Azarenka eases into 3rd round at French Open

PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Victoria Azarenka put on an inspiring performance to reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany on Wednesday. The Australian Open champion from Belarus committed o

Stealing Rembrandt Doesn't Always Pay

A drawing by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, valued at $250,000, was stolen from a hotel in Southern California this month. It was quickly recovered. But the whereabouts of three Rembrandts stolen from Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum more th

Cagliari beat Novara 2-1 in Italian Serie A

ROME, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to goals from Thiago Ribeiro and Joaquin Larrivey, Cagliari beat Novara 2-1 on Saturday to stay atop of the Italian Serie A table for a night with a 100 per cent record. The Sardinians were in high spirit after beati

Juve deserves win, says Allegri

ROME, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri conceded that Juventus were the better team after they beat his side 2-0 on Sunday. The Rossoneri were beaten in Turin with two late goals from Claudio Marchisio, though there had been

Bulgarian cyclist Gabrovski wins Cycling Tour of Turkey

ISTANBUL, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian cyclist Ivailo Gabrovski from the Konya Torku Seker Spor team took first place in the overall individual classification of the 48th annual Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey here on Sunday. Dutch cyclist Theo

Going to Camp to Become a Sports Mascot

Mascots help to get crowds excited at every level of sports competitions - from high schools to professional teams. Companies and organizations also use the costumed characters to present a friendly corporate image. Summer mascot camp is underway nea

Clijsters reaches second roung at Den Bosch

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kim Clijsters went through Monica Niculescu of Romania 7-5, 7-5 to reach the second round on Monday at the Den Bosch WTA tournament, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. After leading 4-2, top-seeded Clijste

Kaka didn't want to play Copa America, said Menezes

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Tuesday that Kaka wanted to be left out of the Copa America squad in order to have more time to regain his form following knee surgery. Kaka underwent left knee surgery earlier thi

Loew quits veteran Ballack from national squad

BERLIN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- After a long back and forth, German international veteran midfielder Michael Ballack will no longer belong to the national squad, head coach Joachim Loew confirmed on Thursday. This is the result after talks between head c

McIlroy wins US Open

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 111st US Open at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on Sunday. The 22-year-old won the title with a tournament record 16-under-par total of 268, carding a fin

Bahia defeats Atletico-PR 2-0

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's head coach, Adilson Batista. Lulinha and Marcon

Powell runs world fastest 100m of year at Lausanne

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. Powell's sprint was 0.01 of a second faster than

Turkish Besiktas forfeits Turkish cup

ISTANBUL, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Cup champions Besiktas on Thursday forfeited the Turkish Cup they won last year until the legal proceedings against some of their members in alleged match-fixing allegations are complete. Besiktas has become the

Liverpool signs Brazilian goalkeeper Doni

LONDON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni has signed contract with Liverpool, confirmed the Premier League side on Friday. Doni, 31, played for AS Roma in Italy in the past six seasons, lifting the Coppa Italia twice as well as

Clinton, Annan to meet on Syria

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Bill Clinton Seeks Designs for a Better World

Bill Clinton Seeks Designs for a Better World NEW YORK Designing for Impact is the theme of the 8th annual Clinton Global Initiative which began Sunday in New York City. What former president Bill Clinton means by design has nothing to do with fashio

Clinton formally steps down as U.S. secretary of state

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hillary Clinton on Friday formally stepped down as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State, ending her four- year tenure as the country's chief diplomat. Thank you, Clinton said in her farewell remarks at the lobby of the Stat

试点启用电子往来港澳通行证

New digital ID cards for people who commute back-and-forth from the mainland and Macau and Hong Kong are being handed out starting Tuesday. The new cards are going to eventually replace the paper permits currently in use. Guangdong, which is adjacent

Dutch Prince in coma shows "minimal consciousness"

THE HAGUE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Prince Friso, who has been in a coma since February this year, has shown occasional signs of minimal consciousness, the Netherlands Government Information Service RVD reported on Monday. The RVD emphasized that th

Prince William, Kate to spend Christmas Day with Kate's parents

LONDON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate are going to spend this year's Christmas Day with Kate's parents, local media reported on Saturday. The decision will help the couple avoid the public eye and allow Kate to rest as