Take Away English-The Snooker World Championship 世界台球锦标赛

The World Snooker Championship takes place in Sheffield every year Snooker aficionados in the UK have descended upon Sheffield, a city in the north of England, for the 2006 Snooker World Championship. From April the 15th until the final on May the 1

Skating: Chinese Pair Win First Medals at World Championship

Broadcast: Mar 27,2003 The first medals of the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships were awarded Wednesday night here in the nation's capital. Chinese skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo successfully

2007年VOA标准英语-Germany, Norway to Play in Women's World Cup Se

By Jim Stevenson Tainjin, China 24 September 2007 Defending champion Germany and 1995 winner Norway are about to battle for the right to play in the Women's World Cup football (soccer) final. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this preview of the first semifina

800米自由泳孙杨今晨夺冠

The reigning world champions led the race at the first turn and looked comfortable in the following laps as he maintained a narrow lead over Jordan Harrison and Cochrane, although Harrison dropped away at around 400 meters as Connor Jaeger came into

Ford to quit world rally championship on economic reasons

BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The world rally championship will miss Ford next season after the American constructor announced to quit on Monday. It's better for the company and the Ford marque to pull out of the world championship, Ford Europe's vice-

Brazilian championship second strongest in world

SAO PAULO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Tuesday said that the Brazilian national league, the Campeonato Brasileiro, was the second strongest in 2012. The Brazilian tournament climbed to se

Murphy cruises into top 16 at inaugural Int'l Championship

Murphy cruises into top 16 at inaugural Int'l Championship CHENGDU, Sichuan Province, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former world champion Shaun Murphy cruised into top 16 with a 6-0 whitewash of Andrew Higginson at the inaugural International Championship here

2007年VOA标准英语-US Reaps Golden Harvest at World Athletics

By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 01 September 2007 The United States has won the gold medals in the men's and women's relay while an American took the pole vault title at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. VOA's David Byrd was trackside and

U.S wins world basketball championship

ISTANBUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States defeated Turkey（土耳其） 81-64 in Sunday's final of the 2010 World Basketball Championships here. The U.S. took the lead early in the first quarter and held through for the entir match. Kevin Dur

Wladimir Klitschko defends his three belts

BERLIN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Boxer Wladimir Klitschko defended his three heavyweight champion's belts against challenger Samuel Peter by technical knockout at the tenth round on Saturday night in Frankfurt. Klitschko dominated(控制) the h

Woods back to play PGA Championship

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has been back to the field and formally entered the PGA Championship after missing two other majors earlier this year. The World Golf Championship at Firestone will mark his return next w

Jones stuns Murphy on world snooker championship debut

SHEFFIELD, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Jamie Jones became the fourth qualifier to reach the second round of the snooker World Championship as he shocked world number 5 Shaun Murphy, winning 10-8. It was a tremendous Crucible debut for young Welshman Jones a

Biggest snooker event in Asia to be staged in China

SHEFFIELD, England, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The newly launched World Snooker International Championship will be staged for the first time later this year, with the biggest top prize ever and top competitive level for a snooker event in Asia. The world r

China's Ding to face Day at snooker worlds first round

LONDON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's top snooker player Ding Junhui will take on Ryan Day in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next week. Ding, who entered the semifinals last year but was knocko

Vivian Cheruiyot awarded as Best Sportswoman of the Year

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the Laureus Award on Monday as the best Sportswoman of the Year. She snatched gold medals of both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Daegu. One of the great distance run

More leading seeds fall at Match Play second round

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Bubba Watson came out the only survivor as other top 10 seeds all fell at Friday's second round of the Match Play Championship, following world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods' exit on Thursda

Iran's Paykan out of FIVB Club World Championship

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's volleyball club Paykan is out of FIVB Club World Championship after losing 3-2 to a Canadian club. Canada's Trinity Western Spartans rallied to beat Paykan 25-23, 18-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-6 on Monday in Doha, Qatar,

Cuba warms up for World Cup qualifiers in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Cuba' s national soccer team will this week warm up for its June World Cup qualifiers with matches against Brazil' s Mogi Mirim and Ponte Preta. The Caribbean nation will confront Mogi Mirim at the Romildo Ferreira

China's Zou wins gold at World Boxing Championships

BAKU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese star boxer Shiming Zou won the gold medal in the men's 49kg division at the AIBA world championship here on Saturday. Zou defeated South Korean Jong Shin 20-11 in the final to claim the crown for the third straight ti

新西兰英语 501 Champion rowers

New Zealand rowers had their best ever results in the world championships which finished in Slovenia last night. They won nine medals four gold, one silver and four bronze. Mahe Drysdale won his 5th world championship in the mens single sculls. He ha