Olympics-Boxing-Iraq's Ali Dreams On
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Just taking part in the Olympics was a  victory for Iraqi boxer Najah Ali and he could yet write  another chapter to his fairytale adventure by winning a medal.
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ATHENS -- The sensation of the Olympic boxing tournament learned yesterday that there's no substitute for experience. At least not in the ring.
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Iraq&#39;s war-weary footballers extended their fairytale Olympic run with a 1-0 victory over Australia on Saturday, giving them a chance to make history.
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The 17-year-old Pakistani Amir Khan, Britain&#39;s only boxer at the Olympic Games, who won the silver, has vowed to go one better at Beijing, four years later.
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Iran&#39;s heavyweight weightlifting champion Pahlavan Hossein Rezazadeh once again won one of the olympic games&#39; most precious gold medals.
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Paulie Malignaggi returns tomorrow night to where his dream, not to mention his face, was broken. Not until he gets there will the world know if he's still a boxer; that he's a fighter has already been determined.
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Iran&#39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran&#39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What&#39;s your view? ...
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ATHENS, Greece -- Britain&#39;s Amir Khan is now only one bout away from becoming the youngest Olympic boxing champion since Floyd Patterson won gold in 1952, after defeating Serik Yeleuov of Kazakhstan in the semifinals.
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Athens -- By virtue of making it to the semifinals of the Olympic boxing tournament, Andre Ward is guaranteed of at least taking a bronze medal home to Oakland.
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TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan kissed his Olympic silver medal - and vowed to grab a gold in four years. The 17-year-old lightweight star said he would resist the big-money offers and stay amateur.
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Britain&#39;s teenage boxing hope Amir Khan has stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament with a spectacular victory over seasoned Bulgarian Dimitar Stilianov.
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Bernard Hopkins hopes British world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is serious about wanting to fight him and said on Wednesday he was eager for a showdown.
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Iraqis are celebrating their soccer team&#39;s unexpected success at the Olympics. A 1-0 quarterfinal victory against Australia puts the team firmly in the running for a medal.
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Beset by daily violence, Iraqis found some solace in their soccer team's run to the final of the Asian Games, even though it ended in defeat on Friday. For many fans, just getting that far was a triumph over adversity.
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BOXING sensation Amir Khan is the toast of the nation. The 17-year-old wonderkid from Bolton - a true local hero - is on course to become the youngest Briton to win Olympic gold after his thrilling victory in Athens over Serik Yeleuov.
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ATHENS -- Andre Ward knows what he's going to be hearing this afternoon and he's looking forward to it. The light heavyweight will be the only boxer at Peristeri Boxing Hall booed for trying to win a gold medal. Anti-American sentiment has been on the rise at many of the Olympic venues, most noticeably track and field at Olympic Stadium ...
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Britain's sensational 17-year-old Amir Khan has won at least an Olympic boxing bronze medal after stopping South Korea's Baik Jong Sub in just 1min 37sec to reach the lightweight (60kg) semi-finals.