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European parliament chief slams Beijing Olympic victory
Democratic countries should consider boycotting the 2008 Olympic Games if China fails to show improvements on human rights, the president of the European Parliament has stated.
IOC members turn attention to presidency issue
Olympic leaders, having awarded the 2008 Games to Beijing, have switched their attention onto who will be the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch as IOC president.
China to launch Olympic Lottery
China plans to launch a special lottery to help finance the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Samaranch departs amid controversy
Juan Antonio Samaranch just could not ride off quietly into his Olympic sunset.
Top NBA players to tour China, Taiwan
A squad of top NBA players will visit China and Taiwan in September for two exhibition games, the National Basketball Association has announced.
Amnesty criticises Beijing Olympic sponsors
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to award Beijing the Olympic Games in 2008 has been criticised by human rights interest group Amnesty International.
Beijing hotels flooded with calls
Beijing’s hotels were flooded with calls just minutes after the Chinese capital won their bid to host the 2008 Olympics.
Cuba wants the Games of 2012
Encouraged by the success of communist Beijing being awarded the 2008 Olympics, Cuba has announced its intention to bid for the 2012 event.
90 percent of Beijing population watch Olympic vote
Ninety percent of the population of Beijing tuned into the broadcast of the Olympic vote on the host city for the 2008 Games which saw the Chinese capital emerge victorious.
Beijing cruises towards 2008 victory
Beijing seems to be cruising towards victory in the race to stage the 2008 Olympic Games, despite human rights demonstrations on the IOC’s doorstep and Chinese stadiums that currently exist only as computer graphics.
Lewis’s bid for title fight goes to trial
Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's lawsuit to force champion Hasim Rahman to make his first title defense against the Briton has begun in the U.S. Federal court.
Shanghai to stage 2002 Masters Cup
The 2002 Tennis Masters Cup, the season-ending tournament for men co-owned by the ATP, the Grand Slams and the International Tennis Federation, will be staged by Shanghai.
IOC must deliver us TV ratings, warns John Hancock
David D'Alessandro, chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, one of the ten TOP Olympic Games sponsors, has warned the Olympic movement that the next IOC president must deliver credible TV ratings in the US market or face “deeper economic problems” in the longer term.
IOC set for billion-dollar decision on 2008 games
China is in line for a billion-dollar pay day if Beijing wins the right to stage the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Holyfield Beijing bout scrapped
Boxing promoter Don King and TV network HBO have scrapped the planned heavyweight showdown between John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield.
US congress squares off over Beijing Olympic bid
Three days before Olympic officials vote on Beijing's bid, members of the U.S. Congress, flanked by world-class athletes, squared off on Tuesday over whether the 2008 Summer Olympics should be held in China.
Big Business drools over Beijing prospects
As Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games enters the home strait, Big Business is drooling at the prospect of the largest marketing event ever in the world's most densely populated country.
China defends human rights record
Beijing officials defended China's human rights record on Wednesday but conceded it faced a challenge persuading world opinion that the Chinese capital should stage the 2008 Olympic Games.