Five-time champion Roger Federer stormed into the second round of Wimbledon after beating Slovakia’s Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday. The Swiss will next take on the winner of the match between Sweden’s Robin Soderling and Kevin Kim of the United States.  

WEATHER forecasters yesterday predicted thunder and rain in Beijing on the day of the Olympic opening ceremony and warned that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities. Organizers have repeatedly said rain is their biggest worry ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony, which will feature more than 10,000 performers and a massive fireworks display. But […]

The medals around the necks of the victorious athletes at the Beijing Olympics are among the best in Games’ history, organizing officials and medal producers said on Tuesday. Zhao Dongming, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) cultural activities director, said there were 302 events in 28 sports at the Beijing Olympics. In […]

Spain’s coach Luis Aragones (R) gestures as Italy’s coach Roberto Donadoni watches the play during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 22, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)  

ANA IVANOVIC raised her racket, ready for an easy overhead slam in what was shaping up as an easy match. Then she somehow spiked the ball right into the net from just a few meters away. Out of whack lately because of an injured right thumb, the world No. 1 was suddenly out of sorts. […]

THE first databank for human organ donations sponsored by the city government would be officially launched soon, according to a report in Thursday’s Guangzhou Daily, quoting the Shenzhen branch of the Red Cross Society. Information regarding donors and patients waiting for organ transplants will be contained in the database, which was costing 1.3 million yuan […]

STEPHANIE RICE picked up her third gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday when she helped the Australian women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team wipe out the world record by nearly six seconds. Rice teamed up with Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie to demolish the old record and claim the gold in seven […]

China’s team (in red) block Cubans’ offence. （CFP） Written by Yangmin Translated by Chen Wenqiong Beijing—Dominators of the first two sets, Chinese female volleyballers eventually were plunged into a reverse 2-3 against Cubans. With 2 wins, 1 loss, the hopes for the Chinese volleyball team to advance from the group as No.1 has been extinguished. […]

YAO MING had 30 points and seven rebounds to secure China’s first win as China defeated Angola 85-68 Thursday in the men’s basketball preliminary round at the Beijing Olympic Games. China continued on the way to produce one of the best Olympic journeys after losing to the United States 101-70, the smallest deficit in Olympic […]