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Issue 3973 | 25 Aug 2008

Tishchenko Prevails Over French Surprise
Combined Reports Alexei Tishchenko has won his second Olympic boxing gold medal Sunday, securing Russia's second boxing gold of the games after Rakhim Chakhkiyev narrowly won the heavyweight gold medal Saturday.

Hammon Leads Women to Bronze
The Associated Press Becky Hammon scored 22 points to help Russia beat host China 94-81 Saturday night for the Olympic bronze medal.

Fast Food Aids Lightning Win
Reuters China's first Olympic boxing champion slimmed down for his lightning victory, which secured China's 50th gold medal on a surprising diet of hamburgers and pizza.

Beckham Calls Football No. 1 Sport
Reuters Football will always be the world's No. 1 sport, England's David Beckham said at the Beijing Olympics.

Page, Fireworks Pull Curtain on Olympics
Reuters The Beijing Olympics ended with a flash of fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.

3-Peat for Russian Rhythmic Gymnasts
The Associated Press Russia won its third straight Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics all-around group on Saturday, a day after Yevgenia Kanayeva. won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.

Issue 3971 | 21 Aug 2008

'Lightning' Bolt Pulls Off Sprint Double
By Andrew Cawthorne / Reuters Jamaica's Usain ""Lightning"" Bolt roared to gold in the 200 meters Wednesday to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win an Olympic sprint double.

Ilchenko Wins Roller Derby in Water
The Associated Press Russia's Larisa Ilchenko sprinted to a gold medal in the final stages of the first Olympic women's 10-kilometer marathon swim race Wednesday, overcoming a battle of kicking and underwater grabbing that resembled roller derby in water.

Medal-Biting Theories Abound
Reuters Ever noticed how many Olympians bite their medals for the cameras?

Synchronized Swimming Duo Bringing Home Another Gold
Reuters Russia's reigning Olympic champions, the ""two Anastasias,"" defended their synchronized swimming duet title on Wednesday with an almost perfect routine swum to the strains of Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt suite.

Russians Aim for Rhythmic Revival
Reuters Russia's women drew a blank in the artistic gymnastics at the Olympics for the first time, leaving it up to their rhythmic cousins to make amends when they take to the stage with their ribbons and hoops on Thursday.

3rd Freestyle Wrestling Gold for Saitiyev
Reuters Russia's Buvaisar Saitiyev won his third freestyle wrestling gold medal at his fourth Olympics on Wednesday.

China Detains Pro-Tibet Americans
Reuters Five American blogger-activists and a foreign artist have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests at the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday.

Horse Trades Police Beat for Broadway Tunes
Reuters For years, Russian rider Alexandra Korelova quietly observed a particular police horse that lived at her riding club's stables and decided that he was a champion.

Issue 3970 | 20 Aug 2008

Batirov Wins in New Weight Class
The Associated Press Mavlet Batirov of Russia repeated as an Olympic champion by moving up a weight class to win the 60-kilogram freestyle wrestling gold medal, defeating Vasyl Fedoryshyn of Ukraine on Tuesday.

Issue 3969 | 19 Aug 2008

Isinbayeva Automatic In Pole Vault Victory
The Associated Press With Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang gone, it came down to Yelena Isinbayeva to produce the magic Monday at the Beijing Olympics.

An Olympic Worst for Russian Gymnasts
By Sonia Oxley / Reuters Russian gymnasts are facing their worst Olympic showing, with silly errors and rifts in the team pointing to a crisis in the sport's former superpower.

2 Anastasias Open Strong In Technicals
By Derek Parr / Reuters Russian world champions Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Yermakova led the way through the technical routine in their Olympic synchronized swimming duet title defense on Monday.

National Hero Falls Before the First Hurdle
By Simon Denyer / Reuters Chinese fans were stunned into silence and tears as national hero and 110-meter hurdles Olympic champion Liu Xiang hobbled out of the games injured on Monday.

Issue 3968 | 18 Aug 2008

Fencing Gold Aims to Boost Pride
The Associated Press Russia's women's foil fencing team wants to see the country earn more medals.

Galkina-Samitova Takes 2nd Record
The Associated Press Gulnara Galkina-Samitova set the second world record in as many days at the Olympic track, running the first sub-nine minute steeplechase in history to take the gold medal.

Russians Pull Off Trifecta in Women's Singles Tennis
The Associated Press Yelena Dementyeva took advantage of 17 double-faults by Dinara Safina to beat her fellow Russian 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 Sunday in the women's singles final at the Beijing Olympics.

Issue 3966 | 14 Aug 2008

Olympic Officials Defend Lip-Syncing
By Rohan Sullivan / The Associated Press Olympic officials insisted Wednesday that the decision to have one girl lip-sync another's voice during a song featured in the Beijing Games' opening ceremony was not about who was cuter, but about achieving the best overall performance.

China Makes It 4-for-4 in Diving
The Associated Press China completed its monopoly of the synchronized diving events with a dominating victory in men's 3-meter springboard Wednesday, putting the host nation on course for a golden sweep at the Beijing games.

Teary Russian Gymnasts Aim To Make Amends for Failure
Reuters Russia's gymnasts fled the arena in tears on Wednesday after failing to win a medal in the women's Olympics team event for the first time and vowed to get themselves on the podium in the individual events.

Slit-Eyed Photo 'Not Offensive'
The Associated Press Players on Spain's Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.

Mystery Torch Guard a Sex Symbol
By Andrew Cawthorne / Reuters A handsome but anonymous guardian of the Olympics torch on its troubled world tour has won legions of Chinese female fans -- and plenty of marriage proposals.

Stringers Lead Georgia To Victory in Volleyball
Reuters The Brazilians who represent Georgia in Olympic women's beach volleyball rejoiced in a win against Russia on Wednesday, while the Russians criticized the media for trying to escalate the conflict between their nations.

Tibet Protesters Dragged Away
Reuters Chinese security forces dragged away five U.S. pro-free Tibet protesters who blocked the entrance to a northern Beijing park on Wednesday, breaking up the latest demonstration on the sidelines of the 2008 Olympics.

China Smashes 4 Records In Women's Weightlifting
Reuters Liu Chunhong smashed several world records on Wednesday to defend China's supremacy in a spectacular showdown with Russia's Oxana Slivenko for the Olympic women's 69-kilogram class weightlifting title.

Swimmer Phelps Wins All-Time Best
By Andrew Cawthorne / 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.

Issue 3964 | 12 Aug 2008

Tishchenko on Track for Title in 2nd Weight Class
Reuters Alexei Tishchenko could become in Beijing the first boxer in nearly 30 years to win Olympic boxing gold in two different weight classes.

Russia Edges Out South Korea In Women's Basketball Match
The Associated Press Tatyana Shchegoleva and Ilona Korstin each scored 13 points to help Russia edge South Korea 77-72 in the Beijing Olympics women's basketball on Monday.

Issue 3963 | 11 Aug 2008

Ossetia Conflict Stays Out of Games
The Associated Press Their countries may be in a conflict, but a Russian and a Georgian shared a podium and an embrace after winning Olympic medals Sunday.

Russians Take Silver in Synchronized Diving
Reuters China leapt and twisted to gold in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard Sunday, claiming the first diving medals in a sport that the host nation hopes to dominate.

Issue 3961 | 7 Aug 2008

Clubs Can Keep Players Out of Games
By Stephen Wade / The Associated Press hree European clubs won their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday to keep their players out of the Olympic football tournament.

Speedskater Denied China Visa
The Assciated Press Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China to help make peace in the war-torn Darfur section of Sudan.

Cyclists' Stunt Embodies Concern Over Pollution
By Douglas Hamilton / Reuters Four U.S. Olympic cyclists who arrived for the Beijing Games wearing breathing masks have apologized for their actions, clearing some of the bad air generated by fears about pollution.

Russian Team Denies Doping
By Sonia Oxley / Reuters The Russian team on Wednesday denied accusations of systematic doping among its athletes and questioned the timing of the announcements days before the Olympics that several of them had failed drugs tests.

Beijing Hails Torch Amid Cheers, Jeers
By Paul Majendie, Ben Blanchard / Reuters Euphoric Chinese crowds chanting ""Go Olympics, Go Beijing"" cheered the Olympic flame through the capital on Wednesday at the end of its troubled global relay, but critics refused to be silenced.

Issue 3960 | 6 Aug 2008

Olympic Torch Meets Final Leg of Tour
Reuters Crowds wildly cheered the parading of the Olympic flame through China's quake-ravaged southwest on Tuesday, as Beijing tries to choreograph a happy ending to its troubled international tour.

Chinese Officials Offer Etiquette Advice
By Belinda Goldsmith / Reuters Tea, lady? Silk scarf? X-large T-shirt for you?

Issue 3959 | 5 Aug 2008

Violence, Haze Spoil Run-Up to Games
By Andrew Cawthorne, Chris Buckley / Reuters Assailants armed with grenades and knives killed 16 police in a restive western region of China on Monday, state media said, in just the sort of violence Beijing had hoped to avoid four days before the Olympics.

Bush Faces Balancing Act With Beijing Trip
By Matt Spetalnick / Reuters Despite long insisting that sports and politics don't mix, U.S. President George W. Bush will have a hard time keeping them separate when he visits China this week for the Beijing Olympics.

Sponsors Begin Olympic Marketing Blitz
By Kirby Chien / Reuters Olympic sponsors are starting possibly the largest advertising and marketing campaign ever, aiming to etch their brands in the minds of a new generation of Chinese consumers for far beyond the upcoming games.

Issue 3958 | 4 Aug 2008

Mutko Says Bans Not Accidental
Reuters The Sports, Tourism and Youth Politics Minister on Friday called a ban on seven of the country's women athletes just days before the Olympics ""unprecedented"" but indicated that there would be no appeal until after the games, Russian media reported.

Battered Hopes for Olympic Glory
By Charles Hutzler / The Associated Press The short, catchy film commissioned by the Chinese government was designed to plant a new, positive image of China in foreigners' minds for the Beijing Olympics.

Beijing Warns Protesters on Games
Reuters Seeking to show openness yet desperate to avoid embarrassment at the Olympics, China allowed a first foreign orchestra performance in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters.

Issue 3957 | 1 Aug 2008

Injury Leaves Sharapova In Doubt for Olympics
The Associated Press Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Rogers Open after her second-round victory Wednesday because of a shoulder injury, jeopardizing her participation in the Beijing Olympics.

Issue 3956 | 31 Jul 2008

Russia Synchronized for Success in Pool
Reuters Although the spotlight at the pool will be fixed on swimmer Michael Phelps's quest for eight Olympic golds, Russia is shaping up for an impressive feat of its own in the often ridiculed synchronized swimming.

Isinbayeva Sets Her 23rd World Mark
Reuters Russian Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own women's world pole vault record Tuesday when she cleared 5.04 meters at her third attempt at the Monaco grand prix.

Issue 3954 | 29 Jul 2008

Victory in L.A. Marches Safina Up the Rankings
Reuters Dinara Safina won her first title on U.S. soil with a clinical 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Flavia Pennetta in Sunday's Los Angeles Classic final.

Issue 3950 | 23 Jul 2008

Euro 2008 Stars Won't Go Cheap
Combined Reports As Zenit St. Petersburg was saying it hadn't received a satisfactory offer for midfielder Andrei Arshavin and will probably remain with the club, English club Tottenham Hotspur was reported to be weighing up bids for both Arshavin and fellow Russia international Roman Pavlyuchenko.

One Gold Medal All but Assured
By Gennady Fyodorov / Reuters For world and Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, winning gold in Beijing is not a dream but almost a formality.

Issue 3945 | 16 Jul 2008

Russia Trebles Medal Bonuses
Reuters The Russian Olympic Committee has more than trebled bonuses for athletes who win medals at next month's Beijing Games.

Issue 3944 | 15 Jul 2008

Sprinter Targets Unlikely Return
By Gennady Fyodorov / Reuters Former world and Olympic champion Irina Privalova is back after almost eight years away from athletics, hoping to qualify for the Beijing Games.

Issue 3943 | 14 Jul 2008

NHL, Russian Rival Reach Deal
By Graham Dunbar / The Associated Press The NHL reached an agreement with a new Russian hockey league Thursday, temporarily ending the threat of players being lured away by big-money offers.

Issue 3940 | 9 Jul 2008

Arshavin in Limbo After Zenit Rejects Barca's Bid
Reuters Zenit St. Petersburg has rejected a 15 million euro ($23.5 million) offer from Barcelona for playmaker Andrei Arshavin, the Russian club said Monday.

Issue 3939 | 8 Jul 2008

Issue 3932 | 27 Jun 2008

Resilient Germany Beats Turkey at Its Own Game
By Robert Millward / The Associated Press A power outage took out TV pictures being beamed around the world, Vienna's main fan zone was evacuated because of a spectacular thunderstorm, two players had their bloodied heads stitched, and a pro-Tibet demonstrator ran onto the field.

Issue 3931 | 26 Jun 2008

Spain Has Learned to Win Ugly
By Karl Ritter / The Associated Press Russia coach Guus Hiddink is known for doing great things with small teams. Luis Aragones' job is even harder: showing Spain deserves the place it craves among the world's football elite.

Forget Defeat, Momentum Is Now With Russia
By Mitch Phillips / Reuters Spain hammered Russia 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 2008, but it should be a very different game when they meet again in Thursday's semifinal, with Russia transformed by the return of Andrei Arshavin.

Words to Wife Possibly Sparked Betting Scandal
By Pritha Sarkar / Reuters Nikolay Davydenko said an on-court conversation with his wife, Irina, may have accidentally triggered the betting scandal which has plagued him since last year.

Issue 3930 | 25 Jun 2008

Striker's Return to Form Takes Euro '08 by Storm
By Sonia Oxley / Reuters Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has woken from a footballing slumber to score three times and become one of the Euro 2008 semifinalists' best assets.

Issue 3929 | 24 Jun 2008

Hiddink Joins Chorus of Praise
Reuters Russia coach Guus Hiddink heaped praise on Andrei Arshavin after the forward's man-of-the-match performance helped engineer Saturday's 3-1 victory over Netherlands to secure a place in the Euro 2008 semifinals.

Spain Breaks Mold to Win on Penalties
By Simon Baskett / Reuters Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties after a goalless quarterfinal Sunday to end its shootout hoodoo and reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 24 years.

Italian Coach Faces Music After Faltering Campaign
Reuters Roberto Donadoni's stint as Italy coach should end with Sunday's quarterfinal defeat to Spain, with World Cup-winning boss Marcello Lippi set for a recall, according to Italian media.

Issue 3928 | 23 Jun 2008

Russia Surges Into Semi Full of Confidence
Reuters Russia has steamrollered its way past Netherlands into the Euro 2008 semifinals with an exciting brand of football and an ever-growing self-belief.

Jubilation Greets Unexpected Victory
By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Football fever climbed another notch Saturday night as more than 500,000 fans took to the city's streets to celebrate Russia's 3-1 upset victory for a place in the semifinals over the Netherlands in Euro 2008.

Issue 3927 | 20 Jun 2008

Russia Fans See Symbolism in Win
By Alexi Shaw / Special to The Moscow Times Alibekh Zhukenov joined in with everyone else at the Kruzhka location on Nikolskaya Ulitsa on Wednesday night in a bar-wide celebration of the Russia's 2-0 victory over Sweden in the group stage of the Euro 2008 football championship game.

Quarterfinal Lineup Is Confirmed
By Mark Meadows / Reuters Russia's deserved 2-0 win over Sweden sent it through to a quarterfinal meeting with coach Guus Hiddink's native Netherlands and completed the lineup for the last eight.

Issue 3926 | 19 Jun 2008

Omens Looking Good for Portugal
By Nesha Starcevic / The Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo has come out ahead this year in contests against Michael Ballack, and everything points to that continuing after Thursday's European Championship quarterfinal game between Portugal and Germany in Basel.

Italy Resurrects Euro '08 Hopes, France Goes Out
Reuters Italy came out on top in a tense three-way tussle for a place in Sunday's Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Spain as the world champion beat 10-man France 2-0 and Romania lost by the same margin to Group C winner Netherlands.

Issue 3923 | 16 Jun 2008

Russia Eliminates Defending Champs
By Mitch Phillips / Reuters Greece's Euro 2008 title defense petered out tamely Saturday when it lost 1-0 to Russia, while Spain became the fourth team to advance with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sweden.

Issue 3921 | 10 Jun 2008

Germany Opens With Win, Croatia Pushed
By Trevor Huggins / Reuters Euro 2008 favorite Germany made a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Poland in Klagenfurt on Sunday, but there was trouble in the Austrian city as 140 mainly German fans were detained by police.

Moment of Truth Arrives for Russians
By Simon Baskett / Reuters Russia's chances of upsetting highly fancied Spain in its Euro 2008 opener Tuesday will be undermined by the absence of playmaker Andrei Arshavin and striker Pavel Pogrebnyak. Arshavin is suspended, while Pogrebnyak has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury.

Issue 3918 | 6 Jun 2008

Detroit Wins Stanley Cup in Nail-Biter
By Steve Keating / Reuters The Detroit Red Wings clinched the Stanley Cup with a nail-biting 3-2 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Euro '08 Set to Unveil New Stars
By Mike Collett / Reuters Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has the skill to set Euro 2008 alight, but the stars of the show in Austria and Switzerland could well emerge from a group of promising players who have yet to become household names.

Safina's Dream Run Takes Her Into Final
The Associated Press Dinara Safina needs just one more win to join her brother as a Grand Slam champion, and she'll try for it Saturday against Ana Ivanovic in the French Open final.

Russia on a Roll Heading To Euros, Spain Stutters
Reuters Russia struck three second-half goals to beat Lithuania 4-1, while a fine individual goal from midfielder Xavi earned Spain an unconvincing 1-0 win over United States in both teams' final Euro 2008 warm-up games Wednesday.

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