RAFAEL NADAL AND TOMMY ROBREDO PLAY DOUBLES AT OLYMPICS

Rafael Nadal in Beijing

Monday, August 11, 2008
Centre Court - Singles
Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Potito Starace (ITA) 10:30 a.m. Beijing time
which is USA EST August 10, Sunday night at 10:30 p.m.

Monday, August 11, 2008
Court 2 - Doubles
Bjorkman/Soderling v Nadal/Robredo
5:00 p.m. Beijing Time
which is USA EST August 11, Monday morning at 5:00 a.m.

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Sun Aug 10

21:00

Men's Doubles First Round SODERLING Robin / BJORKMAN Jonas vs ROBREDO Tommy / NADAL Rafael

Olympic Green Tennis Center OGT Show Court 1

RAIN on August 10 - All TENNIS matches to be rescheduled.

For the USA Olympic viewing online

Sign-up for Live Olympic Video Online from NBC

At this page, on the right side near the top you will see in brick red color
Sign Up for Live Olympic Video. I have tried it both on my MAC and my PC. You have to download a binary file Microsoft Silverlight.2.0.dmg, extract it, restart your browser/computer, then it will work.

There are several live events to choose from and you can watch four events of your choosing at the same time. You can swap events to the larger screen continually as much as you desire. This is free.


NBC

MSNBC (for me at Cox = Channel 47)

CNBC (for me at Cox = Channel 48)

USA channel (for me at Cox = Channel 52) Tennis is listed for Sunday, Aug 10 - however rain has caused all of the August 10th matches to be rescheduled.

On Cox Cable on the On Demand Free Zone there are some Meet the Athlete type things. It doesn't look like any events are at the Free Zone presently.

Here is the TV channel listing page
http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/

NBC online listings - the specific day links are listed at the top of the page
and the time is EST:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/online.html

NBC online listings for August 10
http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=ET/day=2/sport=TE/online.html

Also availble at the NBC online viewing you can watch
* Opening Ceremony Caldron Lighting
* Opening Ceremony Relive the Pagentry
* Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations

Beijing time on my sidebar

You can get your own clock for your site

USA TV Schedule at www.tennis.com

Olympic Tennis Bracket

Tennis ~ Olympic Daily Schedule

Watch the Darfur Olympics too!
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Time in Khartoum, Sudan

Lopez Lomong Named Darfur Hero

Lopez Lomong, a U.S. track and field Olympian and Sudanese refugee, was named August's Darfur Hero. He will compete in the Beijing Olympics as part of Team Darfur. He was also selected by his teammates to bear the U.S. flag in today's opening ceremony.

HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS COMMEND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR CALLING ON CHINA TO DO MORE TO HELP DARFUR
McCain and Obama both issue statements as Olympic Games begin

Washington, DC – August 8, 2008 – Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have issued statements calling on China to do more to help end the genocide in Darfur.

“The world is paying close attention to the way in which Beijing conducts the Olympics as they begin,” said Senator McCain in his statement. “Its relationship to the government in Sudan – including weapons sales to that government – is a matter of legitimate concern to all who care about human rights and ending genocide.” Full statement at http://www.johnmccain.com/mccainreport

Senator Obama said in his statement, “The United States must continue to demand that China bring pressure to bear on Khartoum to stop the genocide in Darfur.” Full statement at www.barackobama.com/2008/08/08/statement

Earlier this week, a coalition of national and regional human rights and anti-genocide organizations issued open letters calling for the candidates to speak out for Darfur during the Olympic spotlight. "As presumptive presidential nominees, John McCain and Barack Obama already have tremendous power to influence China and the international community to do more to help end the genocide in Darfur,” stated Susan Morgan, spokesperson for the coalition. “We are pleased that both candidates have spoken out now to put pressure on China to help bring peace to Darfur. Waiting until January 2009 will be too late for countless victims of this humanitarian crisis.”

The candidates’ statements come on the heels of yet another attack on civilians in Darfur by armed horsemen suspected to be Janjaweed militia supported by the government of Khartoum.

According Morgan, China still has the opportunity to win international respect and be recognized as a true world leader by working to bring security to Darfur. “There would be no greater example of the Olympic spirit at work than for Beijing to use this moment, as host of the Games that represent world peace, to insist that its close partners in the Sudanese regime stop attacking their own unarmed citizens, allow the full UN peacekeeping force to enter Darfur, and engage in a just peace process,” stated Morgan. “China has the power to do this. Beijing could stop sending arms to Sudan and stop protecting Sudan at the United Nations.”

Over the past few weeks, Beijing has been working quietly at the UN to advocating for a 12-month suspension of the ICC investigation of genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al Bashir. Recent reports also confirm the ongoing military support Beijing is offering to Khartoum and the growing economic relationship.

“The government of China faces a stark choice. Beijing can deliver on its “one world, one dream” promise as Olympic host, and on its professed concern for the people of Darfur — or, Beijing can be recorded in history as the patron, simultaneously, of an Olympics and a genocide,” said Morgan.

According to Jodi Jacobson, Director of Advocacy at American Jewish World Service, China is in a unique position to help end the crisis in Darfur. “China is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, and was acting President when the Security Council approved the UNAMID peacekeeping mission. As such, China has a special responsibility to ensure the full and rapid deployment of a fully equipped peacekeeping force in Darfur. Moreover, as current custodian of the universal values of peace and fraternity represented by the Olympics, China has a special duty to ensure that its actions are consistent with those values,” she stated.

China is Sudan’s leading trade partner in its oil industry thereby providing the Government of Sudan with the economic resources needed to carry out violence against the people of Darfur. For more than a decade, China has also been a major military benefactor of Sudan, including its number one supplier of small arms. A UN report documented that Chinese small arms have regularly been used in Darfur. Lastly, China has also been Sudan’s most important defender in the United Nations, blocking or weakening measures that would compel Sudan to end its violence in Darfur.