Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/fc/beijing-olympic2008.html en-en Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:57:38 +0800 5 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/fc/beijing-olympic2008.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/cna/20081015/tsp-885-tabel-tennis-singapores-olympic-36f0faa.html /cna/20081015/r_t_cna_sp_sg/tsp-885-tabel-tennis-singapores-olympic-36f0faa Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:57:38 +0800 SINGAPORE : Late last week, national women’s table tennis coach Liu Guodong rejected a new two—year deal offered by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), and his tenure is scheduled to end on December 31. Channel NewsAsia http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081015/tsp-cycling-ita-bastianelli-doping-c682194_2.html /afp/20081015/r_t_afp_sp_other/tsp-cycling-ita-bastianelli-doping-c682194_2 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:56:00 +0800 Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli, the 2007 women's road race world champion, has been handed a one-year ban by the anti-doping tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee for failing a drugs test. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081015/tsp-cyc-bastianelli-doping-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081015/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-cyc-bastianelli-doping-6e81073_1 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0800 Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli was banned for one year by the Italian Olympic Committee on Thursday for testing positive for a banned stimulant. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081015/tsp-swi-thorpe-s-coach-british-bound-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081015/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-swi-thorpe-s-coach-british-bound-6e81073_1 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:00 +0800 The former mentor of multiple Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe is quitting Australia to coach in Britain. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081014/tsp-oly-2016-japan-france-76274bf_1.html /afp/20081014/r_t_afp_sp_oly/tsp-oly-2016-japan-france-76274bf_1 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:22:00 +0800 Former French president Jacques Chirac on Tuesday backed Tokyo's candidacy to host the Olympic Games in 2016. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081013/tsp-fhk-pakistan-hockey-chief-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081013/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-fhk-pakistan-hockey-chief-6e81073_1 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:54:00 +0800 Pakistan hockey chief Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigned Monday, nearly two months after the men's hockey team finished eighth at the Olympic Games _ its worst performance ever. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081012/tsp-oly-2008-athletics-doping-gbr-chambe-76274bf_1.html /afp/20081012/r_t_afp_sp_oly/tsp-oly-2008-athletics-doping-gbr-chambe-76274bf_1 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:05:00 +0800 Disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers has backed the decision by the International Olympic Committee to re-test samples provided for dope tests at the Beijing Games, saying it sends out a "strong message". AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081012/tsp-ten-kremlin-cup-results-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081012/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-ten-kremlin-cup-results-6e81073_1 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:06:00 +0800 Results Sunday from the Kremlin Cup, a US$1 million (€770,000) ATP and US$1.35 million (€980,000) WTA Tour event on indoor hard courts at Moscow's Olympic Indoor Stadium (seedings in parentheses): AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081012/tsp-oly-ueberroth-s-farewell-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081012/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-oly-ueberroth-s-farewell-6e81073_1 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:12:00 +0800 Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives, setting up some possibly uncomfortable moments for the Chicago group trying to land the 2016 Games. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081011/tsp-ath-montgomery-heroin-6e81073_1.html /ap/20081011/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-ath-montgomery-heroin-6e81073_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:50:00 +0800 Disgraced former Olympic track star Tim Montgomery, once dubbed "the world's fastest man," was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for dealing heroin to an informant. AP