Article archive for category "Sport"
Sunday 07 September 2008
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony'
Saturday 06 September 2008
- England warm up for Croatia with Andorra win
- Federer into final as rain puts Nadal, Murray on hold (Roundup)
- US Open play cancelled
- SIDEBAR: Federer gets touch back with win over Djokovic
- Scotland slip to defeat in Macedonia; Wales grab late win
- Light rain stops play
- Flawless Federer reaches fifth straight US Open final (1st Lead)
- NOTEBOOK: Safina will work on poor attitude
- Track star Marion Jones released from prison
- Hamilton captures pole for Belgium Grand Prix
- US Open order of play
- Open officials hope for best and plan for worst of the weekend
- PREVIEW: Williams, Jankovic aim to ignore the weather at US Open
Friday 05 September 2008
- Williams in US Open title shot against Jankovic (Roundup)
- Jankovic gets teary with win into US Open final
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Bryans reclaim number one ranking with doubles title
- PREVIEW: Weather could shape men's semi-finals with rain forecast
- SIDEBAR: Djokovic calm after storm as Roddick says "just joking"
- NOTEBOOK: Murray gets a trophy nod from London bookmakers
- Doping confirmed on sixth horse at Beijing Games
- Keegan and Newcastle part company at last
- Alonso quickest as Raikkonen crashes out in rain
- Beijing Olympics draws 4.7 billion television viewers
- Bad blood as Djokovic beats Roddick to next face Federer (Roundup)
- Federer stops Muller, keeping Grand Slam semi-final streak alive (1st Lead)
Thursday 04 September 2008
- Report: Beijing Olympics gold medal for auction on Taiwan website
- US Open order of play
- Federer holds off Muller for place in 18th major semi-final
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- IOC to probe doping claim on Beijing hammer medallists
- PREVIEW: Capello prepares for first competitive test
- PREVIEW: Raikkonen seeks Spa boost to revive F1 challenge
- Nadal breaks through into New York semi-finals (Roundup)
- NOTEBOOK: Open run makes Roddick planning look perfect
- Serena slams into first New York semi-final in six years (2nd Lead)
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- Murray stops Del Potro hot streak with quarter-final win (1st Lead)
Wednesday 03 September 2008
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Safina streaks into semi-finals
- Risks, rewards for players as WTA reorganises 2009 (Feature)
- NOTEBOOK: Nadal blames hardcourts for training-room traffic
- Taiwan javelin ace banned from Beijing Paralympics
- Federer shows five-set form with win over rugged Russian (Roundup)
- Fighting Federer survives a dogfight to get past Andreev (1st Lead)
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- SIDEBAR: Davydenko multiple racket smash signals frustrating season
Tuesday 02 September 2008
- SIDEBAR: Beaten Robredo blast Djokovic gamesmanship
- Djokovic survives his health dramas to reach quarter-finals
- US Open order of play
- Newcastle insist manager Keegan has not been sacked
- PREVIEW: Williams sisters curse the draw with quarter-final meeting
- Dementieva destroys Schnyder for semi-final spot
- NOTEBOOK: Murray doesn't dwell on past clash with Del Potro
- Three-quarters of Paralympic tickets allocated, China says
- Focus on Manchester: Robinho signs, Berbatov deal nears
Monday 01 September 2008
- Nadal matches his New York best with tough win over Querrey (Roundup)
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Nadal matches his New York best with tough win over Querrey
- US Open order of play
- NOTEBOOK: Djokovic can see the next tennis wave approaching
- China's Olympic gold medallists feel strain on Hong Kong tour
- Federer, Roddick rip opponents to reach New York second week (Roundup)
- RESULTS 4TH ADD: US Open
Sunday 31 August 2008
- Federer, Roddick rip opponents to reach New York second week (1st Lead)
- RESULTS 3RD ADD: US Open
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- US Open order of play
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Federer flails strutting Stepanek in New York throw-down
- No perfect records left as Chelsea and Liverpool both draw
- SIDEBAR: Rowdy fan base the pick-me-up tonic for beaten Blake
- NOTEBOOK: Federer says show me (more) money
- US Open order of play
Saturday 30 August 2008
- Nadal battles back while Williams sisters fight on (Roundup)
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- Nadal nails a win with sweep of last 11 games (1st Lead)
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Venus vaults into fourth round test against Pole
- SIDEBAR: Devastated Davenport won't be rushed into retirement
- NOTEBOOK: Murray thrives in chaos of Open
- US Open (Results Roundup)
- Federer flattens Brazilian in New York power play (Roundup)
Friday 29 August 2008
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- US Open order of play
- Federer finds his winning way over Brazilian challenger (Extra)
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Jankovic plays to the crowd with another winning performance
- US Open (Results)
- Jankovic struggles through marathon win
- NOTEBOOK: Breakthrough Brit thrives on catch o' the day
- China's gold medalists given heroes welcome in Hong Kong
- Ivanovic vows to recover after shock Open loss (Roundup)
- US Open (Results Roundup)
Thursday 28 August 2008
- RESULTS 3RD ADD: US Open
- Ivanovic crashes to historic US Open loss
- Blake, Fish follow Roddick example with home Open wins (1st Lead)
- US Open order of play
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- Room for improvement as Safina keeps striving
- RESULTS 1STADD: US Open
- Silver Safina sails through (Extra)
- US Open (Results)
- US Open (Results)
- NOTEBOOK: Serena eyeing payback from the unforgiving chair
- NOTEBOOK: Something fishy about thriving Brit Keothavong
- World record bait for Bolt as Olympic stars gather in Zurich
- China launches Paralympic torch relay
- Taiwan to invest 1 billon dollars to prepare for 2012 Olympics
- US Open (Results Roundup)
- Serbs surge in New York despite injury scares (Roundup)
Wednesday 27 August 2008
- RESULTS 3RD ADD: US Open
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- US Open order of play
- Dementieva's Olympic dream continues into Open third round
- RESULTS 1STADD: US Open
- US Open (Results)
- NOTEBOOK: Former Australian boss McNamee could be back in the game
- European clubs oppose Olympics on calendar, says Rummenigge
- Hong Kong's Olympic team arrives home from Beijing empty-handed
- Federer finds early form to mow down Argentine outsider (Roundup)
- US Open (Results Roundup)
- RESULTS 3RD ADD: US Open
Tuesday 26 August 2008
- US Open order of play
- Ivanovic detours to Australia before New York start (1st Lead)
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- Ivanovic survives to struggle into second round
- US Open (Results)
- NOTEBOOK: Sharapova shoulders the load in fight for 2009 fitness
- NOTEBOOK: Sharapova shoulders the load in fight for 2009 fitness
- Taiwan's president urges athletes to learn from South Korea
- US Open (Results Roundup)
- Nadal seeks "intensity," finds for first-round win (Roundup)
- RESULTS 3RD ADD: US Open
- Nadal level drops but Spaniard lifts for Opening win (1st Lead)
- US Open: Order of play
Monday 25 August 2008
- Nadal makes winning start as New York top seed (Extra)
- Castro blames "mafia" for Cuba's shortage of medals in Beijing
- RESULTS 2ND ADD: US Open
- Kyle Busch takes second place for Sharpie 500
- SIDEBAR: Number one ranking shuffle baffles Davenport
- RESULTS 1ST ADD: US Open
- China deports 10 pro-Tibet activists (Roundup)
- Golden Dementieva advances in New York opener
- US Open (Results)
- NOTEBOOK: Bookmakers place Murray in US Open title mix
- Massa and Hamilton favourites for Formula One title
- China again uses rockets to disperse Olympic clouds
- Nadal keeps number one spot in men's tennis rankings
- Ivanovic stays top of WTA rankings
- China celebrates "huge prestige bonanza" of Olympics (News Feature)
- Kenya hails most successful Olympics ever
- China deports 10 pro-Tibet activists (1st Lead)
- China deports 10 pro-Tibet activists
- Human rights organization gives Beijing Games negative verdict
- Mission accomplished for Team China (Feature)
- Two Olympic superstars and a few others (Feature)
- Mission accomplished for Team China (Feature)
Sunday 24 August 2008
- Satisfaction but not delight at Spanish Olympic performance (Feature)
- US Open order of play
- PREVIEW: Roddick won't be the one to write off Roger
- Massa in command to win in Valencia
- Chelsea maintain perfect start
- All swimming doping tests in Beijing negative
- Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Photos
- The flame may be out but the memory will linger (Feature)
- REVIEW Phelps and Bolt stand out on Planet Olympia (Roundup)
- 'Truly exceptional' Beijing Olympics come to an end (Roundup)
- Olympic attention now swings to London
- URGENT.Olympic flame for Beijing Games extinguished
- 'Truly exceptional' Beijing Olympics closed (1st Lead)
- Rogge closes Beijing Olympics (Urgent)
- Verbruggen resigns from IOC
- Clean Games? Better wait till 2016
- China's top Communist Party leaders congratulate Chinese athletes
- Beijing Olympics closing ceremony under way
- Cuba's bitter Olympic Games (Feature)
- France defeat Iceland to win men's handball gold (Roundup)
- The Liu factor: Why doubts still nag a so-strong China (Feature)
- Tehran square to be named after Olympic gold medallist
- Olympic statistics - multi gold medallists
- SIDEBAR: Brazil overtakes Cuba as leader of Latin American sport
- Olympic statistics - Summer Games
- Olympic statistics - most successful athletes
- Three in a row for Hungary as they take water polo gold (Roundup)
- Redeem team win, Kenya marathon joy, China reach 51 golds (Roundup)
- REVIEW: Phelps and Bolt stand out on Planet Olympia
- IST LEAD: France defeat Iceland to take men's handball title
- SIDEBAR: Serbian water polo stars brawl after semifinal loss
- Final medals table after 302 events
- France defeat Iceland to take men's handball title
- Redeem Team beats Spain for gold (1st Lead)
- Handball Men's (Urgent)
- Three in a row for Hungary as they take water polo gold
- Water Polo - Men's (Urgent)
- Cuban boxers leave Beijing without gold but still upbeat (Roundup)
- Boxing Super Heavyweight (Urgent)
- US 'redeem team' beat Spain for Basketball gold
- Basketball - mens's (Urgent)
- Boxing Light Heavyweight (Urgent)
- US stun defending champions Brazil in volleyball final (Roundup)
- Cuban boxers leave Beijing without gold (3rd Lead)
- Boxing Welterweight (Urgent)
- Second gold for Tishchenko, wins for Enkhbat and Zou (2nd Lead)
- Wanjiru gives Kenya first marathon title, 50th gold for China
- Boxing Lightweight (Urgent)
- Beijing television viewing sets new Olympic record
- Boxing gold for Enkhbat and Zou (1st Lead)
- Boxing Bantamweight (Urgent)
- Gold diver Mitcham sparks gay pride
- US stun defending champions Brazil in volleyball final
- Volleyball men's (Urgent)
- Boxing Light Flyweight (Urgent)
- China wins its 50th gold medal
- Rogge: no criticism of China for way it staged Olympics
- Medals table after 293 events
- Zou takes light flyweight title as China reaches gold milestone
- Russia defend Olympics rhythmic team gymnastics title
- US urges China to release detained Tibet protesters
- ANALYSIS: Australia's rich Olympians again cry poor
- Medals table after 292 events
- Wanjiru gives Kenya marathon gold at last (Roundup)
- Gymnastics Group (Urgent)
- This day in Olympic history: August 25
- A hot day to end the Olympics
- Wanjiru gives Kenya marathon gold at last (1st Lead)
- FEATURE. What will China's Olympic legacy be?
- REVIEW: Bolt runs into record books in memorable Olympic athletics
- Wanjiru gives Kenya marathon gold at last
- Athletics men's Marathon (Urgent)
Saturday 23 August 2008
- PREVIEW: Jankovic pronounces herself fit and healthy - for a change
- PREVIEW: No-pressure Federer ready to tackle US Open
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 23rd Roundup'
- : Gay diver Matthew Mitcham is inspires as he wins gold (News Feature)
- US beat Australia to take women's Olympic basketball gold
- Medals table after 290 events
- Hellebaud's joy leaves Vlasic sweet'n'sour (Roundup)
- Basketball women's (Urgent)
- Gold double for Bekele, US and Kenya - triple joy for Russia (Roundup)
- In photos: 'Formula One - European Grand Prix Practice'
- Golden doubles for Bekele, Kenya, US - high jump shock (Roundup)
- Lomachenko destroys, Manus disappoints (Roundup)
- SIDEBAR: Lifelong ban for Cuban taekwondo fighter who kicked ref
- Massa edges Hamilton for European GP pole
- Mitcham prevents Chinese clean sweep in diving
- Ma leads home clean sweep for China in table tennis (Roundup)
- Germany edge Spain to take men's Olympic hockey gold (Roundup)
- Brazil defeat US to taken women's volleyball title
- Golden doubles for Bekele, Kenya and the US (3rd Lead)
- Medals table after 289 events
- Gold for Del Rosario Espinoza and Cha in taekwondo (Roundup)
- Ma leads home clean sweep for China in table tennis
- SIDEBAR: Spanish medalist Cal leaves podium to vomit
- Hockey men's finals (Urgent)
- Volleyball women's (Urgent)
- Boxing Heavy Weight (Urgent)
- South Korea finally reaches Olympic baseball summit
- Diving - men's 10m Platform (Urgent)
- Hellebaud stuns Vlasic for high jump gold
- Athletics women's High Jump (Urgent)
- Lomachenko destroys Djeklhir, mixed fortunes for Thais (3rd Lead)
- Baseball final medal match (Urgent)
- (eca 128) Boxing - Light Welter (Urgent)
- Bekele's golden double - Kenyan, US double delight (2nd Lead)
- Table Tennis - men's Singles (Urgent)
- Athletics - men's 4x400m (Urgent)
- Ivanovic to open against Russian Dushevina at US Open
- Kanaeva secures Russian hat-trick in individual all-around gold
- Boxing Middleweight (Urgent)
- Taekwondo men's over 80kg (Urgent)
- Nadal to begin against Germany's Phau at US Open
- Del Rosario Espinoza takes taekwondo gold for Mexico
- Athletics - women's 4x400m (Urgent)
- Bekele's golden double and Kenyan double delight (1st Lead)
- Lomachenko destroys Djeklhir, mixed fortunes for Thais (2nd Lead)
- Beijing prepares for a glittering Olympic farewell
- Gymnastics - individual all-around (Urgent)
- Medals table after 278 events
- Athletics men's Javelin (Urgent)
- Boxing - Feather Weight (Urgent)
- Athletics men's 5,000m (Urgent)
- Taekwondo women's over 67kg (Urgent)
- Mascherano gets historic second gold medal (Feature)
- Double delight for Kenya with golds for Langat and Bungei
- IST LEAD: Australia beat Dutch to win men's hockey bronze
- Athletics - women's 1,500m (Urgent)
- Lomachenko destroys Djeklhir, Somjit gets gold (1st Lead)
- Boxing Featherweight (Urgent)
- Athletics - men's 800m (Urgent)
- Somjit gets boxing gold for Thailand
- Norway outclass Russia to take first women's handball gold
- Boxing flyweight (Urgent)
- Argentine football gold, Russia goes third in medals table (1st Lead)
- Football gold medalist Messi thanks Barcelona
- Mountain bike gold for Spitz and Absalon (Roundup)
- Unlikely gold for China, Germany disappointed (Roundup)
- Kayak women's K2 500m kayak (Urgent)
- Di Maria the hero as Argentina defend Olympic title (Roundup)
- Canoe men's C2 500m canoe (Urgent)
- Handball - women's (Urgent)
- Ukrainian lifter fails doping test, kicked out of Olympics
- Cycling men's cross country mountain bike (Urgent)
- Third time lucky for Opalev, gold for Wallace (2nd Lead)
- Kayak men's K2 500m kayak (Urgent)
- CAS turns down protests over Danish sailing victory
- SIDEBAR: The man from the stadium who nearly stole the show
- Kayak women's K1 500m kayak (Urgent)
- Russia secures third synchronized swimming gold in a row
- Synchronized swimming team free routine final (Urgent)
- Third time lucky for Opalev, gold for Wallace (1st Lead)
- Canoe men's C1 500m canoe (Urgent)
- Wallace takes men's K1 500m kayak gold for Australia
- Kayak men's K1 500m kayak (Urgent)
- Great Britain beat South Korea for 5th place as Germans face Spain
- Di Maria ensures Argentine football gold, Spitz wins mountain bike
- SIDEBAR: The little angel shines brightly amongst the stars
- Di Maria the hero as Argentina defend Olympic title (1st Lead)
- Australia's cashed-up Olympians say bye-bye
- Medals table after 260 events
- Medals table after 260 events
- Football men's (Urgent)
- Argentina successfully defend Olympic football title
- Football men's (Urgent)
- Usain's bold statements on and off the track (News Feature)
- Another Olympic boxing affair as AIBA official faces probe
- Medals table after 259 events
- Spitz gets mountain bike gold for Germany
- Cycling women's Cross Country Mountain Bike (Urgent)
- Blue skies and sun for Olympic football final
- Rio rejoices, Madrid aches: the intense race for 2016 Games (Feature)
- NASCAR Kyle Busch talks about upcoming Bristol Sharpie 500 Sprint Cup
Friday 22 August 2008
- Gay diver Matthew Mitcham is inspiration for others (News Feature)
- Feel-good factor for Britain ahead of London 2012 Games (Feature)
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 22th Roundup'
- Ronaldinho: "Coming second or last is the same"
- Olympics are over for injured basketball star Ginobili (Extra)
- Brazilian long-jumper Maggi rises like a phoenix
- Pole vaulter Steve Hooker shows nerves of steel after hypnosis
- US, Spain to meet in Olympic men's basketball final (Roundup)
- Bolt grabs golden record treble; Dibaba doubles up (Roundup)
- "We made history" Spanish basketballers say of "dream" final
- Maradona leaves hockey star to celebrate in her bra
- Tirunesh Dibaba in distance running pantheon at age 22
- New world record for Bolt in Jamaica Olympics relay win (Roundup)
- Medals table after 258 events
- Bolt grabs golden record treble; Dibaba doubles up (2nd Lead)
- Mongolians, Thais, Chinese and Cubans progress, US goes home (Roundup)
- Athletics - men's pole vault (Urgent)
- Dutch beat China to clinch women's hockey gold (Roundup)
- Third gold and record for Bolt as Jamaica win relay (Urgent)
- Athletics - men's 4x100m relay (Urgent)
- Chinese delight as Zhang, Wang, Guo share women's singles medals
- Athletics - men's decathlon (Urgent)
- China orders 10 pro-Tibet activists to 10 days detention (Roundup)
- Hockey women's (Urgent)
- Back-to-back gold medals for Saei, glory for Hwang
- Dibaba's historic distance double - no luck for Jamaica (1st Lead)
- Athletics women's 4x100m relay (Urgent)
- Brazil down Belgium for football bronze
- Table Tennis women's Singles (Urgent)
- Sweden pins Olympic gold hope on table tennis veteran
- Dibaba completes historic distance double - Maggi jumps to gold
- Athletics women's 5,000m (Urgent)
- German Schoneborn stuns field in women's modern pentathlon
- Athletics - women's long jump (Urgent)
- Vettel fastest in Valencia F1 practice
- World media criticize Rogge for scolding Usain Bolt
- Records galore in Water Cube and Bird's Nest (Feature)
- She may not have won a medal, but Taormina made history (Feature)
- Taekwondo men's under 80kg (Urgent)
- Modern pentathlon - women's (Urgent)
- Flying on a bike: BMX makes a successful Olympic debut (Feature)
- US boxing falls deeper into the mire (News Feature)
- Taekwondo - women's under 67kg (Urgent)
- Tibet activists urge Gordon Brown to pressure China on Tibet
- Down, but not out: Cuban boxing survives defections (Feature)
- British Premier Brown applauds China on Olympics
- Organizing committee executive vice president slams media
- World media criticize Rogge for scolding Usain Bolt (Feature)
- Argentina beat Germany to win women's hockey bronze (1st Lead)
- Italian walks to gold, canoe wins for Germany, Belarus (1st Lead)
- REVISED MEDALS RESULT Athletics - women's Heptathlon
- Good day for Germany and Belarus on the water at Shunyi (Roundup)
- Blonska stripped of Heptathlon silver for doping
- Over-budget Olympics still won't end in deficit says former top man
- Medals table after 247 events
- Two Thais still in hunt for boxing gold, last American bows out
- (eca 079) Bad boy Manus simply too big for Olympic boxing (Feature)
- Kayak - men's K4 1,000m kayak (Urgent)
- Canoe - men's C2 1,000m canoe (Urgent)
- Bad boy Manus simply too big for Olympic boxing (Feature)
- Beckham at Olympic handover - but no upstaging of Beijing (Roundup)
- Germany looking strong as they take two canoe gold medals (1st Lead)
- Kayak - men's K2 1,000m kayak (Urgent)
- Australia beat Britain for 5th place as China, Dutch fight for gold
- Hungary, Britain, Germany take early canoe gold medals
- Kayak - women's K4 500m kayak (Urgent)
- Tibetan rights activists claim a "successful" Olympic campaign
- Canoe - men's C1 1,000m canoe single (Urgent)
- FEATURE. Taiwan urged to change its sports policy after poor Olympics
- Kayak - men's K1 1,000m kayak (Urgent)
- Britain in Olympic feel-good factor as London 2012 looms
- Schwarzer braves the heat to end Italy's long 50km walking drought
- PREVIEW: Argentina have score to settle with Nigeria in 1996 rematch
- China orders six pro-Tibet activists to 10 days detention
- Olympic souvenir stores "see booming sales"
- Beckham and others confirmed for Olympic handover in Beijing
- This day in Olympic history: August 23 stated previously
- Schwarzer ends Italy's long 50km walking gold rot (Roundup)
- Chausson and Strombergs take BMX gold medals
- United States takes men's beach volleyball gold
- Beach Volleyball - men's (Urgent)
- IOC looking into issue of age of Chinese women gymnasts (Roundup)
- Schwarzer ends Italy's long 50km walk gold rot
- Athletics - Men's 50km Walk (Urgent)
- Team USA lays too many eggs in Bird's Nest (News Feature)
- IOC looking into issue of age of Chinese women gymnasts
- Medals table after 239 events
- Cycling BMX - men's (Urgent)
- Cycling BMX - women's (Urgent)
- China and the world wait for Rogge's famous last words (News Feature)
- Blue skies in Beijing for 14th day of Olympic competition
Thursday 21 August 2008
- Nadal to start as top New York seed against qualifier
- Ivanovic to open against Russian Dushevina
- SIDEBAR: Spanish hockey says "it's time to win the gold medal"
- Nadal to begin against qualifier
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 21st'
- ATP supremo De Villiers to step down
- Jamaica leaves fumbling US floundering in sprints (Roundup)
- Jamaica's sprint sweep, US relay disaster, Wariner loss (Roundup)
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Women's Beach Volleyball Final'
- Lamaze wins gold for Canada
- Equestrian - Individual Jumping (Urgent)
- Medals table after 237 events
- ROUND-UP: US retain Olympic crown with win over Brazil
- Football - women's (Urgent)
- Robles gets gold in imploded Olympic hurdles event (News Feature)
- Record US TV ratings: IOC happy, sports fans sad (Feature)
- Germany to face Spain in Olympic hockey final (Roundup)
- Athletics - men's Triple Jump (Urgent)
- Chen secures China's seventh diving gold
- Medals table after 234 events
- Chen secures China's seventh diving gold
- Jamaica's sprint sweep; US relay disaster, Wariner loss (2nd Lead)
- Athletics - men's 110 Hurdles (Urgent)
- Popov, Bokel, Yumilka and Moon elected to Athletes' Commission
- Germany beat Japan to win women's football bronze (1st Lead)
- Popov, Bokel, Yumilka and Moon elected to Athletes' Commission
- Merritt ends Wariner's reign in US 400m medal sweep
- Athletics - men's 400m (Urgent)
- Japan shocks United States to take softball gold
- Diving - women's 10m platform (Urgent)
- (eca015) Jamaica's rise is bad news for US sprint (News Feature)
- Jamaica clinch golden sprint sweep; US relay disaster (1st Lead)
- Koreans scoop gold in taekwondo
- Moiseev wins men's modern pentathlon
- Softball (Urgent)
- US team drops the baton in latest Olympic sprint blow
- Four riders caught out by new test for "equestrian EPO" Monday (Roundup)
- Athletics - women's javelin (Urgent)
- Taekwondo - men's under 68kg (Urgent)
- PREVIEW: Hamilton has city edge as F1 makes Valencia debut
- Modern Pentathlon - Men's (Urgent)
- Georgia, Russia and Uzbekistan win wrestling gold (Roundup)
- Netherlands defeat world champions USA to win water polo gold
- Germany edge the Netherlands to reach men's hockey final
- Taekwondo - women's under 57kg (Urgent)
- PREVIEW: United States faces its achilles' heel Argentina
- Waterpolo - women's (Urgent)
- Germany beat Japan to win women's football bronze
- Medals table after 225 events
- Blonska provisionally suspended after failing doping test
- Campbell-Brown completes Jamaica's golden sprint sweep
- Medals table after 225 events
- Athletics women's 200m (Urgent)
- Wrestling - men's Freestyle 120kg (Urgent)
- Russian gold double as doping and bad weather blight day 13 (1st Lead)
- Blatter hopes to include Olympic football in calendar (Roundup)
- Football attendance reaches all-time high
- Norway could lose medal, four riders barred from individual (3rd Lead)
- Wrestling men's Freestyle 96kg (Urgent)
- Riquelme: Gold far more important than Brazil win
- Norway could lose bronze, four horses doped (2nd Lead)
- Georgia's Revazi Mindorashvili wins wrestling gold
- Norway could lose bronze, four horses doped (Urgent)
- Wrestling - men's Freestyle 84kg (Urgent)
- Occupancy rates down in all but five-star hotels: bureau
- Pele supports clubs in their dispute with FIFA
- German horse doped at Olympics
- Fourth sailing gold for Britain, win for Spain (Roundup)
- Seat occupancy at Beijing Olympics on the rise
- Medals table after 221 events
- Martina puts 200m disqualification behind him
- Kaniskina walks to gold for Russia, Dutch win in open water
- Sailing Men's Keelboat Star (Urgent)
- Kaniskina gets walk gold for Russia in driving rain (2nd Roundup)
- Spain and Italy protest to CAS, Danes confident of victory
- Sailing gold for Spain in men's Tornado
- Sailing Open Multihull Tornado (Urgent)
- Kaniskina gets walk gold for Russia in driving rain (Roundup)
- This day in Olympic history: August 22
- Star hurdler Liu won't claim huge injury policy: Ping An insurance
- US duo repeat Athens triumph in beach volleyball
- Torrential downpour causes havoc with programme
- Beach Volleyball Women's (Urgent)
- Van der Weijden stuns field in 10-kilometre open water swim
- In photos: 'Usain Bolt wins the men's 200m'
- Medals table after 218 events
- Kaniskina gets walk gold for Russia in driving rain (1st Lead)
- Swimming Men's 10km Open Water Marathon (Urgent)
- Jamaica's rise is bad news for US sprint (News Feature)
- Athletics Women's 20km Walk (Urgent)
- Australia fetes its female Olympians
- Depite the clampdown, prostitution booms during the Olympics (Feature)
- Bad weather affects Olympic athletics programme
Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Argentina has "5 to 10 per cent chance" of beating US
- Usain Bolt takes just seconds to reach Olympic pantheon (News Feature)
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 20th'
- Afghan Nikpai wants to kick open the way for peace (Feature)
- Bolt bursts into the history books with a double double (2nd Roundup)
- Usain Bolt redefines the sprint with world record double (Roundup)
- Medals table after 216 events
- Athletics - men's 200m (Urgent)
- Martina, Spearmon disqualified from 200m (Extra)
- Bolt bursts into the history books with a double double (Roundup)
- ROUNDUP. It's Spain-Lithuania, USA-Argentina in basketball semis
- Medals table after 216 events
- Usain Bolt redefines the sprint with world record double (1st Lead)
- Athletics - women's 400m hurdles (Urgent)
- Athletics - men's 200m (Urgent)
- Taiwan taekwondo champion Chu to retire after loss in Olympics
- Bolt clinches Olympic sprint double with world record (Urgent)
- China stun Germany, face Dutch in women's hockey final (Roundup)
- US, Spain, Lithuania through to basketball semis (2nd Lead)
- Miankova claims hammer gold as Olympics wait for Bolt double
- Medals table after 214 events
- Hewitt out for rest of season after hip operation
- Golds for China and Mexico in taekwondo
- Tibet demonstrators detained in Beijing (Roundup)
- Athletics - women's hammer (Urgent)
- Taekwondo men's under 58kg (Urgent)
- Taekwondo - women's under 49kg (Urgent)
- Saytiev defends title as Turkey's Sahin also takes gold (Roundup)
- China beat Germany to reach women's hockey final
- Competing in silence: deaf BMX cyclist fulfils Olympic dream (Feature)
- Gasol inspires Spain, Lithuania sweep past China (1st Lead)
- Ronaldinho: "The pain is so great I cannot explain it"
- Fifth doping case, China sailing win, double Russian gold (1st Lead)
- Medals table after 210 events
- TV presenter apologizes for off-camera expletive
- Wrestling - men's Freestyle 74kg (Urgent)
- Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test (Roundup)
- Sahin wins wrestling gold for Turkey
- Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test (1st Lead)
- Wrestling - men's Freestyle 66kg (Urgent)
- Gasol-inspired Spain cruise through to semi-finals
- Ticket touts do brisk business despite China's crackdown
- Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test (Urgent)
- Russians take synchronized swimming gold in duet free routine
- London ponders how it can possibly follow Beijing (News Feature)
- Hong Kong expected to give warm welcome to China's gold medalists
- Medals table after 209 events
- Synchronized Swimming - Duet Free Routine Final (Urgent)
- China's opening ceremony impossible in the West says organiser
- SIDEBAR: Michael Phelps would have a rough ride in open water
- Olympic champion Rachid Ramzi likely to withdraw from 5,000m
- Amputee swimmer Nathalie Du Toit wants no free ride (News Feature)
- Yin gets China's first sailing gold, joy for Ashley (Roundup)
- Used Olympic ticket market thrives in China
- First sailing gold for China, Russian teenager wins 10km swim
- Sailing - men's windsurfer - RS:X (Urgent)
- Sailing - men's windsurfer - RS:X (Urgent)
- This day in Olympic history: August 21
- More doping tests than ever, but positives down on last Games
- Beijing says air quality never been better and vows to continue
- Yin gives China its first ever sailing gold
- Sailing - women's Windsurfer - RS:X (Urgent)
- Ilchenko gets open water gold as Du Toit makes a big splash (Roundup)
- Beijing threatens two elderly women protesters with labor camp
- Chinese star Liu could benefit from injury
- Ilchenko claims inaugural open water Olympic gold (1st Lead)
- Ilchenko pulls ahead of field in open-water swimming
- Medals table after 206 events
- Swimming women's 10km Marathon (Open Water) (Urgent)
- Beijing basks in sunshine on day 12
- Tibet demonstrators detained in Beijing
- FEATURE. For some, just getting to the Olympics is a victory
- New Zealand hails first track medal for 32 years
Tuesday 19 August 2008
- Pele to lobby for Rio as host of 2016 Games (Feature)
- US Secretary Rice drops plans to attend closing ceremonies
- In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 19th Roundup'
- SIDEBAR: Samba gives way to tango for Brazilian football stars
- Kobe Bryant did not miss Argentina's victory over Brazil
- Argentina celebrates: "A minute's silence for Brazil which is dead"
- New name at the top as Nadal gets number one US Open seeding
- Golden end to career of Spain's Llaneras (Feature)
- Dunga: There are days you can stop Messi "and days you cannot"
- Ohuruogu wins, Jones mishap gifts Harper, Ramzi delight (Roundup)
- Argentina thump Brazil to book Olympic final place (Roundup)
- Coach says Argentina "thrashed Brazil"
- SIDEBAR: Sanya Richards may feel the gods favour Christine Ohuruogu
- Britain, Bahrain, US runners take golds in dramatic finals (Roundup)
- Argentina thump Brazil to book Olympic final place (2nd Lead)
- Six out of six in diving for China
- Dutch rider van Grunsven wins dressage for third time in a row
- FINA studies Spanish plan for illuminated swimming costume
- Ohuruogu wins, Jones mishap gifts Harper, Ramzi delight (2nd Lead)
- Medals table after 205 events
- Argentina thump Brazil to book Olympic final place (1st Lead)
- Athletics men's 1,500m (Urgent)
- Sweden's Holm loses Olympic high jump title
- Athletics men's discus (Urgent)
- Ohuruogu wins 400m gold, Silnov takes high jump (1st Lead)
- Athletics - women's 100m Hurdles (Urgent)
- Spain and Germany join Australia and Netherlands in semis (Roundup)
- Athletics - women's 400m (Urgent)
- Equestrian Individual Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle (Urgent)
- Diving men's 3m Springboard (Urgent)
- China take three of four golds in gymnastics (Roundup)
- Medals table after 199 events
- Silnov leaps to Olympic high jump gold for Russia
- Athletics men's High Jump (Urgent)
- Steiner wins gold for Germany
- Gymnastics - men's Artistic Trampoline (Urgent)
- Nigeria cruise into Olympic football final
- Spain and Germany join Australia and Netherlands in semis (1st Lead)
- Advertising men latch onto tragic hero Liu in China's media
- Weightlifting men's over 105kg (Urgent)
- Gymnastics men's artistic parallel bars (Urgent)
- Another "king" visits Beijing: Pele