Just 20 days out from the tipoff of the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's basketball competition, the USA basketball men's Senior National Team resumed its training in Las Vegas.

距2008年北京奥运会的男子篮球赛还有仅仅20天，美国梦之队重新在拉斯维加斯集合开始训练。

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It has shown its athletic prowess by climbing atop the MEDALS table in the opening days of competition. The nation, though, demands much less of its men's soccer team.

赛程开始的前几天日子里，中国已经表现出在体育方面的骁勇善战并在奖牌榜领跑。

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Thursday sees the start of the men's football competition, with Team GB taking on Senegal at Manchester United's Old Trafford home.

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Meanwhile, the Czech Republic became the first team through to the semifinals of the men's Davis Cup competition on Sunday, completing a 3-1 win over Kazakhstan in Astana.

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Paul McGinley's men require just two points in the closing singles to retain the trophy at the biennial team competition.

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