Tag: China
China to host Davis Cup finals group stage matches for first time
FILE– Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, Jannik Sinner, Matteo Arnaldi, Lorenzo Sonego, Simone Bolelli and captain Filippo Volandri celebrate with the Davis Cup trophy. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo China will host Davis Cup finals group stage matches for the first time in September, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. The Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai…
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Cristiano Ronaldo ‘China Tour’ tickets sell out in hours
Nassr’s Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo greets the fans ahead of the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on December 26, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Chinese football fans raced on Wednesday to snap up tickets to see Cristiano Ronaldo play a rare match in…
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Yao Ming vows to support China basketball players after online abuse
Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, reacts during the Asian Games Men’s basketball Semi-final match between Gilas Pilipinas and China. (Photo by VCG/VCG )No Use China. Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men’s national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of…
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Lionel Messi’s Miami to tour China
Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi gives a thumbs up following the Major League Soccer (MLS) football match between Inter Miami CF and FC Cincinnati at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Chris Arjoon / AFP) Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play two games in China next…
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Iga Swiatek wins China Open with straight-sets victory over Liudmila Samsonova for 16th career WTA title | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday. Swiatek’s triumph, in her first visit to China, was her 16th career title and fifth of the season. Her impressive 2023 haul also includes titles at Roland Garros, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw. Like her dominant defeat of…
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Coco Gauff wins 16th consecutive match to set up semi-final vs Iga Swiatek at WTA China Open | Tennis News
Coco Gauff to face Iga Swiatek in semi-finals of China Open after winning 16th consecutive match on the WTA Tour; Gauff’s winning run is longest by a teenager since Bianca Andreescu claimed 17 victories in a row in 2019; American defeats Maria Sakkari in straight sets in Beijing
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Tim Cone all praises for Brownee, Gilas after ‘miracle’ win over China
Justin Brownlee and Gilas Pilipinas celebrate victory after the men’s basketball match between Philippines and China in the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on October 4, 2023. (Photo by CHINASPORTS/VCG )No Use China. MANILA, Philippines — Even Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone couldn’t stop marveling at Justin Brownlee’s amazing clutch plays…
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China basketball fans pile in after latest loss to Gilas Pilipinas
Gilas Pilipinas celebrate victory as China team huddles after the men’s basketball semifinal in the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on October 4, 2023. (Photo by CHINASPORTS/VCG ) Fed-up Chinese basketball fans berated and mocked the men’s national team on Thursday after China’s agonizing 77-76 defeat to Gilas Pilipinas in the…
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Andy Murray suffers first-round defeat at Shanghai Masters as Jannik Sinner wins China Open title | Tennis News
Andy Murray suffered another first-round defeat as he was beaten by Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters, as Jannik Sinner claimed the China Open title. Murray, who was handed an early exit from the China Open by Alex De Minaur, lost his opening service game and then missed chances to quickly break back…
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Gilas rallies to beat China, advances to Asian Games gold medal match
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Gilas Pilipinas came back from 20 points down to stun host China, 77-76, on Wednesday night to advance to the final of the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament. The Nationals got to work in the final period behind the heroics of the beloved naturalized forward Justin Brownlee, who…
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