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John Duerden
John Duerden is Asian sports correspondent for The Diplomat.
He writes about Asian football and sport for The Guardian, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox, New York Times and International Herald Tribune, among other publications.
He studied history and government at the London School of Economics.
February 26, 2012
Saudis and Female Olympians
Saudi Arabia won’t be taking a female team to the summer Olympics. Should the IOC stop it competing?
February 24, 2012
Park Ji-sung Takes Charge
Park Ji-sung may be Asia’s most successful football star. He deserved his turn with Manchester United’s armband.
February 22, 2012
Can J-League Stay Clean?
The J-League has made clear it wants to keep its distance from the Yakuza. Can Japanese football stay clean?
February 19, 2012
Dubai's Tennis Magnet
The $2 million Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is attracting some of the biggest names in the sport.
February 17, 2012
China Tackles Black Whistles
Worried corruption among referees was driving fans away, Chinese authorities are cracking down on bribery.
February 15, 2012
Tseng's Roller-Coaster Year
Taiwanese golf star Yani Tseng is having an up and down 2012 after a remarkable 12 wins last year.
February 14, 2012
Is Linsanity Premature?
U.S. basketball fans are going crazy over Jeremy Lin. Can the New York Knicks star live up to the hype?
February 13, 2012
Will Bahrain GP be Cancelled?
Ongoing unrest is threatening the Bahrain Grand Prix again. Will protests see it halted a second year running?
February 09, 2012
MLB vs South Korea
An move by the Baltimore Orioles to sign young pitcher Kim Seong-min upsets some in South Korean baseball.
February 07, 2012
When Football Meets Politics
It would be nice if football was separate from politics. In Asia as in elsewhere, though, that’s not the case.
February 05, 2012
Why Australia Eyes Superbowl
As the Patriots prepare to take on the Giants, Australia toys with taking its own football game to China.
February 03, 2012
Maradona on the Move?
U.A.E. won’t qualify from the World Cup’s Asia group. So would Diego Maradona really want to coach them?