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Beijing - The Beijing Olympic Games ended just as they had began Sunday, with a glittering extravaganza as China made full use of one final opportunity to showcase itself to a world audience.
"The Olympic flame is not extinguished, instead, it will burn in the heart of each of us," was the message of the performance, according to Zhang Yimou, artistic director of the opening and closing ceremony, and the final event was certainly one that will live long in the memory.
Although no final rehearsal was possible owing to the men's marathon finishing eight hours earlier, the...
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Beijing - David Beckham kicked a football and three-time Beijing gold medallist Chris Hoy rode a bicycle past a double-decker bus as London became the centre of Olympic attention on Sunday.
The next Olympics may be the winter edition in Vancouver 2010, but London hosts the next Summer Games in 2012 and presented itself to the world in the traditional handover ceremony, at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Games.
London organizers have pledged to hold Games different from those in Beijing, which can and will not be matched for gigantism, big money and an endless reservoir of...
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Valencia, Spain - Ferrari's Felipe Massa kept McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton in check to clinch Formula One's debut on the streets of Valencia Sunday.
The Brazilian controlled the European Grand Prix from pole position, with championship leader Hamilton of Britain well beaten in second place, more than five seconds behind.
Robert Kubica of Poland in a BMW Sauber was third ahead of Mclaren's Heikki Kovalainen of Finland.
Jarno Trulli of Italy in a Toyota finished fifth ahead of a trio of German drivers in Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso), Timo Glock (Toyota) and Nico Rosberg...
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Beijing - Samuel Wanjiru won the first Olympic marathon title for Kenya on Sunday as boxer Zou Shiming gave China a landmark 50th gold medal on the final day of the Beijing Games.
The United States dethroned men's Olympic volleyball champions Brazil, while Russia successfully defended its title in the group all-around team event in rhythmic gymnastics
Wanjiru shook off his last rivals in the closing stages and used the final lap in the Bird's Nest as a lap of honour before claiming victory in a fast time of 2 hours 6 minutes 32 seconds.
Two-time world champion Jaouad Gharib of...
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Beijing - The Beijing Olympics were officially closed on Sunday by International Olympic Commitee president Jacques Rogge, who named them "truly exceptional."
Rogge closed the Games according to IOC tradition and then invited "the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in London to celebrate the Games of the XXX Olympiad."
"Thank you to the people of China, to all the wonderful volunteers and to BOCOG!" Rogge said in his speech.
"Through these Games, the world learned more about China, and China learned more about the...
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