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Phelps sparks US swimming gold rush
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BEIJING: Michael Phelps joined Olympic icons Paavo Nurmi, Carl
Lewis, Mark Spitz and Larysa Latynina as the only athletes to win
nine summer Games gold medals with a dominant 200-m freestyle
triumph Tuesday.
The US superstar, vying to break swimmer
Spitz’s record of seven golds at a single Olympics, captured his
third title and third world record in as many events in Beijing as
he sliced nine-tenths of a second off his own world mark with a time
of 1min 42.96 second.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Spain rallies to deny China in overtime
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BEIJING: China almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in
Olympic basketball history here on Tuesday, pushing world champion
Spain to overtime before losing 85-75 in a men’s preliminary round
game.
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San Beda eyes 7th win
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DEFENDING champions San Beda Red Lions gun for a share of second
place when they go up against the Mapua Cardinals Wednesday in the
84th NCAA basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome.
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Chinese gymnasts dominate
men’s team competition
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BEIJING: China’s men’s gymnastics team won Olympic gold here
Tuesday with a barnstorming performance that sparked wild
celebrations from an adoring home crowd and was rated “perfect”
by their notoriously demanding coach.
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Team Manila sweeps 2 matches
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KALAMAZOO, MIAMI: Team Manila of the Philippines swept its two
matches in the opening day of the Big League (16-18) girls’
softball World Series at the Vanderberg Park.
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Javier shoots for glory
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BEIJING: Archer Mark Javier returned to the Village after an early
morning workout, feeling on top of his game on the eve of his match
against a young man who’s respected a lot in the world of archery.
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So scalps Ukrainian foe; Pascua drops match
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey: GM Wesley So emerged from the opening battle with
a slightly better position and wisely avoided the rash of upsets by
humbling IM Martyn Kravtsiv of Ukraine in the ninth round of
the 2008 World Junior Chess Championships at the Sehit kamil
Municipality Sport Hall.
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Tañamor opens bid versus Ghanian pug
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BEIJING: On the eve of his first bout in his second Olympic
appearance, Harry Tañamor weighed some 400 grams over the limit,
something that made amateur boxing boss Manny Lopez look nervous and
fidgety.
Actually, there’s nothing to worry about.
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Williams sisters outclass rivals
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BEIJING: The Williams sisters blitzed their second-round Olympic
opponents here on Tuesday to confirm their status as among the hot
favorites for gold in the women’s singles.
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OLYMPICINBRIEF
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BEIJING: Australia's world champion and world record holder Leisel Jones is now Olympic champion after her all-the-way victory in the 100 meters breaststroke final at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
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