Cung Le defeats Smith in rematch
Following up on our post about the rematch between Vietnamese American mixed martial artists Cung Le and Scott Smith, who handed him his only career loss: Le faced Smith in San Jose this weekend after spending time training and getting in shape. Despite Le and his wife having another son earlier in the week, Le [...]
Yen-Hsun Lu upsets Andy Roddick
Taiwan’s Yen-Hsun Lu, ranked 82nd in the world, upset 5th-seeded Andy Roddick in the fourth round of the Wimbledon tournament in London to advance to the quarterfinals. Lu defeated Roddick 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 9-7, losing the tie-break in the fourth set but coming back to win in the last set. The [...]
Cung Le to fight Smith in rematch
Cung Le will face Scott Smith tonight in a rematch Strikeforce fight in San Jose. The Vietnamese former middleweight champion took a break from MMA to pursue his acting career, appearing in Hong Kong martial arts film “Bodyguards and Assassins” and video game-inspired film “Tekken.”
He made his comeback to Strikeforce last December, but lost to [...]
Ai Miyazato New World No. 1
Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato has taken over the No. 1 position on the Rolex Rankings for women’s golf. She has already won four LPGA events this year to help her replace South Korea’s Jiyai Shin on top of the world rankings. Miyazato recently beat out South Korean M.J. Hur to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic [...]
SMC vs the NBA Finals: Living the Dream (Days 4-6)
by SMC
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SMC vs the NBA Finals: Living the Dream (Days 1-3)
by SMC
It was the 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics when I fell in love with basketball. Even as a young kid, I was able to understand the tension and rivalry involved with both teams.
My whole family had eyes riveted to the TV during the waning seconds of Game [...]
South Korea defeats Greece in World Cup opener
South Korean fans gathered in the streets to celebrate their national team’s 2-0 victory over Greece in this weekend’s opening match of the World Cup in South Africa. Their leader, Ji-Sung Park, and Lee Jung-soo, each had a goal to put them past the Greek team. Their next match will be against Argentina on the [...]
Li Na wins AEGON Classic against Sharapova
This weekend, top-seeded Chinese tennis player Li Na won her first title of the year at the AEGON Classic. Li beat Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of last year’s tournament, only to come back and claim the title from Sharapova again, besting her 7-5, 6-1. Li is the first Chinese woman to break into the [...]
Na Li top seed in third round of AEGON Classic
Despite the troublesome rain in Birmingham, England, top-ranked Chinese player and world No. 11 Na Li defeated Britain’s Anne Keothavong in the second round of the AEGON Classic.
Keothavong,the 26-year-old Laotian from London, is Britain’s former no. 1 female tennis player and was hoping to make a successful comeback from her second cruciate ligament injury.
The first-seeded Li [...]
World Cup 2010: Look out for Ji-Sung Park
Manchester United forward Ji-Sung Park of Korea sat out last week’s warm-up friendly against Spain because of a minor thigh injury, but his coach has confirmed that he is back at full fitness and is not experiencing any further problems. The South Koreans will be looking to Park to lead the way with his skills [...]
Daisuke Matsuzaka wins 150th career game
Daisuke Matsuzaka clinched his 150th career win yesterday, throwing eight shutout innings to lead the Boston Red Sox in their 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. He allowed only four hits and two walks, looking much more comfortable working with catcher Victor Martinez, with whom he has struggled to “get on the same page together.” [...]
ESPN Star Sports wins broadcast rights for MLB
With Asian players like Japan’s Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki; South Korea’s Chan Ho Park and Taiwan’s Chien-Ming Wang, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has decided to retain the rights to broadcast Major League Baseball games in key Asian markets until the 2013 season. With the success of several these Asian players, baseball has [...]
“Billions across Asia to watch World Cup”
Media experts are expecting record numbers for World Cup viewers in Asia this summer. Soccer fans all over the world will be watching the games live on their televisions, streaming on their computers, and even in 3D, but the largest audience may actually come from Asia.
China Central Television reportedly paid two billion yuan to broadcast [...]
Suzuki hits game-winner in wake of Griffey’s retirement
The Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. stunned fans when he announced his retirement from professional baseball yesterday. He will be replaced by Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki as Seattle’s headline player.
“To play with him is a treasure I will keep deep in my heart,” said Suzuki. “I have played 19 years in professional baseball and I can [...]
Cung Le in “Bodyguards and Assassins”
Check out this clip of MMA fighter Cung Le in Donnie Yen’s martial arts flick “Bodyguards and Assassins.” The Vietnamese American former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion plays one of the assassins who faces off against Yen in this Hong Kong action sequence.
Ed Wang signs contract with Buffalo Bills
Ed Wang made headlines as the first Chinese American to be drafted by an NFL, and now he is the first to sign a contract. The Buffalo Bills signed a four-year contract with the offensive lineman. Wang’s new professional career has even sparked interest in China. The 23-year-old will have to focus and train to [...]
