Sport people: 2007

Models replace ball boys at Madrid Masters

A Hugo Boss model picks up balls during the Madrid's Masters Tennis tournament. Models replaced traditional ball boys in the biggest surprise Monday at the Madrid Masters, where expected winners included Albert Costa, Alex Corretja and Luis Horna.

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Funny Pic of fan

IAAF World Athletics Championships

The picture shows a Chinese athlete Xie Limei at the Sports jump.

Photo : Gabriel Bouys / AFP

You can see more pictures from IAAF World Athletics Championships, which is currently in the Japanese city of Osaka.

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David J. Phillip / AP; Srdjan Suki / EPA David J. Phillip / AP; Srdjan Suki / EPA

Ferrari at the Grand Prix In Turkey

It has been 12 th stage (GP Turkey) World Cup on Automobile class "Formula-1". Repeating last year's success, Brazilian Felipe Massa won the race in Istanbul and Kimi Raikkonen has Double teams Ferrari, finishirovav second. As a result, "Ferrari" cut back on "McLaren" to 11 points.

Third place in the Grand If Turkey inherit Fernando Alonso on McLaren. " Lewis Hamilton continues to lead personal credit, but finished only fifth. Next is the thirteenth stage of the championship, "Formula 1" will be held on September 9 in Italy.

Photo: Bertrand Guay/AFP; Oliver Weiken/DPA; Daniel Maurer/AP; Murad Sezer/AP

Sports schools China

The German magazine Stern published a series of photographs of children in sports schools in China to train them to become future champions. Parents give them to these schools at the age of 4-5 years.

Photo: Sean Yong/Reuters, Nir Elias/Reuters, China Photos/
/Getty Images, Guang Niu/Getty Images

2008 Olympics in Beijing

In central Beijing Tiananmen Square yesterday was colourful show, which celebrated the entry of China in the past the year. Celebrations also took place in many other cities and provinces of China.
Thousands of Beijing residents gathered at the square where exactly at 8:00 pm, eight minutes and eight seconds on the clock local time on the electronic scoreboard, due to the entrance to the National Museum of China, told that before long the opening of the 2008 Olympics remain exactly a year .
Start time celebration is not a coincidence. Number eight, according to traditional Chinese numeral, symbolizing luck and prosperity. That is why the opening ceremony of the Games will be held at 8 pm on August 8, 2008 at the main Olympic stadium Beijing "Avian nest."