PERTH, Australia — Spain beat the top seeded US 2-1 in the Hopman Cup tennis final to win the trophy on Saturday. Team member Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario become the first player to win the event twice ……

. Saudi Arabia and Iran are on course to battle it out for top spot.The Saudis are missing three star... it have left Iran's hopes of qualifying uncertain.Three years after becoming the only Asian side to win ……

Beijing's top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book... will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has ……

LOS ANGELES — Five weeks after its release, “The Mummy Returns” remains among the top 10 of the United States box office, taking No 6 last weekend. Such a long time at the top is rare in volatile ……

headlines, family films are more profitable. Only three of the top 10 grossing productions -- namely...-office ratings behind animation "Shrek."Dr Abraham Ravid, an expert on the film industry and professor ……

VINA DEL MAR, Chile — Chile's Fernando Gonzalez beat top seed Nicolas Lapentti in an epic three-hour final at the Vina del Mar claycourt tennis event on Sunday evening, winning 6-3 6-7 7-6. "To win ……

ATHENS - Chinese legend Fu Mingxia will be among the top-ranked divers competing in the FINA Super... springboard in Sydney made her the first female diver to win a gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games. ……

leader with approval ratings exceeding 70 per cent after more than two years, who has managed to win ……

-old King is not known as television's toughest interviewer.But his show, which airs nightly at 9 pm ……

dreams, great goals and real surprises. Some stars have been shining all the way to the top... Michael Owen, 2001 was the year he proved that he is one of the world's top strikers. He had a year ……

her my — her only grandson's — best wishes to help her win the battle against her illness.Wu Jingong ……

even setting foot in a sumo ring.For women, more than half the battle is outside the ring... if you win or lose."Women's sumo only started as an official sport five years ago. It is strictly ……

MELBOURNE — In a tennis tournament that set records for early exits by top stars, Thomas Johansson....Johansson became the first Swede to win the Australian Open since Mats Wilander — current coach ……

after his tenderly tragic “The Son’s Room” won the top prize at the 54th Cannes Film Festival during the closing ceremony of the 12-day event.It was the first Italian film in more than 20 years to win ……

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Philippine troops have rescued three Filipinos after a gun battle with Muslim guerrillas, the military said on Saturday. But at least 18 other hostages including a US ……