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Richards-ross Targets Ohuruogu
| Sanya Richards-Ross expects 400 metres rival Christine Ohuruogu to once again rise to the occasion on the big stage at the London Olympics - but is determined the Briton will not get the better of her this time. | Having gone into the 400m final at the Beijing Games i...Full Story
Cavendish sprints to third stage win
| World champion Mark Cavendish won the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Friday as Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead. | It was the third win of this year's Giro for Cavendish, who finished in a time of 3 hours, 2 minutes, 7 seconds on the ...Full Story
Cavendish sprints to Giro 13th stage win
| AFP - Britain's world champion Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on the 13th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday, but Spain's Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez maintained the overall lead. | Cavendish, of Sky, finished ahead of Norway's Alexander Kristoff and Mark Ren...Full Story
Mo Farah Seeking To Defend 10k Crown
| Mo Farah will open his Olympic summer season at the Bupa London 10,000 a week on Sunday. | The world 5,000 metres champion will bid for his fourth straight title in the 10 kilometres road race as he gears up for an assault on double gold in the capital this summer. | ...Full Story
Cavendish sprints to Giro 13th stage win
| Britain's world champion Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on the 13th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday, but Spain's Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez maintained the overall lead. | Cavendish, of Sky, finished ahead of Norway's Alexander Kristoff and Mark Renshaw o...Full Story
Giro d'Italia 2012: Mark Cavendish sprints to victory on stage 13 as Joaquim Rodríguez retains ...
Britain's world champion Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, whil Spain's Joaquim Rodríguez maintained the overall lead. | Three and easy: Mark Cavendish celebrates his third stage win of the 2012 edition of the Gi...Full Story
American Star Targets Ohuruogu Scalp
| Sanya Richards-Ross expects 400 metres rival Christine Ohuruogu to once again rise to the occasion on the big stage at the London Olympics - but is determined the Briton will not get the better of her this time. | Having gone into the 400m final at the Beijing Games i...Full Story
UNO hires new Athletic Director
| NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The University of New Orleans has hired New Orleans native and sports marketing executive Derek R. Morel as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. | UNO President Peter J. Fos says Morel brings more than 17 years of experience working to advance c...Full Story
Cavendish takes 13th stage sprint for third win in Giro
CERVERE, Italy, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain's world champion Mark Cavendish won a bunch sprint to take stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, his third victory of this year's race. Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez kept the overall lead for a fourth straight day. The Giro d'It...Full Story
New course enhancements for 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon
| On May 17, runDisney announced a new course to help celebrate the 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon on January 13, 2013. | Along with treks through all four Theme Parks, the 26.2 mile route will include a stop at the Walt Disney World SPEEDWAY, where partici...Full Story
Farah Seeking To Defend Crown In London 10k
| Mo Farah will open his Olympic summer season at the Bupa London 10,000 a week on Sunday. | The world 5,000 metres champion will bid for his fourth straight title in the 10 kilometres road race as he gears up for an assault on double gold in the capital this summer. | ...Full Story
London 2012: Wycherley levels race-off with Brabants
Paul Wycherley has levelled his race-off for London 2012 selection with reigning Olympic canoe sprint champion Tim Brabants by bettering Brabants' finish at the World Cup in Poland. | Wycherley has qualified for the final of the K1 1,000m sprint, while rival Braban...Full Story
Liu hoping for home-town advantage
| High hurdler Liu Xiang takes centre stage in his home town of Shanghai on Saturday, ready once again to assume the burden of China's heavy Olympic expectations. | The former Olympic and world champion will compete in a quality 110 metres field at the Diamond League me...Full Story
Canada's Dylan Armstrong starts shot put title defence
| Canada's Dylan Armstrong begins defence of his Diamond League shot put title on Saturday in Shanghai, where the meet will also feature a 110m hurdles showdown between Olympic champion Jason Richardson and runner-up Liu Xiang. | Armstrong, from Kamloops, B.C., won his ...Full Story
IndyCar’s Andretti Autosport eying NASCAR, Sprint Cup deal with Dodge
| As Dodge searches for Sprint Cup teams for 2013, it appears it will consider teams not currently in the NASCAR garage, most notably IndyCar’s Andretti Autosport, according to sources NASCAR garage. | Andretti Autosport, which fielded Indy cars for Danica Patrick fro...Full Story
Record Number of Athletes for 2012 London Olympics
[New Era] Windhoek - With 71-days left before the torch is lit for the greatest sport festival in the world, Namibia remains on course in the quest to dispatch the largest contingent of athletes to the 2012 London Olympics. | ...Full Story
Syracuse University Athletic Director Daryl Gross talks ACC, moving games to the Meadowlands, and more (Podcast)
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Fri 18 May 2012
Princesses to clear hurdle
Graphic | Ghana's Under-20 female football team, Black Princesses are 90 minutes away from their second appearance at the Women’s World Cup (WWC), but they must first clear Tunisia off their way in the final qualifier match at the Accra Sports Sta...
Tiger Woods Ranked No. 1 Athlete In Forbes Celebrity 100 List 2012
Huffington Post Tiger Woods hits from the rough on the 11th hole during the final round of the Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Sunday, May 13, 2012. | By Golfweeek | Tiger Woods is still the most powerful athlete in sports. | Well, at least acc...
Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark lead 470 World Championship
BBC News Great Britain pair Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark won both of Thursday's races to take the lead at the 470 World Championship in Barcelona. | The British duo are level on points with the Netherlands' Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout, but to...
London 2012: British triathletes will accept domestique roles
BBC News Some British triathletes are prepared to accept their only route to London 2012 may be as domestiques helping the Brownlee brothers or Helen Jenkins. | Domestiques sacrifice their own race to help others win. Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee are reignin...
Scarborough Athletic friendlies
York Press | SCARBOROUGH Athletic have confirmed a quartet of friendlies ahead of the next Northern Counties East Football League season. | The highlight of the east coast club’s programme is a home clash with Notts County on Saturday, July 28 (3pm). | They o...
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu makes season debut in China
BBC News Britain's leading triple jumper Phillips Idowu will make his 2012 season debut at Saturday's Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China. | In a high-quality field, the 33-year-old Londoner will take on US world champion Christian Taylor. | B...
Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games
Lower Hudson Online Erin Jaskot of Tappan Zee, right, runs the 400 meter run during the final day of the Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games at White Plains High School on May 12, 2012. ( Xavier Mascareñas / The Journal News ) See more photos from the Glenn D...
>Kenesha Brown, Easton Area High School teammates have big District 11 track and field meet
Penn Live Enlarge Bill Adams | The Express-Times Bryan Pearson, of Bangor, walked away with the gold medal in the Class AA boys discus event with a winning throw of 178-6. Express-Times Photo | BILL ADAMS Final day of 2012 District 11 Track and Field Champions...
London 2012: Alex Danson named in GB hockey squad
BBC News Alex Danson has been named in Great Britain women's hockey squad despite suffering a shoulder injury at the Olympic test event earlier this month. | The striker will miss the London Cup warm-up tournament in June but return for the Games. | Brit...
Athletes Get N$400 000 for Olympic Preparations
All Africa [Namibian] THE nine Namibian athletes that have qualified for the London Olympic Games will have to split N$400 00 in preparation for the tournament. | ...
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standings
Tulsa World (Race Winner in parenthesis) | x-non-points race | Feb. 18: x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) | Feb. 23: x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart) | Feb. 23: x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) | Feb...
World Athletics Day Meet
Nation | Young athletes come out in numbers | A good number of young athletes were in action in Saturday’s World Athletics Day Meet at Stad Popiler. | Organised by the Seychelles Athletics Federation (SAF) to commemorate World Athletics Day, the meet target...
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Nation | Fanny gets level one lecturer certificate | Giovanni Fanny is not only a track & field athletics coach. He is also an IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) level one lecturer. | Fanny received his level one lecturer certificate ...
Transfer rules on the minds of Big Ten athletic directors
Detroit news By Matt Charboneau The Detroit News Comments Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has said he is not in favor of the rule that allows a senior to transfer and not sit out if they are entering a graduate program not offered at their current school. (Dale G. ...
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