RIO DE JANEIRO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Mexican club Tijuana kept their unbeaten Copa Libertadores run intact with a 1-0 victory over defending champions Corinthians on Wednesday. Argentine defender Javier Gandolfi struck the winner with a 64th-minute ba...
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant finished with 42 points and 12 assists to help the Lakers make up 25-point deficit in the second half and beat the Hornets 108-102 Wednesday at New Orleans. Kobe, who injured his right elbow in a loss at Okla...
LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Blake Griffin played a highly efficient game with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, which gave the Clippers big support to stop the Bucks' streak with 117-101 victory. The 11 assists were Griffin's career high. H...
CANBERRA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government should put more money into football diplomacy as Australia prepares for the 2015 Asian Cup and use the Asian Cup to strengthen Australia's ties with Asia, an Australian think tank said in a late...
CARACAS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Acting President Nicolas Maduro on Monday formally registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)'s candidate for the upcoming presidential elect...
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...
TOKYO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States on Monday held their first meeting of the Comprehensive Dialogue on Space and agreed to cooperate in monitoring ships from space, local media report. In a joint statement after the meeting, the...
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The first challenge for the Ministry of Railways (MOR) is to ensure the smooth separation of administrative functions from its commercial operations, while its debts will be handled next, an official involved in planning...
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Monday said China would like to work with other countries to curb cyber attacks. The Chinese government resolutely opposes and has cracked down on hacking in accordance with the law and...
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will keep its family planning policy unchanged as the populous nation still faces mounting resource and population pressures, an official said Monday. China will not change its basic state policy o...
EIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Some well-known names in China's cabinet, including central banker Zhou Xiaochuan, and senior provincial officials, on Monday entered leadership of the country's top political advisory body. The leaders that comprises a c...
LIMA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Peru on Thursday called up 15 players from abroad for a World Cup soccer qualifier against Chile. The players are goalkeeper Raul Fernandez (FC Dallas, United States), defenders Alberto Rodriguez (Rio Ave FC, Portugal), Carl...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted Ronaldinho remains in his World Cup plans despite leaving the two-time FIFA world player of the year out of a 22-man squad to face Italy and Russia. Speaking during a p...
NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin are set to visit Asia in October with Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets for a series of exhibition games, the National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday. The Lakers will play two...
NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka was fined 25,000 dollars for striking Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin in the groin during a game on Sunday, the NBA said Tuesday. Ibaka was initially whistled a level...
