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NBC Olympic efforts fall well short of gold medal

If you waited until evening and hurdled past the spoiler alerts on news and sports channels, you’d have had to wait until after 11pm to see Bolt make history

Wed, 08 Aug, 2012

Rogge: Olympic Games broadcast revenue to exceed €2.79bn

BROADCAST revenues between 2014 and 2016 for the Olympic Games will exceed €2.79billion, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge confirmed in Durban yesterday.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2011

Beijing to break tradition of ‘white elephants’

FORMER Olympic host cities are littered with “white elephants” built in the construction frenzy that precedes the Games, but Beijing is confident its sparkling venues will not meet the same fate.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2008

China reports 10,000 still buried after quake

Chinese state media have reported that 10,000 people “remain buried” in Mianzhu near the epicentre of the earthquake that has already killed about 10,000.

Tue, 13 May, 2008

Tibet: 'Thirty confirmed deaths' in Chinese crackdown

The main Tibetan exile group said today Chinese authorities have killed at least 30 Tibetan demonstrators and injured many more during protests against Chinese rule in the Tibetan capital.

Sat, 15 Mar, 2008