Beijing Bites
Lovely Hassle: Australian weightlifter Deborah Lovely, having tussled with the world’s strongest women at the Olympics, must now fight ...  | Read..

Romanian athlete defies age
Marathon runners, like fine wines, usually improve with age and Romania’s new Olympic champion Constantina Tomescu ...  | Read..

Today's Results
Atletics: 1. Shelly-Ann Frazer (Jam) 10.78; 2. Sherone Simpson (Jam) 10.98; 2. Kerron Stewart (Jam) 10.98 Women Marathon Final ...  | Read..

Sponsors force China to loosen iron grip
Olympic organisers were forced to lift draconian security arrangements after complaints from sponsors that the millions of po ...  | Read..

Ms 100m too is a Jamaican
Michael Phelps held his arms aloft on Sunday after surpassing Mark Spitz as the most successful swimmer and Olympian of ...  | Read..

Michael’s epic journey meets glorious end
It was so surreal to be Michael Phelps here, to listen to people debate whether he is the greatest athlete in Olympic hi ...  | Read..

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