Spain’s players celebrate with the trophy after the Euro 2008 championships final between Germany and Spain in Vienna, Austria, on June 29, 2008. A first-half goal from Fernando Torres earned Spain the first UEFA European Championship in 44 years. (Xinhua/Guo Yong) Spain won the Euro 2008 title after beating Germany 1-0 in Ernst-Happel Stadion on […]

President of the UN General Assembly Srgjan Kerim appealed to member states on Monday to observe an Olympic Truce, a worldwide cessation of all hostilities for the duration of the Beijing Olympic Games. “As President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session, I solemnly appeal to all member states to demonstrate their commitment to […]

  Entrepreneur displays his stone carving collection  DATA： 2008-06-26 A stone jar with lotus and honeysuckle patterns. When a friend told him the collector had a couple of rare stone animals for sale, Wu went to the man’s store in Beijing but didn’t like what he saw. “The two animals looked weird and grotesque and […]

Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas (2nd L) celebrates with teammates their quarterfinal penalty shootout victory over Italy at the Euro 2008 Championships in Vienna, Austria, on June 22, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) And this time, three of four group winners fell at as early as the last eight stage. After taking the quick qualification with earlier victories […]

Five-time champion Roger Federer stormed into the second round of Wimbledon after beating Slovakia’s Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday. The Swiss will next take on the winner of the match between Sweden’s Robin Soderling and Kevin Kim of the United States.  

WEATHER forecasters yesterday predicted thunder and rain in Beijing on the day of the Olympic opening ceremony and warned that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities. Organizers have repeatedly said rain is their biggest worry ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony, which will feature more than 10,000 performers and a massive fireworks display. But […]

The medals around the necks of the victorious athletes at the Beijing Olympics are among the best in Games’ history, organizing officials and medal producers said on Tuesday. Zhao Dongming, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) cultural activities director, said there were 302 events in 28 sports at the Beijing Olympics. In […]

Spain’s coach Luis Aragones (R) gestures as Italy’s coach Roberto Donadoni watches the play during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 22, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)  

ANA IVANOVIC raised her racket, ready for an easy overhead slam in what was shaping up as an easy match. Then she somehow spiked the ball right into the net from just a few meters away. Out of whack lately because of an injured right thumb, the world No. 1 was suddenly out of sorts. […]