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Paralympian Pistorius eyes Berlin worlds

Sports | Athletics
2009-5-21

DOUBLE-AMPUTEE sprinter Oscar Pistorius hopes to compete against the top stars at the World Championships in Berlin and has given himself a punishing schedule as he returns to the track after a boating accident. ...

Pistorius completes three-gold haul with 400m world record

Sports | Paralympics
2008-9-17

OSCAR Pistorius completed his gold-medal haul at the Paralympic Games yesterday, taking the 400 meters to go with gold in the 100 and 200. The three golds were some consolation for the South African, who had hoped...

Pistorius wins 200 for 2nd gold

Sports | Paralympics
2008-9-14

DOUBLE amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius of South Africa won his second gold medal at the Paralympic Games yesterday, while top American swimmer Erin Popovich missed a chance to finish with six golds. Pistorius,...

Pistorius clocks his personal best

Sports | Paralympics
2008-9-9

OSCAR Pistorius began his bid to win three gold medals in the Beijing Paralympics, clocking the fastest time in the 100-meter heats. The South African, who failed in an attempt to qualify for the Beijing Olympics,...

Pistorius eyes three golds at Games

Sports | Paralympics
2008-9-8

DOUBLE amputee Oscar Pistorius has put the disappointment of not qualifying for the Beijing Olympics behind him and is confident of snaring three gold medals in athletics at the Paralympics. The 21-year-old South...

Beat of the drum lures Olympics props visitors

National
2008-8-31

AN exhibit of the ancient Chinese drum, or fou, and other props used at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics has been attracting thousands of visitors. Crowds swarmed into the "One World,...

'Heaven' will determine the weather for Olympics

National
2008-8-8

THE weather in Beijing will be decided by "heaven" and there is no effective solution to solving problems such as "foggy" skies during the Olympic Games, an official with the organizing committee said this morning. Wang...

Bush: US-China relations 'good' and 'important'

National
2008-8-1

US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that US-China relations are good and important, and he is "honored" to be invited to attend the Beijing Olympics. "The fact that both countries are honoring the 30th anniversary...

Police debunk terror claims

National
2008-7-27

POLICE yesterday dismissed claims by an Islamic terrorist group that it organized attacks in several cities, including deadly bus blasts in Kunming and Shanghai. A terrorism monitoring firm in the United States said on Friday that a group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party had claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Australian walker Deakes pulls out of Beijing

Sports | Olympics
2008-7-21

AUSTRALIAN world champion walker Nathan Deakes has been forced to pull out of next month's Beijing Olympics because of a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old has been troubled by hamstring problems for the past...