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LONDON T.J. Yeldon Jaguars Jersey , Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Former China international Sun Jihai will become the Club Ambassador in China for English Premier League club Manchester City.


The club announced Friday on its website that the Chinese Sun will "make a return to the Club" after he spent six years with the Blues between 2002 to 2008, making 130 appearances and scoring on four occasions.


"He was the first Chinese player to score in the Premier League; heading home in a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City in October 2002.


"The defender was a fan favorite, helping City to win the First Division title in 2002," said the club.


The news was first shared by Sun during a live broadcast of popular CCTV program Who is the King - a school-centric football contest program, where Sun was invited as a guest star to engage with football teams of all ages from primary school through to college.


As part of his new role as ambassador, Sun will promote the work City are undertaking within the local community and with their local partners in China.


Speaking about his appointment, Sun said: "I'm more than happy to rejoin the big Manchester City family and take on the new role as an ambassador.


"I am very much looking forward to working with the professional marketing and management team at City to promote football in China, and to work with City fans once again."


Ferran Soriano, Chief Executive of Manchester City FC, added, "Everyone at the Club is delighted to welcome one of our much-loved ex-players - Sun Jihai - back in the City team to represent us as an ambassador in China.


"We believe that with Sun on board, we can build a stronger link between the Club and our fans in China and help us to work more closely with our China-based partners."




PARIS， Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- French police arrested 16 people involved in the robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last October， local media reported on Monday.


The group of suspects were arrested in Paris after police found DNA on one of the stolen jewels， which had been dropped during the thieves' escape three months ago， news channel BFMTV reported.


The suspects were placed into custody which could last 96 hours， the report said.


The police operation is underway to search for more suspects who are still at large， according to the report.


In October 2016， Kardashian was held at gunpoint and robbed of about 11 million U.S. dollars' worth of jewelry by men disguised as police officers in central Paris. Kardashian was physically unharmed.


Kardashian， wife of rapper Kanye West， had been in the French capital to attend the Paris Fashion Week.




MELBOURNE， Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The health of Australia's Nick Kyrgios remains under question after the 14th seed ended a practice session early on Sunday， a blow to the host nation's chances of winning their home grand slam.


Clouds have surrounded Kyrgios all summer， struggling with a knee injury for which the pain is managed by cortisone patches， though new， possibly related issues have come to light.


"I cannot move my back or my hamstring，" Kyrgios said to his practice opponent on Sunday.


"(I'm) serving in the middle of the net."


The two were in a practice tie breaker， of which his opponent won， causing Kyrgios to toss his racket onto the ground. Soon after， the group of four players - which included Australian up and comer Jordan Thompson - packed up and left.


Xinhua reporter noted however Kyrgios had not warmed up for the scrimmage， apart from practice serves when the media group arrived， instead just wanting to "get on with it" .


Kyrgios told reporters on Saturday the "four or five" treatments he had on his knee were "massive improvements" and that it was "feeling really good"， lifting his own Australian Open campaign expectations despite a relatively sedate lead up.


"I've never been a player to play many tournaments before a Grand Slam， I like to come in pretty fresh，" Kyrgios said.


"So my expectations are high， I still feel like I can do some major damage and get to the second week and really cause some upsets."


The injury concerns are a blow for Australia's chances of keeping the Australian Open trophy on home soil， with the 14th seed the host's highest ranked player， followed by 27th seed Bernard Tomic as the next best ranked men's， while Samantha Stosur - w