Ana reflects on "special" victory

Ana was understandably delighted after a near flawless display of controlled power tennis earned her a 6-2, 6-1 win over world No.9 Vera Zvonareva, and with it the Generali Ladies Linz title. “Every final is a new experience and winning a title is always special,” she said. “Especially after coming back from an injury, and putting in a lot of hard... more... »

New Yonex racket for Ana

September 16, 2008 / Tokyo, Japan

Starting at this week's Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Ana will play with a Yonex racket that is exclusive to her in that no other professional players will use it. The racket, named the RQiS 1Tour XL, will go on global sale to the public shortly.The 20-year-old will also begin using an exclusive new racket bag.

Both products are pictured here.

Federer wins 5th straight Open, 13th major title "LUCKY 13"!!

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Andy Murray of Great Britain in the men's finals of the US Open tennis tournament on September 8, 2008 at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. Federer won his 13th Grand Slam crown and fifth consecutive US Open title, defeating British sixth seed Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to move one Slam title shy of the all-time record.

Swimming-Britain’s Adlington wins 400m freestyle gold

BEIJING - AUGUST 11: Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain celebrates finishing the Women's 400m Freestyle Final in first place and wins the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Japan’s Kitajima sets world mark in 100 breast

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima prepars to swim in the men's 100m breaststroke swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima broke the men's 100m breaststroke world record, winning Olympic gold in a time of 58.91sec. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006.

Injury forces Ana out of Olympics

August 10, 2008 /

Ana has been forced to withdraw from the Olympic Tennis Event due to the inflammation in her right thumb that has afflicted her for the past few weeks. "This is the most disappointing moment in my career," said Ana. "A whole team of doctors have been helping me over the last 15 days or so but the improvement came too late. Yesterday I was able to hold my... more... »

Sherry Tsai Hiu Wai of Hong Kong

Sherry Tsai Hiu Wai of Hong Kong waves after her women's 100m backstroke swimming heat at the National Aquatics Centre during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008.

Cycling-Cooke proves she can deliver big results

Nicole Cook of Britain poses with the gold medal after winning the women's road race cycling competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008.

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima through to Men's 100m Breakstroke Swimming FINAL

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima is pictured after the men's 100m breaststroke swimming semi-final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing.

Stephanie RICE of Australia won GOLD Metal in Women's 400M Individual Medley Final

BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Stephanie Rice of Australia competes in the Women's 400m Individual Medley Final event held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. Stephanie Rice of Australia won the race in a time of 4:29.45.

1st Gold Metal of CHINA in Beijing Olympic Games 2008

BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Chen Xiexia of China won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting on Saturday.

Spain's Samuel Sanchez WON Men's Road Cycling Race.

Spain's Samuel Sanchez holds the gold medal of the Men's Road Cycling Race, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008.

1st Gold Metal in Beijing Olympic 2008

BEIJING - AUGUST 09: Katerina Emmons (C) of Czech Republic celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Final with Silver medallist Lyubov Galkina (L) of Russia and Bronze medallist Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia held at the Beijing Shooting Range during Day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Ana Ivanovic In Beijing 2008

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia attends a training session at Olympics Green Tennis Centre in Beijing on August 6, 2008 just two days ahead of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Serbian superstar Ana Ivanovic will be the center of attention after claiming the number one spot and the French Open title in Paris, following the shock retirement of Justine Henin, gold medallist in Athens four years ago.

Opening ceremonies begin at Beijing Olympics

Opening ceremonies begin at Beijing Olympics as 91,000 people pack National Stadium
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Federer to play Tursunov in Olympics first round

Top-ranked Roger Federer will play Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament.
Rafael Nadal, who will replace Federer atop the rankings in the week after the Olympic tournament, drew Italy's Potito Starace in the first round and could meet either former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt or Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden in the second round.
No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic faces American Robby Ginepri and James Blake is against Chris Guccioni of Australia.

On the women's side, top-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia drew Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova takes on China's hope, LiNa.
Bjorkman and Koryttseva were among the 12 players granted special places in the Olympic tournament by the International Tennis Federation.
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記協就北京公安暴力干預新聞採訪事件發表聲明

就近日在北京發生一連串本港記者進行正常新聞採訪時遭公安暴力干預的事件，香港記者協會深表震驚，要求北京當局及公安部門給予公開解釋，保證奧運期間境外記者在北京享有新聞採訪自由，並確保類似暴力干預不會重演。
七月一日，蘋果日報記者蔡元貴於北京機場被拒入境及回鄉証遭没收。七月十一日，明報駐京記者於七月十一日採訪華廈商品現貨交易所採訪涉嫌詐騙一億七千萬人民幣案時，遭受公安干預並被取去相機記憶卡。七月二十四日Now寬頻電視攝影記者在北京採訪群眾輪候購買奧運門票時，被公安不禮貌對待及扣留數小時，並要求刪除拍攝的影片。
七月二十五日(今日)更發生本港四個傳媒機構的記者在採訪北京發售奧運門票的混亂情況時，同時被公安暴力阻撓。包括有線電視新聞記者被公安打傷；南華早報記者被公安扣留，更曾被公安要求下跪及蹲下，直至有一名較高級的公安前來，才獲較友善對待；無線電視一台攝影機的觀景器被公安抓脫；Now寬頻電視一名攝影記者亦被公安從攝影梯上強行拉下。
公安干預新聞採訪的事件，隨著奧運逼近而顯得愈來愈頻密及嚴重，反映北京收緊採訪自由。記協再次促請北京嚴守申奧承諾，以及最近中央政治局常委李長春向國際記者再次作出的承諾，確保境外記者自由採訪新聞不受干預。
最近的幾次事件亦顯示出中央政府對國際記者的承諾，未能在國內的管治架構內上傳下達，特別在是公安部方面。本會促請中央政府向公安部作出明確指示，以確保公安不再對在北京採訪的記者進行無理干預，以保障新聞自由及記者的人身安全。記協亦要求公安部給予公開解釋，以及保証前線的執法人員不再干預境外記者在北京的新聞採訪自由。
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