Sports

China has made notable progress in promoting football in schools through enhanced training, more school games and upgraded facilities, an education official said Tuesday. The country has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country as specialist football schools to spearhead youth football development, said Wang Dengfeng, a senior official with the Ministry of Education, at a press conference. …

A shared wardrobe for women has opened in the northwest city of Xi’an, as the growth in sharing services continues across China. The cost of leasing the clothes on offer ranges from several hundred to several thousand yuan. For example, you can lease seven outfits valued at 30,000 yuan (4,500 U.S. dollars) for a year at a cost of 3,980 …

While doctors may recommend sports as a way to ensure one’s heatlh following an organ transplant, a group in China has decided to create a basketball team for a somewhat different reason. Five people who all received organs from the same donor have decided to create the team to honor the young man who help save their lives, reports CCTV. …

  World swimming governing body FINA released a statement on Tuesday saying it is aware of the report in the Sunday Times and other media outlets regarding Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, but that it will not consider any further speculation on this matter. It stated: “FINA is aware of the reports in the Sunday Times and other media outlets regarding …

Xu Can became China’s first World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, defeating Jesus Rojas of Puerto Rico by unanimous decision to take the WBA featherweight title after an action-packed 12 rounds on Saturday. “This is my dream since childhood, this is the dream of my father, I have it today!” said an ebullient Xu after his victory. Defending champion Rojas sought …

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly asked his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriquez to marry him according to reports in his native Portugal. Correio da Manha report, that the Spanish beauty accepted Ronaldo’s proposal and has already been trying on wedding dresses ahead of the big day. The pair reside in Turin, Italy after Ronaldo’s mega-deal transfer to Serie A champions Juventus for £100 …