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(Photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)Fabregas underlines his admiration for Barca
Spain's Cesc Fabregas is tackled, right, is tackled by Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar moments after a penalty save during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa...Full Story

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Video: Felix's javelin snaps in half in flight
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On-fire Lemaitre looks strong for sprint double
| France's Christophe Lemaitre looks on after taking the first place in the f... | Newly-crowned European 100m champion Christophe Lemaitre has now turned his focus to the 200m and made light work of first round qualifying here on Thursday. | The Frenchman came through ...Full Story
PT Usha asks athletes to report sexual harassments immediately
New Delhi: Legendary athlete PT Usha described the sex scandal that rocked hockey and weightlifting as "bad for Indian sports" but said victims should come out immediately instead of waiting for opportune moment like Karnam Malleswari. | "It is bad for Indian sports and...Full Story
Usha asks athletes to report sexual harassments immediately
New Delhi: Legendary athlete PT Usha on Thursday described the sex scandal that rocked hockey and weightlifting as "bad for Indian sports" but said victims should come out immediately instead of waiting for opportune moment like Karnam Malleswari. | "It is bad for India...Full Story
Athletes Toil in Nairobi
THERE was little to brag about as far as Rwanda's performance on the opening day of the 17th African championship in Nairobi is concerned. | ...Full Story
Indian athletes to lose on home advantage: CGF CEO Hooper
New Delhi: Delay in the completion of the Commonwealth Games venues will rob the Indian athletes of the vital home advantage, Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper said. | Hooper, who visited the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, venue for Games' opening and closing ce...Full Story
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and LA PALESTRA Partner to Train for ING New York City Marathon
  | Team Reeve athletes begin exclusive 24-week training program | , June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and LA PALESTRA Center for Preventative Medicine, an elite based exercise facility, are coming together to provide an ...Full Story
 Junior athletes showing some real promise
| While Tazmin Brits wasn't at her best under trying circumstances, and Luvo Manyonga had the rest of the team on the edge of their seats in the final of his event, South Africa's two medallists face bright futures after returning from the World Junior Championships in ...Full Story
Border bags Goodwood sprint
| Veteran sprinter Borderlescott added another big win to his CV when taking the Audi King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. | Scoring for the first time this following a series of placed efforts, the eight-year-old came with his customary late run to land some hefty ...Full Story
Retired marathoner banned over doping offense
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | VIENNA (AP) — Austria's national anti-doping agency has given retired marathoner Eva-Maria Gradwohl a two-year ban for refusing a doping test in April. | NADA said Thursday that Gradwohl declined to cooperate...Full Story
Chelsea prospect Jeffrey Bruma and Wigan Athletic-bound Ronnie Stam picked for new-look Holland side
| starlet Jeffrey Bruma has earned a shock call-up for Holland despite never having started for the Blues. | The beaten World Cup finalists have retained just one player from their South Africa 2010 squad - reserve goalkeeper Michel Vorm - for the friendly against Ukrai...Full Story
Retired marathoner banned over doping offense
7/29/2010, 9:28 a.m. EDT> The Associated Press  | (AP) — VIENNA - Austria's national anti-doping agency has given retired marathoner Eva-Maria Gradwohl a two-year ban for refusing a doping test in April. | NADA said Thursday that Gradwohl declined to cooperate...Full Story
Retired marathoner banned over doping offense
| (AP) - VIENNA - Austria's national anti-doping agency has given retired marathoner Eva-Maria Gradwohl a two-year ban for refusing a doping test in April. | NADA said Thursday that Gradwohl declined to cooperate with anti-doping officials who visited her while on vacat...Full Story
Video: Kiss quickest in hurdles
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Athletics: Hurdlers through
| Andy Turner and Will Sharman booked their places in the semi-finals of the 110m hurdles at the European Championships on Thursday. | However, neither's advance was straight forward with Turner worried about being disqualified for a false start before winning his heat,...Full Story
Twente Defender Ronnie Stam To Undergo Medical At Wigan Athletic - Report
The versatile defender appears to be on his way to Wigan... | By Stefan Coerts | Share Highly rated defender Ronnie Stam appears to be on his way out of reigning Dutch champions Twente for an English adventure at Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic, according to a repo...Full Story
Athletes Off to International Meets
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) will send two teams to represent the country at international meets in September and October. | ...Full Story
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Mo Farah: How Britain's athletics hero escaped the chaos of Somalia
The Independent | Alan Watkinson knew he was dealing with more than an average schoolboy runner in 1996 when Mo Farah, a gawky teenager with little English and a nose for trouble who had recently arrived in west London from Somalia, streaked to second place in a cro...
'Games Lanes' for athletes at 2012 London Olympics
BBC News Special "Games Lanes" will be created on key roads to help get athletes and officials to and from Olympic venues. | The lanes will be in areas including around Wembley Stadium, through central London, out to the main Games site at Stratford and also ...
Injury dashes Kasyanov's hopes of decathlon gold
The Guardian By Iain Rogers BARCELONA, July 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov was forced out of the men's decathlon at the European championships on Thursday after the overnight leader picked up an injury and was unable to run the 110 metres hurdles. It w...
Andy Turner leads Britain's bid for 110m hurdles glory in Barcelona
The Guardian | • Andy Turner and William Sharman progress to semi-finals | • All three of Britain's 200m entrants progress William Sharman on his way to finishing third in his heat and qualifying for the men's 110m hurdles semi-finals. Photograph: Pierre-Phil...
Aziz Zakari Wins Heat To Book 100m Final In Kenya
Peace FM Online Andre Ayew featured for Marseille as the French champions lifted the Super Cup - Trophee des Champions - on Wednesday by beating Paris St Germain 5-4 on penalties. | With junior brother Jordan suspended for the game, Andre was handed a starting place...
Video: Radevica sneaks long jump gold
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Wigan Athletic Prepare £7m Bid For Chile International Humberto Suazo - Report
Goal | Share Wigan Athletic are prepared to make Humberto Suazo their club record signing by offering £7 million for the Monterrey striker, according to The Sun. | Latics boss Roberto Martinez has already signed Ali Al-Habsi, Antolin Alcaraz, James ...
Oleksiy Kasyanov well placed to claim decathlon gold
DNA India | Barcelona: Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov is in a strong position to claim the men's European decathlon title today after carving out a 20-point lead over Lithuania's Darius Draudvila following Wednesday's five events. | After narrowly ...
Cal athletes train in a temporary tent
San Fransisco Chronicle 0 0 0 | Lance Iversen / The Chronicle | Athletes take a break from lifting weights inside the tent that's the centerpiece of the temporary complex. Images | View All Images (9) | It's rectangular instead of round, but it's still a tent and the tribe ...
Szczur headlines Villanova returnees favored to repeat as Colonial Athletic Association champs
Philadelphia Daily News | By MIKE KERN | Philadelphia Daily News |               Even if all-purpose offensive star Matt Szczur, the Most Outstanding Player in last December's FCS national-title victory, had opted to pursue a pro baseball ...
 Lemaitre dons cowboy hat for lap of honour
Independent online | By Alison Wildey | Barcelona - Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre blazed to 100m gold at the European championships on Wednesday in 10.11 seconds as the next four athletes clocked the same time in a photo finish. | Lemaitre set off on his lap of honour ...
Kasyanov well placed to claim decathlon gold
The Guardian BARCELONA, July 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov is in a strong position to claim the men's European decathlon title on Thursday after carving out a 20-point lead over Lithuania's Darius Draudvila following Wednesday's five events. After nar...
Hot Pies a hurdle for Blues
The Daily Telegraph Australia | CARLTON coach Brett Ratten described it as the biggest challenge in football - ladder leader Collingwood at the MCG on a Saturday afternoon. |  And that's what awaits the Blues, who are 9-8 and locked in a battle to consolidate a berth in the ...
Top athletes stay away from Asian meet
The Hindu | K.P. Mohan | A trial for the venue and athletes | NEW DELHI: The Asian All-Star athletic meet is supposed to be for the 'cream' of the continent. It rarely turns out to be so in practice. The one to be held at the newly-opened, remodelled Jawaharla...
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