Jeremy Lin ranks in top 25 of 120 Sports/MVP Index’s Most Valued Athletes on Social Media in 2016 Russell Wilson & Odell Beckham Jr. Rank Highest; Wilson Claims Top Spot for Second Straight Year; NFL Dominates with 9 Athletes in Top 25 January 12, 2017 (CHICAGO) – The Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson (No. 1), […]
By: Matthew J Walker “Nothing or no one can be No. 1 in the world unless it is No. 1 in China.” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made this statement to the Chinese media during this year’s ‘Global Games’ tour in China. 2016 was the 10th edition of the China Games, where the Houston Rockets and […]
Battier Talks China, Sports Business There is no secret that the sport of basketball is a critical aspect of the sports business growth strategy for China, and the NBA and its stars are front and center in that growth. A handful of NBA stars have clearly broken through in engagement in China, ranging from Stephon […]
TOPPS NOW™ Honors Ichiro Suzuki With Commemorative TOPPS NOW Cards For His 3,000th Hit Cards Available For Only 24 Hours At Topps.com (August 8, 2016) The Topps Company and their fast-growing on-demand platform TOPPS NOW™ today announced that they are honoring baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki with not one but two types of special cards for […]
by Tanner Simkins @TannerSimkins The Chinese government has earmarked basketball as one of its key growth sports in the coming years, and with a push at the marketing and grassroots level by the NBA, the sport has never been more popular in the country. NBA stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade, Shane Battier and […]
All the talk in this part of the world is how China is bound to win the 2022 Olympics, given that its only rival in this two-horse race is so nondescript that many haven’t even heard of it, let alone be able to place it on a map (for the record, Almaty is in Kazakhstan, […]
After a breathless few weeks during which the entire sporting world has been talking about Chinese football (with yours truly quoted by AFP three times, FT twice, El Pais, Hicimos, Vice Sports and interviewed by CCTV, BBC and Al Jazeera among others), let’s take a look at a few stories that could be cropping up over the next 12 months… 1. Which high-priced foreign import […]
China’s winter sports push continues with arrival of professional ice hockey franchise in the capital. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing this weekend and is set to sign around 30 new deals with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the most interesting of all from a sporting perspective will be fresh details about Beijing’s new franchise […]
AC Milan is the latest in a long line of European football targets picked out by Chinese investors – and it won’t be the last. On the football pitch, the Italians are known for a slow, tactical style that, while effective, can bore an opponent into submission. Off the pitch, it may also be a […]
Queensland Cricket has sealed a major partnership with member-based financial services provider CUA. The three-year deal sees CUA replace Linc Energy as principal partner of Big Bash League franchise Brisbane Heat. Added to the that, the company will be a premier partner of Queensland Cricket and a major partner of the Heat’s Women’s Big Bash League team. CUA branding will […]