Liverpool defender Carragher to retire

LONDON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the season, concluding a distinguished one-club career. The 35-year-old Carragher, labeled Mr Liverpool by the club, has played 723 tim

Trump builds his times after down "Rocket" at Masters

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Supported by the 1,200 faithful fans at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, the former World No. 1 and snooker's icon Ronnie O'Sullivan still found no way to repeat his four-time Masters triumph after a quick and bitter 6-2 quar

Japanese, US Automakers' Fortunes Are Reversing

The fortunes of American and Japanese automakers are reversing. The three big automakers in the United States - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - all are profitable now after struggling financially(金融上) during the world economic downturn that

Fortune forum to highlight "China's New Future"

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Fortune Global Forum, a prestigious world business summit, will be held in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu in June 2013, organizers announced Monday. The forum, running from June 6 to 8, will bring the CEOs

Bayern Munich eliminate Dortmund at German Cup

BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich progressed into the DFB Cup semifinals after they eliminated Dortmund thanks to the sole goal by Arjen Robben whereas Stuttgart defeated Bochum 2-0 on Wednesday. Bayern Munich's negati

Two child-trafficking gangs eliminated in China

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police on Monday broke up two major child-trafficking gangs, arrested 802 suspects and freed 181 children, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Thursday. Under the command of the MPS, more than 10,000 police

Sharapova eliminated at China Open

BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Elena Vesnina of Russia eliminated（消除,排除） her compatriot Maria Sharapova 7-6(3), 6-2 in the second round of China Open here on Tuesday. As a former world number one and the 12th seed in Beijing, Sharapova was l

Netanyahu ired over FM's remarks at UN

JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is outraged over statements made by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a speech he delivered Tuesday at the United Nations. Lieberman told delegates to the UN General Assemb

Spain chooses candidate for next year's Oscar

MADRID, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Spain chose film Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain) on Tuesday as the country's candidate（候选人） for an Oscar next year in the category（种类,分类） Best non-English Language Film.Tambien la Lluvia held off s

Springsteen Sax Star Clarence Clemons Dies

Clarence Clemons, the burly star saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Saturday, six days after suffering a stroke following surgery. Clemons was 69. His bandleader, Springsteen, announced on his website Clemons' loss was immeasurabl

Stonehenge turned into fire garden to mark the Olympics

LONDON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- When the sun withdrew its last drop of sunshine on Tuesday, the ancient Stonehenge was transformed into a carnivalesque fire garden to mark the London 2012 Olympics. Lit up with fire sculpture, the megalithic monuments wer

Difficult words to pronounce

This programme looks at the results of a recent survey in which 3,000 British people were asked to pronounce some of the most difficult words in the English language. Yvonne and Callum try their luck at pronouncing a few of those words and achieve s

eBay让中国供应商与世界连接

eBay is taking steps to try to establish itself in the Chinese market. The company has teamed up with Shanghai-based logistics service provider Winit to help Chinese vendors sell to overseas buyers. Chinese vendors using the eBay platform will be abl

Minsk, Moscow to talk over energy row on Monday

MOSCOW, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Belarusian delegation（代表团） that left for Moscow Sunday will hold talks over gas debt issue on Monday with the Russian side, said a representative from Belarusian Energy Ministry. The talks will focus on the cos

Firefox 4 trumps IE9 in first day download contest

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Mozilla's newly launched Firefox 4 Web browser was downloaded nearly 7 million times worldwide in the first 24 hours, according to media reports. The number was almost triple the 2.4 million downloads that Microsoft r

Ginger may diminish risk of colon cancer

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study finds that ginger may decrease the risk of colon cancer through diminishing the inflammation in the gut, according to media reports Thursday. Prior researches have found that chronicle inflammation in the g

S.Korea's direct corporate financing jumps 30% in Feb

SEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean companies' direct financing jumped 30 percent in February from a month earlier, the financial regulator（调整者） said Monday. Corporate financing through public offers amounted to 14.05 trillion won (12.

Ronaldo hat-trick as Real Madrid win derby

MADRID, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid once again defeated local rivals Atletico Madrid in the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday night.? Ronaldo was at his best and scored two incredible goals and a penal

Ronaldo reveals desire to become president of CBF

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Retired soccer star Ronaldo on Sunday revealed his aspirations of entering the world of politics and becoming the next president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF). With the sudden and unexpected resig

Ronaldo believes 2014 World Cup to be best ever

NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China-owned Swedish automaker Volvo announced Monday an endorsement deal with NBA's new Asian-American superstar Jeremy Lin, marking one of the first major corporate contracts for the Knicks guard. Over the next two yea