BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg were held to 1-1 draw at Nuremberg owing to the leveller by Tomas Pekhart while Augsburg defeated Dusseldorf 3-2 giving away a 3-0 lead to close the 18th round of German Bundesliga on Sunday. Nuremberg's Tomas Pekh...
SAO PAULO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite singled out Chinese midfielder Chen Zhizhao for praise after the Brazilian club began its 2013 campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against Paulista on Sunday. Making his first start since his F...
CALGARY, Canada, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa established herself as the fastest woman on skates Sunday when she set a new world record in the 500 meters at the Essent ISU World Cup speed skating event in Alberta. In a field that fe...
MADRID, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad came back from 2-0 down at home to hand FC Barcelona their first defeat of the the BBVA Primera Liga this season when beating the leaders 3-2 on Saturday night. Barca looked to be cruising when they went 2-0...
BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mario Mandzukic's brace ensured Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over Greuther Fuerth, Leverkusen defeated Frankfurt 3-1 and defending champion Dortmund crushed Bremen 5-0 at the 18th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern Munich...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Actor-director Ben Affleck's political thriller Argo has added one more trophy to its already hefty haul of awards as its cast was named the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for best ensemble in a moti...
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai has told of his epiphany while preparing for his role in high-kicking new film The Grandmaster that kung fu is more spiritual practice and way of life than pure fighting. In the latest...
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China lacks quality environment assessment agencies, according to a government report issued on Monday. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) publicized a report after a three-year survey into the country's envir...
GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two buildings consisting of six shops collapsed Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, the municipal government has confirmed. At around 4:40 p.m., subsidence occurr...
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A nationwide campaign was launched in China on Monday to reduce potential fire risks in public buildings in the wake of a Brazilian nightclub blaze that claimed at least 230 lives. Firefighters at all levels were urged to...
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's state-owned enterprises have showed more willingness to serve the people, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). Business giants posted stories of how they have help...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Monday passed the 50.5-billion-dollar relief bill for Superstorm Sandy, sending it to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. The bill, which passed the upper chamber with a 62-36 vot...
PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i...
WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration is once again going to the American people to win support for one of its initiatives. The president and other White House officials are mounting a public campaign for passage of gun control legislation, evidenced...
PRAGUE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Former Czech prime minister Milos Zeman vowed to represent all Czech citizens including the lower ten million, after voting results showed he had won the country's first direct presidential election beating the conservativ...
