en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/sports/china/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/sports/beijing_olympic_tickets_go_on_sa/ Tickets to the Beijing Olympics went on sale in China on a first-come, first-served basis on Tuesday, but overwhelming demand crashed the computer ticketing system. More than eight hours after ticket sales began, the online ticketing site had a note sayin news sports 2007-10-30 08:14:35 http://www.newsique.com/sports/beijing_olympic_tickets_go_on_sa/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/30/olympics.tickets.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/beijing_olympic_tickets_go_on_sa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/world_cup_field_is_increased_to_/ The number of teams competing in golf's Omega World Cup in China on November 22-25 has been increased from 24 to 28 but the tournament will no longer be part of the World Golf Championships series. A total of 18 countries will be exempt, based on next wee news sports 2007-08-30 08:12:34 http://www.newsique.com/sports/world_cup_field_is_increased_to_/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/08/30/golf.china/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [5] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/world_cup_field_is_increased_to_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympic_flame_summits_everest/ A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China’s ambitions for the Beijing games. The climbers could be heard struggling for breath in a live television broadca news sports 2008-05-08 08:22:20 http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympic_flame_summits_everest/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24501387/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympic_flame_summits_everest/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_to_host_first-ever_lpga_to/ China will host its first LPGA tournament in October, with 63 of the world's top women golfers competing for a purse of $1.8 million. The event, to be known as the Grand China Air LPGA, will be played at the Haikou West Golf Club on tropical Hainan Island news sports 2008-04-29 08:13:50 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_to_host_first-ever_lpga_to/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/04/29/golf.china/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_to_host_first-ever_lpga_to/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/chinas_policies_a_tricky_topic_f/ American athletes may not wave Tibetan flags or hold up gloved fists to protest the genocide in Darfur during the Beijing Olympics this summer, but some of them used an Olympic conference Monday to voice their concerns about China's policies. Most athl news sports 2008-04-15 08:14:48 http://www.newsique.com/sports/chinas_policies_a_tricky_topic_f/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/270430150/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/chinas_policies_a_tricky_topic_f/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_says_relay_to_go_smoothly/ Beijing has moved to reassure Olympic officials the troubled torch relay will now go smoothly, after being marred in three countries by anti-China protests. The International Olympic Committee, which met Chinese officials in Beijing, said it hoped the news sports 2008-04-11 08:17:40 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_says_relay_to_go_smoothly/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7342024.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_says_relay_to_go_smoothly/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympics_to_rebound_from_crisis/ The head of the International Olympic Committee has said anti-China protests had created a "crisis" but that the Games in Beijing would "rebound". Jacques Rogge told a meeting of national Olympic committees in Beijing that the Games would succeed. B news sports 2008-04-10 08:16:23 http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympics_to_rebound_from_crisis/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7339959.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/olympics_to_rebound_from_crisis/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/raucous_protests_greet_olympic_f/ Demonstrators grabbed at the Olympic torch, blocked its path and tried to snuff out its flame Sunday in raucous protests of China's human rights record that forced a string of last-second changes to a chaotic relay through London. The biggest protests news sports 2008-04-07 08:20:45 http://www.newsique.com/sports/raucous_protests_greet_olympic_f/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/265341649/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/raucous_protests_greet_olympic_f/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/venus_joins_serena_in_second_rou/ Venus Williams joined her sister Serena in the second round of the Australian Open as he saw off a spirited challenge from China's Zi Yan in a night match at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Wimbledon champion Venus won 6-2 7-5 but was made to battle in the sec news sports 2008-01-15 08:12:40 http://www.newsique.com/sports/venus_joins_serena_in_second_rou/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/15/tennis.venus/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/venus_joins_serena_in_second_rou/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/norway_and_australia_go_through/ Norway cruised to an easy 7-2 win over Ghana on Thursday to take the top spot in Group C at the Women's World Cup and set up a possible quarterfinal meeting with hosts China. In Chengdu, Australia scored a dramatic late goal to tie Canada 2-2 and take the news sports 2007-09-20 08:18:41 http://www.newsique.com/sports/norway_and_australia_go_through/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/09/20/china.cup.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/norway_and_australia_go_through/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/hingis_wins_on_debut_in_china_op/ Former world number one Martina Hingis is through to the second round of the China Open after a 6-2 6-3 win over home player Sun Tiantian on Tuesday. Hingis, seeded fifth on her first appearance at the tournament in Beijing, needed just under an hour t news sports 2007-09-18 08:14:52 http://www.newsique.com/sports/hingis_wins_on_debut_in_china_op/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/18/beijing.hingis/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/hingis_wins_on_debut_in_china_op/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/iran_battle_back_to_hold_chinese/ Iran fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw with China in a pulsating Asian Cup Group C clash in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The battle of the group favorites lived up to its billing, with China looking impressive in the first half before Iran's news sports 2007-07-15 11:14:35 http://www.newsique.com/sports/iran_battle_back_to_hold_chinese/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/15/asia.cup.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/iran_battle_back_to_hold_chinese/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/inexperienced_us_rout_china_4-1/ The U.S. scored two late goals to complete an emphatic 4-1 win over China in a friendly international on Saturday. The hosts opened the scoring in the 10th minute through a penalty by DaMarcus Beasley, who had won the spot kick after being tripped by C news sports 2007-06-03 11:31:59 http://www.newsique.com/sports/inexperienced_us_rout_china_4-1/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/06/03/us.china.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/inexperienced_us_rout_china_4-1/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_failing_olympics_pledge/ China has failed to keep its promise of improving its human rights record in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games, Amnesty International has said. A report by the group welcomed some reforms, but criticised detention without trial policies and tighten news sports 2007-04-29 21:26:29 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_failing_olympics_pledge/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6606339.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_failing_olympics_pledge/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/jacquelin_takes_china_halfway_le/ Frenchman Rafael Jacquelin exploited the early morning calm to shoot a four-under-par 67 and take a two-shot lead after the second round of the China Open on Friday. The joint overnight leader made the perfect start to the day with birdies at his first news sports 2007-04-13 08:14:08 http://www.newsique.com/sports/jacquelin_takes_china_halfway_le/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/04/13/china.open.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/jacquelin_takes_china_halfway_le/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/local_star_huang_shares_china_le/ Local hope Huang Mingjie, inspired by compatriot Liang Wenchong's victory in Singapore last month, shared a one-shot lead with Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin after the first round of the China Open on Thursday. High winds and narrow fairways left the scor news sports 2007-04-12 09:26:50 http://www.newsique.com/sports/local_star_huang_shares_china_le/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/04/12/china.leaders.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/local_star_huang_shares_china_le/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/liang_is_chasing_unlikely_double/ Liang Wenchong will attempt to claim an unlikely double this week by adding the China Open title to his Singapore Masters victory last month. "All Chinese players dream of winning the China Open but you can never force it to happen in this game," the 2 news sports 2007-04-10 08:13:46 http://www.newsique.com/sports/liang_is_chasing_unlikely_double/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/04/10/golf.china.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/liang_is_chasing_unlikely_double/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/nfl_exhibition_in_china_canceled/ The NFL exhibition game scheduled for China in August was canceled on Monday when officials decided instead to concentrate "global resources" on next October's regular-season game in London. The game had been set for August 9 in Beijing, the second of news sports 2007-04-02 22:22:11 http://www.newsique.com/sports/nfl_exhibition_in_china_canceled/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/04/02/nfl.china.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/nfl_exhibition_in_china_canceled/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_win_opening_two_diving_gol/ China won the first two diving golds of the world championships on Monday as Russian domination of the synchronised swimming kept them top of the medals table. China's divers were in impeccable form at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre with Qin news sports 2007-03-19 11:35:24 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_win_opening_two_diving_gol/ CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/03/19/swimming.worlds.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/china_win_opening_two_diving_gol/#comments http://www.newsique.com/sports/mlb_wants_season_openers_in_chin/ China could soon emulate Japan by hosting Major League Baseball games -- half a century after the sport was banned in the country by Chairman Mao. news sports 2006-11-02 21:36:03 http://www.newsique.com/sports/mlb_wants_season_openers_in_chin/ Reuters http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=&storyid=2006-11-02T122839Z_01_T272307_RTRUKOC_0_US-BASEBALL-MLB-CHINA.xml&src=nl_usmorningdigest http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Under Rated [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/sports/mlb_wants_season_openers_in_chin/#comments