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EDG Exits Valorant Champions Shanghai 0–2, Leaving JDG as China's Last Hope

EDG Exits Valorant Champions Shanghai 0–2, Leaving JDG as China's Last Hope

The 2024 world champions were swept out of the group stage at Valorant's world championship in Shanghai, 13–6 on the decider map, and their star admitted he could not see the way back — leaving just one Chinese team standing at a tournament hosted in China.

Fan Zhendong's German Chapter Opens With a Question About How He Wants to Be Remembered

Fan Zhendong's German Chapter Opens With a Question About How He Wants to Be Remembered

In a promotional film for his new German club Borussia Düsseldorf, the Chinese table-tennis star was asked how he hopes fans will remember him when he retires. His answer — that titles go on the résumé but the person stays in the heart — has become the week's most-shared sentiment in Chinese sport.

Ronaldo Faces a Possible Six-Month Ban and a Reassigned No. 7 Shirt After Walking Out on Portugal

Ronaldo Faces a Possible Six-Month Ban and a Reassigned No. 7 Shirt After Walking Out on Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo's exit from Portugal's training camp has escalated on every front: reports say he could be banned for up to six months, the national team has given his No. 7 shirt to Rafael Leão, and the fallout has been discussed at the level of the country's prime minister.

Lian Junjie's gold on the men's 10-metre platform in Nagoya was China's 100th Asian Games diving title — and since the team's first Games in 1974, it has never once let the event's top prize slip away.

Fifty-Two Years, One Hundred Golds: China Has Never Lost an Asian Games Diving Title

1 Oct 2026

Former NBA All-Star D'Angelo Russell Signs with the Shanghai Sharks

1 Oct 2026

The 41-year-old announced his departure from Portugal's camp in Copenhagen after talks with the coach and the federation president. Portuguese media call the decision irreversible — and Chinese fans watched it unfold on Weibo in real time.

Cristiano Ronaldo Leaves Portugal's Training Camp, Saying He Will Reveal the Reason 'In Due Time'

1 Oct 2026

China's Identity V team beat Japan in a five-game final at the Nagoya Asian Games, and 20-something pro Mu Xinyue walked off with the first esports gold ever won by a woman at the event — in what may be the tournament's last edition on the program.

China's Mu Xinyue Becomes the First Woman to Win Asian Games Esports Gold

30 Sep 2026

Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong pulled out of the WTT China Smash injured on Wednesday, leaving Sun Yingsha — playing through a shoulder problem after her Nagoya triple — as the star the Beijing event cannot easily lose. The fan campaign for her to withdraw has opened a wider argument about how much China's top athletes are expected to carry.

As Injured Stars Withdraw from the WTT China Smash, Fans Urge Sun Yingsha to Rest Too

30 Sep 2026

Chen Yuxi won the Asian Games 10-meter platform title at an age when most Chinese platform divers have long retired from the event, and her former partner Zhang Jiaqi's stunned tribute is the talk of the sport.

Chen Yuxi, 21, Wins Platform Gold and Keeps Beating Diving's 'Post-20 Curse'

29 Sep 2026

In the mixed 4x100m relay final at the Nagoya Asian Games, 17-year-old Chen Yujie ran down Thailand's anchor in the last strides to take gold by nine hundredths of a second — the event's first Asian Games title, and her third gold of these Games.

Chen Yujie, 17, Chases Down Thailand's Anchor to Win the Asian Games' First Mixed Relay Gold

29 Sep 2026

Liu Shengshu knelt on court in the deciding game of the Nagoya Asian Games women's doubles final and kept playing, then refused a wheelchair to walk off. She and Tan Ning lost 2-1 to South Korea — on a schedule players are calling brutal.

China's Badminton Pair Loses the Asian Games Final After Playing Through Injury

29 Sep 2026

'The Environment Isn't Pure Anymore': Chinese Table Tennis Pushes Back Against Its Fan Culture

29 Sep 2026

China's world No. 1 Wang Chuqin lost the Nagoya Asian Games men's singles final 4-0 to teammate Lin Shidong in 32 minutes, then said these Games — three silvers, no gold — were his last, and that he can no longer find the joy in playing.

Wang Chuqin Ends His Last Asian Games With Three Silvers and No Joy in the Game

28 Sep 2026

China's 18-Year-Old Broke the Asian Games Javelin Record With Her First Throw

28 Sep 2026

China's women opened the Asian Games doubles final with an 11-0 game on the way to a 4-0 sweep, while Lin Shidong came from two games down to set up an all-Chinese men's final — after a tournament in which he played all four events.

An 11-0 Opening and a Four-Event Marathon: China Closes Out Asian Games Table Tennis

28 Sep 2026

China Sweeps Into the Honor of Kings Asian Games Final — With State Television Along for the Ride

28 Sep 2026

They Won Asian Games Gold 4-0 — and Did Not Dare to Celebrate

27 Sep 2026

The Olympic Council of Asia has signed a hosting agreement putting the first Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in Kuwait in 2027, confirming that esports will not return to the Asian Games after Nagoya. For Chinese fans, who watched the genre gain full medal status at Hangzhou, the exit is a genuine loss.

Esports Leaves the Asian Games After Nagoya for a Standalone Kuwait Event

27 Sep 2026