2012-01-25 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- British culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday defended doubling the amount of money spent on the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in July and August as an "extrao

2012-01-24 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The draw was made this Monday for the quarter-finals of Spanish basketball's Copa del Rey knockout competition.The competition is played between the top eight sides in the

2012-01-24 所属栏目:体育英语

MEBOURNE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Five-time Australian Open winner Serena Williams was beaten 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round at 2012 Australian Open by unseeded Ekaterina Makarova here on Monday.It is Willi

2012-01-24 所属栏目:体育英语

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Spanish center Marc Gasol was named the NBA Western Conference player of the week on Monday after leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a perfect 4-0 week.Marc Gasol, the yo

2012-01-24 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Villarreal climbed out of the bottom three of the Spainsh La Liga on Monday thanks to a 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon.The win lifted Villarreal over Sporting in the league ta

2012-01-24 所属栏目:体育英语

TUNIS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's football team defeated a valiant Moroccan side 2-1 in their first match in group C of the 2012 African Nations Cup on Monday evening in Libreville, Gabon.Tunisia,

2012-01-22 所属栏目:体育英语

BUDAPEST, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China claimed all the four gold medals in the men's and women's singles and doubles events on the final day of the Hungarian Table Tennis Open in Budapest, the first st

2012-01-22 所属栏目:体育英语

KRANJSKA GORA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tessa Worley of France won the women's World Cup giant slalom here on Saturday.Federica Brignone of Italy finished second and Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany was thi

2012-01-22 所属栏目:体育英语

ROME, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0 in Bergamo on Saturday to secure the top spot of Serie A at the midway stage of the season.Stephan Lichtsteiner opened the scoring in the 55th minu

2012-01-20 所属栏目:体育英语

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- An unexpected aerial bomb from World War II was found at the city center site Thursday, leading to the postponement of the daily medals ceremony at the inaugura

2012-01-20 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Supported by the 1,200 faithful fans at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, the former World No. 1 and snooker's icon Ronnie O'Sullivan still found no way to repeat his four-ti

2012-01-20 所属栏目:体育英语

SANTIAGO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chile's defender Marcos Gonzalez on Thursday travelled to Brazil to join the Rio de Janeiro based Flamengo on a transfer which will last four years.Gonzalez, one of the

2012-01-20 所属栏目:体育英语

BUDAPEST, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- All the Chinese top seeds in both men's and women's events at the Hungarian Table Tennis Open, the first of 15 stages of the 2012 International Table Tennis Federation

2012-01-19 所属栏目:体育英语

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games is not only a memorable moment for winners, but also a learning process for losers, since all the competitors here are

2012-01-19 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Swaping Flamengo for Fluminense, Thiago Neves, is to undergo a routine physical exam on Wednesday, while Fluminense were expected to give him an official presentati

2012-01-19 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo gave the club an ultimatum on Wednesday, declaring that either Ronaldinho Gaucho leave, or he will.The uncomfortable situat

2012-01-19 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona continued their domination over Real Madrid with a 2-1 win in Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Wednes

2012-01-18 所属栏目:体育英语

PATSCHERKOFEL, Austria, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee president, Jacques Rogge, said Tuesday he would be delighted if an African city bid to host the Olympic Games after 2020

2012-01-18 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The resale platform on the London Olympic ticketing website has reopened to ticketholders who want to sell their tickets from 3pm GMT on Tuesday.The London 2012 Organizing

2012-01-18 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola this Tuesday gave a huge vote of confidence to reserve goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto ahead of the first leg of his side's Copa del Rey quar

2012-01-18 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid coach this Tuesday Jose Mourinho refused to speculate on what would be a good result for his side to take into the return leg of their Copa del Rey quarter fina

2012-01-18 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- World champion John Higgins booked his berth in the Masters quarterfinals after beating Matthew Stevens 6-2 on Tuesday and hoped to win his first title of the season at Ale

2012-01-17 所属栏目:体育英语

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China showed its dominance in the figure skating at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games by clean-sweeping the two gold medals on offer here on Monday.While

2012-01-17 所属栏目:体育英语

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The South African Football Association (Safa) intends to reverse the failures of 2011 with a far-reaching programme for 2012, CEO Robin Petersen said on Wednesday."Ri

2012-01-17 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- English rising star Judd Trump outplayed Stuart Bingham 6-3 at the Masters on Monday and set up a potentially explosive clash with the giant of snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan i