Stewart back in North Dakota to compete in sprint car
| WEST FARGO, N.D. -- NASCAR star Tony Stewart made his return to North Dakota -- and failed to cross the finish line. | The two-time Sprint Cup champion was felled by a flat tire midway through the 35-lap All Star Circuit of Champions sprint feature Thursday at the Red... |
Hereford United Sign Joe Colbeck From Oldham Athletic On Two-Year Deal
Winger dubbed 'final piece in the jigsaw' by boss Davey... | By Josh Smith | Share | Hereford United have completed the signing of winger Joe Colbeck on a free transfer from Oldham Athletic. | The player’s arrival follows a summer of rebuilding for boss Simon Dave... |
Lemaitre on track for European sprint double
BARCELONA, July 30 (Reuters) - France's Christophe Lemaitre is hot favourite to complete a sprint double at the European championships on Friday by adding the 200 metres title to his 100 crown. Lemaitre, the fastest man in Europe this year over both distances, looked ti... |
MGU athletics in Kottayam, swimming in Tvm.
| KOCHI: The Mahatma Gandhi University's inter-collegiate athletics championship will be held at the Nehru Stadium in Kottayam from November 18 to 20. The championship will be hosted by the Baselius College. | The MGU inter-zone sports season opens on August 2 with ches... |
Idowu's giant jump for gold stops Tamgho in his tracks
| It takes two to Tamgho. One bright new thing of French athletics might have snatched European Championship gold from a favoured Briton in the Montjuic Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, but not last night. Twenty-four hours on from Christophe Lemaitre's win in the 100m and... |
Christmas comes early for born-again Lewis-Francis
| It was the morning after the night before and Mark Lewis-Francis could not have radiated a more sparkling glow had he won the gold medal in the European Championships 100 metres final rather than the silver. "I'm over the moon," he said (not an entirely unnatural feel... |
Bernard makes a splash with bronze leap
| Not long after the storm clouds burst over Montjuic last night, the 11 contestants in the opening final of the day at the European Championships entered the arena to the strains of "Singin' in the Rain". Twirling an umbrella as he made his way to the high jump area, M... |
Lemaitre beats lack of sleep to keep alive sprint double dream
| France's new European 100 metres champion Christophe Lemaitre showed no ill effects from a lack of sleep, starting his bid for a second gold with a comfortable victory in his 200m heat yesterday. | Lemaitre took the 100m title late on Wednesday but appeared no worse f... |
Athletics: Elite numbers dwindling
11:00 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print Expand Shrink | The top's thinning out and the bottom's growing - Athletics New Zealand high performance director Kevin Ankrom could be describing the quintessential midlife crisis. | Instead, he's talking about a rapidly approac... |
PT Usha asks athletes to report sexual harassments immediately
| PTI | Posted On Friday, July 30, 2010 at 02:08:50 AM | Legendary athlete PT Usha yesterday described the sex | Times Wellness | http://www.timeswellness.com scandal that rocked hockey and weightlifting as “bad for Indian sports” but said victims should com... |
Rangers 7, Athletics 4
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Edmond high school athletes give back
By Robert Przybylo, Staff Writer, bprzybylo@opubco.com Oklahoman Leave a comment | EDMOND — The Miracle League isn't just a way for the Edmond North softball team to give back to the community, it's something personal for coach Rick Nordyke. | ... |
European Athletics Championships: Table-Topping Russia
| Tuesday July 27, the opening day, started well for Russia, when 19-year-old Stanislav Emelyanov won the Men's 20 km Walk (1.20.10) ahead of Italy’s Alex Schwazer (1.20.38) and Portugal’s João Vieira (1.20.49). Emelyanov complained about the slippery conditions: &... |
Phillips Idowu produces leap of gold to soar to triple jump title
| • Idowu sets personal best of 17.81m in triple jump final | • Briton now holds world, European and Commonwealth titles Phillips Idowu celebrates after winning the triple jump gold medal at the European Championships in Barcelona. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Image... |
Stahl leads German 1-2 in women's javelin at Euros
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Linda Stahl of Germany has managed a personal best throw of 66.81 meters to win the women's javelin at the European Championships. | Stahl used a nice gust of tail wind to take gold an... |
Athletics: Idowu strikes gold
| Great Britain's Phillips Idowu won the triple jump gold medal at the European Championships in Barcelona on Thursday night with a new personal best. | The 31-year-old Londoner hit a mark of 17.81 metres in the final at the Olympic Stadium to finish ahead of Romania's ... |
Barras ekes out decathlon win at Europeans
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France's Romain Barras has won the decathlon at the European Championships after edging his closest challenger in the final event. | Leading by only five points going into the 1,500-me... |
