U.S. Open finals postponed one day for drizzle

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Open men's singles final and women's doubles final have to be postponed（延期） to Monday due to the drizzle（毛毛雨） starting on Saturday's afternoon in Flushing Meadows（草地 ）. Men's singles f

Barca extend lead at top of table in Spain's match-day 27

MADRID, March 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga to 13 points in Spain's matchday 27. Barca's 2-0 win at home to bottom of the table Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday coupled with Atletico's Madrid's 1-0

Ashley Cole extends one-year contract with Chelsea

LONDON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has signed a one-year contract extension with the English Premier League club, Chelsea announced on Tuesday. I am pleased I will be starting my eighth season at Chelsea, said the 32-year-old E

Mainland to allow overseas citizens in stock market

TAIPEI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The mainland's securities regulatory body announced Tuesday that it is considering to allow citizens of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao to invest directly in the mainland's stock market with the renminbi. Tong Daochi, an offic

Bayern Munich extend lead in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over ten men Freiburg while Leverkusen outclassed Bremen 4-1 owing to the brace by Gonzalo Castro to close the 14th round of Bundesliga on Wednesday. League leaders Bayern Mun

Former Brazil star Ze Roberto extends Gremio contract

Former Brazil star Ze Roberto extends Gremio contract

Snow storm causes traffic chaos in Stockholm

Snow storm causes traffic chaos in Stockholm

Bergara extends Real Sociedad deal

Bergara extends Real Sociedad deal MADRID, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad confirmed an agreement to keep midfielder Markel Bergara at the club for the further three seasons on Thursday. The 26-year-old product of the club's youth system has made 8

U.S. stocks suffer biggest weekly loss in four months

U.S. stocks suffer biggest weekly loss in four months NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks settled narrowly mixed on Friday, ending the worst week in four month, amid concerns over sluggish economy and weak earnings season. When the market close

Europe Moves to Bolster Economy; Stocks Soar

Europe Moves to Bolster Economy; Stocks Soar A key U.S. stock index, the SP 500, soared to the highest level since the Great Recession began four years ago, after the European Central Bank moved to bolster the continent's troubled economies Thursday.

Thomas Mueller extends contract with Bayern Munich

BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- German international and Bayern Munich's offensive all-rounder Thomas Mueller extended his running contract until June 2017, the club said in an official statement on Wednesday. Bayern Munich youth product Thomas Mueller e

China backs cooperation between Iran, IAEA: FM spokesman

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that China supports cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). China always sees dialogue and cooperation as the only correct

U.S.investigates Afghanistan war leaks

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday said the United States is investigating the leak of over 90,000 classified reports about Afghanistan war. Gibbs said there is an ongoing（不间断的） investigation that

Jennifer Aniston: women don't need men to be good moms

BEIJING, Aug 9 (Xinhuanet) --Jennifer Aniston's new movie The Switch is coming up and so is her new point of being a mom. Aniston plays a 40-year-old woman who uses an anonymous sperm donor to get pregnant, then finds out years later that her male be

Iran, UK negotiate to resume bilateral consular ties: official

TEHRAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates' Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said here Sunday that Tehran and London are negotiating to resume bilateral consular ties, semi-official Fars news agenc

Iran insists on full nuclear rights within NPT: nuclear negotiator

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Saturday that the Islamic republic insists on its full nuclear rights within the framework of Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Making the remarks at an annual confe

Kerry urges Iran to make "real offers" in nuclear talks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged Iran to make real offers and engage in a real dialogue in the upcoming nuclear talks with world powers, saying this is the only way to make progress. I want to reite

FIFA cancels sanction to Indonesia, gives more time to settle dispute

JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- World football governing body FIFA cancels its plan to give sanction to Indonesia as it has extended the deadline for the country to setle dispute between two football organizations to March 30 from the initial Dec. 10, l

Iran provides missile technology to Palestinians

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari said Wednesday Iran has provided the Palestinian resistance with the technology of mass production of Fajr-5 missiles, semi-official Far

U.S. threatens sanctions on Pakistan over Iran pipeline

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Monday threatened sanctions against Pakistan as the South Asian nation pressed ahead with a gas pipeline project with Iran. As I said, if this project actually goes forward, we have serious concer