Olympics News

BEIJING, Aug. 27 - There is a placard beside Tiananmen Square that counts the days until the 2008 Summer Olympics, and every one of them would seem precious: Beijing must ...4

Title favorites China swept aside Indian opponents 3-0 respectively in the men's and women's team events to make the semi-finals of the 17th Asian Table Tennis Championships ...3.1

Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes may quit athletics in three weeks' time.2.9

The battle rages on The sports world seems to be interested in women athletes only when they challenge their male counterparts.2.7

Provided photo Fourteen-year-old Monica Shoji placed fifth in her floor routine at the Visa Championships this month.2.7

Burnside and Stephens will be teammates starting Tuesday, when they leave their Triple-A teams to play for Australia in the Baseball World Cup Tournament that starts Friday ...2.7

The Bloomington High School boys cross country team has won 21 of the 36 Intercity Meet titles.2.7

In 1981 no one outside her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia, even knew her name.2.7

Dan Nicholson is a world-class athlete living in a Third World home. On Aug. 30, 2004, the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston destroyed his house in the 2600 block of ...2.9

The two Cabrillo High sophomores, among 10 players their age selected statewide to represent California, spent their vacation helping win a national title.2.7

From Sean O'Neill , Your Guide to Table Tennis / Ping-Pong . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! August 27, 2005 Benin-"Developing a National Sports Structure" Togo coach, Kaka ...2.7

Benji Frye competes in BS/BP level trail competition Saturday at the First Annual Area 5 Special Olympics Equestrian Event in Staunton.3.2

Today is Sunday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2005. There are 125 days left in the year.4.7

Adam Van Koeverden of Canada paddles to second place during K1 1000 meter final race at 34th ICF Flatwater Racing World Championship in Zagreb, Croatia, Saturday.4.4

Champion basketballer Andrew Gaze has been named Melburnian of the Year. Melbourne Lord Mayor John So presented the inaugural award to the five-time Olympic champion in a ...2.7

Sports Armstrong Gets Backing From USA Cycling AP Owens, McNabb Connect in Preseason Win AP Judge Orders Gooden Held Without Bail AP Packers Have Problems on Offensive Line ...1.3

Chandigarh, Aug 27 After being "ignored" again by the selection committee for the Arjuna Award, Busan Asian Games gold medallist Bahadur Singh today appealed for President A ...2.7

They say you can't go home again. For Tracey Larson of Morrisville, that may not be true.2.7

Katie Weatherston had a goal and an assist to help Canada's national women's hockey team defeat the national under-22 squad 6-0 on Friday, the final tune-up before the ...1.6

When the going gets tough the tough get going and Ethiopian phenomenon Kenenisa Bekele is the prime example of that after shattering his own 10,000 metres world record.2.9

Last year's successful Olympic Games along with a promotional campaign of the country abroad have led to a bumper tourism season this summer, with extra arrivals expected to ...2.7

Lance Armstrong, the record seven-time Tour de France champion, said he may take legal action over a French newspaper article alleging he took performance-enhancing drugs ...2.7

Lindsay Davenport reclaimed the womens world number one ranking after a straight set victory at the 600,00-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament.2.9

The next stage of his professional boxing career will be an interesting test of heavyweight Devin Vargas' pride.3.1

A look at the progress of the nine Olympic boxers who represented the United States, listed by their fighting weight in Athens: Rau'Shee Warren : The teenager from ...2.7

President Bush August 25 announced his intention to nominate career Foreign Service Officer David B. Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ...2.7

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit by former Big 12 champion and Singapore swimmer Joscelin Yeo, who claimed the University of Texas damaged her reputation ...3.3

Itll be the Dan and Dave Show revisited, co-starring Scott and Chari and many more.2.7

The Indonesian Computer Olympic Team has recorded two major achievement at the 17th Informatics Olympics in Nowy Sacz, Poland, by bringing home three medals -- two silvers ...2.7

EVEN IF Barry Bonds is back on the field sometime next month, it will have been almost a year since he last played.2.7

Greece is "fully protected" against the threat of bird flu, currently thought to be spreading westward from Asia, Deputy Agricultural Development and Food Minister ...2.7

Forget that Colorado is a landlocked state because for three days, the beach is coming to Boulder.2.7

Michigan native Shelley Looney had 61 goals and 136 points in 151 games for the U.S. women's team.2.9

There's no party animal inside cyclist Thomas Hums, just a driven, determined beast.2.9

By Susan Sandys A little bit of Norway has taken up residence in Methven with the arrival of the Norwegian ski team.2.9

SEAG signature campaign in Cebu this Sunday by Caecent No-ot August 26, 2005 After being urged to act as volunteers in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games set from November 27 to ...2.7