Beijing Olympics update: Michael Phelps wins 8th gold medal to overhaul Mark Spitz record
Beijing, Sunday, August 17, 2008 – Michael Phelps won his […]
China beat Singapore 3-0 in gold medal match – live play-by-play commentary
Tonight is the table tennis gold medal game between Singapore and China live this evening and we'll provide you a play-by-play. After all, this is a historic event and who knows whether we'll see another gold-medal game in our lifetime.
Beijing Olympics update: Usain Bolt wins 100m sprint in a blowout
Usain Bolt won the 100m race in world record time of 9.69 seconds. If he hadn't become theatrical with 10m to go, looking around and thumping his chest, he might even have gone under 9.6sec.
National Day Rally broadcast postponed so people can watch Singapore-China gold medal match
The telecast of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech has been rescheduled to Monday night. This will free up Channel 5 to televise the final game between the Singapore national women's table tennis team and China. Singapore is guaranteed at least a silver, their first Olympic medal in 48 years.
Beijing Olympics update: Michael Phelps wins 7th gold to equal Mark Spitz record
Michael Phelps equalled Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Munch Olympics when he won the 100m butterfly in an Olympic record time of 50.58 seconds.
The Chinese sporting diaspora: one-quarter of all table tennis players at Beijing Olympics are from China
By Les Tan Qian Le is Dominican, Liu Jia is […]
Who is Feng Tianwei?
Feng Tianwei won the crucial third singles for Singapore against South Korea to propel the Singapore national table tennis team to the final. Who is she?
Singapore wins table tennis semi-final to guarantee first Olympic medal in 48 years
In a nail-biting semi-final, the Singapore women’s table tennis team edged out South Korea in a best-of-five match this afternoon, assuring Singapore of at least a gold or silver medal, and ending Singapore's near-half-century Olympic medal drought.