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SIPG holds Guo'an to go top in CSL
Some football action here in China,
Shanghai SIPG and Beijing Guo'an have battled to a 0-0 draw in Beijing in the marquee match-up of the Chinese Super League's 20th round.
The result helped SIPG to climb to the top of the 16-team standing with 42 points — one more than defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande.
Shandong Luneng is third on 40 points followed by Beijing with 39.
SIPG was awarded a penalty 10 minutes into the game after Beijing's Darko Matic was penalized for a handball in the box.
However, Davi's weak shot was easily blocked by Beijing goalkeeper Yang Zhi.
SIPG's powerful striker Asamoah Gyan was heavily marked by Beijing defenders throughout the match. His headers towards goal did not cause much problem for Yang.
Yang's counterpart Yan Junling also had a good match, blocking two killer attempts by the hosts in the latter part of the match.
SIPG has never beaten Guo'an in the capital. The draw also ended the Shanghai team's six-match winning streak in the CSL.
Top European clubs to play in China
World-renowned clubs Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan will be visiting China to compete in the International Champions Cup later this month, with a Milan Derby starting the soccer-filled week.
The Italian rivals, who both struggled in the Serie A last season for a European Champions League berth, aim to bounce back next season.
Milan, who replaced coach and -former striker Filippo Inzaghi with Serbian Sinisa Mihajlovic, have already signed several players.
Last season's Milan Derby only saw two draws, and fans are expecting a real battle between the two sides on Saturday at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center.
Real also underwent changes this summer, highlighted by their captain keeper Iker Casillas' move to Porto. In return, they picked Brazilians Casemiro and Danilo from Porto.
They have qualified for the semifinals of European Champions League since the 2010-11 season, including winning one final in 2014 to conclude their La Decima - wining the intra-continental title 10 times.
The team will visit China next week to meet Inter on Monday at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou before taking on Milan on July 30 in Shanghai.
FIFA announced date for election of Sepp Blatter's successor
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After Monday's meeting, FIFA has confirmed that the presidential election to choose Sepp Blatter's successor will take place next year in February.
CRI's Luo Bin reports.
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FIFA is going to hold a presidential election on February 26th, giving Sepp Blatter seven more months in power before leaving the scandal-tainted governing body.
The date was chosen by FIFA's executive committee on Monday.
Blatter says he is looking forward to learning who is going to be the next president.
"And one of these important decisions, it's already known all around the world is that we have approved the date of the Extraordinary Elective Congress, which shall be organized in Zurich and it will be next year, 2016 on 26 February and there a new president of FIFA will be elected. Naturally I'm keen to know who will be the next president."
The 79-year-old announced plans to resign four days following his re-election in May amid American and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption.
He also says FIFA will set up an 11-man taskforce to propose reforms to clean itself up after a series of scandals.
"And we have decided to have a task force; 11 people. Ten players and a coach, but the coach is a playing coach. He will be an independent personality. We will decide together with the presidents of the confederations who will be this personality to chair the reform task force. I would say these are, I don't know if I can say, it's the intelligent 11 or it's the 11th of intelligence."
FIFA's 209 members are expected to return to Zurich next year to select a new president almost nine months after Blatter's resignation statement.
Potential contenders include UEFA President Michel Platini and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.
According to FIFA statutes, candidates need to have the written support of five member associations to stand and must announce their intention to run four months ahead of a vote.
That means October 26 is set to be the deadline for the nominations.
For CRI, I'm Luo Bin.
MLB: Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 7-2
In Major League Baseball,
The National League East-leading Washington Nationals have beaten the New York Mets 7-2 at Nationals Park in Washington DC.
Clint Robinson's two-run double to deep centre was the biggest blow as the Nationals jumped on Mets starter Matt Harvey for five runs in the first three innings Monday night.
Some other scores now on the books,
The LA Angels beat Boston Red Sox 7-3,
San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2,
The Pittsburgh Pirates downed Kansas City Royals 10-7,
And the Atlanta Braves past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 at Turner Field.
