http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1 Just another EnglishClub.com ESL Blogs weblog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:19:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As Rogge began the first of five days of meetings Monday, the last run of the Paris torch relay was canceled following protests. Under pressure to speak out on human rights and concerned about a threatened Olympic boycott, athletes want IOC president Jacques Rogge to provide stronger guidelines on how ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/04/09/iocs-rogge-very-concerned-about-tibetan-unrest-ahead-of-beijing-games/ Greek officials kept details of the route's Athens leg under tight wraps Friday, fearing a repeat of protests by human rights campaigners and opponents of China's violent crackdown in Tibet that marred Monday's flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia. Officials said about 2,000 police would provide security. On Saturday, runners will carry ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/03/29/additional-2000-greek-police-to-provide-extra-security-for-olympic-torch/ Apparently unnerved by recent unrest among Tibetans and fearful of protests in the heart of the capital, China has told broadcast officials it will bar live television shots from the vast square during the Olympic games. A ban on live broadcasts would disrupt the plans of NBC and other major ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/03/22/live-shots-of-tiananmen-square-may-be-banned-by-chinese-officials/ Today I saw this news, he was the marathon record holder, and he got asthma. He told the reporter he would still compete in Beijing Olympics but not in marathon, because he thought Beijing’s air pollution may harmful to his health.   Actually, many other athletes and spectators are worrying about this; ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/03/10/gebrselassie-pulls-out-of-olympic-marathon-due-to-pollution-fears/ Georg Streitberger of Austria held off overall leader Bode Miller to win the men's super-G for his first World Cup victory Sunday. I was very sad when I saw this news today. Because I am Bode Miller’s faithful fan. While he was not as disappointed as me.  In the latter ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/03/04/bode-miller-lost-the-world-cup/ Yao Ming injured his left foot on Wednesday, and what was worse, his injury may let him not appear in the Olympics. As we all known, Yao is the hardcore of Chinese basketball team, he is the most valuable player in china’s basketball history. While doctors say he should still make ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/02/29/chinas-national-team-hoping-yao-will-return-for-games/ Eduardo, who plays for Croatia, was fouled by Birmingham defender Martin Taylor in Arsenal’s English Premier League last Saterday. This was a very sad thing for Croatia, for people who support for Croatia. However, Eduardo, as the biggest victim, had to spend his birthday in the hospital today. What is worse, ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/02/25/arsenal-striker-has-leg-broken-by-illegal-tackle-at-birmingham/ Maria Sharapova, a famous tennis player, who will try for her third Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open starting January 14th , is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. Last year, she was the second-most-popular sports entity among Yahoo searchers, behind Nascar and ahead of ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/02/17/searching-for-sharapova-and-finding-a-dichotomy/ In this article, the author talk about a popular phenomenon in sports field, the “noise” outside the game while a game is still going on. like the irrelevant explanation of the drug use of the athletes, all the dancing girls and the acrobats at the field, people discussing about the ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/02/08/the-noise-is-killing-me/ As is known to all, Spring Festival is the biggest festival in Chinese tradition, and must be draw the most eyes. So did this year, yet, it has its specialty. Back in 2007 of china, this is a year of high-inflation, high-food price, and high-house price. Then what is following is ... http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/blue1/2008/02/08/spring-festival/