Edinburgh Fringe director resigns - CBC NewsThe director of the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland has quit after 18 months on the job. “Following discussions with the board I have now decided to step down with immediate effect,” said Fringe director Jon Morgan in a statement released

Liu's Games Exit Provokes Sympathy, Tears, Criticism (Update1)Bloomberg - Aug 18, 2008Liu, who wrote his name into Chinese sports history by becoming its first Olympic track champion four years ago, suffered the strain to his right Achilles' …

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Cities of Europe: AthensEuropean Parliament (press release), EU - Aug 29, 2008Be that as it may, today in Athens stands the Kallimarmaro Stadium, a replica of the ancient Athenian stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games took …

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As India and South Africa clash in the three-Test series, starting March 26, there is a chance that the world might get a glimpse of the men who will usher in a new era of cricket, writes Vaibhav Sharma A fter historical feats in Australia, Indian more

PHILADELPHIA — In every corner of the clubhouse, there are new faces. Jason Bay and Xavier Nady, veteran corner outfielders, are gone, traded to contenders and replaced by rookies Brandon Moss and Steven Pearce. Newly acquired Craig Hansen is more

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Leading article: Play to our strengthsIndependent, UK - 18 hours agoWe must not try to emulate Beijing, she suggests, but we need to come up with new ways of thinking – perhaps by holding the opening and closing ceremonies …Ask the Religion Experts Ottawa CitizenThe Olympic flame, for now, burns [...]

She also said the medal, which she compared to a “gigantic penny,” was a bonus to a long personal journey. “This is the game and I think it’s important to keep perspective,” said Hammon, back at practice with the WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars on more

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Did the Games improve rights in China?BBC News, UK - 10 hours agoBy Jill McGivering When China was awarded the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee promised the granting of the Games would be "a force for …Olympic spirit goes for Round 2 Durham Herald Sun• Olympic marathon [...]

Oprah Opens Season With Phelps, Other Olympians - Access HollywoodGold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”  Winfrey plans to tape the show at Chicago’s Millennium Park on Wednesday

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Knicks Stir Memories by Trading for Ewing Jr.New York Times, United States - 3 hours agoArtest is now one of the NBA’s best defenders; Weis is mostly remembered for being dunked on by Vince Carter at the 2000 Olympics. So in one move, …

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The number of paying users of online video sites has grown significantly between 2006 and 2007, new research from Parks Associates indicates. “Broadband Video: A Market Update” finds that the number of broadband households paying for online video more

hottest galleries - Access HollywoodAnna Faris’ comedy “The House Bunny” has most reviewers saying “See It.” Meanwhile the quirky indie comedy “Hamlet 2” is in limited release and dominating the “See Its.” Plus, Napa wine movie Tyler Perry Talks ‘The Family That

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Give us something new in 2012 - not Beijing LiteThis is London, UK - Aug 28, 2008I wonder whether in sporting terms, Beijing 2008 was the Games that London should have had. When I asked him last week, Simon Clegg, head of Team GB, …London Games 2012: Lessons from Beijing BusinessWeekLondon calling Aljazeera.netBeijing Olympics 2008: Two [...]

Reporting From The ‘1984′ Beijing Olympics - ForbesReading the Chinese media’s Orwellian version of a New York Times story says a lot about how the Chinese see the world. Today I am going to read you a story. Or rather, two versions of the same story. They are a Charles McGrath piece in The New [...]

THE latest Socceroos squad has no Melbourne Victory players, but the club will be represented on World Cup duty next week. Midfielder Jose Luis Lopez , impressive in his two A-League games for Victory , has been called up by Costa Rica for its World more

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China PlayTIME - 13 hours agoMen's 50-m air rifle three positions? Check. Women's 75-kg weightlifting? Check. Beyond the numerical superiority was an evolving sense of what these …The Lessons of the Beijing Olympics TIMEall 42 news articles

Claude Humphrey, Bob Hayes are senior finalists for Pro Football Hall - Chicago TribuneCANTON, Ohio (AP) _ Claude Humphrey and Bob Hayes were nominated by the seniors committee Wednesday as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hayes, an Olympic gold medalist as a sprinter, played for Dallas from 1965-74 and [...]

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Chinese embrace volunteerism / A helping hand for Olympic tourists …The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Aug 18, 2008More than 1.12 million people applied to work as volunteer interpreters or to direct tourists at Olympic venues. Of 75000 people from 98 nations and regions …Video: Olympics '08: Liu Xiang Pulls Out AssociatedPressMourning glory San Diego Union TribuneComment [...]

INDUSTRY NEWS & PEOPLE January 2008 - Business Travel ExecutiveThe Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has added two new members to its international team: Ronald Kosmahl, director of global education and research, and Kathleen Brannigan, senior director of global communications. Prior to joining

Redeem Team proves worthy of Dream Team comparison - ESPN.comKobe, LeBron and D-Wade each showed why they are considered among the best in the game today. BEIJING — Over here, they were called Dream Team 8. And two years ago in Japan, the locals referred to them as Dream Team 7. The world might have [...]