A blazing start for Beijing
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Greece tried to pass the Olympics baton off to Beijing on Sunday night, but it was a tough job. The Chinese are way ahead of the curve already.
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Competing under a flawless blue sky in the tree-lined grove devoted to Zeus, the European gold medallist equaled American champion Adam Nelson&#39;s opening mark of 2.16 to capture his first major title on a countback.
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has rated Sunday&#39;s inaugural China Grand Prix higher than the Olympics. He and other experts hailed the Shanghai circuit as the best in
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ATHENS The remarkable Chinese surge up the Olympic medal table spread to the track Friday as Liu Xiang won the men&#39;s 110 meter hurdles and Xing Huina won the women&#39;s 10,000 meters.
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BEIJING (Ticker) -- Bobby Jackson made sure the Sacramento Kings did not leave China empty-handed. Jackson scored six of his 13 points in the final two minutes as the Kings rallied to their first preseason
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BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- In a country eagerly preparing to host next summer's Olympic Games, little Zhang Huimin seemed destined to become an early champion for the Chinese public.
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Shares of China Merchant Bank surge as much as 30% on their first day of trading in Hong Kong.
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BEIJING China on Wednesday opened its ancient capital of Xi&#39;an and an industrial city in the northeast to overseas banks, a year earlier than planned, as it eases restrictions on their expansion.
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China won both singles matches on the first day of their Federation Cup World Group tie against France here on Saturday to go 2-0 up and stake a strong claim for a place in the last four of the competition.
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As Fed seems poised to cut rates, Beijing raises them.
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.
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With an Olympics looming in Beijing, the world track and field championships that begin Saturday in Osaka, Japan, are a prologue. A look at some of the most intriguing events.
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Bright, deafening explosions and thick smoke covered China's capital at midnight, as Beijingers celebrated the beginning of the New Year and the end of a firework ban in exuberant fashion.
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China's 40-billion-dollar welcome mat is almost in place as Beijing prepares to woo the world -- barring unwelcome guests -- to the Olympic Games in August.
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BEIJING : As the Olympic flame leaves Athens, the eyes of the sporting world are turning towards Beijing. When China hosts the games for the first time in 2008, it will cap an extraordinary 30-year journey
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Though in an unfamiliar city, top seed Serena Williams turned the inaugural China Open WTA tennis tournament into a home court in Beijing on Saturday as she stormed into the singles finals over Vera Zvonareva of Russia for a 2-0 victory.
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The victory heightens expectations for Chinaâs upcoming game against Brazil, the Group D favorite.