NEW ZEALAND windsurfer Tom Ashley has won the gold medal in the men’s RS:X class, while France’s Julien Bontemps has taken the silver and Israel’s Shahar Zubari the bronze. Bontemps was just one point ahead of Ashley and Britain’s Nick Dempsey after 10 races leading into yesterday’s final, which counts double. Zubari was nine points […]

REAL Madrid has offered more than 45 million euros (US$65 million) for Valencia striker David Villa, the top scorer at Euro 2008 that was won by Spain, Spanish media reported Monday. ‘Real makes offer for Euro 2008 star Villa’  DATA： 2008-08-27 Real Madrid’s Gabriel Heinze (L) fights for the ball with Valencia抯 David Villa during […]

NTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge piled praise on the Beijing Games organization Saturday and said the Olympic Village was the “best ever.” “I have had the privilege to reside in Olympic Villages since the 1968 Mexico Games, and I have never seen a village like this. It is outstanding,” said Rogge at his […]

Great league “The Premier League is a great league and it is getting better and you can see that with the Champions League Final, where you had two English teams. “It is great that we have so many great players here at Chelsea and it is great that there is the competition which is healthy […]

Fans of the Netherlands look depressed after the team lost to Russia during the quarterfinal of the Euro 2008 Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on June 21, 2008. The Netherlands lost the match 1-3.(Xinhua Photo)  

WESTERN Conference champions Los Angeles Lakers signed Chinese guard Sun Yue on Monday, adding to their depth in the backcourt and increasing their collection of international players. Lakers sign Chinese guard Sun  DATA： 2008-08-27 In this Aug. 18, 2008 file photo, China’s Sun Yue (9) is defended by Greece guard Dimitrios Diamantidis during a men’s […]

THE Olympic Games are well under way and Olympic fever is sweeping the world. South Korean employees use hand-held TVs or mobile phones to follow the Games live during work or off-duty hours. The nation of 49 million people was sixth in the medal tally last night, with seven gold medals. It also has nine […]

Abhinav Bindra INDIA clinched its first ever individual Olympic gold medal in 108 years when Abhinav Bindra won the 10m air rifle event in one of the most pulsating shooting finals in the history of the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza in Beijing yesterday. The historic victory for the 25-year-old pro from Chandigarh came against heavy […]

 Spain’s Xabi Alonso controls the ball during 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/Liao Yujie)

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 […]