Chinese fans in danger of losing face
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Watching the World Cup on television may not only kill you, but could give you facial paralysis first, Chinese state media warned on Thursday.
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&quot;Most fans don&#39;t understand the sport,&quot; he said. &quot;They want to see two guys get in there and be Rock-em Sock-em Robots until somebody gets knocked out.
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Uefa rules that players waving an imaginary card to get an opponent booked will be cautioned themselves.
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Ahead of the Beijing Olympics, Chinese have been told to line up, use proper English and stop spitting. Now police are being told that slack behavior such as shooting the breeze or smoking could get them in trouble.
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Chinese fans packed out Beijing&#39;s 17,903-seat Capital Stadium for the capital&#39;s first taste of live NBA action Sunday night.
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Four fans are ejected after trouble at a tie between Liverpool and Millwall is allegedly sparked by taunts about the Hillsborough disaster.
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London&#39;s football fans were back in the spotlight again today after a second successive night of crowd trouble in the capital.
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British sports minister Richard Caborn and Manchester United football club have called for urgent action after United fans appeared to be crushed on a safety barrier in their Champions League match.
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Atletico Madrid could be punished after racist chanting mars their defeat to city rivals Real.
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China's state sports system certainly has its critics but many of those who have benefited from it are convinced it remains the secret of their country's sporting success.
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SHANGHAI, China - It was a sight. The buses weren&#39;t going anywhere immediately, put it that way. All around the wide-eyed basketball players riding inside, the people of Shanghai crowded in, waving, screaming
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The Chinese press on Thursday hailed power forward Yi Jianlian&#39;s signing with the Milwaukee Bucks but warned the teenager would find it tough early on in the world&#39;s best basketball league.
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A fan at Wednesdayâs Knicks game claims that he was told that he would be ejected from Madison Square Garden if he did not stop yelling criticism at Isiah Thomas.
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The negative publicity comes at a sensitive moment for Beijing as it seeks to burnish its international image.
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LONDON - For a team that calls team spirit their greatest strength, the brawl between Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren will come as great concern to manager Arsene Wenger.
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The Chinese mainlanders are just now getting a crack at their nation's own energy champion.
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Incidents between baseball players and fans have long been part of the game. But they seem to be getting uglier with each year, and an imbroglio Monday night in Oakland, Calif.