Sunday, 24 August 2008

Russia wins group rhythmic gymnastics gold

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Russia won their third successive Olympic rhythmic gymnastics group gold with two dynamic and intricately choreographed routines on Sunday. ...

IOC says China Games leave positive legacy

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China basked in the glow of their 50th gold medal and got a clear thumbs-up from International Olympic Committee on the last day of the Game...

Bolt vows he'll keep 200m mark

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Sprint star Usain Bolt said his rivals have their work cut out for them if they are aiming to claim his 200 metres world record. And the 22...

Mitcham gold spoils Chinese party

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Australia's Matthew Mitcham has snatched gold from Chinese favourite Zhou Luxin on his final dive to win the men's 10 metres platfor...

Wanjiru gives Kenya Olympic marathon gold

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Samuel Wanjiru made it a full house of Olympic titles in middle distance and long distance races for Kenya's men in Beijing on Sunday as...
Saturday, 23 August 2008

U.S. beats Japan to claim baseball bronze

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The United States won an 8-4 slugfest over Japan to exit the final Olympic baseball tournament with the bronze medal on Saturday, meeting th...
Friday, 22 August 2008

Bolt wins a third gold for Jamaica in relay

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U sain "Lightning" Bolt powered the Jamaican men to a world record victory in the 100 meters relay on Friday, sealing his place as...

Hooker vaults to Olympic gold

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S teve Hooker has won Australia's 12th gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, leaping to victory in the men's pole vault at the Bird...

Vijender Kumar wins Olympics bronze

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C uba's Emilio Correa outpointed India's Vijender Kumar 8-5 on Friday to advance to the middleweight final of the Olympic boxing com...
Thursday, 21 August 2008

U.S. beat Russia to reach final

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The United States closed in on their fourth straight Olympic women's basketball gold by beating Russia 67-52 to reach the final on Thurs...

U.S. misery continues in relays

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Tyson Gay's miserable Olympics continued on Thursday when he and U.S. team mate Darvis Patton contrived to drop the baton in their 4x100...

Jamaica sweeps the sprint golds in Beijing

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Jamaica made a clean sweep of Olympic sprint golds on Thursday with victory in the women's 200 meters humbling the United States, the tr...

Dutch cancer survivor wins gold

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A Dutchman given only a slim chance of survival after being diagnosed with leukemia won one of the Olympics' most grueling events on Th...

U.S. takes beach volleyball gold

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U.S. defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh beat China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie to win the women's Olympic beach volle...

Aussie Stingers claim bronze in Beijing

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Australia's women's water polo team has taken the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, beating Hungary in a penalty shoot-out. The ...