CHINESE Sports News, Sep 04, 2011

Wanted: New field and new translator China Daily By Tang Zhe (China Daily) KUNMING, Yunnan - Somewhere in China, there is a pitch good enough to hold World Cup qualifiers. Though the Chinese men's soccer team is unbeaten on that field, it proved troublesome to both teams during a 2-1 victory over ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

An experience of a lifetime The Cord “Again, China's put on a great extravaganza,” said Laurier athletic director Peter Baxter. Baxter was in Shenzhen as Team Canada's Chef de Mission; he was also a member of the Canadian delegation at the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China. ... See all stories on this topic »

China Scores Fatal Own Goals in Competition for post-Gathafi Libya Middle East Online China's failure to do so will be at its own peril. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. See all stories on this topic »

'Soccer is boring': why high-rise Harry puts his money into league Sydney Morning Herald ''I don't think that in my business, where I mostly sell to Chinese, it helps me a lot. We have to convert them [to league]. But generally, in public, it is very important because people come up to me and talk about the team. If the team is going good, ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Liverpool targets one-sport India The National Reuters Soccer fans cheer during a friendly soccer match between Argentina and Venezuela in Calcutta. EPA The Indian Premier League, the cricket tournament launched three years ago, changed the way the colonial-era sport is viewed in the subcontinent. ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Medomak Valley student returns to school with tales of China knox.VillageSoup.com She plays soccer and softball, and skis in the winter. She is a class officer and plans to join the math team. Hunt said the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program will be offered again next summer. She encouraged students to look into ... See all stories on this topic » knox.VillageSoup.com

Buick isn't just for geezers anymore (Rick Haglund column) Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com The luxurious Buick Enclave crossover has been attracting fashionable soccer moms for several years. The stunning LaCrosse sedan is a serious competitor to Lexus. And the sporty (yes, you can now use “sporty” and “Buick” in the same sentence) new Regal ... See all stories on this topic » Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

China coach still optimistic of taking Olympic women's soccer berth Shanghai Daily (subscription) JINAN, China, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Despite ranking fourth with two goalless ties, China coach Li Xiaopeng on Saturday still showed his optimism of taking an Olympic women's soccer berth. "We have gone this far and two points for two matches was Ok for ... See all stories on this topic »

Surveying the obscure survivors ESPN The two are friendly off the court, piling on to the couch with a bunch of other players to watch the Barcelona versus Real Madrid soccer game in the players' lounge in Cincinnati three weeks ago. 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro is back ... See all stories on this topic »

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