We caught up with Brawl on the Bund organizer Shane Benis to find out more about the next big fight. He tells us why this fight night is bigger than ever.

How big will this event be?

The sport is virgin in China. In previous years we reached around 50 ... Read more »

This weekend the Moganshan Triathlon returns for the fourth time. We caught up with local triathlete Ni Ning before the event to see how he is feeling before his second go-round.

You did your first tri last year at Moganshan. What was that like?

I was very nervous and wasn ... Read more »

The KIA X Games Asia swept through town last week for four days of extreme action sports. Athletes from all over the world made their way to Shanghai to display their skills in BMX, skateboarding, aggressive In-Line and motocross. This year the event pulled in record crowds with over 67 ... Read more »

As the first Chinese skateboarder to enter the X Games, Tony Gao is one of the up-and-coming names in the skateboarding world. We interviewed him last year around this time, and now, with a full year of training in Shanghai under his belt, we're back in advance of this ... Read more »

City Weekend has X Games fever. In the lead up to this weekend's massive sporting event we caught up with seven-time gold medallist Pierre-Luc Gagnon to find out more about the art of extreme skateboarding.

You won your first X Games gold medal a decade ago. Does winning still ... Read more »

Life in Shanghai can be pretty extreme on its own, when even crossing the street or getting on the metro becomes a daredevil adventure. But with the X Games coming up on April 28-29, we went round and tried out Shanghai's best extreme sports.

Paintball

Your mission, if you ... Read more »

The Kia X Games Asia returns to Shanghai for the sixth straight year, so get ready for some extreme thrills. Over 60,000 spectators showed up last year and this year’s edition is expected to set a new attendance record. This year, the competition has been broken down into ... Read more »

City Weekend sits down with Aussie Rules footballer Shannon Watt to discuss when his passion for football started and what its like to play with the Shanghai Tigers.

City Weekend:When did you start playing footie?

Shannon:I began playing when I was 13 in a small country town in ... Read more »

This past weekend Shanghai’s Aussie Rules league hosted a round robin to see which team could punt, tackle and outscore their opponent to achieve local glory. This must have been the closest SHAFL round in history with the cumulative margin only 10 points.

Three evenly matched teams meant for ... Read more »

This weekend, the crew at Factory 5 has organised a short course bike race (aka a crit) up in Kunshan. The Sunday race will be held in the Tai Shi Dian water town and is a 10k sprint around the lake.

The crew have organised transport (for you and your ... Read more »

The annual F1 Grand Prix race is just around the corner. Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button will be tearing it up at Shanghai International Circuit, but we couldn’t wait until April 15, so we held a little five-lap race of our own at Stampede Karting. The entrants ... Read more »

It's that time of the year again, the Formula 1 carnival is rolling into Shanghai on April 13-15 for the Chinese Grand Prix. City Weekend gives you the lowdown on what to expect from this years race. Start your engines!

The Track

Shanghai International Circuit's design is based ... Read more »

We bring you part two of our Shanghai Spring Sports Breakdown (check out part one over here). This time we check out four more team sports, as well as some great ways to get fit in time for summer. Game on!

Team Sports

Gaelic Football

This Irish game has become ... Read more »

World renowned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) master, Cristiano Kamanishi, is in Shanghai for the next two months coaching Mixed Martial Arts at the Marriott Hongqiao Health Club. City Weekend threw me into the lion’s den to find out how long I can hold my breath whilst getting choked by ... Read more »

Attention sports fans; spring is finally here! It’s time to shed that winter weight and get active in one of the many sports on offer in Shanghai. To celebrate the end of winter, City Weekend will be giving you the lowdown on all the spring sports you can get ... Read more »

Iannique Renaud (pictured above) lived a sedentary lifestyle. Smoking and unhealthy eating habits made him look much older than his 36 years. His back and calves were in constant pain because of the pressure of his weight and he was forced to stay home from work several days a week ... Read more »

This Saturday, Shanghai is playing host to the finale of the TRI World Cup out at Century Park. Never heard of the sport? Mix some Rugby Union, Aussie Rules, and American football together with a bit of madness and you get TRI. Three teams playing on the same field with ... Read more »

March Madness is finally here! While we here at City Weekend love watching the best college basketball games of the year, what we enjoy even more is dominating bracketology for office bragging rights. This year you can join in the fun by being a part of City Weekend’s March ... Read more »

The Chinese Super League (CSL) kicks off its football season on March 10 and Blue Devils fever is at a high right now. Last season was downright disastrous for Shanghai. A team record nine- game winless streak during its customary summer swoon doomed the team to an 11th place finish ... Read more »

“Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, I don't care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win, it's a shame. For it's ... Read more »

Editor's note: We received an email from one of our City Weekend users, who is a die-hard Jeremy Lin fan. He sent us the below article and asked for it to be posted on the City Weekend website. It's long and almost bordering on a rant, but we ... Read more »

Whether you’re just learning how to rebound or can throw down alley-oops like Blake Griffin, there are basketball leagues in Shanghai that welcome ballers of all levels.

For Serious Ballers

For the serious baller, Shanghai Indoor Basketball League (SIBL) kicks off February 11. The 24-team league plays a seven-game ... Read more »

Whether you obsess over the line, jump up and down in front of your flat-screen, sing along to the half-time performance or just show up for the chicken wings, the Super Bowl is an American institution. Below are some staggering statistics about the fans, the ads, the gluttony and the ... Read more »