing in November
Four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Montana will be making his first visit to China in November, with a special evening event planned in...
Disco Derby: Beijing's First Roller Disco Party Debuts Monday
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know firsthand that Beijing drivers are notoriously bad with a scathing contempt for everyone else on...
Doctor's Orders: Five Ways to Stay Healthy in Beijing
Doctor Richard Saint Cyr of Myhealthbeijing.com has a great post on eight tips for staying healthy in China. While some of these tips seem to be...
Where to Watch The Ashes: Cricket's Greatest Rivalry Resumes Thursday
The greatest international rivalry in sports that won't potentially end in a nuclear exchange is The Ashes – the series of five, five-day tests...
NBA Stars Shoot Hoops with Students at Beijing School for the Deaf
One hundred seventy deaf Beijing students took on four NBA stars at their school on Monday – and everybody won. NBA players John Wall, Damian...
Batter Up! Major League Baseball Roadshow to Stop in Beijing June 1
It's time to play ball again, as Major League Baseball returns to Beijing with the 2013 MLB Road Show, Saturday, June 1 from 1-6pm in Solana's...
In the 2000 Mel Gibson movie What Women Want, an ad pitch for a Nike campaign rests on its tagline: “No games. Just sports.” It implies that the...
Talking Balls: CSL Madness, CBA Badness, Le Sulk's Gladness & Yet More Jeremy Lin
Another week and another deluge of Jeremy Lin coverage. It's about time that you became a fan as he's going to be the subject of a lot of column...
Mob Rule: Beijing Mountain Biking Rides On
The Beijing Mobsters are a bike gang who take to the hills every week to get their two-wheel action. They call themselves mountain bikers – wait,...
Talking Balls: Li Na Tidbits, Football Shorts & Will The NBA Take Over China?
First off, for those who missed the Harlem Globetrotters in Sanlitun’s Union Bar & Grille on Monday – we’ve a video below for you. The video was...
So we were looking at the schedule of Good Luck Beijing events – those are athletic events taking place in Olympic venues in the run-up to next year...