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  Curtain comes down on Beijing Olympics as baton passes to London

  Olympics › 07:06 AM JST - 31st August

  BEIJING — A celebrity ensemble, featuring guitar legend Jimmy Page of the rock band Led Zeppelin, electrified the audience at the Bird's Nest national stadium on Sunday…

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• London takes on Olympic mantle with quirky party

  Olympics › 01:41 AM JST - 31st August

  LONDON — Pop stars, choirs, dancing policemen and a boisterous singalong to "We Are The Champions." After the orderly precision of the Beijing Olympics, it was time…

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• Rogge says Olympics opened up China

  Olympics › 11:32 PM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Giving the Summer Games to China proved to be the right thing to do and will pay benefits beyond sports, the International Olympic Committee said…

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• Phelps looking ahead to 2012 Olympics

  Olympics › 09:44 PM JST - 30th August

  LONDON — Look out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Games and he's thinking about adding even more events to his repertoire. The Beijing Olympics…

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• U.S. beats Spain for men's basketball gold

  Olympics › 08:25 PM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men's basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain. Culminating a three-year mission to end years…

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• U.S. wins gold medal in men's volleyball

  Olympics › 04:25 PM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — The U.S. men's volleyball team won the Olympic gold medal Sunday, defeating defending champion Brazil to complete a perfect run through a tournament shadowed by…

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• Rogge: London should play up its diversity

  Olympics › 03:53 PM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — IOC president Jacques Rogge has urged organizers of the 2012 London Olympics to top Beijing -- not by bigger venues or more volunteers, but by…

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• Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's marathon; Japan's Ogata 13th

  Olympics › 01:23 PM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru set a new Olympic record to win the men's marathon while Japan's Tsuyoshi Ogata could only manage 13th place on the final…

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• South Korea wins gold in baseball

  Olympics › 06:42 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — South Korea captured the gold medal with the country's biggest win yet in international baseball, a 3-2 victory over defending champion Cuba on Saturday night…

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• Aussie diver prevents Chinese from golden sweep

  Olympics › 02:29 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Matthew Mitcham of Australia, earning four perfect 10s on his last dive, won the men's 10-meter platform in an upset Saturday night that prevented China…

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• Wariner anchors U.S. team to victory in 4x400 relay

  Olympics › 02:20 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Jeremy Wariner has anchored the U.S. team to victory in the men's 4x400-meter relay in an Olympic record. LaShawn Merritt, the 400-meter champion, 400-meter hurdles…

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• Brazil defeats U.S. 3-1 for women's volleyball gold

  Olympics › 02:18 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Brazil won its first gold medal in women's volleyball Saturday, ending the United States' dramatic run. Brazil defeated the Americans three sets to one to…

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• U.S. women's basketball team wins fourth straight gold

  Olympics › 02:11 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — Lisa Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal, scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory over Australia on Saturday.…

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• Omega finally releases Phelps photo sequence

  Olympics › 12:42 AM JST - 30th August

  BEIJING — It really was that close between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic. Official timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week's riveting 100-meter butterfly…

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• Argentina beats Nigeria 1-0 for soccer gold

  Olympics › 09:26 PM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — Angel di Maria provided the finish to another piece of magic from Lionel Messi, helping Argentina defeat Nigeria 1-0 for its second straight gold medal…

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• Japan 5th in synchronized swimming

  Olympics › 07:03 PM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — Japan's Olympic synchronized swimming medal streak came to a disappointing end Saturday after the country finished tied for fifth in the team event at the…

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• 2016 Olympic bids count on heads of state

  Olympics › 03:50 PM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — All four bid cities for the 2016 Olympics met at a reception Saturday and agreed on one thing -- they'll have their heads of state…

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• U.S. downs Japan for baseball bronze

  Olympics › 03:42 PM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — Taylor Teagarden hit a tiebreaking two-run double and Jason Donald followed with a two-run homer in the fifth inning Saturday as the United States defeated…

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• MLB wants baseball back in Olympics

  Olympics › 02:14 PM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — IOC president Jacques Rogge says baseball could improve its chances of returning to the Olympics if it included top major league stars such as Alex…

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• Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

  Olympics › 06:19 AM JST - 29th August

  BEIJING — Japan won the bronze medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Games on Friday, achieving the country's best-ever Olympic result in men's sprint…

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