LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will not be able to defend his Olympic title in London. Nadal, issued a statement explaining that he hasn't recovered from tendonitis in his knees, which has affe...
HOUSTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets' newest icon Jeremy Lin told a crowded welcoming press conference here Thursday that he is excited about playing with the Rockets again and hoped to get better in the new season with the Rockets. Lin,...
BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has urged local governments to make more efforts to transform the economic development pattern and maintain steady economic growth. He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politica...
GUANGZHOU, July 20 (Xinhua) -- China's central military authority has approved to form and deploy a military garrison in the newly established city of Sansha. Sources with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guangzhou Military Command said Friday that...
NEW YORK Britains Manchester United soccer team is in deep financial trouble despite its winning tradition that dates to 1878. Its fans are known to resent the clubs American owners, the Florida-based Glazer family, which wants to sell stock in the t...
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered top military officials to monitor major U.S. news media for leaks of classified information, in an effort to stop the unauthorized release of government secrets to the public. The Pentagon made the anno...
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said he was shocked by the tragic shooting in Colorado, which killed 12, and his administration would endeavor to help victims in this tragedy. Michelle and I are shocked and saddened...
If an Olympic-themed song is supposed to inspire competitors to new athletic heights, Survival, the official Olympics song from British rock band Muse, is hardly a good example. 如果说奥运主题曲的作用本应是激励赛手勇攀体育高峰的...
As a controversy about the Made in China uniforms for members of the US Olympic team continued to erupt, one US track and field Olympian expressed his thanks to China. 随着美国奥运代表团队服中国制造的风波持续发酵，近日美国一...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has branded Juan Roman Riquelme a traitor for leaving Boca Juniors, local media reported Wednesday. Riquelme announced his decision to quit the club following the team's 3-1 a...
BERLIN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Monchengladbach signed Twente Enschede striker Luuk de Jong until 2017, the club said in an official statement on Wednesday. After long back and forth, the Foals signed Dutch international striker Luuk de Jong, wh...
HOUSTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets' newest icon Jeremy Lin arrived in Houston on Wednesday afternoon for his new career with the Rockets. Lin, who became a Rocket on Tuesday night when the Knicks declined to match Houston's free-agent o...
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China is going mobile as mobile phones have overtaken desktop computers as the primary source of Internet access in the country, a report showed Thursday. Some 388 million Chinese were connected to the Internet through mo...
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) opened here on Thursday, as Chinese and African leaders gathered to discuss measures to deepen China-Africa ties. When addressing the openi...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give Russian goods the same low-tariffs as exports from other nations, ending restrictions that were put in place during the Cold War. Supporters say the measure could...
