Big Sister becomes a legend
In 1991, she was a sensation at 12. At 13, she was an Olympic champion. At 17, she returned to the Games, a seasoned veteran. And then she quit. Today, a very old 21, Fu Mingxia on her return took the 3m springboard diving gold. And became a legend.
It's Marion, by a mile
In the women's 200m, two races were run. In one, Marion Jones raced herself. In the other, 7 others vied for silver and bronze. Marion got her second gold, and Sri Lanka's Susantika Jayasinghe did well to claim bronze. Read also the report of the semifinal report, earlier in the afternoon
Kenteris stuns men's 200m field
It took under 21 seconds for Konstantinos Kenteris to burst from anonymity, to acclaim -- while in his wake, fell greater names and reputations. Read also the report of the semifinal, earlier in the afternoon
Pedoroso wins dramatic long jump
On one side, the world champion. On the other, an Australian jumper with over 80,000 screaming, chanting people egging him on to jump further and further. It was the closest thing in athletics to the shootout at the OK Corral, and it took a big heart to win it.
Savon one fight away from history
The legendary Felix Savon moved into the final of the heavyweight boxing event in Sydney. One more fight, and he will move into the history books -- in the section titled 'Boxing Legends'.
India lose to Britain 2-1
In what looks like a reprise of Atlanta 1996, a lacklustre India lost its classification match against Great Britain, and will now have to play for the 7th place.
We had our chances but failed: Bhaskaran
Indian players still to recover from Poles shock.
Marion boosted by Miller comeback
The world's number one 200m runner ignores injury and steps up to help her countrywoman, Marion Jones, go for an unprecedented five Olympic golds.
Heartbreak for teen-star Raducan
The Court of Arbitration in Sport upheld the IOC's decision to strip Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan of her individual gold medal. Raducan had tested positive to a banned substance which she ingested in a cold medicine. Also read Full Text of the CAS statement in the Raducan case.
Kafelnikov wins tennis singles gold
The 25-yeard-old Russian got the better of Germany's Tommy Haas in the men's singles final.
Williams sisters take doubles gold
Dutch pair Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans prove an unequal match in the final.
Doping is everywhere, what's the big deal?
IOC officials finally admit that doping is a far larger problem than it is being made out to be. Meanwhile, a confirmed doper gets into the kayak finals, and no one can do anything about it.
Chinese who changed the face of Olympics is honoured
Over four decades ago, a carpenter's apprentice sat down and wrote a simple letter to the Olympics bosses. The greatest show on earth got even greater, as a result.
Tourism takes Olympics gold
Australia spent a pretty penny getting Sydney ready for the Games. Now it is time to cash in.
China takes gold as women's walking makes farcical debut
The women's 20km walk is making a debut in Sydney, so we may not be quite clear about the rules. But is it true that anyone who leads in the race will be disqualified? Three walkers led. Three walkers were disqualified.
Chinese men emulate women
'Terrific Thursday' got off to a great start on the diving boards, with the Chinese men emulating their women and taking the 3m Springboard Synchronised gold.
Chinese dive to glory
The Chinese domination on the diving board continues, with the world champion pair taking the women's 10m synchronised platform event.
Marion Jones in starring role
Thursday's action in Sydney will be highlighted by the American superstar's bid for the second of five golds. A preview of the day's action...
Australian student wins first taekwondo gold
Lauren Burns, competing with patched up knees and a pin holding together a shattered finger, fought with "heart, soul and passion" to win the 42kgs women's final.
Ex-druggies win gold
Two East European women, both coming off drug-abuse suspensions, took gold in the Olympics arena on Wednesday.
Sydney set for Manic Monday
The race for golds will be followed by the bigger race -- to the airport for the first flight home.
Sydney hosts the steroid Games
Champions have fallen by the wayside, new stars have emerged, records have been broken -- but the headlines coming out of Sydney are about steroids, not sport.
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