Month: March 2018
Rafael Nadal pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami Open with injury
New Zealand vs England, Live Cricket Score and Live Streaming, 3rd ODI: New Zealand lose Guptill early in 235 run chase
Taxing debates blight Chinese football
CSL clubs approached the transfer window cautiously due to the new 100% transfer tax for foreign players – and the lack of detail surrounding it. But clubs are continuing to look for loopholes and that, coupled with Wanda’s return to Chinese football, could spark a return to spending in the summer.
[This has been updated following further clarification from the BBC’s Piers Edwards to reflect that Beijing Guoan received a 15% discount on the Bakambu transfer tax, not 20% as originally stated.]
Even casual followers of Chinese football will be aware that things don’t operate in a normal manner over in this part of the world. Which other league in the world, for example, would tolerate a change in the number of foreign players allowed per team *in the middle* of a transfer window, as has happened in the recent past?
But the events of the past few days rank right up there in the head-scratching history of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and – once again – could have profound implications for the global transfer market.
First, a quick recap…
Cricket: Ross Taylor ruled out of third ODI, Kane Williamson cleared to play
Black Caps veteran Ross Taylor has been ruled out of Saturday’s third ODI against England in his native Wellington with a thigh issue, but skipper and talisman Kane Williamson will play. Williamson sat out Wednesday’s six-wicket…
Netherlands crushes Nadeshiko Japan in Algarve Cup opener
The Netherlands inflicted a crushing 6-2 defeat on Japan in their opening match Wednesday at the Algarve Cup, an invitational women’s soccer tournament.The world’s seventh-ranked …
Free agent pitcher Koji Uehara sets sights on return to NPB
Free agent reliever Koji Uehara said Wednesday he would consider returning to Japan to continue his playing career if he received an offer from a …
Can Japan’s women skaters catch up with Russians?
In the wake of Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva winning the gold and silver medals in such dominating fashion at the Pyeongchang Games, many are …
Kawabata earns silver at worlds
Tomoyuki Kawabata earned silver in men’s keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships on Thursday, giving Japan its first medal in the discipline in 25 …