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- Olympics: 2012 torch relay 'will not leave Britain': report
- LONDON AFP — The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics in London will be restricted to Britain after protests marred the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games, a report said Sunday. Tessa Jowell, the British minister with responsibility for the Olympics, told The Sunday Times newspaper she...
- Research articles 2008-08-30
- US swim relay triumph lifts Phelps to historic eighth gold
- BEIJING AFP — Michael Phelps won an unprecedented eighth gold medal at the Beijing Games Sunday as the United States won the men's 4x100m medley relay in world record time. With the victory, Phelps overtook compatriot Mark Spitz, whose seven swimming golds at Munich in 1972 were the most...
- Research articles 2008-08-16
- Must see TV on NBC
- Today's marquee events (all 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET): More swimming though less Phelps. Two days ago, U.S. anchorman Jason Lezak was outkicking France's Alain Bernard in a 4x100-meter freestyle relay for the ages. They meet again in the men's 100 freestyle. Katie Hoff &...
- Research articles 2008-08-13
- Hardy's fate unknown as US swimmers leave for Beijing
- LOS ANGELES AFP — American swimmers depart Friday for the Beijing Olympics but whether or not Jessica Hardy will be among them remains to be seen. The 21-year-old swimmer reportedly tested positive for a banned substance at the US Olympic trials that concluded July 6 and could face a...
- Research articles 2008-07-23
- Sizzling 100m free heats see Phelps stake relay claim
- OMAHA, Nebraska AFP — Garret Weber-Gale posted the fifth-fastest 100m freestyle time in history Wednesday, clocking 47.78sec in the preliminaries at the US Olympic swimming trials. Weber-Gale, whose previous best time in the event was 48.50, won his heat to become the third-fastest performer ever in swimming's prestige event....
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Olympic torch relay in Tibet amid tight security
- LHASA, China AFP — The latest leg of the Olympic torch relay was held in the Tibetan capital Saturday, amid tight security after deadly riots against Chinese rule three months ago, as rights groups condemned the event. Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as they carried the torch through Lhasa for...
- Research articles 2008-06-20
- Williams pulls out of Beijing Games
- LONDON AFP — Great Britain's Rhys Williams pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday after the 400 metres hurdler suffered a stress fracture to his right foot. Williams, who won bronze at the 2006 European Championships and silver in the 4x400m relay, sustained the problem running in Sunday's...
- Research articles 2008-06-17
- Track & Field
- NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Finals Men 200--1, Walter Dix, Florida State, 20.40 seconds. 400--1, Andretti Bain, Oral Roberts, 44.62. 800--1, Jacob Hernandez, Texas, 1 minute, 45.31 seconds. 1,500--1, Leonel Manzano, Texas, 3:41.25. 110 Hrdles--1,...
- Research articles 2008-06-15
- China shortens torch relay's Tibet leg
- BEIJING AFP — The Olympic torch's passage next month through strife-torn Tibet will be cut from three days to one as part of route changes made necessary by China's earthquake, Beijing Games organisers said Sunday. "The change is due to the Sichuan earthquake's impact on the rest of the...
- Research articles 2008-05-24
- China to take Olympic flame through Sichuan before Games
- BEIJING AFP — The Beijing Olympic torch relay will be altered to push back its passage through earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province until just before the August Games, organisers said Thursday. The torch will go through the southwestern province from August 3 to 5, the Beijing Games organising committee said in...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake
- BEIJING AFP — The Beijing Olympic torch relay will be scaled down in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit China, a spokesman for the Games organising committee BOCOG told AFP Tuesday. Committee spokesman Sun Weide said that, starting from Wednesday's leg in the eastern province of Jianxi,...
- Research articles 2008-05-13
- Internet outcry as Olympic torch relay continues despite killer quake
- BEIJING AFP — The Olympic torch relay continued its "journey of harmony" around China on Tuesday despite a devastating earthquake that has left tens of thousands killed or missing, triggering an Internet outcry. China's official Xinhua news agency announced that the torch had embarked on its 12th domestic leg...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Scoreboard
- Calendar Professional BASEBALL Orioles at Royals, 6:10 p.m. College TRACK & FIELD Kansas State at Nebraska Invitational BASEBALL Kansas at Missouri, 6 p.m. Kansas State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. MIAA...
- Research articles 2008-05-10
- Scoreboard
- Calendar Professional BASEBALL Orioles at Royals, 6:10 p.m. College TRACK & FIELD Kansas State at Nebraska Invitational BASEBALL Kansas at Missouri, 6 p.m. Kansas State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. MIAA...
- Research articles 2008-05-10
- POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION CRUCIAL TO NUCLEAR SIMULATIONS.
- Power System Protection Crucial to Nuclear Weapons Test Simulations at Lawrence Livermore Facility Super-computing facility responsible for ensuring the safety of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile seeks assistance in power assurance and reliability. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL, a pre-eminent scientific resource for...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Farrow says Darfur campaign her most important role
- HONG KONG AFP — Despite a glittering acting career that has brought worldwide fame, Mia Farrow said Friday the campaign to end violence in troubled Darfur had been the "most important endeavour" of her life. Speaking in Hong Kong as the Olympic torch relay passed through the city, the...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- SKorea to deport Chinese torch relay attackers
- SEOUL AFP — South Korea will deport Chinese nationals found guilty of attacking local protesters during the Olympic torch relay in Seoul at the weekend, the justice ministry said Wednesday. Police are trying to trace four Chinese after analyzing video clips and photographs of violence during Sunday's relay, according...
- Research articles 2008-04-29
- Olympic torch gets protest-free relay in NKorea
- SEOUL AFP — China's close ally North Korea staged an elaborate welcome Monday for the Beijing Olympic torch, mobilising tens of thousands of cheering citizens and criticising protests elsewhere in the world. TV footage showed crowds dressed in their best clothes packing the streets of Pyongyang as the torch...
- Research articles 2008-04-27
- Protesters jeer Olympic torch in Japan
- NAGANO, Japan AFP — Protesters hurled rubbish and flares Saturday at the Beijing Olympic torch and brawled with Chinese supporters in a chaotic Japanese leg of the troubled round-the-world relay. At least four people were injured in the scuffles in the mountain resort of Nagano, where more than 85,000...
- Research articles 2008-04-26
- Chinese out in force for SKorea's Olympic torch run
- SEOUL AFP — The Beijing Olympic torch on Sunday began the South Korean leg of its troubled worldwide relay, with cheering flag-waving Chinese vastly outnumbering protesters amid a huge police presence. A huge cheer rang out as the relay began, accompanied by 60 track-suited police runners. Another 60 will...
- Research articles 2008-04-26
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