2010-01-12 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will be without midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart for around three weeks, the club confirmed on Monday. The Dutch international was forced to leave the field

2010-01-11 所属栏目:体育英语

MACAO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- World number one male table tennis player Ma Long from China defended his title at the seasonal final here on Sunday while his compatriot Guo Yan held on the champion in wom

2010-01-11 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid beat Mallorca 2-0 in a snowy Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night thanks to goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Esteban Granero. Higuain opened the scoring with a c

2010-01-11 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese player Ding Junhui lost his first match at the Wembley Masters Snooker to Mark Selby 6-1 here on Sunday. As the UK Championships title holder, Ding played Selby at

2010-01-10 所属栏目:体育英语

DOHA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Russian Nikolay Davydenko saved two match points for a comeback victory, beating Rafael Nadal of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (8) and 6-4 to win the Qatar Open tennis tournament here on Sat

2010-01-10 所属栏目:体育英语

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- South African World Cup organizers said on Saturday that the fatal bus attack on the Togo team at the African Nations Cup in Angola should not impact on the tournament

2010-01-10 所属栏目:体育英语

MACAO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese paddlers trooped in to secure the men's single title before the semifinals at the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Saturday

2010-01-09 所属栏目:体育英语

DOHA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian Nikolay Davydenko justified his win over Swiss Roger Federer last year by beating the world number one again 6-4 and 6-4 here on Friday to reach the Qatar Open tennis

2010-01-08 所属栏目:体育英语

ABU DHABI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- World number one Roger Federer struggled over three sets, while number two Rafael Nadal had an easy sail as both reach the Qatar Open semi-finals on Thursday. Federer

2010-01-07 所属栏目:体育英语

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- FIFA has received nearly 700,000 ticket applications for the World Cup in South Africa, the Cape Argus newspaper reported on Wednesday. These applications come fro

2010-01-07 所属栏目:体育英语

SHANGHAI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- YY: they don't mean much right now, but Chinese basketball fans hope these two initials could herald future victories for the national team. "YY" looks certain to be

2010-01-07 所属栏目:体育英语

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- China drew with Syria 0-0 at their penultimate AFC Asian Cup qualifier in Group D at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center here on Wednesday. Syria kept topping Group

2010-01-06 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish first division side Atleticode Madrid will sign Arsenal's Fran Merida, local media reported Tuesday. It will be a five-year deal for the 19-year-old Spanish mid

2010-01-06 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Jan. 5 -- China's NBA star Yao Ming and his wife are expecting their first child, the Guangzhou Daily reported Tuesday. A close friend of Yao's wife Ye Li revealed the happy news at a sh

2010-01-05 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said on Monday that he is not expecting his side to make any signings during the winter transfer window. Speaking on the eve of his side

2010-01-05 所属栏目:体育英语

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Washington Wizards NBA guard Gilbert Arenas said on Monday that he should not have taken his guns out as a joke on his teammates. The Wizards guard met with federal

2010-01-04 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Holders Chelsea crushed Championship (second division) club Watford 5-0, while Manchester United lost to League One (third division) Leeds United 1-0 in humiliation on Sunda

2010-01-04 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid could only draw 0-0 away to Osasuna this Sunday night to help FC Barcelona maintains its two point lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga. Barcelona's 1-1

2010-01-04 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal came from behind to beat West Ham 2-1 in a thrilling London derby at Upton Park for the third round of FA Cup here on Sunday. With just 12 minutes to go, the Gun

2010-01-03 所属栏目:体育英语

ABU DHABI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal took vengeance upon his astonishing French Open defeat to Robin Soderling, beating the Swede 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 to win the Capitala World Championship at the six

2010-01-02 所属栏目:体育英语

XIAMEN, China, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- IAAF, the governing body of world athletics, awarded Xiamen International Marathon "the IAAF Golden Label Race" for the third consecutive years before it kicked off h

2010-01-02 所属栏目:体育英语

XIAMEN, Southeast China, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The 2010 Xiamen International Marathon kicked off Saturday morning with a record of 48,000 runners contending for honors in full marathon, half marathon, 10

2010-01-01 所属栏目:体育英语

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- AT&T announced on Thursday the close of sponsorship deal with scandal-tainted golfer Tiger Woods. "We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods and wish h

2010-01-01 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Crisis-laden Premier League bottom club Portsmouth said Thursday their players' December salaries would not be paid until Jan. 5. "Portsmouth Football Club expects to

2010-01-01 所属栏目:体育英语

VIENNA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Former Olympic cross-country ski champion Christian Hoffmann announced retirement Thursday after Austria's national anti-doping agency NADA suspended him for his alleged i