2011-12-30 所属栏目:体育英语

GABORONE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Not many years ago, Botswana was an unknown entity in the world of soccer.Perhaps the only thing the landlocked Southern Africa nation was known for was its peace, and th

2011-12-29 所属栏目:体育英语

THE HAGUE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The suspended Dutch Cup match between Ajax and AZ will be played all over again on Jan. 19, 2012, without spectators, the professional football board of the Dutch footba

2011-12-29 所属栏目:体育英语

PARIS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- French top league soccer club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will sign later on Wednesday Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti to replace the French Antoine Kombouare, a local daily rep

2011-12-29 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- League leader Beijing Ducks failed to achieve victory for the third straight game after losing 118-112 to Zhejiang Guangsha in the 17th round of the Chinese Basketball Ass

2011-12-29 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Alex Corretja was presented on Wednesday as the new captain of the Spanish Davis Cup tennis team.Corretja replaces Albert Costa, who stepped down from the position earlier

2011-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- In-form goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey inspired Wolves to fight back in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Tuesday while Tottenham Hotspur maintained the Premier League's title hope aft

2011-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

MARDIN, Turkey, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China beat India 2.5-1.5 in the last round of the 2011 World Women Chess Team Championship (WWTC) on Tuesday to win the title in Mardin province of southeastern Tur

2011-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Alex Corretjais was named captain of Spain's Davis Cup team, the Spanish federation said on Tuesday.Corretja is the former coach of British ace Andy Murray and twice runne

2011-12-27 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United speeded up in the Premier League's title race after a convincing 5-0 victory over Wigan on Boxing Day when upset draws were seen for Manchester city, Che

2011-12-27 所属栏目:体育英语

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Alfio Basile, the former Argentina coach, was named as the boss of top-flight Racing Club for the fourth time in his career on Monday.He took over the job from comptr

2011-12-27 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Monday that defender Jonny Evans will be out of action for two weeks after suffering a calf injury during the champions' 5-

2011-12-26 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Spanish first division soccer league Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas said Sunday that he hopes to finish his career with Barca, but if he were to leave the Spanish giants he'

2011-12-26 所属栏目:体育英语

BERLIN, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- German first division league side Schalke 04 announced Sunday that they have signed Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi on loan through to season's end from Hoffenheim with an

2011-12-24 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- With the retirement of basketball legend Yao Ming, who led the Chinese sports delegation to the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, Liu Xiang and Sun Yang will spearhead the Ch

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

HAVANA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi on Thursday was elected as 2011 Male Best Athlete in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL).C

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina believes striker Luis Suarez has been "crucified" over his racism charge, English website sportinglife.com said.The Uruguay international wa

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea captain John Terry blocked Tottenham Hotspur's last shot with a desperate slide tackle on Thursday night and earned the Blues a 1-1 away draw in the Premier League

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- With the retirement of basketball legend Yao Ming, who led the Chinese sports delegation to the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, Liu Xiang and Sun Yang will spearhead the Ch

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido was sacked Thursday following their elimination from the Kings Cup by second division Mirandes.Garrido has been re

2011-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

ROME, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pasquale Marino was named to coach Genoa in place of Alberto Malesani, the Serie A side confirmed on its website on Thursday.The replacement came after a series of poor resul

2011-12-22 所属栏目:体育英语

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi on Wednesday said he is "very proud" of having won in Argentina the best athlete of the year award."I am very proud that my country recognizes me with an

2011-12-22 所属栏目:体育英语

LAGOS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced three top nominees for the African Player of the Year 2011.CAF on Wednesday named the nominees as Andre Ayew (Olymp

2011-12-22 所属栏目:体育英语

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Juventus head coach Antonio Conte said he was happy with his side's performance in their 0-0 draw with Udinese at the Stadio Friuli on Wednesday.It was a top of the table tu

2011-12-22 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Racism has recently become the headlines of sports news pages in England as two iconic footballers of the Premier League John Terry and Luis Suarez were both accused for ra

2011-12-21 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- With three Grand Slam and five Masters titles, the world number one ranking, a 70-6 win-loss record and a record prize money haul of 12.6 million U.S. dollars, Serb Novak