Real Madrid's Sina Weibo post citing defender Dean Huijsen's apology after his controversial Instagram repost, which included derogatory racial comments targeting Chinese and Asian people, has been met with significant backlash from Chinese fans, who criticize it as insincere and indicative of double standards as there were no parallel statements on the club's global platforms or from Huijsen himself.

Moments after defending her Olympic halfpipe title and cementing her place as the most decorated freeskier in history, China's Gu Ailing revealed that she had just learned of the passing away of her grandmother, who she credits with teaching her to be brave.

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Sunday, after 17 days of competition that saw broad participation, historic breakthroughs and China's best-ever performance at an overseas Winter Games.

The Chinese delegation at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics concluded their campaign on Sunday, with the medal haul of 15 medals (5 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze) surpassing the previous overseas Winter Olympics record of 11 medals set at both the Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

China celebrated a unique double at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday as Wang Xindi soared to gold in the men's freestyle skiing aerials - two days after his wife Xu Mengtao had topped the women's podium.

Eileen Gu has added two more silver medals to her collection at the ongoing 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, cementing her status as the most decorated female freestyle skier in Olympic history. The superstar skier, competing for China, now boasts an impressive total of five Olympic medals across two Winter Games: two golds and three silvers.

Su Yiming captured gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, delivering the first gold medal for China at the Games.

China's defending champion Gu Ailing claimed silver in the women's freeski big air at Milan-Cortina 2026 after overcoming tough weather conditions on Monday. With the silver, Gu now owns five Winter Olympic medals, the most by any woman in freeski history.

Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen, the 20-year-old Chinese prospect selected 16th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, made a notable appearance in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night.

China's speed skater Ning Zhongyan claimed a third medal for China at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics by securing a bronze medal in the men's 1,000m speed skating final.

Wth just three athletes, Yan Xingyuan in the men's 20km individual and Chu Yuanmeng and Meng Fanqi in the women's 15km individual, China's biathlon team has completed most of their individual events at the ongoing Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Medals remain out of reach, but progress is evident.

Five-time Olympian Cai Xuetong will lead teammate Wu Shaotong to compete in the women's snowboard halfpipe final after finishing the qualification round in the top 12 at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.

While China's short track speed skating team faced a heartbreaking setback in the mixed team relay final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the disappointment should not overshadow the squad's resilience or potential for redemption in the remaining events.

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is in full swing. For many winter sports fans, several Chinese athletes have already demonstrated remarkable progress in events where the country has historically struggled. These advancements underscore a holistic elevation in China's winter sports program, proving that the success of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was no mere home-field fluke but the foundation of a sustained push toward global competitiveness.

The Chinese short track mixed relay team finished their first competition day at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a fourth-place finish in the final, just a place short from standing on the podium.

China's short track speed skating team will start their campaign at Milan Cortina 2026 on Tuesday in the mixed team relay at the Forum di Milano in Italy. The squad embarks on a quest not just for medals, but to uphold a tradition of excellence that has transformed China from a winter sports novice into a global powerhouse.

Star ski athlete Gu Ailing won a silver medal for the Chinese delegation at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, as she delivered a solid performance in the women's freeski slopestyle in Livigno, Italy.

In the high-stakes arena of the 2026 Winter Olympics figure skating team event, the Chinese squad fell short of advancing to the team event final, finishing ninth overall after the short programs and rhythm dance. Yet, amid the disappointment, the resilience from China's veteran athletes - pairs skaters Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, men's singles competitor Jin Boyang, and ice dancers Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu - won accolades on social media.

China's star snowboarder Su Yiming won a bronze medal in the men's snowboard big air final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, bagging the first medal for the Chinese delegation at the Games.

Swiss alpine skier Franjo von Allmen claimed the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in men's downhill with a time of 1:51.61 here on Saturday.

Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, bounced back to secure a berth in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle final for China by finishing second in the qualification with a best score of 75.30 points.

The opening ceremony of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was held in Milan, Italy, on Friday local time. The 2026 Winter Olympics, the most geographically widespread Winter Games, feature 8 major sports, 16 disciplines, and 116 events. Riding on the legacy of the home Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022, the Chinese delegation fielded 126 athletes to compete in 7 major sports, 15 disciplines, and 91 events.

While the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics kicks off on Friday local time, Chinese companies quietly emerged as a major force behind the scenes. From ultra-light carbon-fiber ski poles to cloud service provider empowering the "smartest Games ever," together with artificial intelligence (AI) model improving service, China's cutting-edge tech and robust supply chains are delivering standout performance, the Global Times learned from products and services providers.

With the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics unfolding at Milan's iconic San Siro Stadium on Friday, the Chinese team has arrived with its largest-ever overseas delegation, one brimming with a mix of seasoned champions and youthful talent.

China's top-ranked tennis player Bu Yunchaokete will take on Henrique Rocha in the opening matchup of the 2026 Davis Cup World Group I playoffs between China and Portugal, according to the draw held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Thursday.

Against the backdrop of Australia hosting the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup from March 1 to 21, with China's women's national football team, the defending champions, set to compete, Football Australia plans to launch more football-related visits to China in 2026, a representative ­announced at a press conference in Shanghai on Wednesday.

After being sidelined for over a month due to an injury, star female paddler Sun Yingsha returned to competition on Wednesday at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup with an impressive 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei's Yeh Yi-Tian in her opening match.

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong will serve as China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation announced on Wednesday.

Multiple Chinese winter sports teams have descended upon Italy, marking the start of their intensive final training cycles. On Tuesday, the Chinese figure skating team was the latest to touch down in Milan.

Wu Fei, deputy chair of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Umpires and Referee Committee (URC), told the Global Times that the end of 2025 marked one of the most important moments in her professional career. During a workshop organized by Wu in November 2025 in Beijing's Peking University, she was promoted to an ITTF Advanced Referee, the top level of ITTF referee, meaning that she is qualified to serve as head referee at three top-tier international table tennis events, the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships, and the World Cup. There are only 11 Advanced Referees worldwide and three of them are from China.

Despite suffering a 3-1 defeat on Sunday during the Australian Open men's singles final, Serbian tennis veteran Novak Djokovic was hailed for his tenacity and persistence in the sport.

In the women's doubles final at the 2026 Australian Open, 37-year-old Zhang Shuai of China and her partner Elise Mertens of Belgium shared an emotional embrace at the Rod Laver Arena, marking a powerful milestone for Chinese tennis. Wrapped in Chinese national flag, the veteran - who playfully calls herself a "tennis junior" - proved once again that age is no barrier to dreams. Passion, perseverance, and an unyielding pursuit for victory remain the ultimate weapons against time.

As the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are drawing near, the spotlight turns once again to China's evolving role in winter sports. The echoes of Beijing 2022 still resonate with China's historic haul of nine gold medals, four silvers and two bronzes. This best-ever Winter Olympic performance propelled the nation to the third place in the medal table.

After 38-year-old Novak Djokovic outlasted defending champion Jannik Sinner in a grueling five-set semifinal at the Australian Open that lasted into the early hours of Saturday local time, many Chinese tennis fans were celebrating not only his win but also the unyielding persistence he embodied.

China's U23 national football team captain Xu Bin has joined English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a permanent move, the club announced on Friday.

The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has confirmed that Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, will host the Pentathlon World Championships in August 2026.

The Chinese national short track speed skating team is set to depart for Milan this Saturday, heading into the 2026 Winter Olympics with a clear mission to "win glory for the country," according to the team's vice chief on Thursday.

Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have each been docked 10 points for the new season and fined 1 million yuan ($143,789), while 13 Chinese clubs were penalized in total, with none being relegated, according to a press conference jointly held by China's Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Sport and CFA in Beijing on Thursday, CCTV News reported.

In the women's doubles quarterfinals of the 2026 Australian Open on Wednesday, fourth seeds Zhang Shuai of China and her Belgian partner Elise Mertens battled past Japan's Eri Hozumi and Chan Hao-Ching of Chinese Taipei in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to become the first pair to advance to the semifinals.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter publicly endorsed suggestions that fans avoid traveling to the US for World Cup matches, he said on X on Monday.

China will send a 286-member delegation to the upcoming Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with a mobilization meeting held in Beijing on Tuesday marking the launch of the country's largest winter Olympic team ever to compete overseas.

The Chinese national under-23 football team received enthusiastic applause on arrival at the Beijing Daxing International Airport on Monday afternoon, after the team finished their U23 Asian Cup campaign with a sensational second place finish, a historic record in the team's history.

China's figure skating team wrapped up the 2026 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium, delivering performances that doubled as both competitive efforts and key rehearsals for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

After the Chinese men's national under-23 football team won silver in the U23 Asian Cup final on Saturday, multiple players took to the social media to express regret and hope, vowing the mission is unfinished and the fight will go on.

The Chinese men's national under-23 football team suffered a 4-0 defeat to Japan in the U23 Asian Cup final on Saturday. But the runners-up finish marked China's best-ever result in the tournament. On January 25, the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) issued congratulatory letters respectively, praising the team for its breakthrough and "extending warm congratulations and cordial greetings." The letters highlighted that the achievement was a "best-ever result in the tournament" and "reignited hope for the revitalization of Chinese football."

The Chinese men's national under-23 football team suffered a 4-0 defeat to Japan in the U23 Asian Cup final. But the runners-up finish marked China's best-ever result in the tournament.

The Chinese national under-23 football team will take on Japan in the U23 Asian Cup final at 11:00 pm Beijing time on Saturday, chasing Chinese men's football's first continental title in 22 years.

The Global Times noted on Friday night at the ticket booking site for the final that an additional three blocks of seats had been reassigned to Chinese fans from the Japanese fans' area at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The U23 final marks the first time a Chinese team has faced Japan in a continental final in 22 years, following the senior Chinese national team's 3-1 home defeat to Japan in the final of the 2004 Asian Cup in Beijing.

International football stars took to social media to voice support for the Chinese U23 national football team by interacting with the players who made history by reaching the U23 Asian Cup final for the first time.

Head coach of the Chinese national U23 football team Antonio Vicente told reporters at a pre-match press conference on Friday that the team will try to “make extraordinary things happen” in the U23 Asian Cup final against Japan on Saturday.

Chinese female tennis player Wang Xinyu became the only surviving player from the Chinese Tennis Association at the Australian Open after she qualified for the third round by defeating 24th seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.

The U23 Men's Asian Cup final is set to kick off on January 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With China's team reaching the final, enthusiasm among Chinese fans at home and abroad continues to surge, with multiple social media platforms showing that many have already planned — or are in the process of traveling — to Saudi Arabia to cheer their team on site.

As the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is scheduled to kick off in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese figure skaters are treating the annual tournament as a final competitive test before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

The Chinese national under-23 football team qualified for the U23 Asian Cup final for the first time ever after defeating Vietnam 3-0 in the semifinal on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, fueling hopes that the team could challenge for a title after decades of underachievement.

For decades, debates about Chinese football have revolved around a familiar axis: the fortunes of the national team, the rise and fall of professional clubs, and the recurring cycle of reform and disappointment. Yet the most meaningful shift in domestic football in 2025 is unfolding far from the spotlights of top-tier stadiums.

The Chinese national under-23 football team will take on Vietnam on Tuesday in the semifinals of the U23 Asian Cup, a matchup that has been framed as a clash of contrasting tactical philosophies. The Chinese team has advanced further than any of its predecessors at this level. A success story built on defensive discipline and competitive pragmatism.

The Chinese U23 football team advanced to the semifinals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup on Saturday after defeating Uzbekistan 4-2 by penalty shootout, marking the first time China has reached the last four of the continental tournament.

Former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang has refuted rumors about his emigration to the US in a video he recently posted on his personal social media. The topic has been trending on China's social media platforms on Friday.

With just a week to go before the inauguration of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the National Indoor Stadium, leading Chinese figure skating stars outlined ambitious expectations for the premier event at a press conference on Thursday.

The Chinese national under-23 football team qualified for the U23 Asian Cup knockout stage for the first time in history after holding Thailand 0-0 on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The 2026 WTT Champions Doha tournament concluded on Sunday with surprising scorelines for table tennis: no singles titles for the Chinese mainland team, despite sending a strong 10-player squad to one of the season's first major events.

The sixth Asian Beach Games will be held in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, from April 22 to 30, 2026, with preparations entering the final 100-day countdown, officials said Monday at a press conference.

Absorbing football talents from different provinces across Northeast China, the competition regulations for the "Dongbei Chao," or the "Northeast Super League," have recently been made public, marking the official launch of this regional tournament.

The Chinese national under-23 football team achieved a surprising 1-0 win over Australia at the Under-23 Asian Cup on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, fueling the prospect of having the Chinese team's best result at a continental tournament.

The Chinese national under-23 football team opened its AFC U23 Asian Cup campaign with a scoreless draw against Iraq in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.

A peculiar type of competition video has been going viral on short-video platforms. In the clips, light focuses on the center of the ring, while the stands around it are noticeably quieter than at a typical mixed martial arts match. The referee signals the fighters to take their positions. Feet planted, bodies upright, no leaning forward. A few seconds later, a slap lands, the sound exploding through the enclosed arena. There is no chasing, no grappling, not even a sequence of attacks. Victory is often decided in an instant, yet each match is drawn out through lengthy replays and discussions.

Chinese Super League (CSL) side Beijing Guoan announced on Thursday that 44-year-old British-Australian coach Nick Montgomery had been appointed as the head coach of the club's first team. Montgomery previously served as an assistant to Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest. Beijing Guoan are currently fourth in the Chinese Super League.

The Chinese women's national football team has kicked off its first training camp of 2026 in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, ramping up preparations for the Women's Asian Cup to be held in Australia in March.

The Chinese men's national football team kicked off its first training camp of 2026 under newly appointed head coach Shao Jiayi, as the squad looks to rebuild and prepare for future international competition, including the 2027 Asia Cup and the long-term goal of qualifying for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Twenty-nine-year-old Zhang Deshun didn't expect to set her personal best so soon after the 15th National Games and while still recovering from a cold. On December 28 in Meishan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, she crossed the finish line of the China Athletics Association 10K Elite Series Final in 31 minutes, 54 seconds, winning the race and breaking her own national 10K record.

Chinese men's national football team head coach Shao Jiayi said his goal lies not only in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup but also in leading the team to show the fighting spirit and achieve results that make Chinese people proud.

After nearly four months of competition across 98 matches between 14 cities in Central China's Hunan Province, Yongzhou defeated Changde 1-0 to lift the championship trophy for the 2025 Hunan Football League (nicknamed the Xiangchao) on Saturday in Changsha, capital of Hunan.

The 2025 China Table Tennis Super League Finals concluded Sunday in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, with Shenzhen University claiming the women's team championship in the morning session, while the men's team title saw Shandong Weiqiao beating Huangshi Huaxin in the final match of the season.

Approved by the Executive Committee of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the CFA has established a Discipline and Ethics Committee, which will exercise the relevant authority of the former Discipline Committee and the former Ethics and Fair Play Committee of the association, the CFA announced on its website on Sunday afternoon. Xu Jiali will serve as the director of the new committee.

The world's first "back-to-back 1980" move completed by Su Yiming on October 7, 2025, was officially certified by the Guinness World Records, according to a post on the official Guinness World Records Sina Weibo account on Thursday. It confirms that he has set the Guinness World Record for "the most 1980-degree spins completed in a single run in snowboarding."

"Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen have defined a golden era of Chinese badminton through their excellence, resilience and sportsmanship," Leeswadtrakul told the Global Times in an email interview.

Chinese shuttlers finalized their pre-tournament preparations on Tuesday as the BWF World Tour Finals will kick off at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday.

Two US basketballers playing in China's top-tier basketball league CBA have been banned from competition for three months, the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) announced on Monday.

In response to the reported allegations made by an athlete against a director at a training base in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Yunnan Provincial Sport Bureau (YPSB) has established an investigation team to carry out a comprehensive inquiry and will handle the matter in accordance with regulations and the law based on the findings, according to a statement issued by the YPSB on Monday.

In a quiet corner of Guangzhou Polytechnic of Sports in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, a door slowly closes and a special competition begins with no spectators and no applause. This is a table tennis event for visually impaired athletes in the mass participation category at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the National Special Olympics, a competition that unfolds almost entirely in silence.

The opening of the 2025-26 season of China's top-tier basketball league Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has led to an unexpected focus and the most talked-about rule change in years: the addition of an extra "potential game" after regulation play, widely dubbed the "fifth quarter."

On a cool morning at the Para-Special Olympics venue in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, spectators gathered around an unlikely celebrity: a six-legged robotic dog. The machine paced methodically along the edge of the javelin field, waiting for the next throw.

At a recent forum in Beijing organized by top Spanish football league La Liga, two of China's football veterans, Yang Pu and Ou Chuliang, underlined the importance of education in developing youth footballers.

Athletics and swimming events of the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympics Games kicked off on Tuesday, marking the first day of competition. The athletics opening ceremony took place in the morning at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium, where delegations entered the venue one by one under the gaze of the crowd. Athlete, coach and referee representatives then delivered their oaths.

The 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympics Games, co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, officially opened on Monday, marking the start of a week-long sports gala that will run through December 15.

China's snow sports athletes delivered a surge of momentum toward the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Saturday in Beijing, capturing multiple World Cup titles just hours before the Milan-Cortina Olympic torch began its 63-day journey across Italy. The wins, spanning snowboard big air, freestyle skiing aerials, and halfpipe, marked one of the strongest collective statements from China's winter sports team this season as preparations enter a decisive phase.

Chinese Super League (CSL) giants Beijing Guoan delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over Henan FC to lift their fifth Chinese FA Cup title on Saturday night in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. In doing so, they ended a seven-year trophy drought, erasing this season's mounting frustrations and igniting a spark for the club's new season.

The Chinese national table tennis team won their third consecutive ITTF Mixed Team World Cup title on Sunday in Chengdu, edging past arch-rival Japan 8-1 in a thrilling final, solidifying their dominance in the sport.

As a Beijing-based skier with a decade of experience, Zhang Zhizhi used to make an annual winter ski trip with his family to Niseko, Hokkaido in Japan. This year, however, flight disruptions made him hesitate when booking accommodations.

The General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) on Thursday released a circular on the measures for further promoting reform and development of basketball in the country, stressing that advancing basketball reform is essential to building China into a leading sporting nation and to addressing long-standing issues in the sector.

The Chinese Professional Football League (CFL), an independent federation aimed at operating all levels of China's professional football leagues, on Wednesday announced a series of new regulatory measures, covering club finances, league admission, ownership transfers and replacement procedures. Among the penalties, clubs found using so-called "yin-yang contracts," undeclared dual contracts to evade salary caps, will be relegated.

China's Olympic snowboarding champion Su Yiming has set his sights on the 2026 Winter Olympics after finishing at the top of the Big Air World Cup in Chongli over the weekend.

Following the Cunchao (Village Super League) in Southwest China's Guizhou Province and the Suchao (Jiangsu Football City League) in East China's Jiangsu Province, Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China will host the inaugural ice-and-snow sports super league (Bingchao), according to the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau.

Chinese national basketball team suffered their second straight defeat in the World Cup Asian qualifiers on Monday after being defeated by South Korea 90-76 on the away court. The result has raised concerns among fans over the quality of players.

The 2025 China U16 national football team's recent performance of scoring 42 goals but conceding zero in five Asian Cup qualifying matches has sparked fresh hopes that Chinese youth football may finally be catching fire. The winning record sealed the team's qualification for the 2026 U17 Asian Cup. The margin of victories, including scoring in double digits against some opponents, reveals a level of dominance rarely seen in recent Chinese youth sides.

The final stop of this season's ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Tour came to an end on Sunday night in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, with the Chinese team clinching the silver medal in both the men's 1,000 meters and men's 5,000-meter relay on the closing day. Team China finished the stop with two silvers and one bronze.

The 2025 Shanghai Marathon kicked off on Sunday morning at the Bund Bull in Shanghai, where 23,000 runners from around the world began their journey through the city's landmark streets at 7 am.

Despite China's loss to South Korea in Friday's World Cup Asian qualifier contest, point guard Liao Sanning emerged as a rare bright spot.

British football club Brighton apologized after a club social media post featuring Kaoru Mitoma and an academy player holding up an image of a Japanese WWII soldier. The post sparked anger and disappointment among fans in Asia, which suffered under Japanese atrocities during WWII.

The Chinese national basketball team kicked off its campaign for the 2027 FIBA World Cup with a home defeat of 80-76 in Beijing to arch-rivals South Korea on Friday.