Peter Simpson

Crying Games sound death-knell for stiff upper lip

6 Aug 2012

The Great British stiff upper lip is no more. It has been eroding for the last 15 years - a crumbling effect that started with the first signs of emotions in public among the great, the good and...

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Class warfare could help GB podium more

4 Aug 2012

Britain finally arrived at its own Olympics on Thursday, winning a clutch of golds and silvers to propel them into the medal table top five.

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Chinese teen star's splash causing ripple effects

2 Aug 2012

Curiouser and curiouser becomes the tale of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen, a story of a prodigy who has stunned and divided the world of sports.

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Where politics and players collide

23 Jun 2012

There are two fan zones on Kiev's grand main street. One is a tented community decorated with protest banners demanding the release of jailed politician Yuliya Tymoshenko.

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Uefa deserves respect for daring to be bold

22 Jun 2012

The trip meter in my Land Rover was reset 17 days ago in Hampshire, England, and ticked on to 3,000 miles - 4,860km - as I pulled into Kharkiv, located between the Ukrainian capital Kiev and...

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Youth stars in revolt against coach

13 Apr 2011

China's under-19 national coach has been suspended after players mutinied, accusing the unpopular Fan Bin of dishing out beatings and verbal abuse as part of his harsh training regime.

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Scaffolding comes off the gleaming architecture as a new capital awakens

Enough articles, blogs and books have been written describing Beijing's rapid modernisation to paper over the Great Wall end to end.

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Fans to get lessons in how to behave

China's hot-headed football fans are being sent back to the classroom to learn how to behave during the Olympic tournament.

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Newspaper admits error in Rogge's inclusion in protest letter

A British newspaper has blamed an editing error for the inclusion of the International Olympic Committee chief's name in a letter urging China to intervene in Sudan's Darfur crisis.

7:26PM

Sprint champ Greene in shock retirement

US sprinter Maurice Greene yesterday announced he was hanging up his spikes after an illustrious track career to concentrate on coaching and music.

The former Olympic and world...

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Resale of tickets for Beijing 2008 today

Beijing 2008 organisers Bocog are expected to announce the resale of 1.6 million tickets to mainlanders today following last month's computer crash.

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Foreign media raise fresh fears on 2008 Games coverage

The world's sporting media pleaded with organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to guarantee press freedom and sweep away the red tape ahead of next year's games.

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