Lagat outruns Mottram in year's fastest mile

NEW YORK - Kenyan-born American Bernard Lagat out-kicked Australia's Craig Mottram in the year's fastest mile and Adam Nelson dominated the shot put with the season's top performance at the Millrose Games on Friday.Bernard Lagat, right, wins the Wanamaker Mile for the sixth time...
Read More

Swimmers compete in newly-opened 'Water Cube'

Japan's Ryo Tateishi celebrates after winning the men's 100m breaststroke finals during the Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open at the National Aquatics Centre, nicknamed "Water Cube" in Beijing February 2, 2008. Tateishi won the gold medal in the test event for the Beijing...
Read More

Taiwan singer records Olympic song

Taiwan pop star Chang Hui-mei records a song in English called "Forever Friends" at a studio in Beijing January 24, 2008.Taiwan pop star Chang Hui-mei records a song in English called "Forever Friends" at a studio in Beijing January 24, 20...
Read More

Hurdlers Robles and Kallur light up Stuttgart meet

STUTTGART, Germany - Dayron Robles of Cuba and Swede Suzanna Kallur became the second-fastest of all time with victories in their respective 60 metre hurdles races to light up the Sparkassen Cup indoor meeting on Saturday.Cuba's Dayron Robles clears a hurdle in a 60m hurdles heat...
Read More

Water Cube' hosts first test event

A volunteer dressed as a Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mascot stands outside the National Aquatics Centre, nicknamed the "Water Cube", during the Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open in Beijing January 31, 2008. The Olympic venue for swimming, diving and synchronised swimming...
Read More

Beijing Olympic torch displayed in Hong Kong

The torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is displayed during a news conference in Hong Kong January 30, 2008. Hong Kong, which will hold the Olympic equestrian event, will be the first Chinese city for the Olympic torch relay in late April after the torch passes through 11 foreign...
Read More
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)