A simple flip of the shovel on Forest Street this morning will ceremonially mark the start of construction on the new state-of-the-art Special Olympics headquarters. PDF: Check out an artist’s rendering of the building

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Sunday’s first ever F1 night race beat the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony To become Singapore’s most watched television spectacle, it has emerged. Local reports say an average of 789,000 locals were tuned into Singapore’s Channel 5 as Fernando Alonso took the chequered flag, compared with the 765,000 for the Olympics last month. “In terms of ambience, facility and backdrop it was just fantastic,” McLaren chief executive Martin Whitmarsh heralded on Tuesday. But the British team’s cham

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A mother and a father hold their babies as they wait for treatment at a children’s hospital in Beijing. China knew about the contamination of milk products months ago but covered the scandal up to prevent it tarnishing the Beijing Olympics, according to journalists, rights groups and media critics.

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It’s been a busy year for international football. Following Euro 2008, the FIFA Beach World Cup and the Beijing Olympic football tournament, we now have the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Today was the opening day of the five-per-team soccer tournament featuring 20 nations.Spain is looking to win its third straight title and has combined with Brazil…

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Not just with his ability to play golf, but the fact he did so while dealing with autism. Thomas, who has been working at Arrowhead Golf Club, recently returned from defending his title as the state champion in the Special Olympics in Florida. It was …

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