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Adidas says image still unharmed by Olympic protests

Reuters - Thursday, May 8 02:27 pm

MUNICH (Reuters) - German sports goods maker Adidas sees no immediate harm to its image from Olympics protests but cannot rule out negative effects in the future, its chief executive told shareholders on Thursday. More »

  • "Numb" Liu itching to race in Osaka

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 08:58 am

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Months of monotonous training have left Olympic 110 hurdles champion Liu Xiang feeling "numb" and itching to race. More »

  • Germany's Christoph Ullmann (front) and Norway's Morten Ask battle for position during the preliminary round of the World Hockey Championships in Halifax, Canada on May 7

    Finland come out flying, Swiss shock Swedes at World Hockey clash

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 04:21 am

    HALIFAX, Canada (AFP) - Thibault Monnet has scored the winner early in the third as Switzerland upset reigning Olympic gold medallist Sweden 4-2 in the preliminary round of the World Hockey Championships. More »

  • Two birds fly in front of the summit of the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region May 5, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray

    Olympic flame reaches top of Everest

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 02:00 am

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday after days of weather-related delays, live TV showed. More »

  • Qatar confident of successful 2016 bid

    Reuters - Wednesday, May 7 11:43 am

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Oil and gas rich Qatar hopes lavish facilities and a groundswell of support from the Muslim world will earn the tiny Gulf state the chance to host the 2016 Olympics. More »

  • A combination photo shows the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma, at various times of the day under different weather circumstances from May 3 till May 6, 2008 in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

    Olympic torch bearers braced for final Everest assault

    Reuters - Wednesday, May 7 07:16 am

    EVEREST BASE CAMP, China (Reuters) - Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch were camped just over a km (half a mile) from the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday and weather conditions look good for the final assault, officials said. More »

  • US Michael Johnson cries on the podium with Britain's Roger Black (R) at the Olympic medal ceremony in Atlanta 2006. Black said he feels

    Athlete Black stunned by Pettigrew drugs case

    AFP - Sunday, May 4 03:58 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - Olympic silver medallist Roger Black said he feels "a fool" after American sprinter Antonio Pettigrew, who pipped him to the 1991 world title, became the latest high-profile athlete linked to drug-taking. More »

  • US Michael Johnson cries on the podium with Britain's Roger Black (R) at the Olympic medal ceremony in Atlanta 2006. Black said he feels

    Britain's Black stunned by athlete Pettigrew drugs case

    AFP - Sunday, May 4 03:23 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - Olympic silver medallist Roger Black said he feels "a fool" after American sprinter Antonio Pettigrew, who pipped him to the 1991 world title, became the latest high-profile athlete linked to drug-taking. More »

  • Members of the media arrive at the media centre camp located near the base camp of Mount Everest (R), also known as Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region April 28, 2008. About an inch of snow fell May 3 at the camp where members of the media wait for news of the Olympic torch's ascent of the world's highest mountain.

    Olympic torch paraded in Macau

    Reuters - Saturday, May 3 10:41 am

    MACAU (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded through Macau on Saturday after a protest-harried overseas relay, while snowfall on Mount Everest dealt a blow to climbers hoping to take a special flame to the roof of the world. More »

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