For the first time, Hong Kong will be sending more than one skier to the Winter Olympics. Adrian Yung and Audrey King will be competing in two events – the Giant Slalom and Slalom – in the Games in Beijing next month. The pair, who are undergoing training in Bosnia, told reporters via video link […]
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games is on display in Beijing's Olympic Tower on Oct 20, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Nearly 3,000 years have elapsed since the idea of Olympic Games was born in ancient Greece. As represented by the later-introduced Olympic symbol of five interlocking rings representing the Americas, Asia, Africa, […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is three weeks away, and all preparations are in place to make the event a memorable experience for athletes and spectators alike despite strict COVID-19 prevention and control measures being in place. The Beijing Winter Games will be the second Olympics to be held […]
(SONG CHEN / CHINA DAILY) The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in less than one month. In these exciting final stages, one can recall the electric feeling of a mere 14 years ago where all eyes of the world turned to China for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The Games in 2008 marked a […]
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is on display in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec 29, 2021. (PHOTO / IC) In 30 days, the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will open. President Xi Jinping's visit to the venues for the Games on Tuesday, his fifth such tour, attests to the […]
Manchester City took another giant stride towards retaining the Premier League title with a controversial 2-1 win at 10-man Arsenal, as West Ham and Tottenham took advantage to close the gap to the top four. City are now 11 points clear of Chelsea and 12 ahead of Liverpool, who face off on Sunday with precious […]
John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85. The league said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause. Madden gained fame in a decade-long stint as […]
Edinson Cavani spared Manchester United’s blushes on their return from a coronavirus hiatus as the Uruguayan rescued a 1-1 draw at struggling Newcastle on Monday. Ralf Rangnick’s side trailed to Allan Saint-Maximin’s eye-catching early goal and were out-played for long periods at St James’ Park. But Cavani came off the bench to bag his first […]
The Premier League has revealed a record 103 players and staff tested positive for the coronavirus in the period from December 20 to 26. Just a week ago, the English top-flight set a new high since testing began in 2020 with 90 positive cases. That mark has now been beaten as the Omicron variant takes […]
Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after testing positive for Covid-19, the club announced on Saturday. “Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after […]
Premier League clubs will meet on Monday to discuss disruptions caused by Covid-19, British media reported, after nine scheduled top-flight matches have been postponed due to outbreaks at various teams. Chelsea and Liverpool had key players missing on Thursday while Tottenham Hotspur, who had 13 cases among players and staff, have not played since December […]
HONG KONG, Dec 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – An established mobile game developer and publisher in China, Qingci Games Inc. (“Qingci Games” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 6633.HK), today listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The United States' "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is nothing but a publicity stunt by the Joe Biden administration, which has been spreading rumors about human rights abuses in China using such platforms as the G7, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and the US-EU Summit. The Biden […]
That Lithuania has announced that it will not send government officials to attend the Beijing Winter Olympic Games adds nothing of substance to the political farce the United States is orchestrating against China. The "diplomatic boycott" of the Games by the US and its gang just reinforces the fact that the US and its cronies […]
The Winter Olympic Games are held every four years, for sports played on snow and ice. Whereas the first winter games were held in France in 1924, the latest will be held in China in 2022. They grew out of the Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, which, as the […]
Leicester left Newcastle still rooted in the Premier League relegation zone with a 4-0 victory, while Crystal Palace’s 3-1 win against slumping Everton piled the pressure on Rafael Benitez on Sunday. Despite being hit by a coronavirus outbreak that left Brendan Rodgers without seven players, the Foxes gave Eddie Howe another reminder of the task […]
The "diplomatic boycott" of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games announced by the White House on Monday is nothing but a political farce aimed at smearing China, sabotaging the international sports event and dividing the world. Most people could not figure out what "diplomatic boycott" meant when they first heard the United States' decision. When they […]
Canada joined Australia and the United Kingdom in following the lead of the United States by announcing a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday. "It shouldn't be a surprise that we decided not to send diplomatic representation," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, citing concerns about alleged human rights abuses by […]
LUO JIE / CHINA DAILY BEIJING – Based on the groundless allegations once again targeting China's Xinjiang, the White House has reportedly confirmed that it will stage a "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Washington's latest attempt to politicize the forthcoming global sports event runs counter to the Olympic spirit that intends to unite […]
HONG KONG, Dec 6, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – An established mobile game developer and publisher in China, Qingci Games Inc. (“Qingci Games” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiary, the “Group”, stock code: 6633.HK), today announced the proposed listing of its Shares (the “Shares”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange […]