Benfica win fourth consecutive League Cup

COIMBRA, Portugal, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Benfica won a fourth successive Portuguese League Cup on Saturday after beating Gil Vicente 2-1 in the final. Rodrigo gave Benfica a 30th-minute lead, but Gil Vicente levelled through Ze Luis on 78 minutes. But

Barca end Real Madrid's winning run in ACB Basketball league

MADRID, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro scored 33 points to take his side to a 96-89 win at home to league leaders Real Madrid. Navarro's display was the key factor as Barcelona ended their traditional rivals' 14 game

Bayern defeats Naples 3-2 at UEFA Champions League

BERLIN, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- German record champion Bayern Munich wrapped their third win in group A thanks to the hat rick by striker Mario Gomez against Naples within the first half on Wednesday. German giant Bayern staged a powerful performance agai

Guangzhou Evergrande edged out of AFC Champions league

Guangzhou Evergrande edged out of AFC Champions league GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- With a late away goal, Saudi giants Al Ittihad narrowly escaped from Guangzhou with 5-4 on aggregate to semifinals in AFC Champions league here on Tuesday nig

Justine Siegal Makes Major League Baseball History

Justine Siegal has made history by becoming the first woman to pitch batting practice for a Major League Baseball team. Despite a case of nerves, the pony-tailed Siegal broke the gender barrier with spring training pitching stints for the Cleveland I

Rooney out of Champions League match against Benfica

LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An injury from last week's Premier League match against Swansea kept Wayne Rooney out of Manchester United's Champions League match against Benfica at home on Tuesday. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Rooney had picke

Real Madrid make it perfect 10 in ACB basketball league

MADRID, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid made it a perfect 10 out of 10 as they defeated CAI Zaragoza 94-79 to continue their perfect start to the season in the Endesa ACB Basketball League. Jaycee Carroll netted 18 points in a solid all round performa

Barca can claim league title on the weekend

MADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona will have the chance to be crowned kings of the BBVA Primera Liga for the third consecutive season should results go their way this weekend. Barcelona can round up a perfect week which saw the club qualify for t

Bradford thrashed in League Cup final but still creates history

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Giant killer Bradford failed to have a fairytale ending at League Cup final on Sunday as Premier League side Swansea conquered the fourth-tier team with an overwhelming 5-0 victory to lift their first trophy in more than 1

Barcelona sink Man. United to win Champions League

LONDON, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Spanish giant Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 to win the UEFA Champions League at Wembley on Saturday. It's the fourth time that Barca were rewarded the premier honor of the European clubs competition. Pedro Rodriu

2017年CRI Justice League to save the world together on Nov 17

All six members of DC Comic's Justice League have made a stop-over in Beijing on a promotional tour. Wonder Woman'star Gal Gadot says despite the intense shooting schedule, she is happy with the results. I started to prep for Wonder Woman six months

Bayern Munich beat Valencia 2-1 at Champions League

Bayern Munich beat Valencia 2-1 at Champions League BERLIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos ensured a successful start for Bayern Munich into their UEFA Champions League adventure following a 2-1 win over Valencia at outsol

Kaka to miss Real's league match against Valencia

MADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Spanish soccer league giant Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho's coaching assistant Aitor Karanka said on Friday that Brazilian star Kaka will miss Real's match against Valencia on Saturday. Kaka just returned to training l

Bilbao's Europa League journey nearly over after home defeat

MADRID, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Club Bilbao need a miracle if they are to qualify for the last 32 of the Europa League after suffering a 3-2 home defeat against Olympique Lyon Thursday. The French side took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to

Man United down Schalke 2-0 in Champions League

BERLIN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United swept Schalke 2-0 in their Champions League semifinal first leg in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday. Ryan Giggs broke 67 minutes of deadlock and Wayne Rooney added the second three minutes later after

New head of China Democratic League elected

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Baowen was on Thursday elected chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (CDL), a non-Communist political party with about 230,000 members. The party concluded its 11th National Congress on th

Easy win for Barca in Champions League

MADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Czech side Viktoria Plzen in their third game in the Champions League group stage. Barcelona controlled the game from start to finish and should have scored more goals against a

Chelsea beat FC Nordsjaelland 4-0 in Champions League

Chelsea beat FC Nordsjaelland 4-0 in Champions League COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Top English football club Chelsea beat Danish side FC Nordsjaelland 4-0 to win their first Champions League group stage match at the Parken Stadium here on Tuesday e

Chinese clubs frustrated in AFC Champions League

GUANGZHOU, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande suffered a 2-1 home loss against Thai League champions Buriram United in the AFC Champions League here Wednesday night, leaving the group qualifying favor out of thei

Last-minute goal gives Barca Champions League win

Last-minute goal gives Barca Champions League win MADRID, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A last minute goal from Jordi Alba gave Barca three points from their Champions League match at home to Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic in a game that had looked destined