THE Shenzhen leg of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics torch relay will start Saturday, after a launching ceremony at the Palace of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday. The 90-minute relay will start from the Deng Xiaoping Statue atop Lotus Hill and the torch will be carried to Splendid China China Folk Culture Villages in Overseas Chinese […]

DEFENDER Philippe Senderos has left Arsenal for AC Milan on a one-year loan deal, the Premiership club said Wednesday. The 23-year-old central defender had his medical in Milan on Tuesday and has now completed the move to the San Siro with Milan hosting Bologna on Sunday in their first league match of the season. Senderos […]

Torchbearer Decaijia of the Tibetan ethnic group lights up the flame cauldron during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Qinghai Lake, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, on June 23, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)  

 Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball during his quarterfinal match of the men’s singles against Britain’s Andy Murray at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, capital of Britain, on July 2, 2008. Nadal won 3-0 (6-3, 6-2, 6-4) and advanced into the semifinal. (Xinhua/Xie Xiudong)  

    Two volunteers learn the skill of making handicrafts from a handicapped person at the Warm Family of Xicheng District Handicapped Association, the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games volunteers training base, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 22, 2008. (Xinhua/Jiao Wei) The Paralympics will provide the ideal opportunity for the Chinese public to improve its awareness […]

The Beijing Olympic torch started the final leg of its relay across central China’s most populous province of Henan at 8 am on Monday in Anyang, home to the oracle bone inscriptions. Altogether 208 torchbearers, aged between 14 and 78, will take part in the 5.9 kilometers relay in Anyang. “The relay brings honor and […]

A YOUNG woman worker with a Shenzhen factory contracted for American company Apple Inc. became one of the most-discussed figures on an overseas forum over the past days. Interest surged after an iPhone user in Britain found the young woman’s picture on the home screen of his just activated handset. The British iPhone user, who […]

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic reacts after losing a point against Rafael Nadal of Spain during their semifinal match at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida April 4, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Wimbledon is the only grand slam tournament which does not stick strictly to the ATP ranking list in deciding […]

Torchbearer Daga(C) runs with 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)  

    Cheng Fei of China (C) and teammates wave to supporters after winning the women’s team artistic gymnastics gold medal in Beijing yesterday.Xinhua CHINA won its first women’s team gymnastics Olympic gold medal yesterday capitalizing on a mistake-ridden U.S. performance before an enthralled audience in Beijing. The win avenged China’s narrow loss to the United […]