Russian pin-up vaulter dazzles after China woe
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian athletics pin-up Yelena Isinbayeva dazzled the Bird's Nest crowd on Monday with a flamboyant, world-record breaking display of pole vaulting, after a morning dominated by Chinese disappointment.
Nations:Jamaica Kenya People:Yelena Isinbayeva Liu Xiang Dalai Lama Michael Phelps Yao Ming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-18
China weeps as main track hope limps out
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese fans were stunned into silence and tears as national hero and 110 meters hurdles Olympic champion Liu Xiang hobbled out of the Games injured on Monday.
Nations:Jamaica People:Liu Xiang Dalai Lama Michael Phelps Yao Ming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-18
Bolt sets world record, wins Olympic 100 gold
BEIJING - Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and captured his first Olympic gold medal Saturday, running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds for a blowout win that could have been even worse.
Nations:Trinidad and Tobago People:Usain Bolt Tyson Gay Asafa Powell Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-16
Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation
PortAuPrince, Haiti - Kidnappings, gang violence, drug trafficking, corrupt police, flaming road blockades. The reports out of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere are enough to keep the most adventurous traveler away.
Nations:Dominican Republic Jamaica Brazil Cuba Mexico U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-21
IOC strips Marion Jones of 5 medals
The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat.
Nations:Jamaica Nigeria Sri Lanka France People:Marion Jones
2007-12-12
Deadly Atlantic storm heads toward US
Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S., but forecasters said Friday it may grow in size.
Nations:Dominican Republic Cuba Haiti Jamaica U.S.
2007-11-02
Felix becomes Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm Sunday as it toppled trees and flooded homes on a cluster of Dutch islands before churning its way into the open waters of the Caribbean.
Nations:Mexico Honduras Jamaica Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Hurricane Dean
2007-09-02
Europeans spice up stellar finale for U.S
The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
Nations:Finland Jamaica Croatia Poland Kenya Germany Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-09-02
Felix becomes Category 2 hurricane
Felix gathered strength and became a Category 2 hurricane early Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was forecast to pass just north of the Dutch Caribbean island.
Nations:Barbados Mexico Jamaica Honduras Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-02
Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles on golden night
Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.
Nations:Belarus Ukraine Spain People:Asafa Powell Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-08-27
Mortgage mess hurts Main Street, beyond
The walls are bare, the closets are empty, and Connie and Timothy Pent and their two teenage children are living out of boxes as they wait for a dreaded knock at the door of their three-bedroom house in Ocala, Fla.
Nations:U.S. Jamaica Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch
2007-08-25
Dean leaves Mexico relatively unscathed
It drove terror deep into Mexico, smashing ashore as the third most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to hit land.
Nations:Mexico People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Dean 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-08-23
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