Topic: Beijing

Today in History

Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2009. On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization drive led by Alexander Dubcek.On this date: In 1833, ...
Softball, baseball lose bid to return to Olympic, vow to fight onOn a day when her sport lost another bid to get back into the Olympics, U.S. softball star Jennie Finch vowed to fight on.A two-time Olympian, Finch called Thursday a heartbreaking ...

CBA signs 15-year deal in bid to boost popularity

BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - Sports investor Kenny Huang Jianhua and his company QSL Sports signed a 15-year partnership deal with the Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) on Monday aimed at popularizing a sport once banned in the country.Huang, a Chinese-born financier who works ...