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Olympics ticket deadline extended after China quake
Reuters - Friday, May 16BEIJING - Subscribers who bought tickets for the Beijing Olympics in the third round of domestic sales will have an extra 10 days to pay after Monday's earthquake in southwest China killed thousands, Games organisers said. More »
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Chinese athletics star Liu looking good for Beijing
AFP - Sunday, May 11With the Beijing Olympics three months away, all-conquering Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang demolished the field at the Japan Grand Prix -- then declared he could have run faster. More »
Badminton: Lin and Hidayat want Olympic bragging rights
AFP - Sunday, May 11Badminton bad boys Lin Dan and Taufik Hidayat are playing for than just their countries at the Thomas Cup here this week -- they both want bragging rights going into the Beijing Olympics. More »
Radcliffe has unfinished business after triple failure
Reuters - Sunday, May 11LONDON - Paula Radcliffe is Britain's main hope of an athletics gold at the Beijing Olympics but the 34-year-old accepts that for all her medals and titles she still has to prove herself on the ultimate stage. More »
Table Tennis: Singapore Open features world’s top players
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, May 10SINGAPORE: Singapore’s biggest table tennis competition will be back for the third time. The Singapore Open will be held from 4—8 June, and organisers are touting it as a dry run for the Beijing Olympics. More »
Australian cyclists involved in hit-and-run
Reuters - Friday, May 9SYDNEY - A group of elite Australian cyclists, including several hoping to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics, were lucky to escape serious injury after being involved in a hit-and-run incident on Thursday. More »
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Beijing Olympics' tickets sold out: state media
AFP - Wednesday, May 7China's mad dash for Olympics tickets in Beijing ended on Wednesday with the final tranche earmarked for domestic customers sold out a month ahead of schedule, organisers said. More »
Training to lose -- hard work hurts Chinese Olympic chances
AFP - Wednesday, May 7When Frenchman Christian Bauer saw the Chinese fencing team he was hired to train for the Olympics the first thing he did was to send them all home. More »
European athletes in asthma study at Beijing Olympics
AP - Wednesday, May 7Athletes from 10 European countries will take part in an allergy and asthma study at the Beijing Olympics. More »
- Beijing pollution no added risk for asthma athletesReuters - Wednesday, May 7
- Isinbayeva to warm up for Olympics in RomeAFP - Tuesday, May 6
- Beijing ups security around Tiananmen Square before OlympicsAP - Tuesday, May 6
- Final batch of domestic-market tickets go on sale for Beijing OlympicsAP - Monday, May 5
- Snags, again, for China ticket saleReuters - Monday, May 5
- Hackett to miss Olympic double gold dreamAFP - Monday, May 5
- Hackett's dream ends with disqualificationReuters - Monday, May 5
- Veteran Olympic cycling hopeful Longo wins Climbers' TrophyAFP - Monday, May 5
- New test to crack down on growth hormones ready for OlympicsAFP - Thursday, May 1
- China's Everest Olympic torch run is shrouded in secrecyAP - Thursday, May 1
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