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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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Defender signs deal until 2012 Sky Sports Gareth Bale has handed a Tottenham a major boost ahead of the new season by signing a new long-term deal. The Welsh international has inked a one-year extension to keep him at White Hart Lane until 2012. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt has buried his reputation for laziness over a couple of sensational years in which he has become one of the world's best 200 metres runners and set a new 100m world record. The 21-year-old, a favourite for both sprints at the Beijing Olympics, readily admits that there was a period when his love of a good time meant he was not making the most of his undoubted athletic talent. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Athens Olympic 200 metre breaststroke champion Amanda Beard failed to make it to the semi-finals in Beijing on Wednesday, finishing 18th in qualifying. The 26-year-old American stormed past reporters without speaking after finishing sixth in her heat. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps won two more golds on Wednesday to eclipse compatriots Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis and become the all-time most successful Olympian. Though unable to match the United States in swimming or on the track, China might still top the overall medals' table. It had its gymnasts and divers to thank for the latest successes that kept the hosts in the lead with 17 golds. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Spain's Rafael Nadal took a step closer to an Olympic tennis medal on Wednesday with a 6-4 6-2 defeat of Russian Igor Andreev to reach the men's singles quarter-finals. Second seed Nadal, the dominant force in men's tennis this year and soon to be ranked number one, was given a stern test in the opening set before Andreev wilted in the muggy conditions. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Japan's Masae Ueno became the third Japanese judoka to retain her Olympic title, beating Anaysi Hernandez of Cuba in the final to win gold in the women's 70-kg category on Wednesday. Like so many Japanese judokas before, Ueno's only interest in the final was to go in for the quick kill. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkelia won the Olympic gold medal in the 74kg greco-roman wrestling on Wednesday. The bearded 29-year-old swarmed all over China's Chang Yongxiang, winning 3-0. Chang, 24, won silver. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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By Peter Rutherford BEIJING, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Athens gold medallist Marco Galiazzo of Italy was knocked out of the men's Olympic individual archery by Britain's Alan Wills and South Korean Lee Chang-hwan set an Olympic record to advance on Wednesday. Lee's team mates, Im Dong-hyun and Park Kyung-mo, also sailed through to the next round. |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) -India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has dropped to his lowest ranking since 1992 in the International Cricket Council's test standings for batsmen after a disappointing series against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar, who started the series in 13th position, slipped to 23rd after scoring 95 runs at an average of 15.83. He managed only six and 14 in the third and final test which Sri Lanka won by eight wickets in Colombo on Monday to clinch the series 2-1. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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Tue, Aug 12th, 2008 2:16 pm BdST BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - China's gymnasts returned to the Olympic stage with a vengeance on Tuesday by storming to the men's team gold, sparking jubilant celebrations among the home fans. Four years after they failed to get a team medal in Athens, double world all-round champion Yang Wei led from the front to ensure one of the traditional powerhouses of men's gymnastics reclaimed their pre-eminence. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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Tue, Aug 12th, 2008 2:15 pm BdST BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Michael Phelps, the fifth member of the exclusive nine-gold club, climbs inexorably towards the lone peak of 10 Olympic titles fortified by yet another rampaging performance in Tuesday's semi-finals. Barely an hour after winning his third Beijing gold with a world record in the 200 metres freestyle final the 23-year-old American swept through his 200 butterfly semi-final in one minute 53.70 seconds, matching the Olympic record he set in the heats. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Michael Phelps cast himself as a sore loser on Tuesday, even if the world will have to take it on trust. Everything is going swimmingly for the all-conquering American, who put in another pulverising performance in the Olympic pool to snap up his third gold in three days. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Cool and calm under pressure, Aaron Peirsol rose to the big occasion yet again to become the first man in 36 years to retain the Olympic 100 metres backstroke title. Slower than his rivals in the early rounds, Peirsol utterly outswam them in Tuesday's final to lower the world record for the fifth time and emulate Roland Matthes of the old East Germany, the last man to win the event twice, in 1968 and 1972. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Japan's "beautiful gymnastics" were not enough to prevail over China's winning mix of beauty and power, Japanese coach Koji Gushiken said on Tuesday after the 2004 Olympic champions had to settle for silver in Beijing. "Japan performed some beautiful gymnastics. China also performed beautiful gymnastics but they also have the power," he said after China earned a score of 286.125 to dethrone Japan by 7.250 points in a race between the two Asian superpowers. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - American sisters Serena and Venus Williams powered on towards a likely gold medal showdown with easy second-round wins in the Olympic singles on Tuesday. Serena needed just 44 minutes to blow away Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-0 on day three of the tennis tournament. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Argentina suffered a setback in their quest for a semi-final slot in Olympic women's hockey when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Britain in a pool B match on Tuesday. Former champions Australia stayed on course for a place in the last four from pool A after rallying from one goal down to thump Spain 6-1 for their second win. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The imposing Bird's Nest stadium is nothing more than a television image for most of the Olympic footballers, who are isolated in venues hundreds of kilometres from the heart of the action. Most teams had to miss the opening ceremony and only a few will have the unique experience of staying in the Olympic village. For some, it feels like just another age-restricted football tournament. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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Sean Maguire BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Michael Phelps became only the fourth man to win a record nine Olympic golds when he powered to victory in the 200 meters freestyle swimming on Tuesday. Phelps put on an imperious display to capture his third medal of the Beijing Games, leading from the start to win in a new world record time of 1.42.96, knocking 0.90 seconds off his old record, a huge margin. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A lucky charm put the finishing touch to a four-year struggle by the Chinese men's gymnastics team, who nailed a gold in the team competition on Tuesday. Each of the six men wore a thin red string from a temple on his wrist in the finals for luck and they also counted on hard work and a little pressure. |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats on Tuesday, winning a record-equaling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans in the pool. Only U.S. athlete Carl Lewis, U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz, Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi and Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina have won as many golds as Phelps, who could better them all on Wednesday when he swims in two more finals. |
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