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31 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Olympics: 2012 torch relay "will not leave Britain"


30 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Life athletics ban for drug cheat Blonska
• Beijing residents see Olympic Games as transforming their city
• China's Olympic gold medallists in HK for celebratory tour


28 Aug 2008
• Music faked at Sydney Olympics opening ceremony
• Olympics: Australian Olympic medallist Rice sick with pneumonia


26 Aug 2008
• Spanish Olympic basketball coach quits
• Olympics: Golden British team home amid concerns for 2012


25 Aug 2008
• China used planes, rockets to prevent wet end of Games


24 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Phelps already eyeing more gold in London
• Olympics: IOC chief Rogge closes Beijing Olympics
• Olympics: IOC gives Beijing Games seal of approval
• Olympics: Two boxing golds for history-making Chinese
• Olympics: Russia rules rhythmic gymnastics
• Olympics: Stanley stars as USA take men's volleyball title from Brazil
• Olympics: Rogge says China Olympic gymnast documents look "ok" at first sight
• Olympics: London takes the baton for more modest 2012 Games
• Bolt visits China quake victims, urges them to look forward
• Olympics: Wanjiru gives Kenya Olympic marathon gold


23 Aug 2008
• Olympics: US men win 4x400m relay gold
• Olympics: Ma wins table tennis gold for Chinese clean sweep
• Olympics: Bekele wins men's 5,000m title to complete double
• Olympics: Spain wins kayak men's K2 500m gold
• Olympics: Norway crush Russia to take women's handball gold
• Olympics: Argentina repeats gold triumph in 1-0 win over Nigeria
• Olympics: Spitz grabs women's mountain bike gold
• Olympics: China guaranteed Olympic table tennis gold after Sweden's veteran falls
• Olympics: Rush for gold as Games head into home stretch
• Dalai Lama blasts Chinese "repression" on France visit
• Olympics: Hooker ends 40-year Australian wait with pole vault gold
• Olympics: USA to meet Spain in basketball final
• Olympics: US athletics boss vows improvement after relay disasters
• Olympics: Bolt claims third gold in Beijing, Clay wins decathlon
• Olympic-related books in huge demand in China


22 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Dutch women shatter China's golden dream in hockey
• Olympics: Cuba crush US to reach baseball final
• Olympics: Jamaica break 4x100m men's sprint relay world record
• Olympics: Russians take women's 4x100m relay crown
• Olympics: Dibaba claims 5000m gold for historic double
• Olympics: Zhang wins table tennis gold for China
• Olympics: China's Guo wins bronze in table tennis
• Olympics: Old man Persson stands in path of Chinese 'hurricane'
• Olympics: US reach men's volleyball final with win over Russia
• Olympics: US pair add beach volleyball gold to world title
• Olympics: IOC tells gymnastic chiefs to re-examine Chinese medallist's age issue
• Olympics: Strombergs beats US duo to BMX gold
• Olympics: American bask in epic gold medal win over Brazil
• Olympics: Zhang eyes gold, Li to battle for bronze
• US urges free speech after China detains six foreigners
• Olympics: Rare gold for Portugal as Evora wins men's triple jump
• Olympics: Canada's Lamaze wins individual gold in equestrian jumping
• Olympics: US, Australian women advance to final in basketball
• Olympics: USA down Brazil in extra-time to win women's football gold
• Bilingual monks at Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple take on role of tour guide
• Unique home-stay experience in Beijing popular with foreigners


21 Aug 2008
• Olympics: USA stun Cuba to reach women's Olympic volleyball final
• Olympics: IOC chief to decide over future in October at the earliest
• Olympics: Great Britain rule waves with four Beijing yachting golds
• Olympics: Relay fumble, Campbell's conquest extend US track misery
• Olympics: Four horses banned from jumping competition due to doping
• Olympics: Campbell-Brown continues Jamaican sprint mastery
• Olympics: IAAF eyes banning dope cheats from next eligible world championships
• Olympics: Dutch Antilles ponder appeal over 200m heartbreak
• Olympics: Bolt must show more respect for his rivals, says IOC's Rogge
• Olympics: China charge, South Korea champion dumped in table tennis
• Olympics: Van der Weijden wins men's 10km marathon swim
• Olympics: Kaniskina blazes trail to women's 20km walk gold
• Olympics: US beach volleyball queens extend reign
• 'Greatest Olympian' Phelps remembers Singapore
• Olympics: Martina loses 200m silver as US protest upheld
• The Jiang family's 70-year Olympic bondage


20 Aug 2008
• Olympics: US suffer gold medal wipe-out
• Olympics: US protest against men's 200m silver medallist
• Olympics: Record-breaking Bolt wins 200m gold for sprint double
• Olympics: Dominant US into women's softball final
• Olympics: First high-profile drugs case hits Games
• Olympics: China dump Germany to make their first hockey final
• Olympics: China's women fire up steamroller in table tennis
• Olympics: Lithuania demolishes Yao and China's Olympic dream
• Olympics: Italy and Russia through to men's volleyball semis
• Who is a better athlete than Michael Phelps?
• Olympics: Yao Ming consoles fallen Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang
• Olympics: Russia's Ilchenko wins women's 10km marathon swim
• Olympics: China's He leaps to gold in diving, Despatie wins silver
• Olympics: Japan's swimming star Kitajima denies immediate retirement
• Qingdao builds sports street to promote healthy lifestyle
• Olympics: Ohuruogu stuns Richards to take women's 400m crown


19 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Golden Dawn means only 100m hurdles darkness for Lolo
• Olympics: Maiden Olympic medal for Bahrain as Ramzi wins 1,500m
• Olympics: Argentina to face Nigeria in men's football final
• Olympics: Fans on the hunt for unique mementos
• Olympics: Nigeria into Olympic football final
• Olympics: Miao leads China into women’s basketball semi-finals
• Olympics: China's Liu apologises, vows to rise again
• Olympics: Chinese insurer may pay for Liu Xiang's injury
• Olympics: Yao Ming furious over benching
• Olympics: Germany's Frodeno in shock Olympic triathlon win
• Tennis: Top seed Verdasco advances at New Haven tennis
• Liu says sorry as China hunt more Olympic gold
• Olympics: Record-breaking Aramnau wins first Belarus gold
• Olympics: USA and China trade insults after fiery baseball clash
• Olympics: South Korea seize men's team table tennis bronze
• Olympics: US NBA stars cruise to 106-57 win over Germany
• Olympics: China defeat Germany for men's team table tennis gold
• Olympics: Tearful boxer Worapoj fails to win for cancer-hit father
• Olympics: Isinbayeva breaks record to win women's pole vault gold


18 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Jelimo gives Kenya's women first ever Olympic athletics gold
• Olympics: Britain's cyclists reap gold, smash records
• Olympics: Brazil crush Germany to make women's football final
• Olympics: Fans sympathetic and disappointed with Liu Xiang's shock exit
• China plays down "secret" Aussie Olympic training programme
• Beijingers hope Games clean-up stays in place
• Olympics: Bolt's double bid in top gear, Wariner and Merritt cruise
• Olympics: China's Liu out of 110m hurdles due to injury
• Spanish apology over new 'slit-eyed' photo
• Olympics: Bloodied but unbowed Radcliffe sets sights on London Olympics
• Olympics: Japan's fab four repeat Athens success
• Olympics: Kozmus wins men's hammer gold medal
• Olympics: Games' oldest female gymnast wins silver


17 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Bekele defends men's 10,000m title
• Olympics: Fraser wins 100m gold in Jamaican sweep
• Olympics: China posts greatest Olympic gold haul ever
• Olympics: Galkina wins women's 3,000m steeplechase
• Olympics: China's Lin wins badminton crown
• Olympics: Singapore paddlers settle for silver in women's team final
• Olympics: Nadal wins men's tennis singles gold
• Olympics: South Korea takes women's team table tennis bronze
• Olympics: Dementieva wins women's singles
• Olympics: Zvonareva downs Li to claim tennis bronze
• Olympics: Athens gold medal winner Halkia fails drug test
• Olympics: Aussie coach sells training secrets to China
• Olympics: US relay triumph lifts Phelps to historic eighth gold
• Olympics: Mellouli prevents Hackett's history bid in 1500m freestyle
• Olympics: Steffen completes sprint double with 50m free victory
• Olympics: Romania's Tomescu wins women's marathon title
• Olympics: Brazil knock out Cameroon with two extra-time goals


16 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Jamaica's Bolt breaks world record in 100m in athletics
• Olympics: Indonesian duo win badminton gold
• Olympics: Federer, Wawrinka win doubles gold
• Olympics: Germany into men's table tennis team final
• Olympics: 10-man Belgium oust Italy
• Olympics: Safina stops Chinese giant-killer Li
• Olympics: Djokovic clinches tennis bronze
• Olympics: Rookies shoot to fame at shooting
• Olympics: Wrestler Huynh wins Canada's first gold
• Olympics: Australia win rowing men's pairs gold
• Olympics: Romanians win rowing women's pairs gold
• Olympics: Ukraine's Petriv wins men's 25m Pistol gold
• Olympics: American Hancock wins men's skeet gold
• Olympics: China's champion Zhang takes badminton gold
• Olympics: Indonesia's Yulianti wins women's badminton bronze
• Olympics: Borchin hands Russia first athletics gold with 20km win
• Olympics: US volleyball coach returns to team after murder
• Olympics: Adlington breaks 19-year world record to win 800m freestyle gold
• Phelps wins men's 100m butterfly gold for seventh gold
• Olympics: Tennis ace Nadal into Games final
• Olympics: Football World Cup final rematch for Brazil and Germany


15 Aug 2008
• Olympics: American duo Liukin and Johnson end China's gymnastics run
• Olympics: British cyclists beat France to team sprint gold
• Olympics: China strike first gold at badminton
• Olympics: Phelps rises again as first drug failures tarnish Games
• Olympics: Marathon man Gonzalez into tennis final
• Olympics: Malaysia's Lee fights into badminton final
• Olympics: China guaranteed gold in women's badminton
• Report says ethnic-minority children at Olympics ceremony were fake
• Olympics: North Korea shooter fails drugs test at Olympics
• Olympics: Singapore enter women's table-tennis team final
• Olympics: Three 100m favourites negotiate Olympic heats
• Peking duck a hit at the Beijing Games
• Olympics: Phelps sets world record in 200m medley for sixth gold
• Olympics: Japanese swim star Kitajima set to retire
• Olympics: Lochte breaks men's 200m backstroke world record
• Olympics: USA's Soni breaks 200m breastroke record in winning gold
• Olympics: Federer, Williams sisters crash out of Games' quarter-finals
• Olympic-related souvenirs see brisk sales in Beijing
• Olympics: USA's NBA stars take revenge against Greece


14 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Federer knocked out by Blake
• Olympics: Singapore, Chinese women storm into table tennis team semis
• Olympics: Asian swimmers steal spotlight
• Olympics: Malaysia's Lee steamrolls into badminton semis
• Olympics: Singapore women paddlers into team semis
• Olympics: Australia smash world record in womens 200m free relay win
• Olympics: France's Bernard claims 100m freestyle gold
• Olympics: China's Liu sets world record in 200 butterfly win
• Olympics: Japan's breaststroke king Kitajima wins 200m gold
• Olympics: Argentina, Brazil and Italy lead way to quarter-finals


13 Aug 2008
• Olympics: China overpower US badminton duo
• Olympics: Federer avenges Athens humiliation
• Olympics: Liu sets 69kg weightlifting world record
• Olympics: Brazil samba past down-and-out China
• Olympics: Singapore's table-tennis pair beat Nigerian duo 3-1
• Olympics: Singapore's Quah Ting Wen first in 100m freestyle swimming heats two
• Olympic Entrepreneurs
• Olympic bosses defend decision to use fake singer
• Olympics: Singapore's table-tennis teams through into the next round
• Chinese shooter's gold medal sparks search for vanished father
• Olympics: Armstrong grabs cycling time-trial gold
• Chinese media blackout on faked Olympic ceremony saga
• Olympics: Chinese women win maiden team gymnastics gold
• Olympics: Classy Aussies thrash South Africa 10-0 in men's hockey
• Olympics: Australia's Rice completes medley double in world record
• Olympics: Sullivan breaks 100m free record in tit-for-tat with Bernard
• Olympics: Phelps becomes greatest Olympian in histroy
• Olympics: Double gold for Germany in equestrian three-day eventing
• Olympics: China, Malaysia storm into badminton quarter-finals


12 Aug 2008
• Olympics: US NBA stars rout Angola 97-76
• Olympics: Rookie Eller fires his way to Double Trap gold
• Olympics fever heats up at Madame Tussauds
• Beijing ratchets up security following violent attacks
• Olympics: Williams sisters blitz tennis rivals
• Olympic child singing star was a fake
• Olympics: China's gymnasts bolster medal haul
• Olympics: China's men crush rivals to win gymnastics team gold
• Olympics: Korean shooter Jin wins gold by a whisker
• Touts make killing on Olympic tickets despite empty seats
• Partial ban of dog meat in Beijing
• Olympics: Australia's Jones claims elusive Olympic breaststroke gold
• Olympics: Phelps joins Olympic greats with 9th career gold
• Olympics: Champion Hidayat crashes out of men's badminton
• Olympics: Makela-Nummela of Finland wins women's trap gold
• Olympics: Judoka Gravenstijn bounces back from tragedy


11 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Vezzali makes history with third successive fencing gold
• Olympics: Chen Yanqing overcomes depression to maintain China's momentum
• Olympics: Big three through but Murray crashes in tennis competition
• Olympics: Britain end 56-year itch against Pakistan as hockey favourites cruise
• Olympics: Asian nations come good in Beijing
• Dance group set to create waves at Beijing Olympics
• Olympics: Federer cruises into round two in Beijing
• Olympic threat to Air China a prank
• Olympics: Bindra wins India first individual gold medal
• Olympics: Spanish cyclist becomes first doping failure of the Games
• Olympics: Adlington claims Britain's first-ever women's freestyle gold
• Olympics: US sets world record in men's 4x100 freestyle relay
• Olympics: Kitajima captures breaststroke gold with world record
• Olympics: Singapore's Susilo bows out of men's badminton singles
• Olympics: Singapore swimmer Tao Li 5th in 100m butterfly finals
• Olympics: US NBA stars roll past China in historic duel
• Olympics: Phelps' golden record start sets Games alight
• Olympics: Brazil, Argentina, Italy book quarter-final berths


10 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Chinese women edge US in nervy gymnastics qualifiers
• Olympics: China's football dream in tatters
• Olympics: Late goal saves Netherlands in USA draw
• Olympics: USA set world record in men's 4x100m freestyle relay
• Olympics: Ana Ivanovic withdraws from thunder-struck tennis
• Olympics: Messi inspires Argentina past gutsy Australia in football
• Olympics: Ronaldinho doubles up as Brazil whip Kiwis
• Olympics: US swimmer Torres washes away generation gap
• China moves to quell Olympic security fears
• Olympics: Czechs keep pace with China on shooting ranges
• Olympics: Prapawadee sets Games 53kg record
• Olympics: Torrential rain causes havoc
• Olympics: Outsider gives Czechs second shooting gold
• Olympics: Chinese pair take three-metre springboard gold
• Olympics: Olympic show goes on for warring Georgians and Russians
• Olympics: Guo takes gold as Georgia grab emotional bronze
• Olympics: Aussie Rice smashes record in taking medley gold
• Olympics: Park claims South Korea's first-ever swimming gold
• Olympics: Phelps breaks world record in winning 400 medley gold
• Olympics: Brazil and Germany find winning formula in women's football
• Olympics: Veteran Hallam clinches badminton opener


09 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Phelps on course while fencer Zagunis opens US Olympic gold account
• Olympics: Chinese men leap to lead in men's gymnastics
• Olympics: Sanchez hands Spain a welcome cycling gold
• Olympics: China commands early Olympic lead in medal table
• Olympics: China's Chen sets two weightlifting records
• Olympics: Czech shooter wins Beijing Games' first gold
• Olympics: China dazzles, offers friendship as Games open
• Olympics: China storms to centre stage as Beijing Games open


08 Aug 2008
• Curtain up on Beijing's Olympic Games
• Olympics: Davenport pulls out of Beijing tennis singles
• HK's Olympic Piazza expected to attract thousands of visitors
• China says controls tightened on Muslims in remote west
• China locks down Beijing for opening ceremony
• Bush makes new plea for freedom of expression ahead of Games
• Olympics: Rain and haze threaten Beijing opening ceremony
• Olympics: Indian contingent hopes to turn around gold medal drought
• Olympics: Heat wave, pollution threaten equestrian events in HK
• Bush in Beijing for Olympics amid rights concerns


07 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Messi's reward for Argentina, while Brazil scramble
• Olympics: Man Utd's Dong saves China's blushes
• Olympics: US gymnast Hamm limps out of Beijing Games
• China hits back at Bush on human rights
• Olympics: 18-year-old South Korean swimmer may triumph in Beijing
• Olympics: Lomong selected as US flag-bearer in opening ceremony
• Olympics: Athletes urge peaceful Tibet solution in letter to China's president
• Olympics: S'pore badminton team says ready for competition at Beijing Games
• Olympics: China declares it is ready to stage greatest Games
• 'Messi' business as curtain goes up for Olympic soccer
• Olympics: All eyes on China as Olympics' opening ceremony looms
• Heading to Olympics, Bush calls for greater rights in China
• Smog shrouds Olympic venues with one day to go
• Olympic torch relay cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest
• Shanghai ignores Olympics, gears up for 2010 World Expo


06 Aug 2008
• Dalai Lama says Beijing Olympics should promote peace
• Olympics: Women's football kicks off Beijing Games
• Olympics: Hong Kong's table tennis team has high medal hopes
• Pakistani President Musharraf's Olympic visit back on
• Pakistan's Musharraf scraps Olympic visit amid ouster talks
• Olympics: Team Singapore athletes settling into Olympic Village
• Olympics: Indonesia determined to clinch more medals at Olympics
• Olympics: Roddick ready for regrets over passing on Beijing
• Foreigners detained over Free Tibet protest at Olympic venue
• Olympic torch arrives in Beijing
• Olympics: Malaysian star shuttler Lee not dreaming of gold
• Olympics: IOC says pollution exaggerated as athletes wear masks
• Olympics: China's women block rivals' paths to weightlifting gold
• Olympics: Aussie coach says schedule change slap in face to swimming
• Olympics: Fans hope to catch glimpse of athletes at Beijing's airport
• Basketball: USA hold off Australia 87-76 in Olympic warm-up


05 Aug 2008
• Shanghai blissfully unaffected by Olympic Games fever
• Olympics: Fredericks elected chairman of IOC Athletics Commission
• China guarantees safe Olympics after terror attack
• Bush's trip to Asia a mix of sports and politics


04 Aug 2008
• Olympics: IOC says history will judge Games as milestone for China
• Olympics: Hong Kong's medal hopes raised with teen swimmer
• Olympics: Singapore gearing up to send gymnastics team to 2016 Olympic Games
• Beijing skies worsen despite pollution victory claims
• IOC says it trusts China security following attack
• Olympics: Storms threaten Games opening as Rogge defends IOC


03 Aug 2008
• Basketball: USA rout Russia 89-68 in Olympic warm-up
• Olympics: Singapore table tennis women's team seeded second in Beijing Games
• Olympics: Rain, thunder, typhoons forecast for Games
• Olympics: Phelps warns he is in best form of his life


02 Aug 2008
• Olympics: Britain's youngest competitor plays down medal talk
• IOC, Beijing discuss unblocking more websites
• Olympics: US men's 4x400 team stripped of Sydney gold
• Olympics: Rogge made no deal on Internet censorship
• Tennis: Zvonareva to replace injured Sharapova in Beijing


01 Aug 2008
• Olympics: USA basketballers fire Olympic warning with Lithuania drubbing
• Olympics: Thanou lawyer slams IOC 'discrimination'
• Olympics: Arroyo boosts cash jackpot for first Philippines gold medal
• SKorea targeting to win at least 10 gold medals in Olympics
• Tennis: Sharapova pulls out of Olympics
• President Hu says don't politicise the Olympic Games
• Olympics: Singapore's Lee Wung Yew begins new shooting style in Beijing
• Olympics: Injury forces Cyprus ace from Beijing Games


31 Jul 2008
• Olympics: IAAF suspends seven Russian athletes over DNA convergence
• Customer service levels in Beijing improved due to Olympics
• China says Internet curbs will stay; unveils last-ditch pollution measures
• China accuses US of interfering in its internal affairs
• Haze returns to Beijing as China unveils pollution back-up plan
• US says China has 'nothing to fear' from Internet
• China's maintains HIV-AIDS entry ban despite Olympic scrutiny
• US restores status of islets at center of Japan-SKorea row
• Olympics: Five Iraqi athletes to go to Beijing Games
• Olympics: IOC denies knowledge of Chinese Internet plan


30 Jul 2008
• Japan to send 12 cyclists to participate in Beijing Olympic Games
• Bush vows to take 'message of freedom' to Beijing
• Eight pandas flown to Beijing to join Olympics fanfare
• China to censor Internet during Olympics
• Olympics: IOC lifts Iraq's Beijing ban
• Olympics: Hackett believes Phelps can win eight golds


29 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Qingdao to host sailing events at Beijing Olympics
• Olympics: China claims pollution success as skies clear
• Olympics: Australian athletes can pull out over Games smog
• Olympics: Defending champion Hamm withdraws from Beijing Games


28 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Tanzania to send eight athletes to Beijing
• Olympics: US basketballers arrive in China with gold in mind
• Football: Brazil wins pre-Olympics exhibition match in Singapore
• Pollution leaves dark cloud hanging over Beijing Olympics
• Sports students in Beijing dream of becoming Olympic stars
• Olympics: Beijing may ban 90% of cars for Olympics
• Olympics: President Hu meets Singapore sailors
• Olympics: French swim star Manaudou vows to bounce back at Olympics


27 Jul 2008
• Olympics: World champion Dietzsch pulls out of Beijing Games
• Olympic athletes village opens under cloud of smog


26 Jul 2008
• Chinese authorities deny Uighur group behind attacks
• Uighur group claims China bus blasts, threatens Olympics


25 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Glimmer of hope fails to cheer banned Iraqi athletes
• Football: Ronaldinho in good form for Beijing Olympics
• Beijing welcomes visitors after the Olympics
• Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos
• China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics
• Chaos in final rush for Beijing Olympic tickets
• Olympics: China unveils biggest-ever Olympic team
• Football: Brazil determined to win at Beijing Olympics


24 Jul 2008
• Olympics: IOC confirms ban on Iraq
• China cracks terror cell planning Olympic Games attack
• Olympics: Chinese President Hu urges athletes to stay cool
• US lawmakers consider Olympic message to China


23 Jul 2008
• Chinese authorities take measures to reduce pollution ahead of Olympics
• Beijing says bus security tightened after blasts
• Olympics: Three-way battle for Asian supremacy in the pool
• Olympics: Japan, US and Cuba chase baseball gold in likely Olympic farewell
• Olympics: British track stars eye lion's share of cycling gold
• Olympics: Aussie gold medallist Dutton rides for USA
• 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future
• Olympics: China urges US athletes to focus on friendship


22 Jul 2008
• Judo: Japan's Tani says Olympic rival is herself
• Shanghai implements new security procedure at airports
• China says no Olympic terror link found in bus blasts


21 Jul 2008
• Shanghai prepares to host 12 Olympic soccer games
• Olympics: IOC to monitor 'abnormal' betting in Beijing
• Olympics: China table tennis medal winner Gao now playing for USA
• Olympics: Germany grab final Olympics basketball spot


20 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Hackett breaks 800m shortcourse world record
• Beijing starts car ban in clean-air drive for Olympics
• Olympics: Britain bring Pickering, Edgar on board for Games


19 Jul 2008
• China opens new subway lines for Olympics
• China unveils new subway lines for Olympics
• Olympics: WADA backs court's decision on Chambers' Olympics ban
• Athletics: Russia select athletes for Beijing Olympics at Kazan
• Olympics: Beijing pollution not a worry for US standouts
• Olympics: South Africa's "Blade Runner" misses out on Olympics


18 Jul 2008
• HK gearing up to host Olympic equestrian events
• Flights grounded during Olympics opening ceremony
• Olympic president upbeat over Beijing Games' green legacy
• Olympic chief says IOC persuaded China to pass new laws


17 Jul 2008
• Olympics: British sprinter Chambers waits for High Court verdict
• Olympics: Zheng plans double trouble in Beijing
• Olympics: Asia seeks first olympic football gold in 100 years
• Olympics: No fear please, Team Singapore
• Olympics: Olympic podium protest possibilities persist 40 years on
• Olympics: China's beloved 'Iron Hammer' guides US team in Beijing
• British chiefs hail Chinese air pollution clean-up
• Olympics: Doping offence won't keep Hamm off USA team


16 Jul 2008
• Beijing steps up security checks ahead of Olympics
• Olympics: Powell back in training after groin scare
• Thousands queue for commemorative notes in Hong Kong


15 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Team USA includes several athletes who previously failed doping tests
• Canada's foreign minister to attend Beijing Olympics
• Olympics: Ethiopia's Bekele and Dibaba named for double Olympics assault
• Olympics: Chambers row slows British sprint options
• Olympics: BMX cyclists bring thrills, spills into Olympic debut


14 Jul 2008
• Beijing Olympics to be streamed online real-time


13 Jul 2008
• China vows to boost Olympic security
• China boosts Olympic security with 80 leaders to attend opening ceremony
• Rooms go begging as Olympics loom
• Olympics: Record was out of fear of losing No.1 status, says Isinbayeva
• Olympics: Sprinter Chambers wins Olympic trials, at mercy of courts


12 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Record-breaking Isinbayeva shines as Powell struggles
• Olympics: Pistorius misses out again on Beijing time
• Olympics: Chambers reaches semi-finals at Birmingham trials
• Olympics: USA set to defend Olympic medal supremacy in Beijing


11 Jul 2008
• China warns of terrorist threat ahead of Olympics


10 Jul 2008
• China's Hu says Sarkozy's Olympic decision is 'correct'


09 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Veteran Olympians still at the top
• French President Sarkozy to attend Olympics opening ceremony
• Olympics: Veteran cyclist Longo wins another French title


08 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Australia names Hewitt, Dellacqua to Olympic team
• Olympics: Beijing confident of clean air for Games
• Olympics: 'Anti-China forces' will not disrupt Olympics says Chinese media
• Olympics: Shuttlers on best behaviour in Beijing


07 Jul 2008
• China warns Dalai Lama ahead of Olympics


06 Jul 2008
• Japanese PM to attend Olympic ceremony in Beijing
• Olympics: Phelps on course for swim history in Beijing
• Olympics: Vendt under 15 minutes in 1,500m free heats
• Olympics: Gay falls in 200 quarter-final, will not double at Beijing


05 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Lochte drives Phelps, Peirsol to record swim feats
• Olympics: Athletes Gay, Felix and Crawford advance with ease in 200
• Olympics: Jones storms into 50m free semis, Phelps gears up for double
• Olympics: Merritt stuns Wariner, Richards romps at US athletics trials


04 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Kewell misses Olympics to sign with Galatasaray
• Thousands mobilised to clean up algae bloom in Qingdao ahead of Olympics
• Gymnastics: US gymnast Hamm's Olympic bid in limbo after positive drug test
• Olympics: Jackson to lead Australian women's basketball team at Beijing
• Olympics: Crowd nightmare haunts Beijing Olympics organisers
• Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony


03 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Rich and popular sport stars head to Beijing Olympics
• Olympics: Pistorius runs disappointing 400m in Milan
• Olympics: Arron concerned about 100m times in USA and Jamaica


02 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Former world and olympic champion Riedel retires
• Olympics: Two records tumble, Phelps marches on at US swim trials
• Olympics: Beijing takes aim at counterfeit goods
• Olympics: Nerves hit Korean swim sensation Park
• Olympics: Swimmer Torres hopes to silence doubters
• Tennis: Williams sisters close in on Wimbledon final, Zheng makes history


01 Jul 2008
• Olympics: Back-to-back backstroke records rev up US swim trials


30 Jun 2008
• Algae clean-up at sailing venue to take weeks
• China acts to pre-empt unrest as Olympics near
• Olympics: Phelps, Hoff, get US swim trials off to record-breaking start
• Olympics: Gay powers into US Olympic 100m final
• Olympics: Lochte edges Phelps in 400m medley qualifying
• Olympics: Manaudou gets back to winning ways in Scotland


29 Jun 2008
• Olympics: World champ Campbell fails Beijing qualifiers, Bolt asserts record
• Olympics: Gay slows down too soon but advances in 100 qualifying


28 Jun 2008
• Olympic host Beijing to introduce subway security checks
• Olympics: Phelps launches final march to Beijing at US trials
• Olympics: Bulgaria weightlifting teams withdraw from Olympics
• Olympics: Felix eyes four medals in Beijing but faces huge 100m test


25 Jun 2008
• Olympics: Malaysia offers million-ringgit bonus for Olympics gold
• Shooting: Boneva out of Olympics after testing positive for cocaine


24 Jun 2008
• Olympics: Bryant, James lead US basketball team for Beijing


22 Jun 2008
• Qinghai leg of Beijing Olympic torch relay begins


21 Jun 2008
• Olympic torch relay starts in Tibet


19 Jun 2008
• Olympic torch paraded through military city in China's northwest
• Australian PM to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony


18 Jun 2008
• Hong Kong toughens rhetoric to avoid Olympic Games protests
• China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet Saturday
• Olympics: Williams pulls out of Beijing Games


17 Jun 2008
• Hong Kong says no evidence of Olympic terror risk
• Olympics: Australian track athletes to shun Olympic opening ceremony
• China begins Olympic torch relay leg through Xinjiang


16 Jun 2008
• China braces for high-security torch leg in Muslim west


12 Jun 2008
• Dalai Lama appeals for peaceful relay as Olympic torch heads to Tibet
• Olympics: Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips to miss Beijing


10 Jun 2008
• Olympics: Japan let swimmers wear Speedo


07 Jun 2008
• New technology for Olympic timekeeping ensures better accuracy
• Athletics: Dibaba the fighter in fine shape ahead of Olympics


06 Jun 2008
• Olympics: Authorities rejects sprinter Gatlin's Olympic appeal
• Olympics: Drug cheats with bans over six months to miss Games, says IOC


05 Jun 2008
• Pandas go on show at Beijing Zoo ahead of Olympics
• Olympics: FINA approves Arena swimsuit


02 Jun 2008
• Olympics: Beijing says sorry for offending disabled athletes
• Athletics: Olympic champion Wariner beaten by Merritt in Berlin


29 May 2008
• The Olympics: It’s All About The Shoes


28 May 2008
• Olympics: High hotel prices, negative news keep tourists away


25 May 2008
• China shortens Olympic torch relay's Tibet leg
• Olympics: Gebrselassie set for Olympics with 10,000m qualifying time


24 May 2008
• Giant pandas arrive in Beijing to help spread Olympic goodwill


23 May 2008
• Olympics: Serbia, Japan qualify for Olympics women's volleyball
• Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch, pays tribute to quake victims
• Athletics: Olympic gold medallist Pettigrew admits doping


22 May 2008
• Olympics: China to take Olympic flame through Sichuan before Games
• China to take Olympic flame through Sichuan before Games


21 May 2008
• Olympics: Undaunted, China's athletes strive harder for quake victims
• Beijing torch relay to resume Thursday, says state media


19 May 2008
• Olympics: AC Milan deny Kaka Olympics tournament chance


18 May 2008
• Olympic flame temporarily put out during China relay
• Olympics: SKorea win but Thailand lose volleyball Olympic qualifiers


17 May 2008
• Olympics: 'Bladerunner' Pistorius wins appeal against Olympic ban


14 May 2008
• Olympics: China cuts back post-quake torch relay after Internet fury


13 May 2008
• Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake


09 May 2008
• Beijing tightens security as Games approach


08 May 2008
• Olympics: Drug-tainted Thai Olympic boxer banned for a year
• Olympic flame reaches top of Mount Everest
• China launches Everest torch climb


07 May 2008
• ASEAN opposes linking Tibet issue with Beijing Olympics
• Up to 70% of tickets sold for Olympic equestrian events in HK
• Beijing Olympics' tickets sold out a month ahead of schedule
• Hong Kong clamps down on visitors who may 'disrupt' Olympics


06 May 2008
• Dope testing may require a shorter time for Olympic equestrian events
• Olympics: Millions of Chinese go online in dash for Olympic tickets


05 May 2008
• HK equestrian venues for Olympic Games expected to be ready next month
• Olympics: Organisers deny online delays for Olympic tickets
• Olympics: Hackett to miss Olympic double gold dream


04 May 2008
• China welcomes home Olympic flame
• Mainland China leg of Olympic torch relay begins in Sanya
• Boy dies in China as govt tries to curb diseases before Olympics
• Olympic torch back in mainland China


03 May 2008
• Olympic torch enjoys smooth run in Macau
• Olympic torch relay underway in Macau
• Olympic torch relay goes to Macau
• Olympic torch makes trouble-free Hong Kong stop
• Olympic torch arrives in Macau


02 May 2008
• Beijing extending smoking ban to more public areas ahead of Olympics
• Olympic torch relay ends in Hong Kong
• Olympic torch relay underway in Hong Kong


01 May 2008
• Beijing introduces anti-smoking rules for Olympics
• New test to crack down on growth hormones ready for Olympics
• China marks 100 days to Olympics amid Tibet, torch relay troubles
• Hong Kong readies for historic torch relay, police to be out in full force


30 Apr 2008
• Olympics: Ex-judo champion Inoue to retire after spectacular defeat
• Olympics: Beijing Games doping programme toughest yet, says WADA chief
• Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong
• China rail accident linked to Olympic Games construction
• Four activists barred from Hong Kong ahead of Olympic torch relay
• South Korea to deport Chinese torch relay attackers
• Olympic torch paraded in Vietnam after police detain activists


29 Apr 2008
• China steps up surveillance over food safety ahead of Olympic games
• Olympics: SKorea's Olympics chief quits in feud with government
• SKorea vows 'diplomatic measures' over Chinese torch violence
• Olympic torch arrives in Vietnam


28 Apr 2008
• Japan says torch protests will not affect Hu's visit
• Pyongyang Olympic torch relay under way
• Olympic torch arrives in North Korea


27 Apr 2008
• Chinese out in force for South Korea's Olympic torch run
• Olympics: High hopes for Chinese Olympic medal avalanche
• Thousands deploy ahead of Olympic torch relay in South Korea
• Olympic torch in South Korea for relay


26 Apr 2008
• Protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay in Japan
• Olympic chief tells West to lay off China
• Chinese, rightists clash at Japan torch relay
• Chinese, rightists out in force for Japan torch relay
• Interpol chief warns of Olympic terror threat


25 Apr 2008
• Pro-Tibet protest hits Olympic torch's arrival in Japan
• Olympic torch arrives in Japan
• Olympics: Athletes reject calls for boycott, protests in Beijing


24 Apr 2008
• Olympic torch relay in Canberra sees biggest pro-Beijing rally


23 Apr 2008
• Arrests as Olympic torch arrives in Australia
• Beijing Olympic torch arrives in Australia
• Olympic torch arrives in Australia


22 Apr 2008
• Olympic torch relay held behind closed doors in Indonesia
• Japan to allow peaceful pro-Tibet protests during torch relay
• Olympic torch arrives in Jakarta


21 Apr 2008
• Olympics: FIFA chief reiterates opposition to Olympic boycott
• Olympic torch embarks on Malaysia leg amid tight security
• Vietnam PM orders trouble-free Olympic torch relay
• Malaysia beefs up security for Olympic torch relay
• Olympics: IOC chief tells Beijing athletes to respect Games


20 Apr 2008
• Malaysia calls for Olympics not to be politicised
• Japanese temple vandalised after declining to host Olympic relay
• Chinese hold pro-Olympic protests in Europe, US
• Olympic torch arrives in Kuala Lumpur
• Olympic torch tours through Bangkok amid heavy security


19 Apr 2008
• Olympic torch relay starts amid heavy security in Bangkok
• Malaysian elite police squad to protect Olympic torch
• Olympics: Shibata, Matsuda win Olympic swimming berths
• Japanese temple refuses to host Olympic torch


18 Apr 2008
• Travel agents say China imposes new visa restrictions
• Swimming: D'Arcy dropped from Australian Olympic team after brawl
• Thai PM warns Olympic torch disruptions will not be tolerated
• Athletics: Australian claims first win in new Olympic stadium in Beijing
• Olympic torch arrives in Bangkok
• Swimming: Nakamura and 10 others qualify for Beijing Olympics


17 Apr 2008
• Olympics: First test for Beijing's Olympic stadium
• Olympic torch arrives in India under heavy guard
• Swimming: Kitajima qualifies for Beijing Olympics with 100m breaststroke win


16 Apr 2008
• Pakistan Olympic torch relay held behind closed doors
• China to launch biggest-ever Olympic festival
• Olympic torch arrives in Pakistan amid security fears
• Water Polo: Baker named top US Olympic coach


15 Apr 2008
• Swimming: Shibata fails to qualify for Beijing Olympics
• Pakistan prepares for Olympic torch amid security fears
• Japan cancels Olympic torch related event in Nagano
• China's anti-pollution plan to be implemented on July 20
• Clinton, Obama fire new economic jabs at China
• Swimming: Phelps stronger, more relaxed in bid for eight Olympic golds
• Relaxed Omanis welcome Olympic torch


14 Apr 2008
• Olympic torch set for trouble-free run in Oman


13 Apr 2008
• Olympics: Germany secure Olympic field hockey berth
• Trouble-free end to Olympic torch relay in Africa
• Olympic boycott will hurt athletes, say organisers
• Olympic torch arrives in 'China-friendly' Africa
• Olympic torch flickers on to 'China-friendly' Africa


12 Apr 2008
• Swimming: Records tumble at world short-course championships
• IOC chief says Olympics on track, despite protests
• Olympic torch's Latin American leg passes off peacefully
• Olympic torch begins Latin American leg


11 Apr 2008
• IOC chiefs to end talks after week of protests
• China says terrorists planned Olympic kidnappings
• IOC says no tension between China and Olympic committee
• Beijing Olympic torch arrives in Buenos Aires


10 Apr 2008
• Olympics: IOC announces tougher doping rules at Beijing Olympics
• Dalai Lama reiterates support for Beijing Olympics
• China tells IOC to stay away from 'irrelevant political factors'
• Olympic chief admits crisis, urges China to act on rights
• Olympics: China pessimistic on Olympic swimming chances
• Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay
• San Francisco braces for protest-plagued Olympic relay


09 Apr 2008
• San Francisco vows to greet Olympic torch with 'great alarm'
• Rights groups say Olympic torch protests could backfire


08 Apr 2008
• Olympics: British athlete Radcliffe not worried by Beijing pollution
• Olympics: Joint inter-Korean Olympic squad in limbo
• Beijing Olympic torch arrives in US
• IOC raises prospect of scrapping global torch relay
• IOC raises prospect of abandoning global torch relay
• IOC to discuss scrapping torch relays for future Games
• Australia beefs up security for Olympic torch visit
• Protests build in US ahead of Olympic torch arrival
• Hillary Clinton calls on Bush to boycott Beijing Olympic ceremony
• Protests cut short Paris Olympic flame relay


07 Apr 2008
• Olympic torch extinguished a third time in Paris
• Olympic torch resumes Paris journey after disruptions
• Olympic torch begins Paris relay amid pro-Tibet protests
• Olympic chief calls for peace in Tibet
• China bans multi-entry visas until after Games
• Olympic flame arrives in Paris
• Police battle pro-Tibet protesters during London Olympic torch relay


06 Apr 2008
• Arrests of anti-China protesters mar London's Olympic torch relay
• China insists torch will go through Tibet
• Olympics: Olympic flame to hit London streets amid Tibet controversy
• Olympics: Olympic flame arrives in London amid Tibet controversy
• No conditions on China before Olympics, says France foreign minister
• British PM rejects Olympics boycott


05 Apr 2008
• Olympics: Olympic flame crosses Russia's imperial capital
• France's Sarkozy uses Olympics to pressure China on Tibet
• Olympics: Greece coach suspended over weightlifting team doping scandal


04 Apr 2008
• Anson Chan does not support boycott of Beijing Olympics
• China urged to drop Tibet from Olympic torch route
• Reporters Without Borders calls for Olympic ceremony boycott over Hu Jia
• China urges US to support its stance on Tibet


03 Apr 2008
• Brazilian president will not attend Olympic ceremony: official
• Olympics: China passes Olympic torch to Kazakhstan


02 Apr 2008
• China says Muslim extremists attempted uprising in Xinjiang region
• US Treasury Secretary Paulson in China to talk Tibet, trade
• China says torch relay protesters out to hijack Olympics
• Football: India's captain pulls out of Olympic torch relay
• Tennis: Haas struggling for fitness for Beijing Olympics


01 Apr 2008
• Table Tennis: Feng Tianwei wins silver medal at Asian Cup 2008
• China says Tibetans planning 'suicide attacks'
• European Union to invite Dalai Lama to Brussels for talks
• Olympic torch heads off on world tour
• India confident on Olympic torch as Tibetans protest


31 Mar 2008
• Beijing Olympic Torch Relay kicks off
• Swimming: Australian Olympic swimmer charged with assault
• Beijing to ban smoking ahead of Olympics
• China launches Olympic torch relay amid protest concerns
• China delays 'live' TV broadcast of Olympic flame arrival
• China celebrates Olympic flame amid protest concerns


30 Mar 2008
• Olympic flame handed over to China, protesters arrested
• Olympic flame fires up security along relay route
• 26 arrested, weapons seized from China monastery
• Cycling: Wiggins, Cavendish win men's Madison gold
• Fresh Tibet protests reported as diplomats visit
• China takes foreign diplomats to Lhasa
• Olympics: Olympic torch arrives in Athens despite demonstrators
• North Korea threatens to cut all dialogue with South Korea
• Olympics: Not for athletes to pressure Chinese government, says athletics chief
• Olympics: Seven world record holders in Australian Olympic swimming team


29 Mar 2008
• Dalai Lama appeals to world community to help resolve Tibet crisis
• Swimming: Trickett breaks 50m freestyle world record
• Olympics: Swimming records have Olympic rivals 'shaking', says Sullivan
• Foreign diplomats want unfettered access in Tibet
• British TV presenter to carry Olympic flame despite China protest
• Track Cycling: Hoy makes cycling sprint history for Great Britain
• Diplomats visit Tibet as EU split on Olympic opening boycott


28 Mar 2008
• Leading Hong Kong democrat to stand down from parliament in July
• Olympics: Australia's Sullivan smashes 50m freestyle record again
• BA grounds more flights at chaos-hit Heathrow terminal
• Foreign diplomats visit Tibet amid Olympic boycott debate
• Sarkozy heads home after warming Anglo-French relations
• Track Cycling: Romero beats Hammer to win world pursuit title
• Track Cycling: Triumphant Brits set new world team pursuit record
• Football: Latin Americans follow Beckham to MLS but hoopla quiets
• Track Cycling: French dominate early rounds in track cycling championships


27 Mar 2008
• Bush breaks silence, conveys concern to Hu over Tibet turmoil
• China refuses to budge on Dalai Lama talks despite Bush's call
• Football: Brazilian coach Dunga says Pato can emulate Ronaldo
• Foreign journalists visit Tibet, China says 660 surrendered


26 Mar 2008
• Japan's 'Muscle Musical' showcases Olympian medallists
• Shanghai Pudong Airport's new 'sea gull' terminal takes flight
• China says more than 660 surrender over Tibet unrest
• French President Sarkozy raises prospect of Olympic boycott
• China says Olympic torch protests 'shameful' as Tibet pressure mount


25 Mar 2008
• Football: Ex-coach Osim tells Japan to sharpen up
• French president refuses to rule out Olympics ceremony boycott
• Riots rage in China as protests overshadow Olympic ceremony
• Chinese policeman reported killed as Tibet riots rage


24 Mar 2008
• Football: Malaysia in a rush over striker coach post
• Protesters disrupt ceremony for China Olympics flame
• Tibetan official in exile says about 130 confirmed dead in unrest
• Olympics chief says 'no momentum' for a boycott
• China says Dalai Lama targeting Olympics
• IOC says Olympics can bring change to China


23 Mar 2008
• Swimming: Alain Bernard sets new 100 metres world record


22 Mar 2008
• Tibet's exiled leaders say China-Dalai Lama talks vital
• Everest climbing season threatened by Tibet turmoil
• Swimming: French swimmer Bernard sets new 100 metres world record


21 Mar 2008
• 'Most wanted' list out as China ups pressure over Tibet
• US House Speaker urges international probe into Tibet unrest
• China launches new crackdown on video websites
• Taiwan poll rivals promise better ties with China
• China admits to shooting at Tibetans
• Chinese TV screens Tibet riot special amid foreign pressure
• China pours troops into Tibet, admits shooting protesters
• Football: China's FA sack women's coach ahead of Olympics


20 Mar 2008
• Vote plea as Tibet fallout hits Taiwan election race
• China ramps up security, cautions Britain on Dalai Lama
• Prince Charles to meet with Dalai Lama during London visit
• Swimming: Hoogie sinks, Manaudou hits form at European championships


19 Mar 2008
• Tibet unrest dominates Taiwan presidential campaign
• Olympics: China says Olympic torch to go through Tibet as planned
• China sees "life or death struggle" in Tibet
• Tibet protests spread worldwide as Beijing Games near
• 105 people in Lhasa unrest surrender
• Football: Tinga puts Dortmund in German Cup final
• Anti-China street protests back calls for Olympic boycott


18 Mar 2008
• UN chief urges restraint in cautious response to Tibet violence
• Dalai Lama under fire from Tibetan radicals
• Olympics: IOC says Beijing events could be postponed in case of heavy pollution


17 Mar 2008
• China denies using deadly force in Tibet
• China's low-key response to Taiwan polls is a change in strategy
• Olympic chief says Australia will not boycott Beijing Games
• China denies Tibet tourists ordered out
• Protesters in Europe blast China over Tibet crackdown
• Merkel rejects Olympics boycott over Tibet


16 Mar 2008
• Dalai Lama condemns Chinese 'terror' in Tibet, 80 said killed
• Tibet exiles says 80 'confirmed' dead in China unrest
• Lhasa tense as China under pressure to use restraint
• China's Premier Wen re-elected amid simmering unrest in Tibet
• US Secretary of State Rice urges Chinese 'restraint' in Tibet
• World condemns China over Tibet crackdown


15 Mar 2008
• Tibet govt-in-exile says 30 dead in unrest, Chinese security tight
• Storm, "possible tornado" blasts downtown Atlanta
• Hu Jintao elected as president but Tibet turmoil casts shadow
• China says 10 killed in Tibet
• Tibet presents China with major test ahead of Olympics
• Ten people killed in Tibet riots
• Tibetan 'separatists' plot will fail: regional chairman
• Activists protest reported Tibet killings outside UN HQ
• Turmoil in Tibet after deadly violence


14 Mar 2008
• US nuclear envoy leaves Geneva after inconclusive NKorea talks
• Tibet violence sparks global calls for Chinese 'restraint'
• Deadly violence in Tibet as Buddhist monks lead protests
• US says China must respect Tibetan culture
• London exhibition promotes new wave of Chinese design
• Dalai Lama 'deeply concerned' about situation in Tibet
• Violence in Tibet as Buddhist monks lead protests
• China steps up air security after alleged terror plot
• Athletics: IAAF issue guidelines for javelin after freak accident
• North Koreans hold nuclear talks with US in Geneva


13 Mar 2008
• China hits back at US on rights, says Iraq war a disaster
• Tibetan marchers arrested in India
• US, NKorea to meet in Geneva to break nuclear impasse
• Olympics: Director says ceremony not hit by Spielberg pullout
• Rice defends dropping China from rights blacklist


12 Mar 2008
• Skiing: Vonn keeps Olympic ambitions on track with first title
• China warns US against practising double standards
• FM Yang Jiechi says anti-China forces politicise Olympics
• China dropped from top-ten list of world's worst abusers
• US drops China from list of top human rights abusers


11 Mar 2008
• Report says monks arrested as police quash protests in Tibet
• SKorea baseball star in quadruple murder, suicide probe
• Rights groups say China warnings could be aimed at dissent
• Uighur leader says China fabricated terror plots
• Indian police stop exiles from historic Tibet march


10 Mar 2008
• Hockey: India's coach Carvalho quits after Olympic hopes crash
• Olympics: Organisers say Beijing Olympics will be safe amid 'terrorism' threats
• Olympics: Ethiopia's Gebreselassie to miss Olympics marathon over pollution fears
• Experts say secrecy obscures level of 'terror' threat to China
• 'Suspicious liquids' used in plane crash attempt in China
• Badminton: Rasmussen prevents Asian clean sweep


09 Mar 2008
• Ice Hockey: Singapore plans to compete in Asian Winter Games 2011
• Badminton: Chen defeats Lin to win All-England men's singles title
• Chinese authorities thwarted attack on Olympics


08 Mar 2008
• Athletics: China's Liu clear favourite for 60m hurdles title after Robles error
• Sports: Disgraced sprinter Jones jailed as baseball stars fight doping
• Badminton: Lin desperate for new All England challenge
• Athletics: Fasuba beats Chambers to world title
• Athletics: Chambers reaches 60m final at world indoors


07 Mar 2008
• China admits effect of pressure over Darfur
• Badminton: Rasmussen's victory adds to Chinese women's woes
• Tennis: Jankovic, Venus make Bangalore quarter-finals


05 Mar 2008
• Badminton: Xie shocked at All-England Championships
• Adidas posts improved 2007 results, but Reebok is still struggling
• Wen stresses economic development is China's top priority


04 Mar 2008
• Basketball: China's Yao Ming has successful foot surgery
• Basketball: NBA's Donnie Nelson named China assistant coach
• Security tight as China's parliamentary season begins


03 Mar 2008
• China's annual parliamentary session opens amidst tight security
• Olympics: Britain keep up pressure on India in Beijing field hockey push


02 Mar 2008
• Table Tennis: China clinch men's world team title
• Basketball: China's Yao Ming to undergo surgery


01 Mar 2008
• Table Tennis: China's women beat Singapore to clinch world crown
• Table Tennis: China, South Korea in final showdown at world team championship
• Tennis: Govortsova books date with Davenport in Memphis final


29 Feb 2008
• Tennis: Kuznetsova and Dementieva set up all-Russian Dubai Open final
• Table tennis: China sweep into final at world table tennis
• Beijing refutes accusations on efforts to improve air quality
• Beijing's new mega-airport terminal opens ahead of Olympics


28 Feb 2008
• Table Tennis: Japan, China power into world team championships semi-finals
• Mothers urge China to probe Tiananmen crackdown
• Football: Ribery's penalty puts Bayern in German Cup's last four
• Table Tennis: China overpower Austria as Germany suffer upset at world team championships


27 Feb 2008
• Olympics: Nervous China sweats on basketball star Yao injury
• Table Tennis: Top players slam ITTF plan to restrict Chinese-born players
• Table Tennis: Singapore paddlers keeping pace with top seeds in world championships
• Basketball: Rockets suffer staggering blow as Yao out for season
• Basketball: Rockets suffer Yao blow


26 Feb 2008
• Table Tennis: South Korea thrash Sweden at world team championships


25 Feb 2008
• Football: Asian champs Iraq reinstate Hamad after sacking Olsen
• Table Tennis: China fight off challenges at world team championships
• Football: China women's football coach still hopes for Olympic medal after East Asia loss
• Table Tennis: China women battle hard at world championships


24 Feb 2008
• Olympics: Beijing dreaming of a smoke-free Games


23 Feb 2008
• Olympics: Teenage diver set to become Britain's youngest male Olympian
• Tennis: Li and Sharapova storm into Qatar Open tennis semi-finals
• Athletics: Former Olympic champion Dragila to skip US indoors


22 Feb 2008
• Olympics: Singapore begins countdown to 2010 Youth Games
• Olympics: US team told food is safe, enjoy Chinese cuisine
• US plans to take its own food to Beijing Olympics


21 Feb 2008
• Athletics: World record holder Powell wins first 100m of the year
• Tennis: Ivanovic injured after victory over Govortsova in Qatar Open


20 Feb 2008
• Competition managers at Beijing Olympics will come from host country
• China urges West to do more on Darfur


19 Feb 2008
• Chinese competition managers to run all 28 Olympic sports
• Olympics: Chinese managers to run all 28 Olympic sports
• Olympics: New Zealand to lift gag order on Olympic athletes


18 Feb 2008
• Football: China football coach blames media for East Asian Cup loss
• Swimming: Coughlin breaks women's 100m backstroke world record


17 Feb 2008
• Swimming: Australia's Sullivan breaks 50m freestyle world record
• Football: South Korea beat China to preserve record
• Football: Japan battle to earn draw with North Korea
• Athletics: Japanese runner wins Hong Kong Marathon
• Athletics: Switzerland's Rothlin wins Tokyo marathon
• Activists warn China's Olympic PR woes set to deepen
• Athletics: Isinbayeva sets new pole vault world record
• Swimming: Coventry breaks 200m backstroke world record
• Athletics: Running great Bekele sets new world two-mile best time


16 Feb 2008
• Athletics: Olympic champion Wariner beaten in Sydney 200m
• Basketball: LeBron makes golden guarantee - US to win in Beijing


15 Feb 2008
• Bush says no change in plans to visit Beijing Olympics


14 Feb 2008
• Athletics: Disabled sprinter Pistorius appeals Olympic ban
• Olympics: China expresses regret over Spielberg pullout
• China says linking Darfur to Beijing Olympics 'unfair'


13 Feb 2008
• Sailing: Singapore sailor qualifies for Beijing Olympics
• Athletics: UK Athletics begins move to ban drugs cheats for life
• Filmmaker Spielberg boycotts China Olympics over Darfur


12 Feb 2008
• Swimming: Aussies unveil space-age swimsuits for Beijing Olympics


11 Feb 2008
• Olympics: Beijing back gag order following uproar in Britain
• China appoints political heavyweight to clear air over Olympics
• Athletics: Sweden's Kallur hits new world 60m hurdles record as Robles misses
• Athletics: Former dope-cheat Chambers qualifies for world indoor athletics


10 Feb 2008
• Olympics: British athletes to sign gagging clause for Beijing Olympics
• Field Hockey: Golden goal gets New Zealand into Olympics


08 Feb 2008
• State press says Beijingers' manners better but not good enough
• Republican Romney quits White House bid
• Republican Romney to end White House bid


07 Feb 2008
• Tennis: Tennis players Dechy, Razzano hit back in Paris


04 Feb 2008
• Koreas discuss joint supporters' squad for Beijing Olympics


03 Feb 2008
• Tennis: Russia, China and Spain through to Fed Cup semi-finals
• Athletics: Olympic champion Defar demolishes Stuttgart field


02 Feb 2008
• Tennis: China take 2-0 lead in Fed Cup over France


01 Feb 2008
• The Yellow River, "China's sorrow", in troubled times
• China's big chill threatens more holiday misery


31 Jan 2008
• North Korean leader says stance on nuclear deal unchanged


29 Jan 2008
• Olympics: Beijing unveil new aquatics venue, admits workers' deaths


28 Jan 2008
• Beijing unveils high-tech swimming venue for Olympics Games


25 Jan 2008
• Train ploughs into China rail workers, killing 18


24 Jan 2008
• Olympics: China to divert Yellow River water for Beijing Games


23 Jan 2008
• Olympics: Japan PM backs handball rematches
• Kenyan athletics star killed in post-election violence


22 Jan 2008
• China to probe alleged cover-up of worker deaths at Olympic site


21 Jan 2008
• Tennis: Federer, Venus back on track in Australian Open
• Swimming: Phelps wins 400-yard swim medley at California Grand Prix event
• Tennis: Federer back on track at Australian Open tennis
• NKorea suspends first inter-Korean dialogue
• Badminton: Lee claims Malaysian Open title


20 Jan 2008
• Olympics: Japan wrestler's winning streak ends after 119 matches
• Swimming: Phelps nabs two events at Southern California grand prix
• Olympics: Pollution poses marathon problem for Gebrselassie


19 Jan 2008
• Britain, China seek joint effort on climate change


18 Jan 2008
• Athletics: Gebrselassie wins Dubai Marathon but misses new record
• British PM arrives in China for environment, trade, investment boost


17 Jan 2008
• Badminton: Indonesia's Hidayat knocked out of Malaysian Open
• Jet misses London runway, 13 hurt
• Family of reporter jailed in China seeks his parole
• British PM Brown heads to China, India
• Swimming: Phelps headlines Southern California grand prix stop
• Cycling: Boogerd, Menchov deny links to doping laboratory
• US, China hold talks as rights issue flares up


16 Jan 2008
• Michigan votes in crunch White House primary


14 Jan 2008
• Athletics: Olympics ban for "Blade Runner" Pistorius
• Indian PM arrives in China for talks


13 Jan 2008
• Indian PM arrives in China for high-level talks
• Athletics: Bekele ready to snub world cross country championship
• Football: Mighty Bayern crush China's Olympic team


12 Jan 2008
• Cycling: Former Tour de France stage winner gets two-year ban
• Athletics: Athletics star Boldon calls for life bans for first-time dope cheats
• Athletics: Track star Jones sentenced to six months jail
• Tennis: Report says India's Mirza considering future over flag row
• Olympics: Austrian lab in doping probe


11 Jan 2008
• Beijing Olympics an opportunity for China to market itself
• Football: Beckham keen for World Cup bid role


06 Jan 2008
• Olympics: 2018 Winter Olympics could be returning to Munich: IOC member
• Olympics: Singapore favourites for Youth Olympics: IOC member


05 Jan 2008
• Tennis: Li storms to victory in Australian Hardcourt WTA final


03 Jan 2008
• Athletics: US track star Gatlin says he was "robbed" by doping arbitration verdict


02 Jan 2008
• Athletics: Sprinter Gatlin loses appeal, receives four-year ban


01 Jan 2008
• Millions party but bombs and security fears cloud New Year
• Tennis: French veteran Santoro wins in Qatar


31 Dec 2007
• Beijing hits 'blue sky' target, but just barely


29 Dec 2007
• Chinese rights activist arrested: rights group, activists


26 Dec 2007
• Japan's PM Fukuda seeks to improve ties with China


24 Dec 2007
• Skiing: Switzerland's Kuettel wins World Cup ski jump


22 Dec 2007
• Cycling: Fertonani suspended two years for positive drugs test


21 Dec 2007
• Olympics: China's female 'Rooney' may miss Olympics: reports


20 Dec 2007
• Olympics: Former IOC chief Samaranch hospitalised in Madrid


17 Dec 2007
• Beijing launches new satellite navigation for motorists
• Bush likely to cancel US-ASEAN summit over Myanmar: diplomats
• SEA Games: SSC chief says time to work for Beijing Olympics
• Football: Inter stretch lead as Roma pay penalty
• Table Tennis: China stage clean sweep at Olympic venue


16 Dec 2007
• Athletics: Sprinter Jenkins wins appeal after lab slip-up
• Figure Skating: Ice girl Kim captures second Grand Prix final title
• SEA Games: Bowler Remy Ong returns home ecstatic about win
• SEA Games: Singapore's performance at SEA Games is best so far


15 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: 24th Games ends with hosts Thailand topping medal table
• Figure Skating: Hip-hop Takahashi leads Grand Prix final


14 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: Thailand beat Myanmar to seal football gold
• SEA Games: Indonesia's Hidayat beats Singapore's Lee in men's singles final
• SEA Games: Singapore shuttler Kendrick Lee upsets Thai favourite
• Skiing: Unbeaten Morgenstern flies to fourth win in a row


13 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: Boxing chaos mars Thai gold success
• SEA Games: Singapore shuttler Kendrick Lee upsets Thai favourite
• SEA Games: Singapore's Rafili wins silat dream gold


12 Dec 2007
• Athletics: IOC strips Jones of five Sydney medals
• SEA Games: Lesser-known sports crave spotlight
• SEA Games: Zhang delivers Singapore's first athletics gold in shot put


11 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: Thailand score football success, athletics golds
• SEA Games: Thailand finish top of athletics medal charts
• SEA Games: Philippines' Daniel could be a big star in the making
• SEA Games: Singapore's table tennis team makes history


10 Dec 2007
• Olympics: Pressure on rivals at Beijing Games, says swimming champion Hackett
• SEA Games: Thailand surge clear in medals race


09 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: Mok wins triathlon gold medal for Singapore
• SEA Games: Traditional sports may be ditched for Olympic events
• Olympics: Munich to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics
• Asian tourists flock to ski resort town Niseko


08 Dec 2007
• Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail delayed by years: ministry
• SEA Games: Thailand looks to consolidate medals lead
• SEA Games: Malaysia hopes to bag 64 gold medals
• SEA Games: Malaysia's Siow beats Singapore's Tao Li easily
• SEA Games: All gold for Thailand as athletics starts
• Shooting: S'pore shooter Lee Wung Yew qualifies for 2008 Olympics


07 Dec 2007
• Cycling: Kazakh cyclist Vinokourov retires after doping ban
• SEA Games: Games Council to punish late withdrawals
• SEA Games: Malaysian swim ace Bego ready to defend his golds


06 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: 24th Games open in Thailand with colourful ceremony
• Football: Two-horse race building as Inter and Roma win again
• Hockey: Australia, Pakistan suffer shock defeats in Champions Trophy
• SEA Games: Triumphant Singapore shooters return home with eight gold medals


05 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: S'pore prepare for new breed to make a splash


04 Dec 2007
• SEA Games: Hosts Thailand go for gold


03 Dec 2007
• Olympics: Chinese fans get coaching for Olympics


02 Dec 2007
• Volleyball: Brazil retain men's World Cup volleyball title
• Athletics: Kenya's Wanjiru wins Fukuoka marathon
• Volleyball: Bulgaria clinches place at Beijing Olympics
• Swimming: Phelps wins again while more US swim marks fall


01 Dec 2007
• Badminton: Super Dan gifted Hong Kong final berth
• Miss China wins Miss World 2007
• Olympics: Brazil's volleyball team first to qualify for Olympics
   
No breaststroke, no distance swimming, no open water - at least those guys will still be my friends.
Michael Phelps in London on Sunday looking ahead to the next Games in four years and the few swimming golds he won't be going for.
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