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2010 Olympics and Paralympics activities in the 100 day countdown 21 Nov 2009 00:51 GMT
... 2010 Vancouver Olympic rings as they were lit on ... older articles, still pertinent to the 2010 Olympics. As articles are added, links will be added to this page, ...
Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court 21 Nov 2009 00:19 GMT
... include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. So they ... a decision that rested solely with the International Olympic Committee and therefore VANOC could not be held ... the program for the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the international body that governs ski ...
Female ski jumpers lose Olympic fight 21 Nov 2009 00:53 GMT
... include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. So they ... a decision that rested solely with the International Olympic Committee and therefore VANOC could not be held ... the program for the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the international body that governs ski ...
VANOC has no power to include women's ski jumping, court says 21 Nov 2009 00:18 GMT
... include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. So they ... a decision that rested solely with the International Olympic Committee and therefore VANOC could not be held ... the program for the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the international body that governs ski ...
Female ski jump decision details released 21 Nov 2009 01:12 GMT
... include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. Therefore, they ... a decision that rested solely with the International Olympic Committee and VANOC could not be held accountable. ... the program for the upcoming 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the international body that governs ski ...

Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal 21 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... because the decision rested solely with the International Olympic Committee. "It is a case in which a ... to include women's boxing in the Summer Olympics. The IOC voted in 2006 to not ... on the program for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and the international body that governs ski ...
Soccer: FIFA ban Iraq from international football 21 Nov 2009 01:15 GMT
... PARIS: World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced its ... the IFA had not been affected. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had also suspended Iraq's Olympic Committee ... was resolved shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since the overthrow of Saddam in the ...
FIFA bans Iraq from international play 21 Nov 2009 01:18 GMT
... Despite FIFA's decision, Iraq's women's under-16 team will be ... the IFA had not been affected. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had also suspended Iraq's Olympic Committee ... was resolved shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. ...
Canadian court releases ruling, says only IOC can decide which events are inluded in Olympics 21 Nov 2009 01:12 GMT
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Global change icons inspire young by example 21 Nov 2009 01:44 GMT
... Magliano, director of marketing for the London Olympics 2012, from whom everyone is interested in knowing his plans and ... on the year London will host another Olympic Games. The organisers arranged for Donald Trump to ...

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Brownlee brothers take the honours 21 Nov 2009 00:19 GMT
... Australia, the future of triathlon looks bright in the run up to London 2012 Olympic Games.” It was a double celebration for the Brownlee family, with younger brother and ETU Triathlon Junior European Champion ...
It's all about 2012 for Rebecca Bross 21 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
... said at the post all-around press conference in London. "The goal is obviously the Olympic Games." If Bross was disappointed by her performance, where she demonstrated incredible difficulty but also made some rookie mistakes ...
Interview: Tommy Boyle, coach 21 Nov 2009 00:50 GMT
... TOMMY Boyle once transformed the fortunes of two of Scotland's leading athletes. Now he wants to change the nation. ...
Safe Kids Canada asks public for support for helmets on the slopes 21 Nov 2009 00:59 GMT
... Pediatric Society, the Canadian Public Health Agency and the organizing committee of the Vancouver Olympic Games. Did you find what you were looking for on our website? ...
Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City 21 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... the city, from the staggering economy to the lost bid to host the 2016 Olympic games to losing two major trade shows in recent weeks. "A lot of bad things are happening," said O'Neill, ...
New EU chief good for ties with Beijing 21 Nov 2009 01:50 GMT
... supported separatist elements in the Tibet autonomous region and called for boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games. Some EU leaders also met the Dalai Lama. "Speaking of EU-China relations, what matters most is the top-down ...
Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts 21 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man ... sport's biggest star going into the Vancouver Olympics, but also has a habit of rubbing some of his rivals the wrong ...
Germany's Rommel wins men's World Cup skeleton 21 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... Last February, Frank Rommel struggled to 13th place in ... who will compete in his second Winter Olympics in February. "It wasn't my race then. This time I knew ...
Pretoria Varsity Choir to Tour Country 21 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
... A final year Motswana music student at the University of Pretoria, ... represented South Africa at the World Choir Olympics in Busan, South Korea. The Choir won a bronze medal. The ...
Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races 21 Nov 2009 00:52 GMT
... The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for ... in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.With the Winter Olympics in Canada less than three months away, Frank Rommel led a 1-2 ...

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Ward welcomes Kessler to Oakland for title bout 21 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... Yet if Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) wins his bout against WBA ... since his quarterfinal bout at the Athens Olympics against Evgeny Makarenko. Ward destroyed the Russian world champion in ...
Ward welcomes Kessler to Oakland for title bout 21 Nov 2009 00:56 GMT
... Ward knows that's the Oakland in him — and on ... since his quarterfinal bout at the Athens Olympics against Evgeny Makarenko. Ward destroyed the Russian world champion in ...
Man on the run 21 Nov 2009 00:58 GMT
... An eight-time World Mountain Running Grand Prix champion was ... ran the 5,000m in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the marathon in the 2004 Athens Olympics. But it was only ...
Germany and Canada winWC skeleton races 21 Nov 2009 01:10 GMT
... Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races LAKE PLACID, N.Y. ... the snowless Adirondack Mountains. With the Winter Olympics in Canada less than three months away, Frank Rommel led a 1-2 ...
Germans go 1-2 in men, Canada wins women's race in World Cup skeleton at Lake Placid 21 Nov 2009 01:47 GMT
... Germans go 1-2 in men, Canada wins women's race in ... the snowless Adirondack Mountains. With the Winter Olympics in Canada less than three months away, Frank Rommel led a 1-2 ...