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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Hanretty's Olympic golden dream

Sinead and John Kerr have been an inspiration to Mark Hanretty By Fraser Gibson Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty doesn't just share a birthday with partner Christina Chitwood - they have a gold medal vision in common. Hanretty, 24, switched from single
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Qatar anti-doping centre underlines strategy to attract world's top events

Aspire Tower: Lighting the way ahead, Qatar sports officials believe / lake images SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT / Sports Features Communications DOHA, Mar 20: Qatar has taken another step in its strategy to gain a place at the top table of world sport with
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 GMT

Vancouver closing ceremony ramps up pressure for London answers on tickets

Dee Doocey has a guided tour of the Olympic Park from David Higgins, chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority KEIR RADNEDGE / Sports Features Communications LONDON: The closing ceremony this weekend of the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 GMT

Norway take sledge hockey bronze

VANCOUVER (AFP) Norway clinched the men?s sledge hockey bronze at the Vancouver Paralympics when the tournament?s number two seed beat Canada 2-1 to leave the hosts out of the medals. Outshooting the Canadians 8-1 in the final period, Norwegian
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:14:00 GMT

Olympics land and debt deal: the winners and losers

It appears that since two weeks ago when there was significant concern about the time it was taking to reach agreement, the mayor, central government and the LDA have all made a concerted effort to get something over the line. The timing was important.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:44:00 GMT

Underdog Japan hoping to suprise US in hockey final

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) After knocking off hosts Canada in their men's sledge hockey semi-final, minnows Japan are looking for bigger fish to fry in their clash against the top-rated USA when the two teams play for the Paralympic gold Saturday. 'It's
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Swedish curler banned for drug use

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) Sweden's wheelchair curling team won 6-5 against Italy in a tie-breaker Paralympics match Friday, but the victory was bittersweet after a team member was suspended for use of an illegal drug. Hours before the match Glenn Ikonen
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Closing Ceremony To Celebrate Athletes

The Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Sunday will celebrate more than 500 Paralympic athletes from 44 countries and their achievements of athletic
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:16:00 GMT

Team New Zealand gains 1-0 lead in sailing final

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Team New Zealand beat Mascalzone Latino of Italy by 12 seconds Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five race final at the Louis Vuitton Trophy sailing regatta for America's Cup teams. The New Zealanders established a
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMT

Competing at Sochi realistic for skater Pechstein (AFP)

BERLIN (AFP) Banned German speed-skater Claudia Pechstein said on Saturday she has not ruled out competing at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, as she fights to prove her innocence. The 38-year-old told German daily Die Welt online that
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:53:00 GMT

Bolt to race in Czech Golden Spike event

Multi-Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt plans to compete in the Czech Republic's Golden Spike event on May 27, organizers said Wednesday. The organizers said the Jamaican star will race on a 300-meter track in the sole non-Diamond League in which he
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:47:00 GMT

Liu Xiang took the 7th place at Doha Worlds

China's Liu Xiang competes in the men's 60m hurdles semifinal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, capital of Qatar, on March 14, 2010. Liu advanced into the final with 7.68 seconds. (Xinhua/Chen Shaojin)
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:46:00 GMT

Muirhead: World Championships just as big as the Olympics

CurlingWinter SportsPost a comment EVE Muirhead has returned to Canada just a month after her Olympic debut ended in disappointment but for the Scottish teenager, Vancouver 2010 is already consigned to history. FULLY FOCUSED: Eve Muirhead has had little
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:27:00 GMT

Competing at Sochi realistic for skater Pechstein

BERLIN (AFP) Banned German speed-skater Claudia Pechstein said on Saturday she has not ruled out competing at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, as she fights to prove her innocence. The 38-year-old told German daily Die Welt online that
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:21:00 GMT

Olympic gold medalist wants to help stop sex abuse in competitive swimming

Olympic gold medalist Deena Deardurff Schmidt says she was 11 years old when she was molested by her swim coach, a nightmare that lasted four years, and no one was held accountable. She was 17 when she was able to tell anyone, but no one in USA Swimming,
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT

Canadiens break out following Olympics

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Roman Hamrlik immensely enjoyed the Vancouver Olympics -- without ever taking part in them. The 35-year-old considers where the Canadiens were before the NHL suspended play for Winter Games: In eighth place in the Eastern
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:52:00 GMT

Lord's want two Tests during Olympic summer

Keith Bradshaw, the MCC chief executive, has said there won't be any reduction in the amount of international cricket staged at Lord's during the Olympic summer in 2012 despite the ground being used as the venue for archery during the two-week showpiece.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:49:00 GMT

Toronto Timeline: Having a crack at touching Olympic gold

Gold medallist and hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser spent yesterday afternoon in the egg section of the downtown Metro grocery, on Front Street across from the St. Lawrence Market, signing autographs and promoting everyone’s favourite shelled
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:27:00 GMT

We should be winning 50 Olympic medals

Tags: Abhinav Bindra, Olympics, sports, athletes, shooting, India, Talk Back Email Share Print Abhinav Bindra - Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra is working hard for ensuring the right training for Indian athletes... Olympic gold medalist Abhinav
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT

Tough day on the mountain for Britains skiers in Super-G

s they competed in the sitting discipline of the Super-G. Talan Skeels-Piggins was most of the way down his run when his race was yellow-flagged and he was forced to return to the top of the mountain to start again. Second time around he finished in
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:42:00 GMT

Gebrselassie predicts marathon marks, Ethiopian rise

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT

Olympic swimmer speaks out on sex abuse lawsuit

aks out on sex abuse lawsuit Former Olympic swimmer Deena Deardurff Schmidt discusses allegations that a... An Olympic gold medalist says the governing body of the U.S. swim team hasn't done enough to address widespread sexual abuse in youth swimming.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:52:00 GMT

Russia's deputy sports minister Alyoshin quits

2:21 pm TWN, Reuters MOSCOW -- Gennady Alyoshin has quit as Russia's deputy sports minister, the ministry said on Thursday. Alyoshin, responsible for elite and recreational sports, became the second high-ranking official to quit after Russia's dismal
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:18:00 GMT

Barenaked Ladies bounce back after split with singer (Reuters)

TORONTO (Billboard) There were double takes aplenty from sports fans attending the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Was that really Canada's favorite quirky pop-rockers, the Barenaked Ladies, busking on Robson Street? There's been plenty of upheaval
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:37:00 GMT

Green light for Jubilee Gardens as Olympic viewing venue

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:01:00 GMT

New Sports Documentary "A Giant Awakens" to Support USAs Attempt to Defend the Olympic Gold Medal -- Now Available on DVD

A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby is an inspiring 60-minute HD sports ry that explores 135 years of rugby in America is now available on DVD atwww.agiantawakens.com (PRWEB) March 15, 2010 -- A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby looks at
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:14:00 GMT

Lee Pearson sings for Sport Relief

Paralympian Lee Pearson will be singing in a live choir this Friday night in aid of Sport Relief. The nine-time Paralympic equestrian champion who has won gold medals in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, will be part of the 20-strong Sport Relief Choir made up
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:45:00 GMT

Athletics: Bolt to race over 300metres

World 100 metres and 200m record holder Usain Bolt will move up in distance at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on May 27. record The Jamaican superstar will compete for the first time over 300m at the Czech Republic venue. Bolt, who will making his
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:00 GMT

Lydia Lassila wins gold medal in the women’s aerial skiing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Victory at last...Australia's Lydia Lassila wins gold. Source: Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA has soared to its most successful Winter Olympics in history on the back of aerial skiing daredevil Lydia Lassila who took gold at Cypress Mountain today. Reigning
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:03:00 GMT

Canadians on top thanks to OTP

VANCOUVER - After sweating his way to a gold medal at the Paralympics this week, Brian McKeever, the visually impaired cross-country skier, was quick to acknowledge that victory doesn't come cheap. "The gold medal that we won today is 100 per cent as a
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:53:00 GMT