Chinese soccer marked a historic moment during the sixth round of the 2024 season of the Chinese Super League on Sunday.

As a major sports powerhouse, China has witnessed a growing number of international sporting events across the country in recent years, attracting more and more foreign athletes and sports enthusiasts to the country.

He Jie, men's champion of the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon (BHM) on Sunday, has been entangled in controversy as he allegedly won the race thanks to three African contenders letting him cross the finish line first. The incident is still under investigation, said one of the event partners on Monday.

China's mixed martial artist Zhang Weili hailed her opponent Yan Xiaonan as a real fighter after successfully defending her own title in the UFC's first title bout between China-born fighters in history on Saturday in Las Vegas, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.

China's marathon runner He Jie won the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon on Sunday with a time of 1:03:44. He was just one second ahead of Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila, and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, who tied for the second place.

Reigning UFC women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili will try to defend her title against fellow Chinese contender Yan Xiaonan in what promises to be an electrifying clash of talent as the duo meets in a UFC 300 bout on Sunday.

Chinese volleyball looks like it will get a shot in the arm as former captain of the national women's team Zhu Ting announced a comeback via her personal social media account on Monday night.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) initiated a substantial reshuffle on Monday following the unveiling of a significant restructuring plan aimed at optimizing its internal organization.

A former general manager of Dalian soccer club disclosed details about former head coach of Chinese national soccer team Li Tie being taken away for investigation, according to a documentary aired by Phoenix TV on Saturday.

Chinese Super League giants Beijing Guoan have made a touching gesture by permanently reserving a seat for Yang Xue, a devoted fan who passed away earlier this week.

Jacky Wong Ching-on, a young athlete from Hong Kong, is eagerly anticipating his first trip to Beijing as part of a cultural exchange program. Along with 29 other participants from the Well Dunk Public Estate Basketball League & Training Program, Wong is set to embark on a journey to explore the rich cultural heritage in the capital.

Thanks to his two goals in three rounds since the 2024 season of the Chinese top flight soccer league, an African striker has become the focal point of discussion and emerged as the fresh target of naturalization.

Team of Zhejiang swept the men's and women's team titles at the 2024 National Golf Championship concluded at the Poly Chongqing Golf Club in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Sunday.

Considered as the national sport of China, table tennis is a sport in which the Chinese national team has historically excelled at the Olympic Games. China finished the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with four gold and three silver medals, losing only the mixed doubles gold to a Japanese pair.

The trial of Li Tie, former head coach of the Chinese national men's soccer team, for accepting and offering bribes to non-state employees began at the Xianning Intermediate People's Court in Central China's Hubei Province on Thursday. The trial comes as authorities announced new efforts to strengthen supervision of the sport.

After a 4-1 win over Singapore in Tianjin on Tuesday night, China's national soccer team has successfully maintained its World Cup qualification hopes.

Striker Wu Lei contributed two goals and an assist to help the Chinese national soccer team bounce back with a 4-1 win over Singapore on Tuesday in Tianjin, ending the team's winless streak since November 2023.

Four high-profile soccer officials, including former Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Chen Xuyuan and vice chief Yu Hongchen, were sentenced to imprisonment on Tuesday for taking bribes, with their jail terms ranging from eight years to life imprisonment.

China's leading table tennis star Fan Zhendong took to his personal social media on Monday to urge fans to stop violating his privacy, and he reserved his right to resort to legal means if necessary.

Former Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Chen Xuyuan was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes totaling over 81 million yuan ($11.23 million), the Huangshi Intermediate People's Court in Central China's Hubei Province ruled on Tuesday.

While China's men's and women's teams defended their titles at the recently concluded 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan, South Korea, they faced stern challenges from the host Japan and other emerging countries.

Chinese national team captain Zhang Linpeng has retracted his retirement decision from the national team as he insisted that he would give all his energy to finding a replacement if needed.

Chinese markswoman Zhang Mengxue secured the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In Tokyo 2020, it was another shooter, Yang Qian, who won the first gold. Who will carry on the honor of capturing the first gold medal for China in Paris 2024?

China's national soccer team head coach Branko Ivankovic insisted on Wednesday that there are no stronger or weaker teams in soccer as he downplayed China's favorite position in the buildup to the World Cup Asian qualifiers against Singapore.

Short track speed skater Lin Xiaojun proved his mettle in the 500 meters at the world championships on Saturday by winning the race in 41.592 seconds.

Chinese athletes are on the final stretch to secure their berths for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with some already making history in qualifying for the inaugural events for the Paris Games.

Newly appointed Branko Ivankovic will start his inaugural training session as the head coach of the Chinese national men's soccer team with the players on Monday afternoon, as he is bidding for a berth for China at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, a deputy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the National People's Congress, has proposed a joint bid from mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup.

China finished the first leg of the 2024 World Aquatics Diving World Cup at the top of the medal table on Sunday after sweeping all nine gold medals up for grabs in Montreal, Canada.

Yang Siqi, a young talent hailing from Sichuan, China, secured her spot at the Paris Olympics during the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico on March 1st, local time. She will be the first surfer to represent China in Olympic surfing.

To Chinese kids who love to play soccer, Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona midfielder Pedri told the Global Times during an online interview on Friday night that his biggest suggestion would be to enjoy soccer to the fullest.

Chinese divers swept all four gold medals on offer on Sunday during the first stop of the 2024 World Aquatics Diving World Cup held in Montreal, Canada.

Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, according to an announcement made at the 234th World Athletics Council Meeting on Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland.

The new season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) is set to kick off on March 1, with an exciting opening match between the 2023 season champions Shanghai Port and the 2022 season winners Wuhan Three Towns.

Hawk-Eye technology will be officially implemented at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships Finals to be held in Doha, Qatar, according to a decision made by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive committee at their summit on Tuesday.

The inaugural national grassroots basketball tournament known as the Village Basketball Championship will tip off on March 22 in Taipan village, Taijiang county of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, with the champions having the opportunity to play against NBA franchises in the US, according to organizers of the event on Tuesday.

The 14th National Winter Games of China, which commenced on February 17, concluded on Tuesday evening in Hulunbuir, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, with a grand closing ceremony.

As the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, draws to a close on Tuesday, they not only leave behind memories of thrilling competitions but also act as an example of the power of sports in fostering unity and celebrating diversity.

China's soccer star Wu Lei won the top prize in Chinese soccer, Chinese Footballer of the Year 2023, on Monday with 510 points from a voting body made up of professional sports journalists, outscoring fellow forwards Yu Hanchao and Wei Shihao.

In the recently concluded 2024 World Aquatics Championships, China's young talents made their mark on the international stage to claim the top spot on the medal table. The swimming team showcased its strongest performance since the 1994 worlds, with a new crop of swimmers achieving remarkable breakthroughs in their debuts at the prestigious global event held in Doha, Qatar.

China cruised past France 3-0 to claim its 11th consecutive men's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan, South Korea on Sunday.

In a thrilling showdown at the 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships, China's women's table tennis team secured their sixth consecutive title by defeating Japan with a 3-2 comeback victory on Saturday in Busan, South Korea.

Soccer holds a special place in the hearts of tens of millions of Chinese fans, though the national teams were, as usual, underachieving. In recent years, Chinese soccer has been on a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. From the dizzying heights of record-breaking transfer fees to the depths of corruption scandals and match-fixing allegations, the sport has experienced its fair share of turbulence. But amid the chaos, there are signs of hope and renewal.

At the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Hong Kong team clinched their second victory in the men's ice hockey category (U18) group match by defeating the Jilin team with a resounding score of 9-3 on Tuesday.

Argentine soccer maestro Lionel Messi on Monday night released a video statement to address the controversy which has fermented for weeks, however, it hasn't quelled the discontent among Chinese fans. He has been embroiled in the controversy since early February, when he didn't take the field during a friendly match in Hong Kong with his club Inter Miami.

A youth soccer coach from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, was banned for 12 months for inappropriate language and misconduct while directing his team in an invitational tournament, according to a statement released by the Chinese Football Association on Wednesday.

At the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir on Tuesday, the Hong Kong team clinched their second consecutive victory in men's ice hockey category (U18) group match by defeating the Jilin team with a resounding score of 9-3.

Figure skater Liu Xinyu expressed his anger at his Instagram account being hacked and the subsequent spread of misinformation, as he prepares to compete alongside his ice dance partner Wang Shiyue, at the National Winter Games in Hulun Buir.

China finished the 2024 World Aquatics Championships on the top of the medal table on Sunday night as the swimming team gave its best performance since the 1994 worlds and a surging crop of young blood made a string of remarkable breakthroughs during their debut at the global flagship aquatics event in Doha, Qatar.

Sunday marked the conclusion of the short track speed skating events at the 14th National Winter Games. Jilin Province emerged as the biggest winner, securing five gold medals out of a total of nine in the events.

Rod Laver Arena, located in Melbourne, Australia, witnessed Chinese tennis player Li Na lifting the Australian Open trophy 10 years ago. Now it welcomes another signature moment for Chinese tennis.

During the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on Saturday, 18-year-old Chinese swimmer Dong Zhihao staged a remarkable comeback from sixth place to first with a superb sprint in the last 50 meters.

On Saturday night, the opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking the largest national event in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The highly anticipated short track speed skating event of the 14th National Winter Games kicked off on Friday, with athletes from Heilongjiang, Jilin and Shandong provinces winning three gold medals. The titles were clinched in the women's and men's 1,500 meters, as well as the 2,000-meter mixed relay.

Chinese swimmer Tang Qianting won her first-ever long course women's 100m breaststroke world title at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on early Wednesday with a personal record. This is the first time after 21 years that a Chinese athlete wins the championship again.

Seventeen world soccer legends will entertain the crowds with a local all-star team at the Hong Kong Lunar New Year soccer tournament that is set to kick off on Tuesday evening at the Hong Kong Stadium.

Following his much criticized absence in a Hong Kong friendly, Argentine super star Lionel Messi said at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday that he is happy to be in Japan and he's eager to play there a last game before heading back home.

The clubs risk ruining their reputation and aggravating its players' injuries if profit is prioritized over other issues during a packed preseason tour.

Nobody had predicted that a ninth Grand Slam entry would grant 21-year-old Zheng Qinwen an Australian Open final appearance.

The sports authority of the Xizang Autonomous Region announced on January 29 that, for the first time, a delegation representing the region will participate in the National Winter Games set to run from February 17 to 27.

Former Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Chen Xu­yuan pled guilty of accepting over 81 million yuan ($11.3 million) in bribes during his first trial on January 29, a high-profile case that shocked Chinese soccer fans.

China's tennis sensation Zheng Qinwen fell just short of her championship goal at the thrilling Australian Open women's singles final, but her attempt has won nationwide admiration.

Cristiano Ronaldo's much-anticipated visit to play in friendly matches in China came to an abrupt end before a single match was played, as the Portuguese star was forced to pull out due to a muscle injury. The original plan to play two friendlies – one on Wednesday against Shanghai Shenhua and the other against Zhejiang FC on Sunday – has been postponed indefinitely.

Chinese striker Wu Lei apologized to the fans following the national soccer team's 0-1 defeat to Qatar in their last group game of the Asian Cup on Monday night. Wu admitted that other teams in Asia have made significant progress while Chinese soccer still has a long way to go. Goalless China finished the group stage of the Asian tournament with a historic low of one loss and two draws.

Chinese soccer fans are eagerly awaiting confirmation about whether world soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing in friendly matches this week in Shenzhen, with his club Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia set to face two Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs.

China's 18-year-old tennis sensation Shang Juncheng displayed remarkable resilience at the Australian Open on January 18, securing a place in the third round after staging a comeback victory against India's Sumit Nagal.

Some 30,000 runners participated in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on January 7 in East China's Fujian Province as the first World Athletics Platinum Label road race raised the curtain for a new year packed with marathon events in China.

China's Zheng Qinwen came from behind to overpower Ashlyn Krueger of the US in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday while two unseeded Chinese players notched the upset of the day.

China's male tennis trailblazer Zhang Zhizhen beat Federico Coria of Argentina by 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) in his opening match at the Australian Open, marking the first win in his career at the major event.

Chinese fans were bemoaning a referee for canceling a goal from China on Tajikistan that ultimately led to a scoreless draw in China's opening match at the AFC Asian Cup on Saturday night, as the national team prepares for the group game against Lebanon.

After watching the fourth and final episode of a documentary about corruption in Chinese soccer which aired on Tuesday night, Chinese social media platforms were immediately flooded by messages with strong emotions. Countless fans expressed their anger, disappointment, and sadness through social media, lamenting how their previous attention and support for Chinese soccer had been a waste, while raising questions and suggestions for the sport's future development.

The 2024 season of the Village Super League, or Cunchao, in Rongjiang county of Southwest China's Guizhou Province will kick off on Saturday, president of the county's soccer governing body, announced on Thursday.

Tickets for China's 14th National Winter Games went on sale on WeChat on Tuesday as people in the host city in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are inviting visitors from around the world to participate in a multitude of winter sports and tourism activities.

In a groundbreaking move, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has unveiled a raft of new policies that promise to reshape the landscape of Chinese soccer for the upcoming 2024-28 seasons.

In the dynamic landscape of Chinese sports, the year 2023 has unfurled a captivating tapestry of transformation and triumph, interwoven with striking strings of corruption crackdowns and the pursuit of excellence on the global stage.

If people have to use only a few words to describe winter in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, most people would think of silver-clad landscapes, biting cold winds, and silent mountains. But winter is the high season for tourism in Xinjiang. The Global Times reporters recently visited various places in Xinjiang and witnessed the enthusiasm of young people participating in winter sports, even at temperatures as low as -22C.

Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) chiefs called for more understanding toward refereeing in the basketball league, after recent incidents raised eyebrows among fans.

Angelina Ye Lei captured her first golf title as a professional in impressive fashion as she outdueled Chinese amateur Wang Zixuan down the stretch to win the Women's China Open by two strokes in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province.

China's short track speed skating team finished back-to-back ISU World Cup events in Seoul, South Korea, on a high with an impressive win in the men's 5,000 relay, culminating in two gold and two bronze medals.

Chinese short track skaters called on Thursday for an end to online abuse targeting the national team skaters, with each member of the Chinese national team posting on social media to underline the unity of the team.

China's short track speed skater Liu Shaoang led the Chinese team to one gold, four silver and five bronze medals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Beijing, as three major winter sports events hit North China over the weekend.

China's veteran short track speed skater Fan Kexin kissed the ice surface at the Capital Indoor Stadium again on December 9 at the ISU Short Track World Cup in Beijing, as she returned to competition after a nearly two-year hiatus after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

China's short track speed skating team head coach Zhang Jing underlined team spirit as the team prepares for the upcoming ISU short track speed skating World Cup in Beijing this week.

Shougang Park in Beijing's Shijingshan district is set to host the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup from November 30 to December 2, as the iconic big air venue embraces the athletes who are preparing for the three-day big air competition.

The 2023 National Diving Championships last week were drawn into controversy after a fan accused the referees of being biased against Olympic champion Quan Hongchan in the final of the 10-meter platform diving event.

​China's elite diving athletes Wang Zongyuan and Chen Yuxi have secured spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning gold at the national diving championship on Wednesday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.

China's Olympic champions believe the universal language of sport is a key to bridge communications for athletes as well as people of different countries and regions, as they continue their preparations for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, unveiled the inductees to the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame - Class of 2023 on Thursday, the country's top basketball honor, in Beijing, with the country's hoop legends such as Zhang Weiping and Olympic silver medalists from the 1992 Women's National Team making the list.

The internationalization of Chinese football youth training is very important, said Chinese Football Association (CFA) President Song Kai at a launch ceremony for the Bundesliga Dream project in Shanghai on Wednesday. "We are working on it by both introducing international youth football coaches to China, and sending young athletes and coaches to learn and train abroad, including in Germany," Song told the Global Times.

South Korean soccer star Son Heung-min's goal celebration in their 3-0 away win over China on Tuesday aroused controversy on Chinese social media.

Chinese speed skaters made some breakthroughs at the speed skating World Cup in Beijing over the weekend, as they totaled two silver and four bronze medals in the three-day competition.

Cheng Cheung Hung, a sprinter from Hong Kong, China, says Asia's fastest man Su Bingtian is his hero, who encouraged him to work hard to step on the world stage one day.

The head coach of China's speed skating team said that she has been trying to instill a champion mentality among the young athletes, as the team held an open training session at the Capital Skating Oval in Beijing on Monday.

Chinese figure skater Liu Xinyu decides to withdraw from the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating due to a Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) infection.

Tan Lingling's motto is to never give up on dreams and her first professional win at the Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge proved it on Friday.

China's figure skating team set their sights on competing in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final on home ice as the skating pairs had an open training session on Thursday at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing.

Veteran Shanghai soccer coach Xu Genbao on Monday has called for his former students with club Shanghai Port, which was crowned as the Chinese Super League (CSL) champions a day earlier, to focus on propelling Chinese soccer onto the global stage. The veteran sextet also paid tribute to the legendary coach.

Some 30,000 runners competed in the Beijing Marathon in the early morning of Sunday, starting at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing.

The Chinese women's national soccer team is gearing up to face their Asian opponents in the second-stage qualifiers for the Paris Olympics.

Chinese paddler Xie Maosan claimed the first gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games in East China's Zhejiang Province as the Chinese delegation pulled off strong performances to dominate the medal table on the opening day.