2011-07-04 所属栏目:体育英语

ATHENS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Fun and Culture are key words in the Athens 2011 Special Olympics under way, as Greek hosts have added a wide variety of entertainment and educational programs to the most s

2011-07-03 所属栏目:体育英语

The Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova, 21, stunned the tennis world Saturday, defeating favored Russian Maria Sharapova to win the Wimbledon women's title.Kvitova, a tall lefthander playing in her firs

2011-07-03 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic clinched her first Grand Slam title after defeating Russian Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday."It's

2011-07-02 所属栏目:体育英语

The National Basketball League has formally locked out its players after they failed to reach an agreement with the owners on a new collective bargaining agreement.The lockout took effect early Friday

2011-07-02 所属栏目:体育英语

GENEVA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set the world fastest result in men's 100 meters of the year as he won in 9.78 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday

2011-07-01 所属栏目:体育英语

BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- France humiliated Canada 4-0 thanks to a stunning performance by striker Gaetane Thiney who sealed a brace to smooth the way for their second victory in group A of the FIFA

2011-07-01 所属栏目:体育英语

BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Host and defending world champion Germany sealed quarterfinal spot with the second win in group A, owing the decider by midfielder Simone Laudehr in front of 48,817 spectat

2011-06-30 所属栏目:体育英语

HOUSTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Rushan Gao, a 90-year-old retired engineer from China, has pocketed three golds for table tennis at the U.S. National Senior Games, which is underway in the U.S. fourth la

2011-06-30 所属栏目:体育英语

CANBERRA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Triple Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett on Wednesday night failed to win her a spot on Australia's team for the world championships in Shanghai of China next month.F

2011-06-30 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Swiss legend Roger Federer was ousted from the Wimbledon Championships after losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Wednesday.The six-time Wi

2011-06-30 所属栏目:体育英语

BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's Lionel Messi, one of the world's top soccer players at the moment, has stirred hopes at home that the Argentine national soccer team can win the upcomin

2011-06-30 所属栏目:体育英语

BERLIN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Norway craved out a hard-earned 1-0 victory over 2008 Africa champion Equatorial Guinea thanks to the late decider by striker Emilie Haavi in group D opener of the women's

2011-06-29 所属栏目:体育英语

Mexico has rallied from a 2-goal deficit to beat the United States 4-2 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.Pablo Barrera broke a 2-2 tie with a goal in the 50th minute Saturday - his second goal of the gam

2011-06-28 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova defeated China's Peng Shuai 6-4, 6-2 to reach the women's singles quarterfinals at the 125th Wimbledon Championships on Monday.T

2011-06-28 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki suffered fourth round exit as the 21-year-old Dane was defeated by the 24th seed Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia on Monday.Wozniacki dominat

2011-06-28 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Host to Figueirense in the 6th round of the 2011 Brazilian Championship, Internacional cruised to a convincing 4-1 victory on Sunday.The win marked Internacional's

2011-06-28 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was ousted from the grass-court Grand Slam by the 32nd Tsvetana Pironkova on Monday.The 31-year-old American veteran struggled w

2011-06-28 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, June 27 (Xinhua) -- World number one Rafael Nadal will miss a Davis Cup match between Spain and the United States next month.Nadal told sports daily AS that he needs a rest.Nadal will be repla

2011-06-27 所属栏目:体育英语

BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Germany got off to an expectedly good start in defense of their World Cup title on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-1 in their first group game.Kerstin Garefrekes and Celia O

2011-06-27 所属栏目:体育英语

ATHENS, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias officially declared open the Athens 2011 World Summer Special Olympics on Saturday evening in a spectacular ceremony staged at the Panathi

2011-06-27 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- After a long week of criticism, team captain Ronaldinho Gaucho led Flamengo to a 4-1 win over Atletico-MG on Saturday.The veteran midfielder finally satisfied his f

2011-06-27 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- On the road against a struggling Atletico-PR on Saturday, Bahia won 2-0 in the 6th round of the Brazilian Championship.The result led to the release of Atletico-PR

2011-06-26 所属栏目:体育英语

WIMBLEDON, England, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all won in straight sets Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Wimbledon Championship.Six-time champion Feder

2011-06-25 所属栏目:体育英语

WIMBLEDON, England, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Fourth seed Andy Murray advanced into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Friday at the cost of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4).The British top playe

2011-06-25 所属栏目:体育英语

TORONTO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2011 tennis female elite will grace the courts of Toronto from August 6 to 14 in 2011 for Rogers Cup and the player lineup will include Venus and Serena Williams, who