China Getting Ready To Be Bowled Over
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 3:13 pm
BEIJING:As China laps up the plaudits for its staging of the Beijing Olympics, some within the world’s most populous nation are turning their attention to cricket. Administrators in various sports have long regarded China as one of the great untapped markets and cricket is no exception. Traditionalists, more comfortable with the concepts of a “Chinaman”... Read more »
Beijing Olympics 2008 come to end today
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Beijing Olympics 2008 come to end today, China completes Golds’ fifty. BEIJING: The Beijing Olympics 2008, the biggest show on earth in the real sense of the world, is going to end today. Host China has completed its half-century of the gold medals at the Olympics but the Pakistan contingent could not win any medal at this mega event. The Olympic Games, the first... Read more »
Argentina won the gold medal by defeating Nigeria
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 1:06 pm
BEIJING: Argentina won the gold medal by defeating Nigeria in the the Olympics 2008 football championship while China still hold the first position at the medals table with 47 golds. The final match of the football event was played between Argentina and Nigeria here at the Bird’s Nest Stadium on Saturday. Nigeria made several attacks at the Argentina’s goal... Read more »
Spain Dethrones Australia To Set Final Date With Germany In Men Hockey Final
Friday, August 22, 2008 at 8:59 am
BEIJING: Veteran Santiago Freixa converted a penalty corner two minute from time as Spain shocked defending champion Australia 3-2 to set the final date with Germany in Saturday’s men hockey final of XXIX Olympic Games hockey competition at Olympic Green Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Agile striker Eduard Tubau was Spanish hero as he blasted two goals as his team came... Read more »
US, Russia Win 3 Gold Medals But China Still On Top At Olympics
Friday, August 22, 2008 at 8:46 am
BEIJING: Twenty-one gold medals were decided on the 13th day at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 here on Thursday. The United States and the Russian Federation claimed three gold medals each while Netherlands and South Korea obtained two each on Thursday. Eleven countries got one gold medal each. They are Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Georgia, Jamaica,... Read more »
Chinese Supremacy Continues In Beijing Olympics
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 6:31 pm
BEIJING: China remained on top in Beijing Olympics on day 13th Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands won the gold medal for the men’s 10 kilometers open water marathon swim here on Thursday in a time of 1 hour 51.51 minutes. Great Britain’s David Davies claimed silver and Germany’s Thomas Lurz finished with a bronze. Olga Kaniskina of Russia won... Read more »
Pakistan Hockey Team To Down To New Zealand In Beijing Olympics
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:46 pm
BEIJING: Pakistan’s disappointing hockey campaign at the Beijing Games finally came to an end when they were defeated 4-2 against New Zealand to be placed at number 8th today. This was Pakistans first ever loss to the Kiwis in the Olympics. Earlier they also lost to Great Britain in the Olympics for the first time in 56 years. Pakistan only managed to score two... Read more »
Paes Quits As India’s Davis Cup Captain
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:08 pm
BEIJING:Leander Paes has resigned as India’s Davis Cup captain, officials said on Wednesday, ending a tumultous two-year reign that saw a players’ revolt against him in February. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) said Paes, 35, had informed officials of his decision to step down during the Beijing Olympics, but will remain a member of the four-man squad. Former... Read more »
Britain, China, US Claim 4 Gold Medals Each On 11th Day
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:21 am
BEIJING: Host China, the United States and Great Britain claimed four gold medals each on the 11th day of the Beijing Olympic Games as 20 golds were decided here on Tuesday. Germany and Russia obtained two golds each while Argentina, Bahrain, Estonia and Netherlands secured one gold medal each. China is leading the gold medals table with 43 while the US with 26 golds... Read more »
China Wins 4 More Golds To Take Tally To 39 On 10th Day
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 1:50 pm
BEIJING: The Beijing Olympic Games 2008 have completed their ten days and entered into the last week as 18 more gold medals were decided on Monday. China dominated again on the tenth day by claiming four gold medals while the United States and Australia won three golds each and Kenya got two. Six countries – Russia, Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland, Belarus and Panama... Read more »
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