Who's hot, who's not in China Sports (Week 7)

Judgment day

Photo courtesy of Chen Yuyu

A batch of former Chinese soccer referees, including Lu Jun, Huang Junjie and Zhou Weixin, were sentenced to prison for accepting bribes by a Northeast Chinese court on Thursday. Some other former Chinese Football Association officials will be given verdicts on Saturday.

However, the trial date for Nan Yong and Xie Yalong, both of whom were former CFA bosses, is still undecided due to the long and complicated investigation.

Special: Tackling Football Corruption

Linsanity sweeps through world

In the world of sports, stories of an underdog shooting to fame overnight happen on a regular basis. But last time such a huge sensation as Jeremy Lin? Enlighten me if you are able to recall. The New York Knicks keep rolling, extending their winning streak to seven following Wednesday's victory over the Kings. And Lin has had an indelible mark on the league's history after being awarded Player of Week on Monday. Forbes estimates $1.4 million market value from the fastest-rising brand.

Badminton coach denies match-fixing accusation

"They forgot to take their meds."

This is how Li Yongbo, head coach of China's national badminton team, responded to the accusation of match manipulation by Chinese players.

Last week, English shuttler Chris Adcock questioned China's match manipulation at last year's World Championships. He complained that China's Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, who edged Adcock and Imogen Bankier at the mixed-double final, gained advantage on strength after their compatriot opponents, Xu Chen and Ma Jia, withdrew from the semi-final.

Valentine Special: sports stars on V-Day

Li Na is currently training and receiving medical treatments in Munich, Germany. She put a photo of her cute slippers on weibo, along with Valentine's Day wishes to her fans.

Ding Junhui asked his weibo followers on ways to spend the big day, and psyched himself out for the showdown against John Higgins in the second round of the Welsh Open the next day. To the delight of the Chinese snooker, his wish was granted.

Valentine's Day happens to fall on the same day as Gaolin's birthday. The Guangzhou Evergrande footballer solicited photos of his fans wearing the team's jersey for two season tickets.

Stephon Marbury writes, "Happy Valentine's Day to all. May your heart be filled with the love and peace that life brings. Love is Love!" on his weibo.

Liu Xiang spent Valentine's Day as usual – training. The star hurdler left for Britain the next day. He will kick off his 2012 season at the Birmingham Indoor Tournament.

Lang Ping received a bouquet and a box of chocolate from one of her male fans following Guangzhou Evergrande's win over the Bayi on Tuesday night. She said she didn't even realize what the date was.