Aussie's first Tour de France
2011-07-26 07:57:12
When Cadel Evans stood on the podium at Champs Elysees in that famous yellow jersey on Monday (China time), it was another sporting mountain climbed by the island nation of my birth.
Emotional final
2011-07-25 17:01:48
Norway's Alexander Dale Oen will ride a wave of emotion in the men's 100 metres breaststroke final at the world swimming championships on Monday.
Uruguay into Copa final
2011-07-20 14:04:16
Luis Suarez scored in the 53rd and 58th minutes to lead Uruguay past Peru 2-0 on Tuesday and into the Copa America final.
Pedaling inheady altitudes
2011-07-17 14:47:07
The just-concluded Tour de Qinghai Lake saw 217 riders on 22 teams compete on the "roof of the world" - the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, where some stretches of the race reached an altitude of 3,800 meters.
Li Na's statue erected in Wuhan
2011-07-13 16:48:00
A girl poses for a photo with a statue of Li Na at a square in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, the hometown of the tennis player who took the 2011 French Open singles title on June 4 this year.
It's a girl for David, Victoria!
2011-07-11 09:19:37
Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham welcomed a new baby girl into the world on Sunday, adding a daughter to the three sons they already have in their growing family.
Pyeongchang wins 2018 bid
2011-07-07 09:21:02
South Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Yu-na speaks during the Pyeongchang bid city presentation to the 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session.
Model to 'pose nude if Paraguay wins Copa'
2011-07-05 17:00:14
Paraguayan players and fans will be keener than ever to bag the Copa America title after model Larissa Riquelme promised to 'pose nude' if the team manages to triumph.
Top dog Djokovic living the dream
2011-07-04 09:42:47
Twelve years after leaving home with a racket bag full of dreams Novak Djokovic saw two of them come true in three remarkable days at Wimbledon.
Sharapova, Azarenka close on noisy final
2011-06-30 19:16:37
Tennis players' screaming has become a part of the game, especially in the women's draw, where about 70 percent do it.
Fun and games commemorate revolution
2011-06-29 17:20:27
A national red sports meeting with 14 events, mainly fun games, was held from June 26-28 in a bid to commemorate CPC's revolutionary days.
Tseng scores runaway victory at LPGA
2011-06-27 10:22:26
Yani Tseng from Taiwan of China underlined her status as women's world number one by winning the LPGA Championship on Sunday by 10 strokes to become the youngest golfer to amass four major professional titles.