Chinese women swat away injuries to finish strong

Chinese women's tennis players finished an injury-hit but glorious 2008 season with three breaking into the world top 40 in the current WTA standings.

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Chewed out Safin takes break as battle for Shanghai rages on

PARIS: A dozen of his contemporaries came to the Paris Masters bidding to snatch the last coveted slots for the Shanghai Masters Cup - but fading star Marat Sarin is contemplating retirement after a shambolic showing on Monday.

Dolphins no longer rank as NFL whipping boys

MIAMI: The laughing stock of the NFL last season, when they managed just a solitary win, the Miami Dolphins are suddenly being taken seriously again.

Titans remain lone undefeated team

NASHVILLE, Tennessee: LenDale White ran for two touchdowns, Chris Hope intercepted Peyton Manning twice and the Tennessee Titans remained the NFL's only unbeaten team this season with a 31-21 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night.

Ferrari threatens F1 pull-out over engines

MILAN: Ferrari will review its participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams from 2010 goes ahead, its board said in a statement on Monday.

Umpires undermining integrity of World Series

PHILADELPHIA: For the second time in two days, umpires acknowledged they missed a key call in the World Series.

Rays saved by the rain

PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays will resume Game Five of the World Series on Tuesday with the score tied at 2-2 in the sixth inning after steady rain created unplayable conditions on Monday.

Future is bright for China and Singapore ties

Since the two countries established diplomatic ties 18 years ago, bilateral relations between China and Singapore have developed rapidly to become stable and mature.

On the Road

One of the acclaimed plays of the Beijing Youth Theater Festival, which ends on Sunday, On the Road will continue to be performed at the Experimental Theater of Beijing People's Art Theater.

Memory recalled

Among the ruins of the building, Li Yang, 17, a senior middle school student at Beichuan Middle School, had kept the drip bottle raised high for more than one hour.