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Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, has agreed to sell the Manchester City soccer club, a sign that the fugitive Mr. Thaksin, whose assets Thai authorities have frozen, may need cash.

Posted Monday, September 01, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Politics and Government, Abu Dhabi United Group, Thaksin Shinawatra, Manchester City Football Club, Thailand, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

China Defends Its Reviled Soccer Team

The government is taking a step to shore up the reputation of that most dubious of national sports icons: the men’s soccer team.

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, China, Olympic Games (2008), Athletics and Sports, Politics and Government, News and News Media, Liu Xiang, Xinhua, Propaganda

News Analysis: After Glow of Games, What Next for China?

Will the Olympics’ success lead China to domestic reforms or convince leaders that their current model is working?

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 3:16 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, Civil Rights, Freedom and Human Rights, Economic Conditions and Trends

Editorial Notebook: Polluted, Polite, With a Chance of Rain

Despite China’s track record of controlling its people, it’s having a harder time making the elements behave.

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, Environment, Weather, Editorials

White House Memo: Pressure From All Sides as Bush Visits China

Plans for the president’s trip have been thwarted by Chinese objections, security issues and sensitivities that the administration opted not to upset.

Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, Freedom and Human Rights, Bush, George W

China Orders Highest Alert for Olympics

Chinese officials have thrown an almost smothering blanket of security across Beijing in preparation for the start of the Olympic Games on Friday.

Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 12:29 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, Police, Terrorism, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Bombs and Explosives, Security and Warning Systems, Cameras

The World: Why China Has the Torch

Organizers wanted to keep the Olympics relevant. But relevance can be a risky business.

Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 3:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Politics and Government, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

Russia Will Address Doping Bans After the Games

After being accused of violating anti-doping rules, the five Olympians, all potential medalists, will likely be removed from the Russian roster.

Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:03 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Politics and Government, Track and Field, International Olympic Committee, Doping, Russia, Sharapova, Maria, Newspapers, Tatyana Tomashova, International Assn of Athletics Federations, Yelena Soboleva, Russian Track and Field Federation

Sports Of The Times: Olympic Dream Stalls in Iraq

A decision to ban Iraqi athletes from this summer’s Olympics is worse than politically incorrect; it is unnecessarily cruel.

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 11:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, International Olympic Committee, Iraq, Abdul-Razzaq, Dana Hussein

Beijing Journal: New Antismoking Signs Are Almost Visible Through the Haze

In a country where one in four people smoke, there are signs that a decade of halfhearted public campaigns against tobacco may finally be gaining traction.

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: China, Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Wen Jiabao, Smoking and Tobacco, Mao Zedong

A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland

As Taiwan’s athletes prepare for the Olympics, its officials fear that China will use the Games for political purposes.

Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 7:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Politics and Government, Taiwan

Still No Plan to Rescue the City’s OTB Parlors

The clock is ticking for New York City’s Off-Track Betting Corporation, which is scheduled to shut down its 60 branches Sunday.

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Politics and Government, New York City, Finances, Albany (NY), Off-Track Betting Corp

Governing Body Suspends Iraqi Soccer Association

The decision had its roots in a decision last week by the Iraqi government to disband the Iraqi Olympic Committee.

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 11:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Olympic Games (2008), Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Politics and Government, Iraq, World Cup (Soccer), FIFA

Dominican Crackdown Leaves Children of Haitian Immigrants in Legal Limbo

The Dominican Republic has sought to exclude Dominican-born children of migrants from receiving citizenship, a measure that has particularly affected the children of ethnic Haitians.

Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:41 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Dominican Republic, Politics and Government, Children and Youth, Immigration and Refugees, Haiti, Freedom and Human Rights, Constitutions, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Citizenship, Discrimination