BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tennis star Li Na on Thursday became the fifth singles player to qualify for the prestigious TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships which would be held in Istanbul, Turkey on October 25-30, 2011, becoming the first Chin...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Avai grabbed the first win in the Brazilian Championship after ten rounds as they beat Atletico-GO 1-0 at home on Saturday. The game's only goal came in the first half by veteran striker William. Atletico-GO's goal...
Oscar nominations could go to Mark Wahlberg and co-star Christian Bale for their performances in a new drama directed by David O. Russell and based on the true story of a boxing champion from a working-class Boston neighborhood. Here's a look at The...
The San Francisco Giants knocked off the Texas Rangers 11-7 before a home crowd Wednesday at ATT Park in Game 1 of Major League Baseball's 2010 World Series. Ace starter Tim Lincecum overcame some early-game jitters to capture a win for the National...
The 2010 U.S. Professional Golfers Association Tour season ended last Sunday with American Jim Furyk winning the FedEx Cup championship. The lucrative four-tournament playoff event capped a year peaked with big wins for some and even bigger losses fo...
ISTANBUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States defeated Turkey（土耳其） 81-64 in Sunday's final of the 2010 World Basketball Championships here. The U.S. took the lead early in the first quarter and held through for the entir match. Kevin Dur...
United States parallel giant slalom snowboarder Chris Klug has more than just a desire to win an Olympic medal in Vancouver. He also is spreading the word about the need for organ donors, as he himself is a transplant recipient. American Chris Klug i...
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week We play new music from jazz artist Diana Krall And answer a question about American revolutionary leader Patrick Henry. But first, we report on a sporty internati...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 01 May 2008 The African Athletics Championships are underway in Addis Ababa, featuring some of the continent's premier track and field stars. From the site of the competition, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports many athletes a...
The World Snooker Championship takes place in Sheffield every year Snooker aficionados in the UK have descended upon Sheffield, a city in the north of England, for the 2006 Snooker World Championship. From April the 15th until the final on May the 1...
