SANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chilean soccer club Universidad de Chile, well known as La U, are the third best club in the world behind Spain's Barcelona and Real Madrid, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFF...
ROME, May 2 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said Lecce delayed the Scudetto delivery on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw at Juventus and gave his side chance. The draw cut Juve's advantage from three points to one over AC Milan who beat...
SHEFFIELD, England, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Three-time Crucible winner Ronnie O'Sullivan became hot favourite to claim a fourth title of the world snooker championship after he rallied to beat Neil Robertson 13-10 on Wednesday in a final before the final t...
LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) started its full-scale test of the Olympic Park on Wednesday as it delivers six final sporting test events as part of the London Prepares series. Du...
ROME, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon made an easy mistake to gift 10-man Lecce a 1-1 draw on Wednesday as the Turin side saw their Serie A lead over AC Milan cut to a single point with two games to go. Claudio Marchisio's early hea...
The Hungarian parliament has confirmed Janos Ader, a member of the ruling Fidesz party, as the country's new president, angering opposition parties that say the move gives the party too much power. Several opposition parties boycotted Wednesday's vot...
President Barack Obamas surprise trip to Afghanistan on the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden is the latest indication that foreign policy and national security issues will matter this election year, even if most political analysts pr...
ISTANBUL, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian cyclist Ivailo Gabrovski from the Konya Torku Seker Spor team took first place in the overall individual classification of the 48th annual Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey here on Sunday. Dutch cyclist Theo...
LONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Roy Hodgson is set to be named as the manager of England after it was revealed the West Brom manager is in talks with the Football Association. The 64-year-old is the only candidate to have been interviewed for the role,...
MADRID, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will have to wait until at least Wednesday night until they have the chance of being crowned as champions of La Liga after both they and FC Barcelona won their respective matches Sunday. Real Madrid kicked off...
LONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 1.4 million Olympic football tickets will go on sale from Monday, the BBC said here on Sunday. Olympics organizers confirmed the tickets will be available from 11:00 BST, with the sales window due to stay open until...
LONDON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The Football Association just announced the appointment of Roy Hodgson as England Manager and will declare it shortly in a press conference at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The 64-year-old signs a four year contract....
MADRID, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will be the champions of the BBVA Primera Liga on Wednesday night if they are able to win away to Athletic Club Bilbao. A win would give Real Madrid an unassailable seven point lead over FC Barcelona with just tw...
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- On a wooden bench in Christopher Bremble's office sit two golden Emmy trophies, awards for excellence in American television. Bremble's Beijing-based studio, Base FX, has earned acclaim for its work on HBO dramas The Pac...
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing municipal government has decided to subsidize large and medium-sized theaters, encouraging them to offer more low-price tickets to audience. From Monday to December, 15 theaters with capacities from 500 to 3,...
