Olympic president Jacques Rogge believes pollution-cutting measures for next month's Games will leave a lasting legacy in China's fight against environmental meltdown. More »
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's double amputee track sensation, is pinning his final hopes of a ticket to the Olympics on the 400 meter relay after failing to qualify for the individual event. More »
Beijing Olympic organizers can rest a little easier. More »
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming played in his first game in almost six months Thursday, joining China's national team in an Olympics warmup against Serbia. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Sprinter Dwain Chambers will have to wait until Friday to find out if his High Court challenge to an Olympic ban imposed by the British Olympic Association (BOA) has been successful. More »
Beijing will abide by its commitments to provide unfettered access for foreign reporters during the Olympic Games, a government spokesman said Thursday. More »
Beijing's two new subway lines and a new rail line should be running Sunday and serving millions of passengers by the opening of the Olympics in three weeks. More »
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona are seeking a negotiated settlement that would allow Argentina's Lionel Messi to miss the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Primera Liga club have said. More »
On a night when the United States woman should have been eyeing the upcoming Olympics, they were dealt a crushing blow to their gold medal hopes when Abby Wambach broke her left leg. More »

WADA back Chambers Olympics decision

