Wimbledon gears up for great showdown

2011-06-20 14:14:48

Extremely competitive and spectacular matches are expected as year's third Grand Slam starts on Monday.

Murray hoping to take a leaf out of Li's book

2011-06-20 09:51:05

For a man carrying the weight of his nation's Wimbledon hopes on his shoulders, Andy Murray cut a relaxed figure as he completed round after round of media interviews on Saturday.

Phelps finds new event to dominate

2011-06-20 09:38:06

Michael Phelps has found a new event to dominate, easily winning the 200-meter backstroke Saturday night at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix.

McIlroy reveals Nicklaus backing

2011-06-18 07:46:31

22-year-old Ulsterman fires six-under 65 for a three-stroke US Open lead

Hockey riots stun Vancouver, leave nightmare cleanup

2011-06-18 07:46:31

VANCOUVER - A shamed Vancouver faced a huge cleanup and mounting security questions on Thursday after hockey fans set parts of downtown ablaze and clashed with police, leaving hundreds injured or arrested in Canada's worst riots in years.

China's Olympians: The yellowish photos

2011-06-17 16:34:42

Liu Changchun and Xu Haifeng, who represented China in 1932 and 1984, witnessed the country's growth and progress in sports and Olympic Games.

China launches National Beach Sports base

2011-06-17 16:33:30

China launches its first National Beach Sports base Thursday in Haiyang, host city of the 2012 Asian Beach Games.

Palestinian soccer seeks points for statehood

2011-06-17 15:38:18

For years, Palestinian football was disorganized, underfunded and hindered so much by Israeli travel restrictions that games were often forfeited because players couldn't arrive for the kickoff.

Schumacher: greatest German sports figure

2011-06-17 15:32:57

Germans have rated seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher their greatest sporting figure of all time, despite his so-far lackluster comeback.

Dallas celebrates NBA title with parade

2011-06-17 15:35:40

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans packed downtown streets in Dallas to celebrate the first NBA title for the Dallas Mavericks.

Chinese pair beat Germany at Beach Volleyball Worlds

2011-06-17 14:58:29

China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi

China marks one-year countdown to Asian Beach Games

2011-06-17 11:02:12

A grand celebration was held Thursday night in Haiyang, a costal city in East China's Shandong province to mark the one-year countdown to the 3rd Asian Beach Games.