Federer takes on Haas in Halle final

BERLIN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer will vie for his sixth ATP Halle grasscourt title when he faces German Tommy Haas in Sunday's final. Second seed Federer barely sweated in his 6-1, 6-4 semifinal win over unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny on S

Federer says Olympics tougher than grand slam

LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer said here on Thursday that winning the Olympic Games could be even harder than winning a grand slam title. Federer, who made history three weeks ago by winning his seventh Wimbledon title, said th

Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab（修复） to seek treatment in a live-in facility in Southern California, according to TMZ reports on Wednesday. The source said that she made the deci

全球变暖 北极生态系统面临挑战

Northeast Arctic cod, usually found in the Barents Seas, have been traveling up to the archipelago of Svalbard for the past three years. Off the coast of Longyearbyen, a Norwegian city located just 1,300 kilometers from the North Pole, scientists are

北极异常升温让科学家不解

Scientists are struggling to understand why a burst of scary warming at the North Pole has pushed Arctic temperatures nearly 20C higher than normal for this time of year. 科学家们感到费解，北极突然出现的可怕变暖为何会导致北极

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

AC Milan signs Mark Van Bommel from Bayern Munich

MILAN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan announced on Tuesday that they have signed a six-month contract with Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel on a free transfer. The 34-year-old midfielder asked to be released from his contract at Bayern after being s

U.S. law enforcement sued for illegally detaining foreign nationals

U.S. law enforcement sued for illegally detaining foreign nationals LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The illegal detention of foreign nationals in the United States have angered civil rights groups to file a lawsuit against the law enforcement. Six p

中国不动产登记条例出台

Reporter: The new rules require all governments above the county level to designate special departments for property registration in their areas. Land and resource authorities will also be tasked with setting up a platform to combine registration dat

BATE holds Milan to 1-1 draw

MINSK, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited BATE Borisov in Champions League Group H on Tuesday in Minsk. Milan's striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute. BATE was enjoying several promising c

高收入女性婚姻更易破裂

You're in the job you always wanted and you're doing well, even making more money than your husband. But beware（当心）. Women who become the chief breadwinners（养家糊口的人） in their domestic partnerships are more likely to pay the pri

US Wants Deeper Partnerships With Americas

At the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States wants deeper economic partnerships in the hemisphere, but that barriers remain to greater integration. In remarks to a CEO summit, Mr. Obam

Ivanovic receives Bali wild card

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former world number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia will return to Bali in November to defend her Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions title after receiving the first wild card for the event on Thursday. Last year Ivanovic

Williams beats Ivanovic to reach US Open quarter

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- US powerful Serena Williams served nine aces to dispatch former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in straight sets among gusty wind, advancing into the quarterfinal of US Open on Monday. Williams, a 13-time major champion and thr

Former world No.1 Ivanovic upset at China Open

Former world No.1 Ivanovic upset at China Open BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Serb Ana Ivanovic's 4th consecutive run to the quarterfinals at the China Open was snipped here on Wednesday as the former world No.1 lost to Romina Oprandi of Switzerland in

博尔特将在罗马参加100米比赛

ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt will run the 100-meter race at Rome's Golden Gala, the fifth leg of the Diamond League, on June 6, 2013, organizers confirmed on Tuesday. It will be the third time in a row for the back-to-

依然天下无敌! 博尔特奥运百米三连冠!

If there were any doubts, it took less than 10 seconds 9.81, to be exact for Usain Bolt to erase them. He is the Olympic champion once again. 毫无疑问，尤塞恩博尔特用时不到10秒，准确的说，是9.81秒完成了比赛。他再一次成

博尔特实现惊人'三三连冠' 史上第一飞人谁不服?

Usain Bolt sealed an unprecedented 'triple-triple' on his Olympic farewell by leading Jamaica to top of the podium in the 4x100m relay final at the Rio Games on Friday. 周五，里约奥运会的4*100米接力决赛，带领牙买加队站上最高领

博尔特退役时间确认 伦敦世锦赛将成闪电最后一战

Jamaican sprint champion and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt says he will run his last race in his home country at next year's Racers Grand Prix. 牙买加短跑冠军、九块奥运金牌获得者尤塞恩博尔特日前表示，明年的牙

South African rugby coach to be dismissed

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Peter de Villiers, coach of South Africa's world champion（冠军） rugby team, the Springboks, and his two assistants may all lose their jobs on Monday when their performance reviews（表现检讨） are complet