Blog Tag - Liu Xiang

Olympic Gold Medalist Liu Xiang Sets Retirement Next Tuesday
China's Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion 110-meter hurdler Liu Xiang will announce his retirement next Tuesday at age 32, according to Titan...
Talking Balls: News, New Seasons Starting & The New Yao Ming?
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...
Talking Balls: Hurdling, Planking, Drifting & Sinking
The NBA pay lockout is still rumbling on. Both sides were set to return to the table on Tuesday (and maybe Wednesday), New York time. We’ve no...
Talking Balls:  Begging, Choosing & Not Losing
The saddest story of the week – and one that raises questions of the Chinese sports system – is that of former-gymnast Zhang Shangwu. A double gold...
Talking Balls: Frustrated Ding, Crazy Wei and Left-out Ross
Local hero Ding Junhui fell at the final hurdle in the 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open. Mark Williams beat Ding 10-6 after coming from behind to win...
Talking Balls: Patriots, Stars and Subsitutes
Tickets are now on sale for the Sanyuan Foods China Open 2010. That’s snooker for the uninitiated. Tickets are priced at RMB 20-2,010 and available...