Beijing Olympics 2008
China's Zhang wins gold in individual archery
BEIJING - China's Zhang Juan Juan has defeated South Korea's Park Sung-hyun 110-109 to win the gold medal in women's individual archery.
Angry Swede throws down medal and quits
BEIJING: Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw down his Olympic bronze medal in protest on Thursday after his bid for greco-roman gold was ended by a decision denounced by the Swedish coach as "politics".
Venus tumbles to defeat by Li
BEIJING (Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Venus Williams was beaten 7-5 7-5 by China's Li Na in the quarter-final of the women's singles on Thursday.
Athletics starts at last, Phelps resumes quest
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten days of elite athletics action began in the main Olympic Bird's Nest venue on Friday, with the opening heats of the 100 meters hurdles in the women's heptathlon starting under blue skies.
China's Liu wins Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold
China's Liu Zige won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal in a world record time at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.
Pictured: The horrific moment Olympic weightlifter turns his elbow back to front
This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition.
China leads gold race despite Phelps phenomenon
BEIJING (Reuters) - China go into the sixth day of the Olympics on Thursday ahead of sporting arch-rivals the United States in the medals table despite Michael Phelps's exploits.
China wins women's gymnastics
Beijing: China upset the error-prone United States in the women's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.
Phelps becomes most successful Olympian
BEIJING (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time by winning two more Beijing gold medals on Wednesday to take his career tally to an unprecedented 11 victories.
Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face
BEIJING - One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So in a last-minute move demanded by one of China's highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic opening ceremony, with one lip-synching "Ode to the Motherland" over...
Age Is Little Match for Money, Science and Effort
At age 41, Dara Torres seems to have broken new ground, showing that it is possible for athletes to continue to compete at the highest levels, even making Olympic teams, at advanced ages.
China takes gold in women's 10-meter synchronized diving
BEIJING - Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin gave China its third straight victory in diving, easily winning the women's 10-meter synchronized competition on Tuesday.
China wins men's gymnastics team gold
China's formidable male gymnasts stormed to a long-awaited Olympic team gold medal before an ecstatic home crowd on Tuesday.
Brotherly love keeps Murray flag flying after Andy goes out to Lu
Andy Murray was inspired by the prospect of creating a piece of family history as he roused himself from a pitiful singles exit to reach the second round of the Olympic tennis doubles last night.
Olympic-sized scandal: Maria Moreno of Spain fails drug test
Cyclist Maria Moreno of Spain is the first 2008 Olympian to fail a drug test, and the International Olympic Committee has sent her packing.
Spitz - once the star - upset over Beijing snub
US swim legend Mark Spitz will not be on hand in Beijing if Michael Phelps breaks his record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics - because, he says, no one bothered to invite him.
US routs host China 101-70 in Olympic opener
BEIJING - This was the stuff a Dream Team is made of. Acrobatic moves, reverse slams and tomahawk dunks. Who needs outside shooting? Just toss it up and throw it down. The United States opened its campaign for Olympic basketball redemption Sunday ...
Cheerleaders warm up women's basketball event
Cheerleaders perform during the Group B opener of the Beijing Olympic women's basketball event on August 9, 2008.
Bill Gates watches Olympic badminton matches
Bill Gates (R), founder of Microsoft, watches the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games badminton matches in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
Jumping right in, Phelps wins first gold
BEIJING: Shortly after shattering the world record in the 400-meter individual medley, one of swimming's toughest events, Michael Phelps dropped a bombshell.