2008 Beijing Olympic Games
The Beijing Olympics kick off on August 8 but the action is well and truly heating up.
The countdown is on, we'll bring you all the news from behind the scenes and all the golden moments and the tragedies as they happen.
2008 Beijing Olympics - Full Coverage
LeBron, Wade might skip 2010 worlds: report
MIAMI (AFP) - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, key players on last year's Olympic gold medal basketball squad, have hesitated to commit to playing for the United States in the 2010 World Championships, ESPN reported Tuesday.
October 7, 2009, 7:54 am-
Brothel owner violating Olympic ideals, says NZOC
An athlete's plans to finance his 2012 Olympic Games bid from proceeds of an Auckland brothel may be doomed.
October 7, 2009, 5:37 pm -
Safina, Venus out in Beijing tennis; Djokovic advances
BEIJING (AFP) - Top seed Dinara Safina imploded at the China Open on Monday, losing to an unheralded Chinese player and opening the door for Serena Williams to reclaim the world number one ranking.
October 6, 2009, 4:07 am -
China celebrates 60th birthday with lavish show
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Thursday celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and elaborate pageant on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
October 2, 2009, 2:51 am -
China marks 60 years with spectacle of power
BEIJING (Reuters) - China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.
October 1, 2009, 9:42 pm
Editors' Picks
Sponsored links
Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! All rights reserved.
Yahoo!Xtra: A Yahoo!7/Telecom New Zealand Company.