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<title>Venus downs sister Serena to win Wimbledon title</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:16:54 +0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American Venus Williams downed her young sister Serena 7-5 and 6-4 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title in London on Saturday. 

    Venus fought back from a break down in both sets to record her victory in one hour and 51 minutes. 
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<full-text><![CDATA[American Venus Williams downed her young sister Serena 7-5 and 6-4 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title in London on Saturday. 

    Venus fought back from a break down in both sets to record her victory in one hour and 51 minutes. 

   "I can't believe it's five. But when you're in the final against Serena Williams, five seems so far away. She played so awesome, it was really a test," said the 28-year-old. 

    The siblings met in a grand slam showpiece for the seventh time, with their last clash in a major final was at Wimbledon five years sago when Serena won. 

    Saturday's victory also allowed Venus to gain sweet revenge. She had beaten Serena at the 2001 U.S. Open but lost the five finals since and trailed their overall head-to-heads 7-8. 

    On Saturday, Serena, 26 and 15 months younger than her sister, began the final breaking the seventh seed in the opening game. 

    Venus struggled with her ball toss. In the fifth game, a low forehand volley winner got Venus out of trouble and she suddenly found her range to level at 4-4. 

    The sisters traded ground strokes from the baseline until Venus pounced in the 12 game to take the set when Serena slapped a backhand into the net. 

    Although losing her serve in the third game of the second set, Venus never lost belief, broke back on the next game and continued to keep Serena on her toes throughout. 
 
Source: Xinhua]]></full-text>
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<title>Beijing overhauls Olympics-related ads, bans non-sponsoring drinks at Olympic venues</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:48:44 +0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Beijing is to overhaul advertisements in the city to ban any unauthorized use of Olympics logos in ads. 

    Chen Feng, a marketing official with the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG), was quoted by the People's D ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Beijing is to overhaul advertisements in the city to ban any unauthorized use of Olympics logos in ads. 

    Chen Feng, a marketing official with the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG), was quoted by the People's Daily on Sunday as saying that inspection teams will be dispatched to airports, railway stations, places near Olympic venues and other public areas as from July 11 to check whether ads contain unauthorized Olympic logos and the Beijing Olympic signs. 

    The overhaul will last till Sept. 17 when the Paralympics end in Beijing, the newspaper said. 

    The BOCOG will also monitor electronic media as well as on-line ads. 

    Any violation would lead to fines or punishment according to the Olympic intellectual property protection regulations, Chen said. 

    Meanwhile, the BOCOG widely publicized that no drinks other than those from the official Olympic soft drink sponsor, Coca Cola, would be allowed at Olympic venues during the Beijing Olympics which is scheduled to open on Aug. 8. 
 
Source: Xinhua]]></full-text>
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<title>New Zealand Olympic cycling team named</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:14:51 +0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Six New Zealand cyclists were named to complete the cycling team for the Beijing Olympics, New Zealand media reported on Saturday. 

    Julian Dean, who competes in the Tour de France starting this weekend, will be head of the New Zealan ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Six New Zealand cyclists were named to complete the cycling team for the Beijing Olympics, New Zealand media reported on Saturday. 

    Julian Dean, who competes in the Tour de France starting this weekend, will be head of the New Zealand road cycling team at next month's Beijing Olympics. 

    He is one of six cyclists named by the New Zealand Olympic selectors on Friday to complete the cycling team for Beijing. 

    Dean will be joined by fellow professionals Tim Gudsell and Glenn Chadwick in the men's road relay, with Jo Kiesanowski competing in the women's road race 

    Two riders have been added to the New Zealand track team, Peter Latham in the men's team pursuit and Catherine Cheatley in the points race. 

    Dean, 33, has been a leading professional for the last decade. He was looking forward to competing in his fourth Olympic Games and building on the outstanding 15th place he achieved at Athens in 2004. 

    Kiesanowski, 29, is New Zealand's highest ranked female cyclist, now inside the top 30. She has been in excellent form for Team Tibco in the United States with a number of stage wins to her credit in her six-year professional career in Europe and the United States. She was a highly creditable 17th in Athens and rodeinto a top 15 at last year's world championships. 

    Kiesanowski is the only New Zealand rider in the women's road race after New Zealand lost their ranking points in two events that were recently down-graded. New Zealand could have had three women's road riders. 
 
Source: Xinhua]]></full-text>
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<title>Hoelzer breaks women's 200m backstroke world record</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:14:05 +0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Margaret Hoelzer set a new 200m women's backstroke world record at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. 

    Hoelzer clocked a time of two minutes, 6.09 seconds to slice .30 seconds off the mark of 2:06.39 set by Zimb ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Margaret Hoelzer set a new 200m women's backstroke world record at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. 

    Hoelzer clocked a time of two minutes, 6.09 seconds to slice .30 seconds off the mark of 2:06.39 set by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry in February.
 
Source: Xinhua]]></full-text>
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<title>Venus beats Serena for 5th title at Wimbledon</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:13:12 +0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Venus Williams beat sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 yesterday to win her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh grand slam championship.

    It was Venus' first win over her younger sibling in a grand slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and tied thei ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Venus Williams beat sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 yesterday to win her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh grand slam championship.

    It was Venus' first win over her younger sibling in a grand slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and tied their career head-to-head record at 8-8. 

    Venus came from 1-3 down in the first set to turn around the match, breaking Serena four times while dropping her own serve twice in a high-quality contest in windy conditions in London. 

    Venus broke to finish the match, with Serena hitting a backhand wide on the second match point. The sisters embraced at the net, and Venus kept her celebrations in check as she twirled and waved to the Centre Court crowd. 

    Venus accepted the winner's trophy ?? a sterling silver salver aptly named the Venus Rosewater dish ?? from the Duke of Kent. 

Venus Williams of the U.S. (L) holds her winners trophy as she stands with her sister Serena, holding her runners-up trophy, after their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
    "I have to first of all say great match to Serena," Venus said. "I can't believe that it's five but when you're in the final against Serena Williams, five seems too far away from that first point. She played so awesome, it was really a task to beat her." 

Venus Williams of the U.S. celebrates defeating her sister Serena in their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
    "It's so rewarding to perform here," Venus added. "Every time I come back I know I have the chance to play well and make history. My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously." 

    Watching the match from the players' box was the sisters' mother, Oracene. Their father, Richard, had flown back to the United States because he can't stand to watch his daughters play against each other. 

    Referring to the mixed feelings of her family about who to support, Venus said, "It's hard for all of them, but I like to think they want me to win." 

Venus Williams of the U.S. returns the ball to her sister Serena during their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
    The 26-year-old Serena accepted her runner-up trophy and paid tribute to her 28-year-old sister. 

    "I'm so happy that at least one of us was able to win," Serena said. "She's played great this year. We're just glad to be in the finals again." 

     The grasscourts at the All England Club always seem to bring out the best in both. Remember, at the previous grand slam tournament, the claycourt French Open, Serena and Venus lost in the third round. 

    "Venus was like, 'I've got to get to work.' And Serena said pretty much the same thing," their elder sister Isha Price recalled. "So they just went home and really got on the grind and started practicing. They wanted to be better because they wanted to do well here." 

    They usually do. 

    Since 2000, 11 of the 18 Wimbledon finalist slots have been filled by one Williams or the other. Yesterday's final was the eighth in the past nine years at Wimbledon with at least one Williams, and neither lost a set this year. 

    They now own a combined 15 grand slam singles titles - Serena leads with eight - and also have earned six grand slam doubles titles together. They have a chance to add to the latter when they face Lisa Raymond of the US and Samantha Stosur of Australia. 

    "It's good practice for our singles," Serena said on Friday. "We're just enjoying every moment." 

    The sisters advanced to the doubles final by beating Nathalie Dechy of France and Casey Dellacqua of Australia 6-3, 6-3.

    Source: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies& ra]]></full-text>
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