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2008 Summer Olympic Games

Date of Olympic Games 2008 : August 8 to August 24, 2008

Venue of Olympic Games 2008 : Beijing, People's Republic of China

Stadium for Olympic Games 2008 : Beijing National Stadium

Official Logo of Olympic Games 2008 : Dancing Beijing

Nations Participating in Olympic Games 2008 : 205

Number of Athletes participating in Olympic Games 2008 : approx. 10,500

Sports of Olympic Games 2008 : Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling

Vujacic signs three-year contract with Lakers

The 24-year-old Vujacic, who agreed to contract terms last Friday (25-7-08), averaged a career-high 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 72 games this season, and 8.1 points 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists while playing in all 21 playoff games.

The Lakers made Vujacic a $2.6 million qualifying offer earlier this month, but negotiations weren't progressing very quickly and agent Rob Pelinka spoke with European teams, as well. Pelinka said Vujacic could have earned more by accepting a three-year contract offer to play abroad.

Vujacic, a restricted free agent, could have signed an offer sheet with another NBA team and the Lakers would have had the right to match it. Had he signed with a European team, the Lakers would have had no such option.

PCB Banned Mohammad Asif

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) banned Mohammad Asif, after he tested positive for a banned substance in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game. He played for Delhi Daredevils

According to PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi "In line with our anti-doping policy, we have suspended Mohammad Asif with immediate effect". In an statement by Shahid Karim, lawyer of Mohammad Asif, "We believe that our client has not taken any drug".


PCB has dropped the bowler from the list of expected ones for the Champions Trophy and, if the positive result is upheld, the 25-year-old could face a ban from future IPL seasons.

Earlier in 2006, both Asif and fellow Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar were found to have taken the banned steroid Nandrolone after failing internal Pakistani Cricket Board drug tests.The pair were banned for one and two years respectively, before the ruling was overturned on appeal. In 2007 Asif was involved in a dressing-room altercation, during which he was struck with a bat by Shoaib, who was later sent home from the World Twenty20 tournament.

Winner of EURO CUP 2008

Spain 's 1-0 victory over Germany in a fast and furious Euro 2008 final on Sunday ended their 44-year wait for a trophy. In the match Fernando Torres's exquisite first-half goal gave them a deserved 1-0 victory.
In 1964 Spain won their last EURO cup, on home soil.

Champions Trophy - 2008 in Pakistan

Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy ( regarded as the second biggest event after the World Cup) in September as per a senior spokesperson of ICC, with an assurance that there are no safety and security fears.

ICC acting chief executive Dave Richardson was speaking ahead of the launching ceremony of the biennial event which Pakistan hosts from September 11-28.

The eight playing countries are - Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, England and the West Indies - will compete in the Champions Trophy.

Groups in Euro 2008

Euro 2008 - Group A
Portugal
Czech Republic
Turkey

Euro 2008 - Group B
Croatia
Germany
Austria
Poland

Euro 2008 - Group C
Netherlands
Romania
France
Italy

Euro 2008 - Group D
Spain
Sweden
Greece
Russia