MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Novak Djokovic captured his first Grand Slam event title by beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday's final at the 2008 Australian Open. The 20-year-old Djokovic became the first Serb to wi...
Maria Sharapova wins the Australian Open MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- World No. 5 Maria Sharapova seized her second chance to win the Australian Open here Saturday while Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram became the first Israeli doubles team to ...
Jelena Jankovic photos,pictures,who beats pain barrier to dump SerenaMELBOURNE, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Defending champion Serena Williams crashed out of the Australian Open in a straight sets quarter-final loss to Jelena Jankovic Tuesday, the Serb thir...
BEIJING, Jan. 16 -- A Key milestone to the countdown of the Beijing Olympics was marked when BHP Billiton delivered the raw materials, such as gold and silver needed to produce the medals, to the games organizer yesterday in...
(BEIJING, January 2) -- John Stephen Akhwari was in Beijing Wednesday afternoon to film the final scenes for the music video for "Hero," an Olympic song. Akhwari, a hero from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and the inspiration for the...
BEIJING, January 14) -- To ensure security, eradicate fake tickets, control speculative ticket reselling, and safeguard the lawful interests of the majority of the buyers, a real-name entry system will be applied for the opening and closing cere...
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will complete construction of 34 fire stations before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to safeguard safety of the stadiums, the Beijing News reported on Sunday. Upon completion of all the stations, the firemen ca...
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A set of fixed English translations for Chinese menus is set to be published before the Spring Festival in February, the Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau said. The final...
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BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The captain of the U.S. women's national soccer team the past three years and world record holder for caps will miss the Olympics because she is pregnant. Kristine Lill...
LONDON, Jan 8, 2008 - Nine sailors became the first official members of Britain's Olympic team for the Beijing Games following an announcment from the country's Olympic Association (BOA) on Tuesday. The athletes were Ben Ainslie (Finn class), Sarah ...
2008年1月8日
(BEIJING, January 5) -- The micro scale model of the "Bird's Nest" (the National Stadium), the commemorative gold and silver gemmed coins to commemorate the Beijing Olympic torch and Mt. Everest…over seventy kinds of Olympic licensed...
2008年1月8日
BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaging in environmental protection have been hailed as important players in making environment-friendly policies, a Chinese government official said here Tuesday. Zhou Jian, depu...
2008年1月8日
(BEIJING, October 29) -- Mario Pescante, Chairman of the IOC's International Relations Commission, said Tuesday in Rome that 176 of the 192 Member States of the United Nations clearly indicated their support for an Olympic Truce proposal during the...
2008年1月7日
Beijing, Jing for short, is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade and communications. Together with Xian, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing and Hangzhou, Beijing is ...
2008年1月7日
BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- Bank of China (BOC) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) signed an agreement on Friday, officiating BOC as a supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. BOC ...
2008年1月7日
CANBERRA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Having missed six months from the Tour, it didn't take the China's best ranked Li Na long to return to the top of her game. The Chinese No.1 won her comeback event at the Australian women's hard court tennis champi...
2008年1月5日
On January 2, 2008, two workers pass by the National Stadium under constructionPhoto Gallery>>(BEIJING, January 2) -- The National Stadium, or the "Bird's Nest," is in the final stage of construction and will be ready for two pre...
2008年1月5日
(BEIJING, December 28) -- An official of the Games Services Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) refuted Friday a recent media report that claimed some of the vegetables to be grown for and of...
2008年1月5日
(BEIJING, January 4) -- Though 2007 was a less-busy sports year due to the absence of large-scale global sports events like the football World Cup and the Olympic Games, several world championships held by various International Sports Federations and...
2008年1月5日
(BEIJING, January 3) -- Capital International Airport, Beijing's gateway to the world, conducted a comprehensive drill on Thursday to improve services for the Paralympic Games. The mock entry and exit passage, the largest drill ever at...