Sports / Sports scandals

Man sues Yao Ming, pharmacy chain for 'misleading' fish oil pill

Former NBA star Yao Ming is being sued by Beijing resident Feng Changshun for endorsing a health food product that Feng said misleads consumers.

Sports stars in love

2014-04-01 16:53

News of a celebrity's high-profile infidelity has sent China's social media into a feeding frenzy, with photographs of Chinese actor Wen Zhang on a secret tour of Shenzhen and Hong Kong with actress Yao Di circulated on various websites. The incident has become a lightening rod for Internet gossip and opinion. Here are love affairs of some sports celebrities, which had been on people's tongues in the same way.

Sexual abuse spurs calls for reform

2014-03-20 02:01

Experts are calling for more transparency in school management and more legal protection for students in the wake of highly publicized allegations of sexual assaults at a renowned sports school.

Gymnastics school heads accused of sexual assault

2014-03-19 16:38

Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported that heads of Hunan Provincial Gymnastics School were detained in November 2013 under suspicion of molesting six students on several occasions.

Sun Yang may be back to training soon

2013-11-30 13:37

China's Olympic champion Sun Yang, who has been suspended indefinitely following a recent detention for driving without a licence, could return to national team training "soon", said a top swimming official.

Sun Yang excluded from top-athlete voting

2013-11-23 11:07

Double Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang was excluded from the voting for China's top athlete despite a successful record which includes three world championships titles.

Olympic champ Sun Yang released

2013-11-11 15:43

Two-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang was released on Monday morning after being detained for seven days for driving without a license.

Sun Yang

2013-11-07 11:17

A commentary in Swimming World Magazine, a US publication, appeals for leniency on Sun Yang, a two-time Olympic swimming champion who has been suspended from the national team after being detained for driving without a license.

Olympic champ Sun Yang receives further punishment

2013-11-07 09:02

China's double Olympic champion Sun Yang has received further punishment as the Chinese Swimming Administrative Center (CSAC) on Wednesday suspended him from all the competitions and training.

Swimming star dropped from team after driving offense

2013-11-06 14:40

Olympic swimming champion and world record holder Sun Yang has been suspended from the national team after being detained for driving without a license, the Chinese swimming sports administrative center announced on Wednesday.

Sun Yang handed indefinite suspension

2013-11-05 16:37

China's Olympic and world swimming champion Sun Yang has received an indefinite ban from competition following his seven-day detention for driving without a license.

Police detain swimming star for driving SUV without license

2013-11-05 00:45

Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has been given a seven-day administrative detention for driving without a license, after he was involved in a minor collision with a bus on Sunday.

Sun Yang to be detained for driving without license

2013-11-04 19:11

Chinese Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be detained for seven days after local police found him driving without license in a car accident.

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