Triathlon Australia unveil program boss - The Age

Triathlon Australia unveil program bossThe Age, Australia - 7 hours agoTriathlon Australia (TA) announced on Thursday that the Hawaiian Ironman age-group finisher will take up the new role of national high performance director. …Former BikeNZ high performance manager appointed to Triathlon … Radio New Zealandall 6 news articles

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BEIJING - Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets’ doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics. Dr. Tom Clanton of Houston operated on more

China turns Olympics venue into tourist hot spot - Detroit Free PressBEIJING — The hoopla has faded. The world leaders have gone home. But three months after the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese are still coming in droves to the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube to remember one of their country’s proudest moments. And [...]

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Haile on Melbourne 15 km – ‘For me, the time is the most important’International Association of Athletics Foundation, Monaco - 13 hours agoI remember what happened in 1956 - the first Ethiopians to participate in the Olympic Games came to Melbourne. It used to take a week to arrive here, …Gebrselassie eyes another record Independent [...]

In a decision that could have significant negative consequences for online speech and commerce, Judge John Darrah of the Northern District of Illinois has refused to dismiss some of the most preposterous trademark claims we’ve ever seen (and that’s more
U.S. Swimmer Mark Spitz had brashly predicted that he would win six gold [...]

Vancouver city council voted today in favour of hiring a barrister to investigate the source of a leak of in-camera information regarding a $100-million loan guarantee. After a sometimes testy debate, Vision Vancouver and COPE councillors approved more
LONDONERS will be able to air their views on so-called “Zil lanes” to be implemented [...]

Olympic boosters, community groups butt heads - Medill Reports

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Olympic boosters, community groups butt headsMedill Reports, IL - Nov 20, 2008Techwood Village, the first public housing project in the country, was demolished for the Olympic Village. In Summerhill, a poorer section of town, …Video: Obama Makes Pitch for 2016 Chicago Olympics AssociatedPressBids to host Olympics not affected [...]

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The surest thing in sportsYahoo! Sports - Nov 16, 2008Last Friday, qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway came smack dab in the middle of sundown, which anyone with a license can attest is the worst time …Jimmie Johnson content, but ready for another Cup title Fort Worth Star TelegramEd Hinton: What are Jimmie Johnson and the No. [...]

DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes was at St Edmund’s Girls’ School and Sports College in Laverstock on Wednesday to present a prestigious national award. The award, from the Youth Sport Trust, recognises the school’s achievement in its more
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Japan blanks Canada in U-20 World Cup opener - CBC NewsThe Canadian women’s under-20 World Cup soccer squad got off to a disappointing start Thursday, dropping the tournament opener 2-0 to Japan. The Japanese scored twice in the first half to take the match in Santiago, Chile, over coach Ian Bridge’s

UK. Ainslie is Brirish Olympic Athlete of the YearBYM News (press release), Spain - 20 hours agoThe 31-year-old Ainslie was crowned the British Olympic Association Athlete of the Year for sailing after his dominant year in which he took his fifth Finn …

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Sport stars dazzle at 2008 Sports Performer of the Year awardsThe Age, Australia - [...]

After nearly a year of confidential planning the Olympic 2010 torch relay route has been made public – and Lloydminster is on the map. “As you all know at any of the Olympics is the cross-country delivery of the torch,” said Mayor Ken Baker more

UK Athletics (UKA) today announced two significant moves to address the immediate and long term future of elite level endurance running in Britain. Head Coach Charles van Commenee has appointed Ian Stewart to lead UKA’s endurance strategy, whilst more
Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen would complete the final leg of the 2010 Olympic torch [...]

Olympic hopefuls count on rebound - Chicago Tribune

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Olympic hopefuls count on reboundChicago Tribune, United States - Nov 9, 20082Building the village: The notion that Chicagoans would snap up the 3500 to 4000 apartments expected at an Olympic Village on the fast-emerging Near South …Barack Obama becoming president helps hometown Chicago's case for … The Plain [...]

Recommended (6) Peace of Mind Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Interviewed China: Pride, Protest and the Olympic Games China for the World The Odd Couple Mail Call: Tibet and the Torch (DHARMSALA, India) Tibetan exiles decided Saturday against more
Head to British Columbia this winter and you’ll be able to ski and snowboard [...]

To a large percentage of football fans, the NFL has never been about whether your team wins or loses but whether it covers. The growth of fantasy football has sliced an even larger percentage of the fan base that is less about the sanctity of victory more
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New cage hub to rise as SBP bids for meet - The Daily TribuneThe Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is eyeing to host the 2011 Fiba-Asia Olympic qualifying tournament, a move it hopes would strengthen the country’s chance of making it to the 2012 Summer games in London. And to sweeten the bid, the cage [...]

Jeff’s Bio - Bleacherreport.comThanks for the edits to my golf articles, Jeff. Jeff Overton has made the cut in Orlando and is in a tie for 19th, just 4 strokes back of the lead (player my latest article was about). Looks like his playing through pain will payoff in the form of a [...]

Natilee Ruiz of Othello dominated the Mid-Columbia swimming scene this season. The 14-year-old freshman holds the top area times in all eight individual events, and the safe money is on Ruiz extending that dominance in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 more
CALGARY - Olympic medallists Jeff Pain and Mellisa Hollingsworth headline a strong [...]

Trek Announces Title Sponsorship of Women's Triathlon Series - MarketWatch

Trek Announces Title Sponsorship of Women's Triathlon SeriesMarketWatch - Nov 14, 2008WATERLOO, WI, Nov 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Trek Bicycle announced today its title sponsorship of the new Trek Women's Triathlon Series. …

Triathlon: Simon Lessing MBE, Aleck Hunter and Dick Poole Awarded … - [...]