SINA DOTES ON SPORTS

President: Sina.com Built on Sports SpiritSina president Jiang Fengnian has earned an unofficial title as Sina sports spokesman because he stands a towering 1.93 meters and loves this game . He had been a professional basketballer in Taipei and now owns a basketball team - Sina Lions. He once said: Internet reporters are complaining that they have to check Sina sports pages to know the whereabouts of Jiang Fengnian.Sports frenzy is global and sports market is very tempting, we simply jumped on the bandwagon, said Jiang.The athlete-turned Internet guru said the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius had long been in his blood. For a higher goal, he co-founded Sina and helped it become the largest Chinese-language Internet portal in the world.Jiang holds that sports taught Sina how to work as a team     

“魔鬼”词典

Catchword: Yao Ming is one of the most frequently spokenwords in China. It ranked seventh on the list ofChinese catchwords in 2002.Geographical Phenomenon: Yao Ming is the first NBA star to feature in aNational Geographic special number.Special Day: Houston Mayor Lee Brown named Dec. 11,2002, as Yao Ming Day.Top News: Sports Illustrated and other news media votedYao Ming joining NBA the top NBA story of 2002.Big and Rich: Everything about Yao Ming is big - his hugefram…     

敢想敢为 黄玉斌

Huang Yubin, head coach of the Chinese gymnastics team, became thecountry's first ever world title holder in the sport as he pulled off a near perfectperformance to win the rings event at the 1980 World Cup. Born into an acrobat's family in Qiqihar of northeast China's Heilongjiangprovince in 1958, Huang started to learn acrobatics and martial arts from hisfather when he was very young. In 1970, Liu Zuojin, head coach of theHeilongjiang gymnastics team, called Huang to his team when he fo…     

绝对妙语

-- Stopping over San Francisco on hisway to Houston, Yao Ming told anautograph-seeker who claimed to live inHouston, I live in Houston too. But Ihavent been there yet. -- Asked how he would adapt toAmerican life at his first pressconference in Houston, Yao replied: Iwill play golf tomorrow. -- After having six points, fourrebounds and one block in his NBAdebut on Oct. 24, 2002, a satisfied Yaosaid: I feel like a rocket now. -- NBA is a battle field, it is not aplace where yo…     

Not Disheartened about Thomas Cup Failure

Chinese badminton head coach Li Yongbo said they were not disheartened of their unexpected loss to Malaysia in a tense semi-final of the Thomas Cup team tournament here on May16. "All our players did quite well, overcoming nervesness and pressure. Their high spirits were especially worth of praise," Li said. "We are not disheartened and we're determined to come back in the Asian Games." In quest for their first Thomas Cup glory since 1990. China fielded a     

遭遇尴尬

Oct. 30, 2002 - Failed to score, had two rebounds, was whistled for threefouls and made little impact for the Houston Rockets in a 91-82 loss to the IndianaPacers. Nov. 5 - Scoreless in 15 minutes and was whistled in the Rockets' 104-97defeat to the visiting Supersonics. Nov. 24 - Got only four points and seven rebounds in the Rockets' 90-89 lossto the Clippers. Dec. 13 - Pau Gasol, Rookie of 2002, beat top draft pick Yao Ming 29-18 inscoring in the Grizzlies' 114-109 win over…     

北京奥组委开门纳贤(英文)

A public recruitment push by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) to fill its 56 positions has aroused tremendous enthusiasm since October 17.More than 2.000 applications, as well as over 600 phone calls, 200 e-mails and 1.9 million website hits have been registered by BOCOG."I would like to devote myself to the holding of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which is a great event for every Chinese." an anonymous applicant for one of BOCOG's positions said.He said although the salary would not be as high as some foreign companies, working on the committee would be a wonderful opportunity for sports and Olympic fans.     

明星琐事只语

科比:无心伤害 原文:If I felt like he was a distraction, I would have said it. But I didn't say anything like, 'I don't want him to come back' or 'He's a distraction.' I didn't say anything like that. I'll try to give him a call and square it all out. What I said was in no way directed toward him or a personal attack toward him in any kind of way whatsoever. If he felt some type of way about that, I apologize.It was in no way intended to be an attack toward Karl or anything like that. I just want to make sure that my players know that I believe in them and I believe in what we have.So if Karl comes back, it's going to be a tremendous addition to our ballclub. But if he doesn't, I'm fine with rolling with the guys that we have here because I have confidence in them, too. 译文:如果我真觉得他让人分心了,我会直言不讳。可我压根儿没说过诸如'我不希望他回来'或者"他让人分心"之类的话。我从没那么说过。我会试着给他打个电话把事儿说开。无论如何,我所说的话绝不是有意对他搞个人攻击。假如他这么觉得了,我向他道歉。我无意批评     

媒体预测

Oct. 21, 2002 - Yao Minglanded in Houston Chinese basketball star Yao Mingarrived to a hero's welcome on Sundayas the Houston Rockets paraded theplayer they hope will lead them back toa National Basketball Associationchampionship. (Reuters) Yao Ming finally joined the HoustonRockets on Sunday and quickly realizedhis first dilemma: He's an instantcelebrity. (AP) The arrival of the 2.26m player wasdescribed by the team Web site as "rockstar-like," and he was presented with a…     

Barkley’s Wit 巴克利妙语连珠

Charles Barkley was as quick with his wit as his offensive boardBarkley was famous with what he said,because he always said whathe thought. Barkley said he would join the last regular game in Houston this year,in order to express our admiration to him,Wegathered some of his best quotes through his his career. 查尔斯·巴克利机智诙谐的语言像他的进攻篮板球一样犀利。巴克利经常一语惊人,因为他总是说实话。他说他要在休斯敦打最后一场常规赛,为了表达我们的敬意,我们收集了他生涯中的部分经典妙语。 “Tha…     

飞鱼旋风掠过神州(英文)

Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe, voted the most popular athlete in Chinaby readers of ChinaSports Daily, had his first-ever visit to the country in September."I'm very glad to be in Beijing. I love the support that the Chinese people havegiven me and I hope that it continues," the triple Olympic gold medalist said.The 19-year-old swimming sensation began his four-day visit to Beijing onSeptember 21 with an afternoon journey to the Great Wall and then attended aSpirit of Friendship dinner.     

奥运翻新千年古都

Now that the terrible odor has gone, my husband and I are finally able to enjoy the riverside s coolness and fresh air, said Zheng, an elderly woman living beside Beijing s Kunyu River.Before the government took measures to clean it up, the river was severely polluted and stank in the summer, said Zheng.The Kunyu River clean-up is only a small example of Beijing s great efforts over the past year to improve its environment and honor its pledge to host a Green Olympics in 2008.According to local environmental officials, the Chinese capital has been successful in reducing air pollution and protecting drinking water sources.     

Chinese Doubles Need Learn How to Control Game

After China were sunk by Malaysia 3-1 in a four-hour semi-final tie at the Thomas Cup. an expert said here on Friday that the Chinese men's doubles players need to learn how to control their games. The Chinese doubles boast speed, power and fighting spirit.The only thing they need is the knack of how to control the pace of the game," said Malaysia doubles head coach Park Joo Bong.     

Steel Rosesto Take“Every Chance”

Chinese women's soccer team have not been givenany target in the Athens Olympic Games but they willtake "every chance" to fight for honor. Xue Li, vice-president of the Chinese FootballAssociation (CFA) said: "The CFA will not assign atask to the players, but they will, as always, take everychance to play well for their country." "The Olympic Games is a big occasion and you cannever give up in an Olympic field," Xue said. "Youmust play your best in every game in Athens." The Steel …     

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1"There are no Champions League matches for two months - this is a vital period for us.The situation is very tight at the top of the table. We want to get real and make sure we are on top of the group of four contenders. All credit to Manchester United. They are back in the race but we have potential and desire to win it .But I believe in my team and I believe it will be us who win it."     

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1、“Our target is to come back here inMay for the European Cup final.We havebuilt up a great side and the ultimaterecognition is in the Champions LeagueWe are desperate to achieve that We arestill in three competitions and it is ourtarget to win the Treble. But we have some tough games comingup.so I can talk more about that in thenext few weeks.”     

Impact of age on host responses to diet-induced obesity:Development of joint damage and metabolic set points

Background:Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of pain and disability worldwide,and a large percentage of patients with osteoarthritis are individuals who are also obese.In recent years,a series of animal models have demonstrated that obesity-inducing diets can result in synovial joint damage(both with and without the superimposition of trauma),which may be related to changes in percentage of body fat and a series of low-level systemic inflammatory mediators.Of note,there is a disparity between whether the dietary challenges commence at weaning,representing a weanling onset,or at skeletal maturity,representing an adult onset of obesity.We wished to evaluate the effect ofthe dietary exposure time and the age at which animals are exposed to a high-fat and high-sucrose(HFS) diet to determine whether these factors may result in disparate outcomes,as there is evidence suggesting that these factors result in differential metabolic disturbances.Based on dietary exposure time,we hypothesized that rats fed an HFS diet for 14 weeks from weaning(HFS Weanling) would demonstrate an increase in knee joint damage scores,whereas rats exposed to the HFS diet for 4 weeks,starting at 12 weeks of age(HFS Adult) and rats exposed to a standard chow diet(Chow)would not display an increase in knee joint damage scores.Methods:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either an HFS diet for 14 weeks from weaning(HFS Weanling) or an HFS diet for 4 weeks,starting at 12 weeks of age(HFS Adult).At sacrifice,joints were scored using the modified Mankin Criteria,and serum was analyzed for a defined subset of inflammatory markers(Interleukin-6,leptin,monocyte chemoattractant protein-1,and tumor necrosis factorα).Results:When the HFS Weanling and HFS Adult groups were compared,both groups had a similar percent of body fat,although the HFS Weanling group had a significantly greater body mass than the HFS Adult group.The HFS Weanling and HFS Adult animals had a significant increase in body mass and percentage of body fat when compared to the Chow group.Although knee joint damage scores were low in all 3 groups,we found,contrary to our hypothesis,that the HFS Adult group had statistically significant greater knee joint damage scores than the Chow and HFS Weanling groups.Furthermore,we observed that the HFS Weanling group did not have significant differences in knee joint damage scores relative to the Chow group.Conclusion:These findings indicate that the HFS Weanling animals were better able to cope with the dietary challenge of an HFS diet than the HFS Adult group.Interestingly,when assessing various serum proinflammatory markers,no significant differences were detected between the HTS Adult and HFS Weanling groups.Although details regarding the mechanisms underlying an increase in knee joint damage scores in the HFS Adult group remain to be elucidated,these findings indicate that dietary exposure time maybe less important than the age at which an HFS diet is introduced.Moreover,increases in serum proinflammatory mediators do not appear to be directly linked to knee joint damage scores in the HFS Weanling group animals but may be partially responsible for the observed knee joint damage in the adults over the very short time of exposure to the HFS diet.     

隐藏的天才

In game days,the black Mercedes world turn ontoManchester Boulevard and glide Dast Inglewood Hing Schoolin Ingewood.Calif,Paul Pierce could catch a glimpse ofthe famous driver.the type of glimpse that fosters NBAdreams.He would tug on his friends arms to make sure theysaw,too."There goes Magic."he would say."There goes Magic."The youngsters would point at the car as it continuedtoward the Great Western Forum,little more than a mile     

北京交通锁定奥运时速(英文)

Beijing has stepped up efforts to provide a safer and quicker transport system for the2008 Olympic Games through planned special transport lines connecting Olympic venueswith the city's external and internal routes."We are confident of fulfilling the promises we made that it will take less than 30 minutesfor athletes and coaches to get from where they live to any gymnasium and stadium in2008," said Liu Xiaoming, professor and vice-president of Beijing Polytechnic University.     

中国体坛的非典型之春

SARS has forced the cancellation or relocation of several sports events planned for China, among them soccer's women's World Cup and the women's hockey world championships.Soccer's ruling body FIFA has awarded the women's World Cup to the United States after the showcase event was removed from China because of the SARS virus. FIFA selected the U.S. bid over one from Sweden and said the 2007 World Cup will be in China.