Sports / Chinese basketball

Metta World Peace joins CBA

The controversial former NBA All-Star originally known as Ron Artest signs one-year deal to play for Sichuan Blue Whales.

Yao, Noah give basketball lesson to school kids

2013-06-30 19:49

Former NBA star Yao Ming watches a student as he helps him improve his basketball skills during his visit to Huilei School in Beijing’s Changping district, on June 30, 2013.

China beat Australia 69-64 in women's basketball friendly

2013-06-20 09:13

Chinese women's basketball team resisted the challenge from their Australian counterpart to hold off the latter 69-64 in Game 1 of Sino-Australian Women's International Basketball Challenge on Wednesday.

Slow road to NBA for China's basketball teens

2013-06-04 16:57

A US high school basketball coach on Monday warned that young Chinese players face slower progress due to muscle differences between that of a US player of the same age.

Shanghai looks for next sports icons

2013-05-25 08:42

Yao Ming has retired. Liu Xiang has an injured Achilles tendon and his future is up in the air, so who will be the next sporting superstar from Shanghai?

Greek warrior strikes China's basketball

2013-05-15 10:27

Panagiotis Giannakis, newly-appointed coach of China's men's national basketball team picks questions from the press on arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport May 14, 2013.

Yao Ming and Shanghai Sharks on friendly visit in Manila

2013-05-06 15:17

Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks basketball team are in Manila on a friendly visit, local media reported.

NBA to help in quake relief efforts in China

2013-04-25 17:23

NBA announced Thursday that NBA teams and players will donate one million yuan ($162,000) to support earthquake relief efforts in Southwest China.

Houston Zoo's baby giraffe 'Yao Ming' dies of infection

2013-04-24 11:29

A baby giraffe in Houston named after retired NBA star Yao Ming died after contracting infection, a local TV channel reported on April 19.

Basketball freshman impaled on dunk

2013-04-11 16:28

A university freshman was killed in a freak accident after dunking a basketball and becoming impaled on a faulty pole in East China on Tuesday.

Call me CPPCC member Yao Ming

2013-03-13 11:36

Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming (C), who is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), lines to enter the Great Hall of the People for a plenary session inBeijingMarch 11, 2013.

Former basketball star selling medals to help friend

2013-03-07 00:44

A former captain of China's national basketball team has tried to sell his medals to raise funds for an ailing friend but has failed to find a buyer for the memorabilia.

Yao stands for improving China's sports programs

2013-03-04 06:53

Former NBA star Yao Ming spent seven days writing his proposals, focusing on the best way to develop sports in the country.

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