Having set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing in July and by organizing the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, next month, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour considers Asia to be a new center for women's tennis and it will initiate a series of initiatives to further promote the sport in the region.
"Apartment Art" is an important addition to the Chinese art scene over the past three decades and refers to the critical and radical work of underground, experimental and avant-garde artists.
When Genghis Khan's army ravaged Eurasia eight centuries ago, the formidable Mongolian warriors brought with them not only swords and spears but chants, musical instruments and dances. Next week, The Cyclone of Genghis Khan featuring 80 performers from Inner Mongolia will raise the curtain of the Sixth Beijing International Dance Festival at the Poly Theater.
MADRID: Rafael van der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madrid fans with a hat-trick as the champions crushed Sporting Gijon 7-1 on Wednesday to go second in the table.
LONDON: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes admitted his side had only themselves to blame for a humiliating League Cup exit at the hands of League One club Brighton.
ROME: An inspired substitution from coach Jose Mourinho allowed Inter Milan to stay top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 victory over Lecce at the San Siro on Wednesday.
BERLIN: Germany striker Miroslav Klose proved last week's leg injury is behind him as defending German Cup holders Bayern Munich beat 2007 champions Nuremberg 2-0 in Wednesday night's second round tie.
BALTIMORE: Tampa Bay rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Baltimore 11-6 and reduce its magic number to clinch their first division title to one.
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