This Day in History: First NBA Team to Play Basketball in China

On August 24, 1979, the Washington Bullets became the first professional US sports team invited to China.

by Josh Parker, 24 August 2023

This Day in History: Zhu Jianhua Sets High Jump World Record

On June 11, 1983 Shanghai-born high jumper Zhu Jianhua cleared 2.37m at a meet in Beijing, setting a new world record.

by Ned Kelly, 09 June 2023

This Day in History: The 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

A look back at the first ever Olympics to be hosted in China.

by Grace Mulamba, 08 August 2022

This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Came to China

Praying in the Great Mosque of Xi'an and sparring with a Brawl on the Bund referee: a look back on the 1985 visit of The Greatest to the Middle Kingdom

by Ned Kelly, 20 May 2022

This Day in History: The Founding of the Shanghai Rugby Club

From the 1860s to the final kick of the International Settlement era.

by Simon Drakeford, 25 November 2021

Everything You Need to Know About China's Tokyo Olympics Team

China will send 431 athletes to Japan, the largest ever Olympic delegation the PRC has sent overseas.

by Ned Kelly, 16 July 2021

Ian Walker Remembers England's Infamous 'Dentist Chair' Incident

From drunken hooligans in Hong Kong to hero-worshipped at Wembley.

by Ian Walker, 17 June 2021

Can't Find Your Own Sports Community? Then Create It

If you build it, they will come....

by Lauren Hogan, 26 April 2021

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