SAN JOSE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica, will host important sports events that will be a rehearsal for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) U-17 Women's World Cup, to be held in the Central American...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Neymar's father claimed Friday that Barcelona would be the perfect destination for his superstar son, but the Brazilian will not join in the club until after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to Spanish sports website...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Ramires has been named in prestigious French sports newspaper Lequipe's 2012 Team of the Year. Ramires was the only Brazilian representative in the side which was made up largely of pl...
SAN JOSE, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican cyclist Nieves Carrazco Thursday won for the second time in his carrer, the 10th stage of Costa Rica's International Cycling Tour, where Colombian Oscar Sanchez is general leader. Carrazco was the first one t...
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Danish title holder and defending champion Jan Oe. Joergensen had no trouble whatsoever beating Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in Thursday's men's singles semifinals of this year's badminton Copenhagen Masters. Joergensen...
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top sports official said here on Wednesday that more favorable policies and financial support will be provided for the development of the popular ball sports, especially football, by the government. Liu Peng, dire...
RIO DE DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Zenit St. Petersburg and Brazil striker Hulk has vowed to not give up his place in the Brazilian national side's starting line-up without resistance. Currently on vacation and speaking from his home in Joao Pess...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- English champions Manchester City have sent director of football Txiki Begiristain to negotiate the transfer of Cornthians and Brazil midfielder Paulinho. It is reported City will offer in the region of 18 million dolla...
ROME, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti said Friday that he would head a coalition of centrists after meeting a group of business and political moderate figures who have expressed support for his reform program. Monti t...
WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reach an agreement to avoid the tax increases and deep government cuts that are set to take effect Tuesday. The next move in the fiscal drama is up to the Senate. In his weekly radio and Intern...
WHITE HOUSE The drama over the U.S. governments so-called fiscal cliff enters its final day before the deadline on Monday, with no agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Americans will face tax increases and deep government cuts on Tuesday if n...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. lawmakers in the upper house of Congress on Sunday were attempting to strike a last- minute deal to solve the so-called fiscal cliff, but the two sides have not inked a deal as the nation neared the verge of cliff...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indian police and protesters clashed Sunday at a demonstration zone in central Delhi, while the opposition criticized the government for a secretive and hurried cremation of the body of the victim of the Dec. 16 gang ra...
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government will take strong measures against companies that break food safety regulations to ensure healthy New Year holiday and the Spring Festival that falls in mid February next year. The authorities will imple...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Attacking midfielder Lucas Moura, who next month will move from Sao Paulo to French outfit Paris Saint-Germain in a multi-million dollar deal, is the reason behind a major rift at Real Madrid, according to the Spanish m...
