The Sports Delegation of China parade into the Rajamangala National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007 in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Aug. 8, 2007. (Xinhua Photo) BANGKOK, Aug 8 (TNA) – The 24th World University Games (WUGs), also known as the Universiade, was officially opened Wednesday evening at Rajamangala Stadium […]

 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus returns the ball during his match against Robin Soderling of Sweden at the ABN AMRO tennis tournament in Rotterdam February 19, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Marcos Baghdatis and Tomas Berdych have benefited from Wimbledon’s unique seedings policy this year after strong showings in 2007. The seedings for next week’s grasscourt grand slam, […]

Malaysian University Sports Federation Secretary General Asssitant Muhamad MohdHanif—A productive photographer Among all the visitors yesterday, Muhamad Mohd Hanif, Malaysian University Sports Federation Secretary General Assistant was the most occupied one, by taking photos. He could speak few Chinese, “In my country, the first language is Malay, the second English and Mandarin the third,” told […]

BANGKOK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Thailand will accumulate experience through holding the 24th Universiade to bid for hosting an Olympic Games in the future, said a Thai senior official here on Tuesday. Thai Minister of Education Wichit Srisa-an told Xinhua at the Thammasat University, “The Universiade can be seen as a practice for the Olympics. […]

Worldwide blackouts have struck the Euro 2008 coverage for three times Wednesday evening, when the pictures of three goals during the Germany vs Turkey semifinal in Basel were denied to all television viewers. The live signal went missing for over 25 minutes in a total. Short into the second half, the picture disappeared for six […]

 Torchbearer Daga displays the torch at the launching ceremony during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Qinghai Lake, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, on June 23, 2008.(Xinhua Photo) By Hu Ruoyu, Qian Rong The Olympic flame passed along the Qinghai Lake, China’s largest lake and a sacred lake in the heart of Tibetan people, […]

      THE 1904 St. Louis Olympics organizers repeated all of the mistakes of 1900. The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World’s Fair. Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were […]

World No. 1’s Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang got their Olympic preparations off to a positive start with victories in the men’s and women’s singles finals as Chinese shuttlers swept all the titles at the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday. Winner of back-to-back world titles in 2006 and 2007, Lin put in a solid […]

    蔚蓝的天际艳阳穿行、苍绿的地面清风飘掠，如此美好的天气着实让享受清明假期的人们多了一份快乐。可昨日，晴好天气在阳光的推助下却显得热情过度。中午，艳阳尽情挥洒热情，走在路上，只觉背部的灼热感一浪接一浪，密汗早已是爬满额头。傍晚时分，尽管阳光有所收敛，可地面仍隐约散发着阵阵余热，无风，空气闷热如夏。据市气象台预报，今天的天气与昨天几乎一样，气温２２－２９℃，中午前后阳光猛烈，太阳辐射等级可达四级，外出需注意防晒。     在偏南暖湿气流控制下，清明假期我市在温暖舒适的天气中度过。昨天我市仍然为晴间多云的天气，气温与前一天基本持平，早晨的最低气温为２０．３℃，在阳光的照射下，白天的气温上升达到了２８．９℃，这样的天气给人一种初夏的感觉。但早晨我市的雾气较重，部分地区出现了大雾，市气象台于６日早晨在全市陆地和海区发布了大雾黄色预警信号，全市最低能见度出现在妈湾港，能见度最低时仅有８０米。太阳升起后，雾气逐渐消散，能见度明显好转。     新的一周又开始了，预计本周前期我市仍受偏南暖湿气流控制，晴好天气仍然持续，今明两天我市以多云天气为主，有轻雾或霾，早晨雾气较重，能见度较差，驾车请注意安全。     ９日起我市晴朗天气结束，天空云量增多，逐渐转为多云有阵雨的天气，这样的降雨天气将持续到本周后期，但降雨的量级不大，全市大部分地区以小雨为主，由于降雨和云层的共同影响，气温会略降，最高气温将回落到２３－２４℃。（肖意 王明洁 邓思敏）  

   Austrian national soccer team coach Josef Hickersberger looks at his chair during a news conference for the Euro 2008 soccer tournament in Stegersbach June 17, 2008. Hickersberger has announced his resignation after the co-hosts suffered a first round exited from Euro 2008, said local media on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Austria coach Josef Hickersberger has […]