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India's double-trap world record holder Ronjon Sodhi will not be able to take part in the Beijing Olympics after failing to bag a wildcard, a top official said.

Argentine star Lionel Messi is facing mounting pressure to skip next month's Olympic Games after Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol today expressed hope the striker would remain with the Spanish club.

The streets here are alive with the sounds - rumbling backhoes, roaring jackhammers, clanging pickaxes - of a town being brought back from the dead.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said.

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Gilles Simon of France at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto July 23, 2008.

Barack Obama is going for the gold. The Democratic presidential contender has decided to buy $5 million in national advertising on NBC during the broadcast of the Olympic games, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed ...

Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.

Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic trials won't rule him out of next month's Beijing Games.

FIFA says Diego must be released by German club Werder Bremen in order to play for Brazil at the Summer Olympics.

Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, center, pushes the Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie to the ground during a melee in the closing seconds of their WNBA basketball game on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in ...

LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, lies down on a training bench following a USA Basketball team practice on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Valley High School in Las Vegas.

Asafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line.

The USOC is distributing high-tech masks to Olympians to help them combat Beijing's polluted air, a possible setback in China's efforts to enhance its image for the Games.

President George W. Bush will host some of the U.S. Olympians in a Rose Garden ceremony Monday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, his spokesman said Monday.

Putin, formerly Russia's president, joins a host of world leaders including President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy who have confirmed their participation in the Aug. 8 ceremony.

Leaders are expected to hold talks during the Aug. 8-24 Games, though Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Monday that plans were still being worked on.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are among those who have said they plan to stay away.

Kerri Walsh started talking about playing head games with her beach volleyball opponents when teammate Misty May-Treanor interjected, "It's a secret." Walsh seemed unconcerned about revealing the duo's attempts ...

Dwain Chambers says he'll still be supporting Team GB at next month's Beijing Olympics and plans to continue in the sport even though he is banned from taking part.

New Zealand basketball great Pero Cameron predicts his team will bounce back from their Olympic failure but he will not commit to being part of any revival.

Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish has pulled out the race ahead of Sunday's 15th stage -- the first in the Alps.