sports Archives - China Heralder https://chinaheralder.com/tag/sports/ Voice of Great China Sun, 13 Oct 2024 04:00:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chinaheralder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-china-heralder-Favico-32x32.png sports Archives - China Heralder https://chinaheralder.com/tag/sports/ 32 32 Outcasts in the football world: Tajikistan and Pakistan refuse to play Russian team https://chinaheralder.com/2024/10/12/outcasts-in-the-football-world-tajikistan-and-pakistan-refuse-to-play-russian-team/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=7749 The national football teams of Tajikistan and Pakistan have refused to play in friendly matches against Russia. A match against Tajikistan had been set to take place in December, but the federation declined, saying they already had matches booked for those dates. Pakistan has also cancelled an October game against Russia due to a lack […]

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]]> New Sports Which Will Be Seen at Asian Games 2023 https://chinaheralder.com/2023/10/22/new-sports-which-will-be-seen-at-asian-games-2023/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 03:31:36 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=6027 Asian Games 2023: Two new sports – breaking and e-sports – will be introduced and two new sports – cricket and chess – will be returning to the Asian Games programme in Hangzhou. The Asian Games, the biggest multi-sports events after the Olympics, have featured a total of 54 sports since the first edition in […]

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]]> Chinese Censors Block ‘Tiananmen’ Image of Athletes Hugging https://chinaheralder.com/2023/10/14/chinese-censors-block-tiananmen-image-of-athletes-hugging/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 20:47:20 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=6106 Picture of athletes’ ‘6/4’ race numbers erased in perceived reference to 1989 massacre A photograph of two Chinese athletes hugging after a race has been censored on Chinese social media because the women’s race numbers inadvertently formed a reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. Lin Yuwei and Wu Yanni, China’s entrants in the […]

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]]> Garcia Siblings Shine in 1st ASEAN Youth Archery Meet https://chinaheralder.com/2023/09/03/garcia-siblings-shine-in-1st-asean-youth-archery-meet/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=5585 Competing in different disciplines, siblings Girvin and Gyneth Garcia sparkled Friday in the penultimate day of the 1st Asean Youth Archery Championships at the Dynamic Herb Sports Complex in Cebu City. Between them, it was the elder Girvin who was the biggest winner, stunning Olympus Archery Club teammate and national archer Jonathan Reaport 6-5 in […]

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]]> Road to the World Cup: What do ASEAN hopefuls have to do to qualify? https://chinaheralder.com/2023/08/10/road-to-the-world-cup-what-do-asean-hopefuls-have-to-do-to-qualify/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=5405 For any of Asia’s hopefuls looking to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they now know what the fate that lies ahead for them. On Thursday, the draw for the first two rounds of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup — which run in tandem with the AFC Asian Cup — was made as 48 of the continent’s […]

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]]> Kyrie Irving Signs Shoe Deal With Chinese Brand Anta https://chinaheralder.com/2023/07/29/kyrie-irving-signs-shoe-deal-with-chinese-brand-anta/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=5264 Irving’s Nike signature shoe was popular with NBA players and one of the best-selling basketball sneakers across all brands before they split in 2022. Chinese sports brand Anta announced a new partnership with Kyrie Irving on Tuesday night, seven months after Nike severed its relationship with the eight-time All-Star point guard. Anta said Irving would serve as its chief creative […]

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]]> China Donates Sports Equipment to Tanzania to Motivate Young Talents https://chinaheralder.com/2023/07/28/china-donates-sports-equipment-to-tanzania-to-motivate-young-talents/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=5258 China on Monday donated sports equipment to Tanzania to motivate young people to develop their talents. China on Monday donated sports equipment to Tanzania to motivate young people to develop their talents. The equipment donated by the General Administration of Sport of China to Tanzania’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports will be distributed to […]

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