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Bolt ready to prove 2012 naysayers wrong
Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:26 PM PST
Reuters -  SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt was quick to remind those who think young Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake will be the favorite for next year's London Games 100 metres that he was still the man to beat. "A lot of people have said guys are going to beat me but I am still number one. I am still the Olympic champion," the world's fastest man told Reuters in a telephone interview from Kingston Saturday. "It doesn't really matter what people say. ...
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Obama, at Army-Navy football game, praises troops
Sat,10 Dec 2011 04:39 PM PST
Reuters -  LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication of the country's armed forces ahead of a week in which he will focus heavily on the end of America's war in Iraq.
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Slater looks to ride off into sunset as Perrow seals dream win
Sat,10 Dec 2011 04:27 PM PST
Reuters -  OAHU, Hawaii (Reuters) - The end is nigh. Kelly Slater ran out of miracles and signalled the end of his career as a fulltime competitor as Australia's Kieren Perrow won a thrilling 41st edition of the Billabong Pipeline Masters on Saturday to ensure himself at least one more year on the surfing tour. Slater, the 11-times world champion, defeated fellow American John John Florence in a drama-charged quarter-final before he lost to Australian Joel Parkinson in the semi-finals and then indicated he would only compete in selected events next year. ...
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Obama, at Army-Navy football game, praises troops
Sat,10 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST
Reuters - LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication of the country's armed forces ahead of a week in which he will focus heavily on the end of America's war in Iraq. "As much fun as these things are, part of what we celebrate is the dedication and the sacrifice all these young men and young women who are in the stands are going to be making for our country," Obama told the game's commentators during the first half of the match between the U.S. Army and Navy academies. Virtually all U.S. ...
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Analysis: Sandusky seems determined for trial
Sat,10 Dec 2011 01:43 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appears determined to hold out for a trial on explosive child sexual abuse charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life, legal experts said.
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Knicks acquire Chandler in three-team deal
Sat,10 Dec 2011 12:31 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The New York Knicks have acquired center Tyson Chandler from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade, the Knicks said on Saturday. "Signing a player of Tyson's caliber, with championship experience, to this roster, is an opportunity we could not pass up," Knicks interim general manager Glen Grunwald said in a statement. Chandler, 29, averaged 10.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 74 regular-season starts for the NBA champion Mavericks last season. He has spent 10 years in the NBA with Chicago, New Orleans, Charlotte and Dallas. ...
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Dynamic Donald on brink of unique double
Sat,10 Dec 2011 07:35 AM PST
Reuters -  DUBAI (Reuters) - The local billboards call the Dubai World Championship the 'greatest show on Earth' and Luke Donald did his best to justify that tag with a faultless six-under-par 66 in Saturday's third round. The world number one's performance means he now stands on the threshold of achieving a unique golfing double by landing the order of merit titles on both sides of the Atlantic. Donald, who secured the U.S. ...
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UPDATE 2-Golf-Dynamic Donald on brink of unique double
Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:52 AM PST
Reuters - * Briton on brink after 66 * Donald goes fourth in Dubai * Another 71 for McIlroy (Adds McIlroy quotes) DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The local billboards callthe Dubai World Championship the 'greatest show on Earth' andLuke Donald did his best to justify that tag with a faultlesssix-under-par 66 in Saturday's third round. The world number one's performance means he now stands onthe threshold of achieving a unique golfing double by landingthe order of merit titles on both sides of the Atlantic. Donald, who secured the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Quiros and Donald on course for tour firsts
Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:39 AM PST
Reuters -  DUBAI (Reuters) - World number one golfer Luke Donald and Alvaro Quiros of Spain were on the verge of achieving unique doubles following the third round of the $7.5-million Dubai World Championship on Saturday. While Donald was taking a giant stride towards adding the European order of merit title to the U.S. PGA Tour money-list win he clinched in October, Quiros was forging a two-shot lead at the season-ending tournament in the United Arab Emirates. ...
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Ecclestone hopes F1 will return to Bahrain
Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone backed Bahrain to put on an incident-free race next year but agreed on Saturday that events on the ground could force a re-think. This year's race had to be cancelled, after first being postponed, due to civil unrest in the Gulf kingdom and a subsequent crackdown that triggered accusations of rights abuses. A government appointed commission of international jurists found evidence of systematic abuses against detained protesters. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Golf-Quiros and Donald on course for tour firsts
Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:28 AM PST
Reuters - * Quiros leads by two strokes in Dubai * Donald closes on unique money-list double (Adds quotes and details) DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - World number one golfer LukeDonald and Alvaro Quiros of Spain were on the verge of achievingunique doubles following the third round of the $7.5-millionDubai World Championship on Saturday. While Donald was taking a giant stride towards adding theEuropean order of merit title to the U.S. PGA Tour money-listwin he clinched in October, Quiros was forging a two-shot leadat the season-ending tournament in the United Arab Emirates. ... Full Story | Top |
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