Beckham leads LA Galaxy for Asia-Pacific tour

JAKARTA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- David Beckham-led Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team has arrived in Jakarta to kick off their Asia-Pacific tour, Jakarta Globe reported here on Tuesday. As part of the tour, coach Bruce Arena's side will play against the Indo

US Defense Chief Warns Against Military Strike on Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says military action against Iran could have unintended consequences. The warning came at a press conference Thursday. The U.S. defense chiefs warning follows the release this week of a report by the International

Italian Senate Approves Financial Reforms

The Italian Senate has approved new austerity measures, the first step to ease the country's financial crisis and open the path for the expected resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The upper house of the Italian Parliament approved the f

Kenya shortlists four foreign coaches for soccer team

NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's football federation confirmed on Tuesday that the search of a successor to the departed Frenchman Henri Michel was over with four candidates short-listed and the final choice is expected to be announced on Wednesd

Ministry team sent to probe expressway collapse

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Public Security has dispatched a team to probe a blast involving a truck carrying fireworks on an expressway in central China's Henan Province on Friday morning. Headed by Huang Ming, vice minister of publi

Alain Giresse named national team coach of Senegal

DAKAR, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese football federation president Augustin Senghor announced Wednesday that French veteran Alain Giresse has been named the new coach of Senegal's national football team. The Frenchman signed a two-year deal which wil

Ganso hopes to return to Brazilian national team

SAO PAULO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso has revealed his main priority for 2013 is to reclaim his place in the Brazilian national side. I have always been ready to be the Selecao's number 10. Now, I am preparing myself even har

Ramires named in Team of the Year

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Ramires has been named in prestigious French sports newspaper Lequipe's 2012 Team of the Year. Ramires was the only Brazilian representative in the side which was made up largely of pl

Hulk vows to fight for place in Brazilian national team

RIO DE DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Zenit St. Petersburg and Brazil striker Hulk has vowed to not give up his place in the Brazilian national side's starting line-up without resistance. Currently on vacation and speaking from his home in Joao Pess

Chinese club buys fellow CSL team out of financial crisis

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- A most decorated team in China's top professional soccer league has been bought by a fellow league club after suffering a lack of fund from the investors. Dalian Shide, eight-time top league champions since 1994, was purch

Milan teams have bad day while Roma lose in derby

ROME, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan's revival turned out short-lived as they lost 3-1 to Fiorentina at home on Sunday, while Inter saw their ten-game winning streak snapped in their 3-2 loss to Atalanta. Milan suffered their fourth home defeat of the

UEFA gives heavy ban on Serbia U21 team

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Serbian under-21 team coaches were banned by two years for their role in a post-match brawl in a European Championship qualifier, UEFA announced on Thursday. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 105,000 U.S. dollars

Juventus not to sign any top player, says Conte

MILAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Juventus head coach Antonio Conte said on Sunday his club will not sign any top player due to economic conditions. The January transfer window opens soon and newspapers in Italy claimed Juventus is finalising a deal to sign

Yaya Toure wins CAF African Player of the Year

ACCRA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ivoirian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was crowned the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Best Player of the Year for the second consecutive time at an Awards Gala held at the Banquet Hall of the State House

Two Chinese tennis players out of Japan Open

Two Chinese tennis players out of Japan Open OSAKA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tennis players Zheng Jie and Zhou Yimiao were both eliminated from HP Japan Woman's Open Tennison Thursday in the western Japanese city of Osaka. At the second round of t

Chinese badminton players Cai and Fu win gold medals in men's doubles

LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton players Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng beat their rivals 2-0 Sunday afternoon, and clinched gold medals in men's doubles in the Wembley Arena. These are the first gold medal won by Chinese in that event. This mean

Lucas unveiled as PSG player

SAO PAULO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lucas Moura was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Tuesday after the European transfer window opened for business. The youngster left Brazilian club Sao Paulo in a deal reportedly worth around 26 million U.S. do

Neymar voted South America's best player

SAO PAULO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Santos and Brazil superstar Neymar has been voted South America's best player for the second successive year by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais. The 20-year-old beat Corinthians striker Paolo Guerrero, who scored the winnin

US player asks for second chance in China after marijuana use

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Marcus Williams pleaded for a second chance to play in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league following his positive test for marijuana. The 26-year-old American, who recorded the first doping case in CBA's 17-yea

Nobel laureate, former NBA player elected nat'l political advisors

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and Yao Ming, a former NBA star with the Houston Rockets, have been listed among China's national political advisors. The Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Polit