SOCCER/ Resurgent China takes on Japan in the Under-23 Asian Cup final on Saturday

Chinese soccer faces its biggest match in more than 20 years on Saturday when it plays Japan in the final of the Under-23 ...
Nikkei Asia

China soccer fans can believe again as U-23s reach Asian Cup final

LONDON -- Chinese soccer fans have had little to celebrate in recent years, but that changed this month as the country ...

China former soccer chief, national team coach among 73 to receive lifetime bans for match-fixing

BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Chinese Football Association on Thursday said its former president Chen Xuyuan and former national team coach Li Tie, who were among 73 people convicted of match-fixing ...
CNN

China’s robot sports craze could eventually put humanoids in homes

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for humans. It’s where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, ...