Just a quick update on current tournament schedules:
Taekwondo
Asian Qualification Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
November 1, 2007
Chess
World Youth Championship 2007
Antalya, Turkey
November 1, 2007

Washington (dpa) – Former sprint star Marion Jones has reportedly finally ended years of doping denials and could be stripped of Olympic and world championship gold medals as a result.
The International Olympic Committee and the ruling athletics body IAAF said on Friday they were awaiting further details and will investigate if Jones formally admits to doping.
Jones famously won three golds and two bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She also has five world titles 1997-2001.
(Source)
IOC Statement on Marion Jones

Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.

I reckon this piece of news shows that it’s not true that Thais cannot be beaten at their own sport of Muay Thai. If you’ve been around Light the Torch long enough, you’d know about how the Philippines have been growing stronger in the field of Martial Arts (Philippines’ Best Hope for an Olympic Gold) and Muay Thai is known to be a hardcore martial art or commonly known as kick-boxing.
According to Wikipedia, Muay Thai (IPA: [/muai32 tʰai32/]; Thai: มวยไทย) also known as Thai Boxing or The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of …read more

These are the results for some events in the World Athletic Championships. The events are as follows: women’s 5000m, women’s 100m hurdles, women’s triple jump, men’s 400m, women’s 400m, and men’s high jump.
Just follow the links below to get full listing of winners and rankings.
World Athletics Championships results – women’s 5000m
World Athletics Championships results – women’s 100m hurdles
World Athletics Championships results – women’s triple jump
World Athletics Championships results – men’s 400m
World Athletics Championships results – women’s 400m
World Athletics Championships results – men’s high jump
Congratulations to all who won!

Just a bit of update on the world of Badminton, since I’m fresh off a game of Badminton myself. My arm hurts. Gah.
Results from the quarter-finals of the world badminton championships here Friday (x denotes seed):
Men’s singles
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA x9) def Peter Gade (DEN x5) 22-20, 21-18
Lin Dan (CHN x1) def Anup Sridhar (IND) 22-20, 21-9
Bao Chunlai (CHN x4) def Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) 21-18, 21-15
Women’s singles
Zhang Ning (CHN x1) def Tracey Hallam (ENG x16) 21-11, 21-9

Just a quick overview of newsbits I found quite interesting, hence, why I’m sharing them to you.
Read up on the recent headlines:
Olympic stadium centre of UK Athletics’ fears
Proton World Championships: New selection method

Youth Olympic Games to become a reality
Taekwondo roundup: New threats to China at Olympics emerge from Universiade
Feel free to share your thoughts. I don’t mind. Really. Hehe.

LJ beats best in the world
National Junior Olympics meet coming to Mt. SAC
Up against the world; Local teens to compete in world youth games
EMAAR-MGF to build Commonwealth Games Village

American swimmer, Michael Phelps is a Baltimore native who has won seven gold medals and set five world records in his career, so far. Sheesh. He’s only 22 years old!
Phelps is also the current holder of four Olympic records and four individual and two team world long distance records. During 2004 Athens Games, he won six gold medals and two bronze ones. And currently holding 12 world titles.
How impressive a track record is that?! Goodness.

Here are some of the things you can read:
Mountain biker has eye on 2008 Olympics
Capsules of contenders for 2014 Winter Olympics
Fiji Athletes for World Championship
I reckon these are the things people on the internet are talking about.
Have a good read!