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Cricket
WI win 2nd Test
June 20, 2014PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin said he was proud of his team after they beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in a hard-fought second Test match at ...
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World Cup 2014
Costa Rica beat Italy, advance to knockout phase
June 20, 2014RECIFE, June 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Costa Rica advanced to the World Cup knockout phase for only the second time after captain Bryan Ruiz's first-half header gave them a 1-0 victory ...
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World Cup 2014
Suarez roars back to help Uruguay beat England 2-1
June 19, 2014SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Luis Suarez, who recovered from injury and returned to starting line-up, scored twice to help Uruguay beat England 2-1 in their World Cup ...
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World Cup 2014
Where did it all go wrong for Spain at World ...
June 19, 2014MADRID, June 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- On Thursday Spain woke up to the reign of a new King, Felipe VI, and the fall of an old one as the reign of ...
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World Cup 2014
Netherlands edges Australia 3-2 for 2nd win
June 18, 2014PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The efficient counter-attacks helped Netherlands again.
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World Cup 2014
Fastest and late goals award U.S. 2-1 win over Ghana ...
June 16, 2014NATAL, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The fastest goal so far and a late killer in the final minutes awarded the United States 2-1 a win over their long-time rivals Ghana ...
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Cricket
Patience pays off for Taylor as Windies bowl out Black ...
June 16, 2014PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Jerome Taylor starred with the ball as West Indies dismissed New Zealand for 221 on the opening day of the second Test match at Queen's ...
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World Cup 2014
Croatian coach Kovac: If this was a penalty, it's better ...
June 12, 2014SAO PAULO, June 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Croatian coach Niko Kovac slamed Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura after Brazil's 3-1 victory in the World Cup opener at Arena Corinthians here on Thursday.
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World Cup 2014
World Cup Opener: Brazil 3, Croatia 1 - final result
June 12, 2014SAO PAULO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil 3, Croatia 1 - final result World Cup opener
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Cricket
Shillingford hits fastest fifty
June 11, 2014KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dominican off-spinner Shane Shillingford hit the fastest fifty by a West Indian in Tests Wednesday, but New Zealand completed a first ever Test win at Sabina Park ...
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Cricket
West Indies face uphill task to avoid defeat
June 10, 2014KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chris Gayle, playing in his 100th Test match, made 64 but West Indies surrendered a big first innings lead against New Zealand on Day 3 of the ...
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World Cup 2014
Argentina arrive in Brazil amid tight security
June 10, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, June 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentina's national team arrived in the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte amid a huge security operation on Monday.