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LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia claimed his first Wimbledon title on Sunday after beating defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. The serb, who will take over the world top ranking from the Spaniard on Monday, extended

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BERLIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich defended top position with a 4-0 win over Nuremberg at the southern derby, Schalke earned a 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim owing a brace by striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar while Hannover lost to Mon

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美国制造业二月回升 WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in February, reversing two months of slowing growth, an industry survey showed on Monday. The manufacturing index, also known a

S&P 500 positive for 2011

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks extended gains on Friday, with major indexes higher for the fourth straight day as most of the latest data signaled a pick-up in the economy. As of Friday's close, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 124.

学个词 95:cool

今天学的词组是cool. Cool的意思是很好，很棒。比如布什总统点亮了白宫前的国家圣诞树，在场的人称赞说：It's cool! 意思是真好看，真棒。 Cool也有不感兴趣、缺乏热情的意思。有报道说，布什

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WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. builder confidence for newly-built, single-family homes continued to drop in April, indicating the market had been losing momentum since the beginning of this year, a leading industry report said on Monday. The b

Chinese Jin ousted in World Snooker Haikou Open

HAIKOU, China, March 1 (Xinhua) --- Chinese Jin Long lost to Robert Henry Milkins 5-2 on Thursday as the English player made it to the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Haikou Open. Jin Long made a break of 48 points to win the first frame 68-21 be

Juve surpass Milan to top Serie A

ROME, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Juventus regained the top spot of the Serie A after they beat Palermo 2-0 while AC Milan lost to Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Saturday. Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella found the net for the visitors in the second half o

Barca five points behind Real for derby draw

MADRID, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona dropped to five points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga following a 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Sunday. Barca could only draw 1-1 away to neighbors Espanyol in a thrilling and controversial game. Against

Botafogo fires head coach Caio Junior

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- One day after the team's 2-1 loss against America-MG, the Botafogo administration decided to fire head coach Caio Junior on Thursday. Losing five of its last six games, the vice-president of soccer at Botafogo Andr

Bremen held to 1-1 draw at Augsburg

BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga powerhouse Bremen surprisingly shared points with first division newbie Augsburg on Friday.Bremen failed to win the third match in row as they were unable to utilize their goal scoring opportunities. As e

Santos defeats Fluminense 2-1

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Home team Santos beat Fluminense 2-1 from the eighth round of the 2011 Brazilian Championshipon Wednesday. The win is Santos' second-straight as the team looks to recover after a slow start in the competition. Befo

Top two win in Spain's La Liga

MADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid kept their calmness under pressure(面临压力) to produce a convincing 3-1 win away to Racing Santander to remain seven points behind FC Barcelona at the end of Spain's 27th round on Sunday. Real Madrid trave

Corinthians remain atop despite embarrassing loss

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians lost to bottom team America-MG in an away match on Sunday but still remain atop in the standings of the Brazilian soccer championship. America-MG scored the match's first goal through penalty kick in the

Marbury leads Beijing into CBA finals

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Stephon Marbury snatched a game-high 30 points plus nine rebounds and eight assists as Beijing Ducks cruised past Shanxi Zhongyu 3-2 with a 110-98 home victory on Sunday, making it to the CBA finals for the first time. A

Inter beat Fiorentina to move up in Serie A

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Lanus holds leadership in Argentina's Final Tournament

BUENOS AIRES, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Argentinean soccer team Lanus Sunday defeated Godoy Cruz 1-0 to consolidate the leadership in the final tournament after the sixth matchday. The match was played in Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, at 1,0

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's soccer coach Carlos Queiroz has said that the national team's goal is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday. We have a

Hamburg draws, Augsburg wins at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg were held to 1-1 draw at Nuremberg owing to the leveller by Tomas Pekhart while Augsburg defeated Dusseldorf 3-2 giving away a 3-0 lead to close the 18th round of German Bundesliga on Sunday. Nuremberg's Tomas Pekh

Houston Rockets beat Memphis Grizzlies 121-96

HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- James Harden scored 31 points and dished out eight assists to lead the Houston Rockets to its 121-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. It was the Rockets's 13th straight home win over the Grizzlies, who have