Barcelona closer to Real Madrid with 4-1 away win

MADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona moved to within three points of BBVA Primera Liga leaders Real Madrid thanks to a 4-1 away win in Zaragoza on Saturday night. Although Barcelona were below their best and coach Pep Guardiola rested midfield tr

Rockets tie NBA 3-pointers record in 140-109 win over Warriors

HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets tied a NBA record with 23 3-pointers to rout the Golden State Warriors 140-109 Tuesday night at Toyota Center. The Warriors did everything they could, including intentionally fouling three times in the

Arenas revives with 37 points and McGrady enjoy first straight win

BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Gilbert Arenas made his brightest performance in China by scoring a season-high 37 points to lead Shanghai Sharks beat Xinjiang Guanghui 107-104 in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Sunday. Arenas, who just r

McGrady tastes first win in CBA

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tracy McGrady woke up from the nightmare of 12 straight defeats as Qingdao Doublestars beat Jiangsu Dragons 106-97 for its first victory of the CBA this season on Wednesday night. Before the final buzzer sounded, McGrady

Avai grab first win of Brazilian Championship

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Avai grabbed the first win in the Brazilian Championship after ten rounds as they beat Atletico-GO 1-0 at home on Saturday. The game's only goal came in the first half by veteran striker William. Atletico-GO's goal

Harden leads Rockets to 104-92 win over Hornets

HOUSTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- James Harden scored 31 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 104-92 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Omer Asik had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets, and Patrick Patter

Harden leads Rockets to 125-103 win over 76ers

HOUSTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- James Harden scored 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to beat Philadelphia 76ers 125-103 at a NBA game Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Harden finished with a game-high 33 points along with seven assists. Jeremy Lin

Italy qualify for Euro 2012 with win over Slovenia

FLORENCE, Italy, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Giampaolo Pazzini came off the bench to score a late goal and gave Italy a 1-0 win over Slovenia and qualification for Euro 2012 on Tuesday. The hosts could not convert their numerous chances into goals until the

Real, Barca both win to retain gap

MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid retained their seven point lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win at Getafe, while second-placed Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1. Sergio Ramos' header gave Real

Clippers win over Pistons 129-97

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Blake Griffin finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, Chris Paul contributed 20 points with 14 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Detroit Pistons 5th straight defeat 129-97 on Sunday. The 129 points w

Iberia Star win UEFA Cup Futsal Elite Group D qualifiers

Iberia Star win UEFA Cup Futsal Elite Group D qualifiers TBILISI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iberia Star Tbilisi from hosts Georgia on Sunday overwhelmed a one-man-short SL Benfica of Portugal to win the Group D of the Elite qualification for the 2012-2013

AC Milan pull away with win over Napoli

MILAN, Feb. 28 (Xinha) -- AC Milan scored three goals in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0, building up their lead in the Italian Serie A to five points. Napoli(那不勒斯) went into Monday's eagerly-awaited tussle at the San Siro looking for a vi

Brazil retain title with easy win over Cuba

ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil captured their third consecutive men's world volleyball（排球） championship after beating Cuba in straight sets on Sunday. The final, touted as the old versus（与..对抗） the young, experience versus physica

Dortmund and Bayern win at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Juergen Klopps side wrapped the 20th win of the season at Wolfsburg while Bayern craved out a 2-1 win against Augsburg at the opener of the 29th round on Saturday. Defending champion and Bundesliga front-runner Borussia Do

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

Review: Real and Barca both win in Primera Liga

MADRID, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid and FC Barcelona both won their matches in the BBVA Primera Liga this weekend to maintain the status quo at the top of the league table. Real Madrid brushed past a poor Real Sociedad side 5-1 on Saturday night

Russia beat China 73-54 for second win in men's basketball

LONDON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Russia managed a 73-54 win over China though they were not playing an impressive offensive game Tuesday in the preliminary round of the men's basketball competition at the London 2012 here. Andrei Kirelenko scored 16 point

Olympic champs Felix, Eaton win Jesse Owens Award

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- American Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Ashton Eaton were named as the winners of the 2012 Jesse Owens Award on Monday for their outstanding performance in the year 2012. Felix enjoyed a successful journey in Lond

Sharks end long wait for win in Xinjiang

BEIJING, Dec. 04 (Xinhuanet) --The Shanghai Sharks won their second straight game in the CBA yesterday with their star captain Liu Wei again leading from the front to run away with a 99-95 away win at the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. Shanghai's American i

Chinese divers win three golds at Diving World Series

MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers won three golds at the FINA Diving World Series in Moscow Friday, but the Chinese team played cool with the results as many players believed they had not performed their best. China's He Chong, who is an Ol