RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Ministry of Sports received on Friday a letter from FIFA president Joseph Blatter who expressed his confidence that Brazil will be successful in its organization and administration of the 2014 World...
SHENZHEN, South China, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Phillipe Troussier's Shenzhen Ruby suffered a bitter 1-0 defeat against Shanghai East Asia at their first home match in the Chinese second division league here on Saturday, overshadowing their ambition to r...
TUNIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Elena Svitilona of Ukraine won the la Marsa Open after beating Bulgaria's Isabelle Shinikova 7-6, 7-6 in the final on Saturday in the north of the capital. On Friday, Svitilona easily defeated Tunisian hopeful Ons Jabeur,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- On the same day that Corinthians officially terminated Adriano's contract, the controversial striker declared on Friday that he will begin practicing with his former team Flamengo. Corinthians announced on Friday...
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Datang International Power, a listed unit of China Datang, a major Chinese power producer, said Sunday its net profit fell 22.78 percent year-on-year to 1.91 billion yuan (303.2 million U.S. dollars) due to rising therma...
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A joint statement released in Beijing on Sunday said that Indonesia invites Chinese enterprises to increase their investment. The statement was issued as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wrapped up a three-d...
Pope Benedict meets with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Saturday, as the Roman Catholic leader embarks on a five-day Latin America trip that will also take him to Cuba. The pontiff began his day with celebration of a private Mass at Miraflores Col...
U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in South Korea for the Nuclear Security Summit which starts Monday. Mr. Obama landed at a U.S. air base south of Seoul early Sunday local time and is expected to meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak l...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States has compensated the families of the victims in shooting spree committed by a U.S. soldier in a southern Afghan town on March 11, an official said Sunday. The compensation includes 50,000 U...
MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the mission of Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint envoy on Syiria may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war. The Annan mission, perhaps, is the last chance for S...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil soccer legend Romario declared on Friday that he has no intention of running for the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF). However, the now congressman endorsed Ronaldo to command the fu...
VALENCIA, Spain, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves took the time to speak to Xinhua in an exclusive interview this week about his experiences at the side which currently lies third in the BBVA Primera Liga table. Alves, 26, joined...
NAIROBI, March 23 (Xinhua) -- World indoor 800m women champion Pamela Jelimo has confirmed her attendance at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on May 25 in the Czech Republic. The event, an IAAF World Challenge, will be crucial to the Olympic 800m cha...
THE HAGUE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Heracles Almelo surprisingly secured its first ever final berth in the Dutch Cup on Thursday evening by beating AZ 4-2 in Alkmaar. Heracles took an early lead through a header by Everton, but halfway the first half AZ...
BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China hopes to strengthen tourism cooperation with Russia to bring the total number of mutual tourists to 5 million by 2015, Vice Premier Wang Qishan said while meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladislav Surkov on Fr...
