Whether you’re just learning how to rebound or can throw down alley-oops like Blake Griffin, there are basketball leagues in Shanghai that welcome ballers of all levels.
For Serious Ballers
For the serious baller, Shanghai Indoor Basketball League (SIBL) kicks off February 11. The 24-team league plays a seven-game ... Read More
Whether you obsess over the line, jump up and down in front of your flat-screen, sing along to the half-time performance or just show up for the chicken wings, the Super Bowl is an American institution. Below are some staggering statistics about the fans, the ads, the gluttony and the ... Read More
It's finally here...SUPER BOWL XLVI! Time to embrace raucous yelling, nacho consumption and the drinking of copious amounts of beer on a Monday morning. At 7am. So now the only question is, where will you catch all the live action as the New York Giants take on the ... Read More
We just got word that Shanghai Sharks injured small forward Ryan Kelly (above left) will be replaced by 6'7", 229 lbs. Marcus Landry (above right).
After playing four years at Wisconsin, Landry was drafted by the New York Knicks, traded to the
Boston Celtics and assigned to the Maine ... Read More
Musician, fitness guru and black belt Orlando To is in town this weekend promoting his newest workout video and putting on a hardcore performance of Rhythm Fit, where spectators become participants in ab sculpting, rapid pushups and total body toning. The verbose instructor gave us the low down on his ... Read More
This year for the first time ever, the Shanghai Sharks rugby team shot and posed for their very own calendar. We caught up with Claire Wilkins from the team to find out more about the calendar girls.
How did the team form?
I’ve been playing rugby for 18 years ... Read More
The NFL Experience hit Shanghai Indoor Stadium this Sunday with over 4,000 curious Chinese attendees, a supportive expatriate community, athletics enthusiasts and super fans. We caught up with NFL legend Tony Dorsett on his 2012 Superbowl predictions, spoke with NFL China managing director Richard Young under the lights, watched ... Read More
As American football gains popularity in a country where table tennis still reigns supreme, injured linebacker and marketing director Dennis Bridgeforth is excited about preparing the Shanghai Nighthawks for the NFL Experience. We caught up with him to hear how things are going and how the Shanghai team stacks up ... Read More
We got the scoop on the upcoming HSBC Tournament from several of the greatest contenders. Hear why Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer are excited to play in Asia, the best advice they ever received and the one shot they would do over.
City Weekend: How do you like ... Read More
Never heard of a scrum? Lacking hand-eye coordination? Legally barred from wielding a baseball bat? Perhaps team sports are not for you. Not to worry, Shanghai has plenty of solo sporting options on offer this fall. Here are a few of our faves:
Outdoor Yoga
Yoga may not be the ... Read More
As the weather finally cools down, we're looking to enjoy a few solid weeks in the great outdoors before winter has us bundling up and hiding out in front of our space heaters. Here are some of the sweetest team sports this fall that will get you outside, burning ... Read More
As baseball fans all over the world watch the lead up to Major League Baseball’s World Series in the US, the Shanghai Softball League looks back on the first half of the Fall season and gets ready for it’s final stretch of games.
The Fall 2011 season kicked ... Read More
After a two-and-a-half month search for a new head coach, the Shanghai Sharks have finally found a new head coach: Dan Panaggio. There's not much info about Panaggio on the interwebs, but he was a scout for the Phoenix Suns last year and he's definitely bounced around a ... Read More
Jennifer Aniston, Madonna and Tim Ferris all swear by the power of the kettlebells. To find out more about this fitness craze, we caught up with China’s only certified kettlebell trainer, Mark Soo.
What exactly does one do in kettlebell training?
Kettlebell classes are all about movement-based training. It ... Read More
Late summer and fall are prime sports-playing time, and this means injuries abound. To help keep you safe on the field, in the pool and at the gym, certified athletic trainer Christina Haupt and Dr. David Jones of the Institute for Western Surgery offer these tips for avoiding injuries.
Warm ... Read More
Have you been bitten by the laser tag bug? Next weekend, Shanghai plays host to the action-packed laser tag tournament, the Laser Tag World Cup. In the lead up to the epic battle, we caught up with semi-professional laser tagger and tournament organizer, Gideon Clarke. He gave us a run ... Read More
Whether you’re a serious rugby fanatic, a casual sports fan, or just looking for an excuse to drink copious amounts of beer on a Saturday morning, the Rugby World Cup is the event for you. No matter that this year’s tournament takes place in New Zealand, there are ... Read More
At times, Shanghai can be a pretty frustrating place to live and with little to no venues to safely vent up that pent up angst and anger without having to bleed your own blood, the only remedy has been to reluctantly accept things for the way they are. Well accept ... Read More
Shanghairen and Dukies came together last night to watch an entertaining (if not all out riveting) match-up between the Blue Devils and China’s national team. The game, which ended predictably in favor of Duke with a final score of 78-66, had few surprises other than one of the Duke ... Read More
This Thursday night, the Duke University basketball team is matching up against the Chinese Olympic team at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. We caught up with Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski (aka Coach K) to find out more about the game and his first trip to China.
What are your team goals ... Read More
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