Beijing’s Olympic shutdown begins today, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games. ...

Sprinters Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar were selected yesterday for Britain’s Olympic 100-meter squad after a judge refused to overturn Dwain Chambers’ lifetime doping Olympic ban. ...

As the US struggles with immigration policy, Americans will get a chance next month to see their melting-pot nation through the prism of foreign-born athletes competing in USA uniforms at the Beijing Olympics. ...

Serena Williams spent more time waiting for her quarterfinal match to start than she did on the court against Patty Schnyder. Neither activity proved to be too stressful for the top seed. ...

Top-seeded James Blake beat unseeded Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals on Friday, moving one step closer to his second Indianapolis Championships title in three years. ...

Pauline Parmentier of France upset top-seeded Agnes Szavay 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the final of the Gastein Ladies. ...

Captain Stirling Mortlock fought off two tacklers to score the only try of the second half, giving Australia a 16-9 win over South Africa in a Tri-Nations rugby match yesterday. ...

Games come to an end this evening with closing ceremony ...

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The Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Clyde Puli, has congratulated the women’s basketball team, winners of the recent FIBA European Division C tournament in Luxembourg last week....