Mauresmo pulls out of Beijing Games Canada Dot Com | PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo said on Thursday she would not play in the Beijing Olympics next month to concentrate on preparing for the U.S. Open. | "As I was not picked to play singles and because I need to preserve myself from physical problems, I have decided not to...
Federer, Ivanovic boost Beijing line-up TVNZ Jul 3, 2008 | World number ones Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic head a strong field at the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing next month. | The International Tennis Federation (ITF), who released the entry lists for the men's and women's singles and doubles on Thursday, said Beijing would witness t...
China's Suns on the move in Europe The Guardian BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - Sun Xiang, the first Chinese to play in soccer's European Champions League, has moved from Shanghai Shenhua to Austria Vienna on a one-year loan deal, local media reported on Thursday. The 26-year-old international, who pl...
Beijing promises no algae blooms in Games waters The Guardian BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - Beijing on Thursday pledged that an embarrassing outbreak of algae that has invaded Olympic co-host city Qingdao's sailing venue would not be repeated in any of the capital's bodies of water. China has thrown 10,000 people...
GB select Beijing football teams BBC News | Great Britain will have two Paralympic teams competing in the football events at this year's Games in Beijing. | For the first time since the 1992 Barcelona Games, Britain is fielding a team in the seven-a-side competition for athletes with cerebra...
China faces tough task to make capital curbs bite The Times Of India | BEIJING: Beijing's latest drive to stamp out unauthorised capital inflows is likely to be no match for resourceful speculators determined to bring money into China to catch the wave of a ...
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Tibet talks resume in Beijing Star Tribune | Chinese officials and senior envoys of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, opened a new round of negotiations over Tibet on Tuesday amid international pressure f...
Bush eases export ban for Beijing Games The Times Of India | WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush moved on Monday to ease restrictions on weapons exports to China so Americans ...
Molik receives wildcard for Beijing Sydney Morning Herald | Athens bronze medallist Alicia Molik has received a wildcard entry to the women's singles at this year's Olympics in Beijing. | The South Australian was among a total of 12 women...
Sarkozy not welcome at Olympics, say China media The Star | BEIJING (Reuters) - China made a barely veiled swipe at French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday and state media warned he can expect a cold public shoulder if he attends the Beijing Olympics after he threatened not to go over Tibet. | Sarkozy ...
Mauresmo to skip Beijing Olympics Seattle Times PARIS - | Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Olympic tennis tournament Thursday because she was not chosen to compete in singles. | The former top-ranked Frenchwoman, who won the silver medal in singles at the 2004 Olympics, was only selected to compe...
Olympic medals turned over to Beijing organizers Seattle Times BEIJING - | The gold, silver and bronze medals that will hang around the necks of athletes at next month's Olympics were formally handed over Thursday to the organizers of the Beijing Games. | The 3,000 medals made for the Olympics, and a similar num...
Shanghai bans troublemakers leaving city during Olympics The Guardian SHANGHAI, June 24 (Reuters) - China's financial hub of Shanghai has sent notices to dissidents, petitioners and other "controlled" people banning them leaving the city during the Olympics to ensure security, a rights group said on Tuesday. They are also not allowed to give their political opinions to the foreign media, leave the country or store we...
Frank pounds Hong Kong, shuts schools, markets Inquirer | HONG KONG -- Tropical storm Frank (international codename: Fengshen) brought more heavy rains and strong winds to Hong Kong on Wednesday, shutting down the city's financial markets, schools and courts. | Frank, which battered the Philippines over the weekend, passed through Hong Kong late Tuesday and was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest o...
