Lin Dan faces $20K fines
Lin Dan started his leave after defending the men's singles title at the London Olympics, citing physical exhaustion and preparation for marriage in September as reasons. He is expected to be away until at least February 2013. If that happens, the holder of 17 world titles will be faced with a fine of $5,000 for each top-level BWF tournament he misses, which can add up to $20,000, as four Premier series are scheduled to be held during that time.
China Daily website reporter Yan Weijue presents a wrap-up of the latest stories from China's sports world on a weekly basis, with a quick and comprehensive digest of the heroes and villains on and off the field.
He can be reached at yanweijue@chinadaily.com.cn
Glorious homecomingHangzhou plans to erect two statues of its hometown athletes, Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen, in tribute to their spectacular performance at the London Olympic Games that brought four golds, one silver and one bronze. |
A messed-up showNews of the disqualification of eight badminton players, including two Chinese, who deliberately tried to lose their matches for a more favorable draw in the medal round, has become the biggest scandal of the Olympics. |
Skeleton in the closetZulfiya Chinshanlo gazes up through tear-filled eyes at her gold medal and then puts her hand on her chest as she begins to sing the national anthem of Kazakhstan, a country that has been her motherland for the past four years. |
Flag-bearing sexismIt's been an unwritten rule that China's summer Olympic flag bearer is picked from the men's basketball team since 1984 in Los Angeles. And this time was not an exception as Yi Jianlian was named despite some minor protests. |
Drogba sidelined in epic failDidier Drogba's petition for his debut in Shenhua's crucial last-16 game in the CFA Cup was turned down by head coach Sergio Batista, due to physical reasons. Shenhua lost the game in a penalty shootout, 5-3. |
It's the pork's faultChina finished 1-5 at the women's volleyball Grand Prix finals, with rare losses to their Turkish and Thai opponents. The reason? Not the bad passes, not the weak morale, not the terrible defense...Blame it on the pork! |
Li Na has something to sayit is not her frustrating second round loss that hit the headlines but her blunt comments about Chinese tennis authorities' arrangement for her to play both singles and doubles at the London Olympics. |
Shenhua land DrogbaShanghai Shenhua dropped another bombshell on CFA by announcing the signing of former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba on Wednesday. He will join Nicolas Anelka to forge the most powerful forward line, at least in popularity, ever for Shenhua. |