Oli's Shanghai Blog

Ok, there…I said it. After spending the best part of the last 2 months watching the NBA playoffs, it feels weird not having Kobe, Lebron, Dwight, Sir Charles and even Reggie Miller available every evening for my entertainment pleasure.
没错…这是我说的。在过去的2个月看了NBA总决赛最棒的部分以后，在每个晚上的休闲时间看不到Kobe, Lebron, Dwight, Sir Charles甚至是Reggie Miller，都会觉得很不习惯。
China’s affection for Kobe is deep – they don’t seem to have [...]

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Just because I’m in China, doesn’t mean I can’t feel the love.
我在中国并不意味着我感觉不到爱。
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Shanghai Shenhua’s second goal v Juventus – check it out in HD!
On Saturday night we went to the enormous Shanghai Stadium to watch the Fiat Cup – a three-way (don’t) football tournament between Juventus and Parma (of Italy) and Shanghai Shenhua – our local heroes!

The setup was three 45 minute matches, in a round-robin style. [...]

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I have been playing fantasy sports for around 10 years, starting with the Daily Telegraph’s Fantasy Football League (back when Badiel and Skinner had jobs)…through many football European and World Cups…to right now, where I am currently (relatively) active in two – premierleague.com’s fantasy football and SportingNews.com’s fantasy basketball.
One thing I had never experienced, prior [...]

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watching ESPN’s College Gameday preview show for the 2007/08 basketball season, three freshmen players were highlighted as potential superstars. The three players have all been given their own labels – the new Kobe, the new D-Wade….even the new Jordan. Let’s see what all the fuss is about…

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