Sports News: General

  • Host China wins gold medal race, US first overall IE - Sun, Aug 24

    China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever.

  • Beijing Olympics most watched Games at 4.4 billion IE - Sun, Aug 24

    A record 4.4 billion people, about two-thirds of the world's population, watched the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games from Aug 8 to 17, making the current edition of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza the most watched in history, a top market research firm said.

  • Beijing Olympics 'truly exceptional': IOC chief IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) The Beijing Olympic Games were 'truly exceptional Games,' said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games' closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing Sunday night.

  • Bhupathi-Knowles lose Pilot Pen Tennis final IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    New Haven (Connecticut), Aug 24 (IANS) An error-prone Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamas partner Mark Knowles went down in straight sets to Brazilian Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa in the doubles final of $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament here.

  • Beijing bids farewell to Olympics, London beckons PTI - Sun, Aug 24

    Amlan Chakraborty Beijing, Aug 24 (PTI) Beijing tonight shimmered with all its splendour to drop curtains on a magnificent Olympic Games, raising the bar to a dizzy height that might prove

  • Closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games begins IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games began in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in northern Beijing at 8 p.m. Sunday.

  • Chinese president hosts banquet before Olympics closing ceremony IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday held a banquet in Beijing to welcome foreign leaders and international dignitaries who would attend the Olympic Games closing ceremony in the evening.

  • Shevchenko to rejoin AC Milan from Chelsea IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Milan, Aug 24 (DPA) AC Milan said they are awaiting the return of their former striker Andriy Shevchenko from Chelsea after closing a controversial deal.

  • Cuban boxers leave Beijing without gold but upbeat IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (DPA) Cuban boxers failed to win a gold medal at an Olympics for the first time in 20 years Sunday, when Carlos Banteaux Suarez lost 18-9 in his welterweight final bout against Kazakhstan's Bakhyt Sarsekbayev.

  • US 'redeem team' beat Spain for basketball gold IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (DPA) The US basketball team beat Spain 118-107 to take gold in Beijing Games here Sunday.

  • Wansiru hogs limelight on concluding day PTI - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (PTI) Samuel Wansiru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon gold medal with a record timing as the world's biggest sporting extravanganza came to end today with hosts

  • Ghei, Lahiri end tied 49th in Brunei Open golf IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Aug 24 (IANS) It was a disappointing finish for the Indian trio led by seasoned golfer Gaurav Ghei on the last day of the $300,000 Brunei Open here Sunday.

  • Beijing Olympics successful: Chinese President PTI - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (PTI) Chinese President Hu Jintao today said that the Beijing Olympic Games have achieved the goal of promoting the spirit of solidarity, friendship and peace.

  • Great Britain parties after glittering Olympics success IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    London, Aug 24 (IANS) Giving themselves a much-needed break from economic gloom and political doom, Britons are celebrating their greatest Olympics in a century - and with perfect timing ahead of the London 2012 Games.

  • India bat first after Dhoni wins toss IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene lost his fifth successive toss in the series and was forced to field at the R. Premadasa Stadium here. Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni had no hesitation in batting first after winning the toss in good batting conditions in the first of the three day-night games.

  • Boxing gold for Enkhbat and Zou IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (DPA) Badar-Uugan Enkhbat of Mongolia outclassed his Cuban opponent to take gold in the men's bantamweight (54kg) boxing final Sunday while China's Zou Shiming claimed victory in the light flyweight (48kg) division after Serdamba Purevdorj retired injured.

  • The Queen congratulates British team for Olympic glory ANI - Sun, Aug 24

    London, Aug 24 (ANI): The Queen has sent a message of congratulations to the British competitors for their success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

  • We are as good as any other wrestlers in the world, says Sushil IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) Shy, unassuming and almost self-effacing and yet very confident, is how one can describe wrestler Sushil Kumar, who till 15 minutes before he won the bronze medal was not on the minds of the Indian media.

  • Games saw new generation Chinese athletes: Official IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) The Beijing Games saw the rise of the new generation Chinese athletes as more than half of the gold medals won by the country were bagged by first-time Olympians, a Chinese sports official said here Sunday.

  • For some, getting to the Olympics was a victory IANS - Sun, Aug 24

    Beijing, Aug 24 (DPA) Some countries competing in the Beijing Olympics have worked years to get here and for them, while no medals are in the picture, just being here makes them proud.


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