Ye blazes into semi-finals of 200 meters medley

LONDON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Ye Shiwen showed that her world record display in the women's 400 meters medley was no flash in the pan when she clocked the fastest time in the heats for the 200 meters event on Monday morning. The 16-year-old was

Chinese Ye wins 200m medley while Liu Zige dim

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Clijsters to skip China Open

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of (退出) the 2010 China Open scheduled to start on Saturday, organizers said on Tuesday. According to the organizers, Clijsters quit the tournament（锦标赛

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BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The filmmakers behind The Hurt Locker have been moving forward with an action thriller about bin Laden's killing after the real-life operation took place in Pakistan on Sunday. Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Academy Award f

Juventus beat Genoa in five-goal thriller

ROME, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Rejuvenated Juventus scored their third consecutive(连续的) win in Serie A when they rallied to beat Genoa 3-2 on Sunday. An own goal from Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus in the seventh minute was cancelled out by another o

Archeologists unearth Roman building in north Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The national archeological expedition recently discovered a gigantic building built with large-size hewn stones that date back to the Roman era, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said Wednesday. The building, the thickness

美国私企飞船与空间站对接

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宇航员太空观战世界杯

As Brazil geared up for the World Cup, 230 miles above Earth, astronauts had their own microgravity kick-about. 巴西世界杯开幕之际，宇航员们在几乎没有重力的230英里高空踢起了足球。 U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve

A life taken in the name of 'respect'

A life taken in the name of 'respect' Three men will be sentenced on Friday for murdering Ben Kinsella, who was the 17th teenager to die in a violent killing in the UK capital last year. The 16-year-old brother of Eastenders actress Brooke Kinsella

"Mildred Pierce" dominates 63rd Emmy Awards nomina

LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Xinhua) -- HBO's miniseries Mildred Pierce on Thursday dominated the nomination for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with 21 nods. Mad Men, a recurrent recipient of the industry's premiere honor, was second with 19. A five-part mi

East Africa drought: DEC appeals for funds

A group of UK aid agencies has launched a joint fund-raising appeal to help more than 10 million people affected by severe drought in the Horn of Africa. Thousands of families in desperate need of food and water have trekked for days from Somalia to

Gadhafi Buried in Secret Grave in Libyan Desert

Libya's ousted leader, Moammar Gadhafi, was buried before dawn Tuesday in a secret desert location five days after he was captured, killed and his slowly decomposing body put on public display in a meat locker in the city of Misrata. Officials from t

Reja laments on "my worst Lazio"

ROME, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Lazio head coach Edy Reja was left disappointed by his worst Lazio after they succumbed 4-0 at Siena in the Italian Serie A on Saturday. The Biancocelesti had previously been unbeaten away from home, but were crushed by the T

Judoka Bermoy wins first medal for Cuba

LONDON, Jul. 29 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Janet Bermoy Sunday won a silver medal, the first London Olympic medal for Cuba, in the 52-kilogram division of judo. Bermoy was defeated by DPR Korean judoka Ae An Kum, who won the gold medal in the competition. Thi

Brazil give reality check to Team GB medal hope

LONDON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The hope of the British football team of taking medal from the 2012 London Olympics was given a shock when they were beaten 2-0 at home by Brazil on Friday. The Brazilians showed why they are among the favorites to win a m

Del Potro dreams of Olympic medal in London

BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentinean tennis star Juan Martin Del Potro, ranked 9th worldwide, said bringing home a medal from the London 2012 Olympic Games would be akin to scoring a Grand Slam win. In an interview with local daily Clarin Mo

Liu Xiang leads China's medal charge in London

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Four years after a lackluster performance with only two bronzes earned in Beijing Games, the Chinese track and field team, spearheaded by star hurdler Liu Xiang, is pinning medal hopes on eight events in London Olympics. U

China's Huang wins men's Nanquan gold medal in 11th WWC

ANKARA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's Huang Guangyuan won the first place in men's Nanquan competition in the 11th World Wushu Championships (WWC) held in Turkish capital Ankara, the WWC organizing committee announced on Tuesday. Huang recorded the hig

Four Chinese swimmers win medals at FINA World Cup

MOSCOW, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The second day of the FINA Swimming World Cup wrapped up here on Wednesday, with four Chinese swimmers won medals in competitions. In women's 200m butterfly, China's Gong Jie won the gold medal in 2:04.32, while South Kore

最后的飓风营救 米尔斯主演将退出

Liam Neeson will once more reprise his role as retired CIA agent Brian Mills in the upcoming action film, Taken 3. Weve already seen an incredible trailer for the forthcoming film, though it showed far more than fans may be comfortable with in terms