MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 24 /CNW/ - Samsung Electronics Canada is racing toward the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games with its sponsorship of the Samsung ISU World Cup Short Track speed skating tournament in Vancouver this weekend. This event will see more

Pay-TV-Sender Sky Italia schnappt RAI die Olympiarechte weg - Digitalfernsehen.de

Pay-TV-Sender Sky Italia schnappt RAI die Olympiarechte wegDigitalfernsehen.de, Germany - Oct 22, 2008Wie das IOC, das International Olympic Commitee in einer Pressemitteilung bekannt gab, hat es mit Sky Italia einen Vertrag für die italienischen …

Russian deputy minister freed from jail - Washington Times

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YOG Learning Centre to impart Olympic valuesAsiaOne, Singapore - 2 hours ago… Mr Ng Ser Miang, chairman of the YOG organising committee; and Mr Sergey Bubka, International Olympic Committee member and former pole-vaulting great. …

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Report Says China Targeted US Olympic Athletes for Special ScrutinyVoice of America - 10 hours agoThe newspaper reports that China's minister [...]

Why Dell Is Beating Everyone, Especially Apple, in China - E-Commerce Times

Why Dell Is Beating Everyone, Especially Apple, in ChinaE-Commerce Times - Oct 27, 2008The smog reminds me of some of the worst days I experienced in Los Angeles while growing up. However, unlike LA, where we only had a few of these days a …

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HONG KONG, Oct 30 (Reuters) - China has pledged to help Hong Kong weather global economic turmoil by speeding up infrastructure projects and safeguarding food supplies, the Hong Kong government said. The government in a statement noted that Chinese more

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Korean captures Skate America women's titleAFP - Oct 26, 2008Olympic runners-up Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto of the United States won the free dance routine with 91.43 points to 90.89 for Delobel and Schoenfelder. …Evan Lysacek has impressive start Los Angeles TimesAsian women roll; U.S. 2nd in ice [...]

Texas Olympic athletes honored at State CapitolTexas Cable News, TX - Oct 22, 2008By JESSICA VESS Olympic athletes from Texas are still riding the wave of excitement from the 2008 Beijing, China games. Wednesday afternoon, Governor Rick …

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Hard-up Olympic athletes give their fans chance to buy a tiny …Times Online, UK - Oct 27, 2008About 50 sportsmen [...]

49ers could develop that ‘85 Bears feel - Chicago TribuneMike Singletary enjoyed a Hall of Fame career as a Bears middle linebacker. It didn’t hurt that he had a stubborn, virtually impenetrable defensive line in front of him. As Singletary takes over as interim head coach of the San Francisco 49ers , a [...]

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Monday HappeningsBostonist, MA - Oct 27, 2008When you hear about a Monster Jam down south, it means that Gravedigger and Bigfoot XXIX will be crushing cars. Up north, however, it means that two …

Beijing 2008 : 1.055 athletes treated for injuries - Olympic

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Beijing 2008 : 1.055 athletes treated for injuriesOlympic - Oct 16, 2008Some 1055 [...]

LONDON : Rupert Murdoch’s media group secured its third Olympic deal this year in Europe, and could soon challenge for the most lucrative prize of all — the U.S. broadcast rights. The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday awarded the Turkish more

Hundreds participate in Md. Special Olympics festival - WTOP

Hundreds participate in Md. Special Olympics festivalWTOP, DC - Oct 26, 2008Special Olympics Maryland holds 10 statewide events each year, with dozens of other qualifying events at the county or town level, Waite said. …

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Under current legislation it is illegal to resell tickets for football matches - for public order reasons - and the Olympics. Under the terms and conditions of most ticket sales, there is a clause reserving the right to refuse entry if the ticket is more

International triathlon coach joins Bulldogs - West OnlineFormer international triathlon coach Bill Davoren will switch to the AFL, joining the Western Bulldogs as head of physical conditioning. Davoren ended his six-year term as Triathlon Australia’s national performance director after the Beijing
Scenery, weather make first Marin County Triathlon a hit - Marin Independent [...]

Triathletes from around the Bay Area and beyond basked in the sun, enjoyed the soft breeze and smiled at the picturesque surroundings of McNears Beach for Sunday’s first Marin County Triathlon. It was all good but, really, everyone just wanted to more
Nine-year-old Madi Young of Rockwall couldn’t contain her excitement after finishing [...]

RSM McGladrey Tees Up Support for Special Olympics as the Official …MarketWatch - Oct 20, 2008Beginning in 2009, The PGA McGladrey Team Championship will donate a portion of every Local Qualifying Event entry fee. During the national finals, …

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Santa Cruz County Stories, Lorri Lockyer: In work or at play, she …San Jose Mercury News,  USA - [...]

50000 crowd onto Oval to cheer Obama - The Coloradoan

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50000 crowd onto Oval to cheer ObamaThe Coloradoan - 20 minutes agoBy PAT FERRIER • PatFerrier@coloradoan.com • October 26, 2008 Barack Obama ignited a crowd estimated between 45000-50000 on the CSU Oval today with his familiar theme of change.A Healthy Choice Jamestown Post JournalThe Future Of [...]

China’s tourism numbers drop in September - Xinhua News AgencyBEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — There were fewer people visiting China this September than there were last September despite the Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the China National Tourism Administration, the number of inbound tourists

Organizers hope for sunny day at triathlon - Jakarta PostAfter a series of evening showers, triathlon competition organizers at the inaugural Asian Beach Games hope the sun shines during the race Sunday because a drenched track along Mertasari Beach would spoil the event. A drenched track might prevent the
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Local gymnast taking big leap - Worcester Telegram & GazetteEric Klein’s career in gymnastics began the way many professional careers do — with ambivalence and a little push from mom. He is certainly glad he stuck with it. Klein, an 11-year-old at West Brookfield Elementary School, recently qualified to
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8th World Conference on Sport and the Environment coming to Vancouver - CNW GroupVANCOUVER, Oct. 22 /CNW/ - A worldwide forum on opportunities and issues for sustainable sport is coming to Vancouver from March 29 to 31, 2009, when the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in partnership with the United Nations Environment [...]