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France wins gold in men’s handball
France has won the gold medal in men’s handball, defeating Iceland in the final. Spain beat Croatia for the bronze medal....
United States defeat Spain to win gold in men’s basketball
The United States ‘redeem team’ have certainly redeemed themselves at the Beijing Olympics, not losing a single game and defeating Spain 118-107 in the final to win the gold medal. The bro...
Hungary defeats U.S. to win gold in men’s water polo
Hungary has defeated the United States to win the gold medal in men’s water polo. Serbia beat Montenegro 6-4 to win the bronze medal....
Germany wins gold medal in men’s hockey
Germany defeated Spain 1-0 to win the gold medal in men’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics. Christopher Zeller was the only goal scorer for the game. Earlier in the day, Australia crushed the Neth...
Men’s football games on today
We saw some great women’s football games last night and it is the men’s turn today. 17:00 - Group A - Australia vs. Serbia - Shanghai 17:00 - Group B - Japan vs. USA - Tianjin 17:00 - Grou...
Exclusive interview with Yao Ming
Yao Ming is one of the most famous and highly paid athletes in China with earnings of $56.6 million in 2007. He is also very tall and looks like a giant when stands alongside his Chinese team mates. ...
Argentina has easy win over Serbia
Argentina had a fairly easy win over Serbia tonight in the Diamond Ball 2008 tournament, currently being played in Nanjing. The final score: 75-60....
Australia defeats Angola in dying seconds of match
Australia defeated Angola in the dying seconds of the match 81-78 in the Diamond Ball basketball tournament currently being played in Nanjing. Scores were level at 78-all before Australia scored a 3-p...
U.S. basketball team arrives in China’s casino town
The United States basketball team has arrived in China’s casino town of Macau on Monday. LeBron James practiced with his leg taped. “Every time we step onto the court, we know we have the...
Olympics are harder than World Cup says Brazil’s coach
Brazil have won the World Cup five times, but they have never won an Olympics gold medal. “To win (an) Olympic medal is a bit harder because we don’t have much time to prepare,” Braz...
Super underwear for Japanese volleyball team
The female Japanese volleyball team has a great track record in international events. The men however, have not performed so well and it has been 16 years since they last qualified for an Olympic gam...
Great Britain and Pakistan to square off in Hockey opener
Pakistan and Great Britain will open their Olympic hockey campaigns against each other on August 11. China will kick off the tournament with the opening match against Germany as 12 teams participate ...
Liu ready to share stage with Yao at Olympics
Two of China’s most recognizable sports stars are ready to share the limelight at the Beijing Olympics. Liu Xiang won Gold in Athens for the 110m hurdles and is the world record holder in the e...
Yao Ming confident of reaching quarter finals
Yao Ming is confident China can at least reach the quarter finals in the basketball at the Beijing Olympics. Yao Ming is currently suffering from a knee injury, but he is now able to place 80 per cen...