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29 Aug 2005 • Soccer: Flawless Bayern open up lead at top   28 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Injury threatens to scupper Holmes finale • Soccer: Flawless Bayern open up lead at top   27 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Astonishing Bekele smashes world record   26 Aug 2005 • Tennis: Clijsters to end career in 2007 • Swimming: Thorpe listed for return at Aussie Commonwealth Games trials   24 Aug 2005 • Olympics: Edwards gets key Olympic role • Cycling: Scepticism as French paper brands cycling great Armstrong a drugs cheat   23 Aug 2005 • Olympics: Oswald is named IOC man for London Olympics • Cycling: French newspaper brands cycling hero Armstrong as drugs cheat • Cycling: Testing of 1999 samples shows doping by Armstrong: report • Cycling: Tour champ Armstrong suspected of doping in 1999: report • Olympics: IOC withholds funds from boxing body over officiating concerns: report   22 Aug 2005 • Badminton: Hidayat beats Lin Dan to win world title • Badminton: Xie beats defending champ Zhang to win women's world title   21 Aug 2005 • Boxing: Vargas continues comeback bid with win, Soto upsets Juarez • Badminton: Top seed Lin Dan and Olympic champ Hidayat to clash in Anaheim final • Badminton: Yang and Zhang win women's doubles title at Anaheim • Tennis: Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne advance to WTA Toronto final • Badminton: Olympic champ Hidayat advances to world badminton final • Badminton: Top seed Zhang beats Xu to reach world badminton finals • Tennis: Clijsters advances to WTA Toronto final   20 Aug 2005 • Badminton: Lin Dan reaches semis with hard-fought win at world championships • Equestrian: Teenager Tian saddles up for China • Badminton: Denmark's Gade dominates Chen to reach semis • Badminton: Denmark's Gade dominates Chen to reach Anaheim semis   19 Aug 2005 • Badminton: World No 1 Lin reaches quarters at Anaheim world championships • Badminton: Top Chinese women battle into world quarterfinals • Badminton: China's two top women's seeds through to quarters at Anaheim worlds   18 Aug 2005 • Badminton: Top seeds Lin Dan and Zhang Ning advance to third round of worlds • Badminton: World No 1 Lin Dan off to flying start at Anaheim worlds • Badminton: Chinese star Zhang pummels Huang • Olympics: IOC mission gives Beijing thumbs up for 2008 preparations   17 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Kipketer retires from athletics • Badminton: Olympic champ Hidayat breezes into second round at badminton worlds • Tennis: Berdych belts Nadal to derail Spaniard's win streak • Badminton: Malaysia's Lee cruises in world championship debut • Badminton: Malaysia's Lee enjoys winning world championship debut   16 Aug 2005 • Soccer: England considering 2018 World Cup bid • Badminton: Denmark's Gade off to flyer at badminton worlds • Badminton: Top seed Robertson out of mixed doubles with injury   15 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Radcliffe and Limo finally enter golden age • Athletics: Limo saves Kenya's honour with first gold • Athletics: Ramzi the first celebrates double triumph   14 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Radcliffe wins women's marathon title at World Championships • Badminton: Favourite China on medal quest at California world championships • Athletics: France win 4x100m relay title for first time • Athletics: Pechonkina lands elusive title in women's 400 hurdles   13 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Gharib retains men's marathon title • Rugby: All Blacks bulldoze Wallabies to retain Bledisloe Cup • Athletics: No more paying homage as Wariner sets sights on Johnson's record • Athletics: Doucoure wins 110 metres hurdles title • Athletics: Wariner in class of his own with 400 metres title • Athletics: Isinbayeva wins women's pole vault world title • Athletics: American teen sensation Felix wins women's 200 metres title • Athletics: No triple gold for Gatlin after US baton blunder • Athletics: Kirdyapkin leads Russian double in men's 50km walk   12 Aug 2005 • Athletics: IAAF await Czech explanation over glucose injections • Athletics: Gatlin grabs golden double with 200 metres title   11 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Family man Clay takes world decathlon title in his stride   10 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Bekele and El-Guerrouj no-shows give Kenya 5000m hope • Athletics: Liu and Shi throw down gauntlet to old man Johnson • Athletics: Clay extends lead over Sebrle in decathlon • Rugby: All Blacks brace for Wallabies on the rebound in Tri-Nations Test • Athletics: Jackson targets Moses legend as Sanchez crashes out • Golf: Former tennis star Kafelnikov to play in Russian Open golf   09 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Home javelin throwers provide perfect finish • Soccer: Essien saga over as Lyon reject Chelsea offer • Athletics: Inzikuru ends Uganda's gold drought with world title • Athletics: Williams reigns supreme in the rain   07 Aug 2005 • Tennis: Roddick and Blake advance to Washington final • Tennis: Roddick overpowers Paradorn to reach Washington final • Athletics: Dibaba cuts down rivals as Olympic champions feel the heat • Athletics: Perez wins men's 20km walk world title • Tennis: Roddick dumps Paradorn to reach Washington final • Swimming: Phelps leads relay team to US Open record in 4x200m freestyle   06 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Gatlin serene while other champions stumble • Swimming: Phelps takes title, but falls short of year's top 200m fly time   05 Aug 2005 • Athletics: Radcliffe confident of going the distance • Athletics: Bullish Gatlin firm favourite for 100m in Powell's absence   02 Aug 2005 • Tennis: Hungry Arthurs outlasts US teen while Aussie teen falls in ATP debut   27 Jul 2005 • Olympics: London launches lottery to help fund 2012 Games   19 Jul 2005 • Olympics: WADA to help China keep it clean for Beijing 2008: Pound   16 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Coe dedicates 2012 Games to London bomb victims   14 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Chirac regrets Paris failure to win 2012 Games   12 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Paris mayor hits out at Blair and Coe   11 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Rogge defends Blair over London Olympic bid   09 Jul 2005 • Olympics: French sports minister dismisses another Paris bid before 2020 • Olympics: IOC insists on quality not quantity says Rogge   08 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Softball and baseball axed from Olympics • Olympics: Japan stunned after baseball dropped from Olympics • Olympics: London blasts won't derail Olympics, says defiant champion • Olympics: Pentathlon may get the axe after 2012 • Olympics: Bloated sports programme comes under scrutiny • Olympics: IOC delegates believe Coe won bid for London   07 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Slavkov expelled from IOC • Hard graft begins immediately for party-weary London Olympic chiefs • Olympics: Failure of 2012 Games bid leaves many Parisians bewildered • Olympics: Coe and Blair mastermind London's stunning 2012 Games upset • Olympics: Video clips "bring" bidding cities to IOC session • Olympics: Londoners counting benefits of hosting the 2012 Games • Britain's Olympics delegates celebrate victory with rousing party   06 Jul 2005 • London pulls off stunning come-from-behind Olympic victory • London to host 2012 Olympics • Olympics 2012: Gut-wrenching wait for London and Paris • Madrid, New York, Moscow out of 2012 Olympic host city bid • Moscow, New York eliminated from 2012 Olympics vote • Olympics: Madrid to use 2012 Games to promote global unity • Vote on 2012 Olympic host nears after final pitches by bid cities • Olympics: London invokes the Queen, Mandela and global children in final bid • Vote on 2012 Olympics host nears after final pitches by bid cities • Olympics: New York showcases glitz and charm in final 2012 Games bid • Olympics: Putin urges IOC to grasp "truly historic" opportunity • Olympics: New York showcases charm and power for 2012 Games bid • Olympics: British PM ignores Chirac's cuisine jibes • Olympics: Friendships forged, stars wheeled out in bid to win hosting right • Olympics: Chirac calls on IOC to trust France in hosting 2012 Games • Olympics: IOC session opens in Singapore to decide on 2012 Games host • Olympics: Nearly one in three Russians say hosting Games will bring prestige   05 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Hillary Clinton in Singapore to support New York's Games bid • Olympics: Bidding cities enlist help from sportsmen • Olympics: Political leaders meet on sidelines of IOC meeting • Olympics: IOC President confident decision on 2012 host city will be fair • Olympics: Beckham gets down to business to promote London • Olympics: Russian president to address IOC via video presentation • French president arrives in Singapore for final Olympic push • Olympics: British sports stars meet youth sports ambassadors • Olympics: Hillary Clinton arrives in S'pore to support NY's Games bid • Olympics: Blair promises "extra dimension" if London wins Games bid • Olympics: Architect Sheard says his comments on the Stade de France valid • Olympics: Legend Joyner-Kersee fighting New York's corner as best she can • Olympics: London throws punch, Paris sneaks in a jab • Olympics: Weekend bonanza of events boosts London cause • Olympics: Five reasons why NYC will triumph • Olympics: Chirac heads to Singapore to add weight to Paris' Games bid   04 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Football star David Beckham arrives in Singapore • Olympics: Competition heats up among bid cities for 2012 Olympics • Olympics: London team member ruffles some feathers ahead of vote • Olympics: Paris-London row heats up 2012 campaign, as Blair lobbies hard • Olympics: London bid team criticises Paris stadium as 2012 lobbying heats up • Watch out for sporting gods posing as eager salesmen • Olympics: MediaCorp to broadcast IOC session live on 5 and 6 July • Olympics: Forget alliances and secretive meetings, Moscow plays it straight • Olympics: Supporting New York City, Olympic great Comaneci says best bid will win • OIympics: Paris mayor believes they have learnt from mistakes of past bids • Olympics: British PM backs London 2012 bid on Changi Airport tarmac • Olympics: Olympic momentum with London, British minister insists • Olympics: Irish show jumper formally stripped of Olympic gold   03 Jul 2005 • All eyes on S'pore this week ahead of 2012 Olympics host city vote • Olympics: British PM Blair arrives in Singapore to support London's Games bid   02 Jul 2005 • Olympics: 2012 Games bid enables Paris to show off French cuisine • Olympics: Blair heads to Singapore hoping for pre-G8 Olympic boost • Olympics: Hillary Clinton will pitch NY to IOC for 2012 Games   01 Jul 2005 • Olympics: Logic will not decide the 2012 winner • IOC chief Rogge says 2012 Olympic vote to be a cliff-hanger • Olympics: IOC chief Rogge confident 2012 Olympic vote will be corruption free   30 Jun 2005 • London's bid to host 2012 Olympics faces opposition • Olympics: Construction started on nearly half Beijing's 2008 Olympic venues • Olympics: Olympic Anthem singers learn Greek from scratch in 6 weeks • Olympics: We're here to win, says Paris 2012 bid chief • Olympics: Producer of 'Singapore - The Place To Be' video ready for the world • Olympics: Disgraced former IOC vice president Kim Un-Yong freed from jail • Olympics: Delegations from Paris and Moscow arrive in S'pore   29 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Leaving nothing to chance • Olympics: Condoleezza Rice pushes New York Olympic bid • Olympics: Parker to join Paris Olympic bid team in Singapore   28 Jun 2005 • NY's bid to host 2012 Olympics runs into problems • London delegates first to arrive for IOC Session • Olympics: IOC Session to bring in S$40m for economy • Olympics: Sports chief slams rugby, golf   27 Jun 2005 • Organisers sprucing up venues for 117th IOC session • Olympics: Paris mayor ready for tight race • Olympics: Olympic stayer Coe set for final round • Olympics: Moscow hopes to repair image with 2012 Olympics bid • Olympics: South Korea's jailed former IOC official to be released on parole • Olympics: Channel NewsAsia begins extensive coverage of 117th IOC Session   26 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Drut suspends his post with Paris 2012 and IOC • Olympics: 'One World, One Dream' slogan for China's 2008 Olympics • Olympics: IOC opening show promises spectacular display of youthful vitality   24 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Beijing preparing for influx of tourists in 2008   23 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Chirac to defend Paris bid before IOC in Singapore   22 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Superstars, politicians to converge on Singapore for IOC Session   21 Jun 2005 • Olympics: China prepares Olympics opening ceremony, tickets to go on sale in 2006 • Olympics: Muhammad Ali to join US delegation in Singapore • Olympics: Beijing 2008 Olympics security official completes talks in Athens   20 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Volunteers all set to make Singapore's biggest-ever sports event a success   17 Jun 2005 • Battle to keep current 28 Olympic sports in 2012 Games • Singapore stars roped in for London's Olympic bid   15 Jun 2005 • Olympics: London bid chief favours transparency over gimmicks • Olympics: Moscow says venues to be ready before 2012 Games begin • Olympics: Spanish passion can make 2012 Games great, says Madrid camp   14 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Rogge sees tight finish in 2012 race   13 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Madrid's first-time status could give it edge in Olympic bid • Olympics: New York 2012 leaders insist new stadium deal has bid back on track   10 Jun 2005 • Olympics: New York in race against time to save 2012 Games bid   08 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Vote against stadium may deal fatal blow to New York's bid • Olympics: IOC warned not to tamper with Games success   07 Jun 2005 • Olympics: New York's 2012 Olympic bid rocked by veto on stadium funding plan • Olympics: Silver says he will veto stadium funding, crippling NY Olympic bid • Olympics: Paris welcome IOC evaluation report • Olympics: Madrid sees 2012 bid bolstered by IOC evaluation • Olympics: New York bid group thrilled at IOC report despite stadium snag • Olympics: Moscow 2012 bid committee welcomes IOC evaluation commission report   06 Jun 2005 • Olympics: London bid chiefs insist Olympic race wide open • Olympics: Thanou charged over skipped dope tests, faking accident • Olympics: London, Madrid and New York hard on the heels of Paris in 2012 battle • Singaporean hosts prepare for their Olympian task • Olympics: Madrid holds street party in support of Olympics 2012 bid   05 Jun 2005 • Olympics: Tens of thousands fete Paris Olympic bid on Champs-Elysees • Olympics: Choice of host city for 2012 Games depends on IOC evaluation report