Reuters News Articles By Derek Parr Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-27T03:16:03+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) China supreme but not invincible in diving 2008-08-24T10:53:57+01:00 2008-08-24T10:53:57+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP4835820080824 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia's Matthew Mitcham conjured up a dive in a million and broke the golden spell China had woven from the Olympic boards. Mitcham foils Chinese title sweep 2008-08-23T15:49:31+01:00 2008-08-23T15:49:31+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSSP13014420080823 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian Matthew Mitcham uncorked a monumental final dive to win the men's platform gold on Saturday and foil China's bid for the first sweep of Olympic diving titles in more than half a century. Huo takes China to brink of diving title sweep 2008-08-23T07:03:17+01:00 2008-08-23T07:03:17+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSSP26755120080823 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - China closed towards the first sweep of Olympic diving titles in more than half a century when Huo Liang led the way into the men's platform final on Saturday. UPDATE 1-Olympics-Synchronised swimming-Japanese in distress 2008-08-23T08:53:21+01:00 2008-08-23T08:53:21+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSSP1779520080823 Derek Parr BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Japanese synchronised swimmer Hiromi Kobayashi suffered breathing difficulties in the team final on Saturday and had to be carried away on a stretcher. Japanese swimmer stretchered out 2008-08-23T08:58:28+01:00 2008-08-23T08:58:28+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP27107120080823 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese synchronized swimmer Hiromi Kobayashi suffered breathing difficulties in the team final on Saturday and had to be carried away on a stretcher. Daley follows Waterfield to platform semi-final 2008-08-22T15:24:21+01:00 2008-08-22T15:24:21+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSSP29092820080822 Derek Parr BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuter) - Fourteen-year-old Tom Daley was upstaged by fellow Briton Peter Waterfield on Friday but both made their way safely to the Olympic platform diving semi-final. From chemo patient to marathon glory 2008-08-21T05:21:44+01:00 2008-08-21T05:21:44+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK21855120080821 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - Maarten van der Weijden, who was given only a slim chance of survival after being diagnosed with leukemia, won one of the most grueling Olympic events on Thursday when he took gold in the men's 10km open water marathon. Olympics-Diving-Silver lining for Heymans after Athens sadness 2008-08-21T16:10:21+01:00 2008-08-21T16:10:21+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSSP3896620080821 Derek Parr BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Emilie Heymans assuaged the pain of losing an Olympic medal which had seemed hers in 2004 and bounced back with a silver on the platform in Beijing. Silver lining after tough year for Despatie 2008-08-19T16:48:43+01:00 2008-08-19T16:48:43+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP6515520080819 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - A hard year for Alexandre Despatie was redeemed by an Olympic silver medal on Tuesday and the Canadian said it was as good as gold. China's He takes next leap in medal campaign 2008-08-19T04:53:56+01:00 2008-08-19T04:53:56+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP9155120080819 Derek Parr BEIJING (Reuters) - World number one He Chong's easy dominance of the springboard semi-finals put China on course on Tuesday to maintain their monopoly of diving gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.