BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a period adventure comedy created by writer-director Stephen Chow, had raked in more than 1.1 billion yuan (176.7 million U.S. dollars) as of Sunday, the film's production compa...
BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich progressed into the DFB Cup semifinals after they eliminated Dortmund thanks to the sole goal by Arjen Robben whereas Stuttgart defeated Bochum 2-0 on Wednesday. Bayern Munich's negati...
GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for two matches on Wednesday for challenging opponents' player. Ibrahimovic will sit out of the European Champions League quarterfinals, first leg if Paris Sai...
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tractor Sazi Tabriz of Iran defeated Al-Jazira of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3-1 in Group A of Asian Champions League, local media reported on Wednesday. In the match held in Tabriz Yadeghar-e-Emam stadium before 85,00...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Reported Chelsea target Bernard scored a hat-trick as Brazil's Atletico Mineiro swept to a 5-2 away victory over Argentina's Arsenal Sarandi in their Copa Libertadores group stage clash on Tuesday. The 20-year-old...
MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A storming first half from Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa was vital as his side assured a spot in this year's final of the Copa del Rey after a 2-2 draw at Sevilla. Atletico Madrid progressed into the final with a 4-3...
ISLAMABAD, March 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 40 people were killed and over 135 others injured when twin blasts hit a residential area in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday night, local health official said. Aftab Khatri, Health Secretary...
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said that he opposed raising taxes to solve U.S. government's spending problem and replace the ongoing government's spending cuts. We have a spending addiction in...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers and political advisors have urged the government to restructure the country's food supervisory system to regain customer confidence as Hong Kong's newly-adopted purchase ban on baby formula refueled the...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A national lawmaker has urged strict legal supervision for China's milk industry, suggesting that those black sheep in the sector should be sent to prison. Zong Qinghou, a beverage magnate and also a deputy to the Nationa...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China is ready for the opening of the annual session of its top legislature, with all delegations having arrived in Beijing, according to the session's press center on Sunday. By Sunday evening, preparations for the first...
MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday was a cold night in FC Barcelona' s Camp Nou Stadium and the 98,000 fans in the stands had very little comfort on the pitch as their side was beaten 3-1 at home to Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey....
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Though Kobe Byrant scored the highest 29 points, the Los Angeles Lakers still lost to the Denver Nuggets 108-119 for the first defeat after the All-Star weekend on Monday night. Each team did a great offense job, the...
NAIROBI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- It is not everyday that you will find sibling battling each other in professional sports. But again, competition between brothers or sisters sometimes does not augur well for team cohesion. The national cross country squa...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona defender Daniel Alves says Neymar has already signed a deal to join Barcelona after his contract expires with Santos in July 2014. The comments come a week after reports that Premier League outfit Manches...
