Olympics
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London 2012 Olympics: British badminton hopefuls trade insults on Twitter as ... - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 13, 2012
The Scotswoman responded that the meaning of banter was 'playful, intelligent, original', adding 'calling me a cripple none of the above. Undeterred, Miss Wallwork retaliated: 'Slating English players none of the above either. I suggest u keep your 'banter' to… Full Story »
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Chambers: I'll be ready if Olympic door opens
More than the games &bull Feb 12, 2012DWAIN CHAMBERS admits he must be ready to seize his London 2012 chance if the Court of Arbitration rule that the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban for drugs cheats is redundant next month. The 33-year-old stormed to 60m gold at… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Dwain Chambers admits he has started preparing for Games - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 12, 2012
Dwain Chambers may have to wait another couple of months before he discovers whether he will be cleared to run at this summer's Olympics but he admits he has already been gearing his training towards competing at the Games. In… Full Story »
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London 2012 Monaco comes to the East End: Billionaires' super-yachts to sail ... - Mirror.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 12, 2012
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich are among the billionaires already making plans to berth their giant luxury vessels in London. And many of the summer's most exclusive celebrity A-list parties will be hosted on board… Full Story »
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Universal Sports to Live Stream U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Feb 12, 2012The historic tournament, which will take place at the Northern Quest Resort in Airway Heights, Wash., is the lone domestic qualifier for the inaugural Olympic Games for women's boxing. The live stream will showcase all of the bouts as they… Full Story »
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Boxing her way into history - CBS News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 12, 2012
Boxing her way into history CBS News Next week, the top female boxers in the country will come together in Spokane, Washington to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics and form the first-ever US women's Olympic boxing team. CBS News… Full Story »
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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012: Derek Redmond's looking to help torchbearer Dad over the ... - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 11, 2012
Derek Redmond might not have won an Olympic medal, but the image of him tearfully hobbling across the finishing line in last place helped by his father nearly 20 years ago in Barcelona remains one of the most enduring in… Full Story »
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BMW unveils London 2012 Olympic Park showroom
Olympic Flame 2012 - Latest Blog Entries &bull Feb 11, 2012BMW, the official automotive partner for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has unveiled an 8,000 square foot floating showroom between the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford. The automotive giant are providing 4,000 vehicles… Full Story »
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Oklahoma City to Host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Flatwater Sprint April 20-21
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Feb 11, 2012USA Canoe/Kayak has announced that the Oklahoma River will be the site for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Flatwater Sprint, April 20-21. Two-time Olympian,Carrie Johnson(San Diego, Calif.) and 2011 Pan Am Games Bronze Medalist,Ryan Dolan(Kailua, Hawaii) can each earn a berth to the Olympic Games in London with victories in the Women's Singles Kayak 500-meter event and the Men's Single Kayak 200-meter event, respectively. USA Canoe/Kayak will also hold its National… Full Story »
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Women Boxing in 2012 Olympics - The Takeaway
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 11, 2012
Women Boxing in 2012 Olympics The Takeaway Boxing has been a staple of the summer Olympics since 1904. But for the first time ever, women will step into the ring and compete for the gold in this year's London games.… Full Story »
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Cumbria's Alan Bell on his marks for London 2012 Olympics - News & Star
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 11, 2012
Bell will fire the starting gun for the highest profile events at this summer's London Olympics, including the 100m and 400m when Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will defend his gold medals. All eyes will be on the 61-year-old athletics official,… Full Story »
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Bet on Olympic athletes? This way, it's OK - CNN
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 11, 2012
Bet on Olympic athletes? This way, it's OK CNN It's a first of its kind concept that's sure to generate attention as the summer London 2012 Games draw closer. It appears to have no opposition. Even the United States Olympics… Full Story »
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2012 Olympics: USA, Jamaica Reignite Rivalry - Leadership Newspapers
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 11, 2012
One of the most celebrated rivalries in women's track and field event in 2012 summer London Olympic Games will kick off this Saturday when American Allyson Felix and Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown clash over 60m at the USA Track & Field… Full Story »
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Tom Daley and his Olympic squad in music video spoof
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
Tom Daley and fellow members of the Team GB diving squad have released a hilarious video of them dancing and lip-syncing to LMFAO's Sexy And I Know It on an Australian beach. The Olympic diver and his fellow teammates, Jack… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Gymnast who witnessed Hitler and Jesse Owens 1936 fiasco ... - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
Daily Mail London 2012 Olympics : Gymnast who witnessed Hitler and Jesse Owens 1936 fiasco ... Daily Mail Now, 76 years on, German-born Mrs Fraser is looking forward to her second Olympics - this time as a torch carrier in… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Jessica Ennis plans her perfect year - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
Ennis will compete in the Aviva Indoor UK Trials and Championships in her home city of Sheffield this weekend as she builds up to the defence of her pentathlon title in Istanbul in March. Two years ago in Doha she… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: British badminton stars Twitter insults - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
The battle for an Olympic place between Jenny Wallwork and Imogen Bankier intensified today as the pair became embroiled in a Twitter row which ended with Wallwork telling Glaswegian Bankier to 'jog on back to Scotland'. England's Wallwork, who plays… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Ainslie cleared to race at Olympics after RYA disciplinary hearing
More than the games &bull Feb 10, 2012BEN Ainslie will face no further sanction from the Royal Yachting Association following his controversial disqualification from the ISAF World Sailing Championships in Perth last year. The three-time Olympic champion hit the headlines after losing his cool in Fremantle, abandoning… Full Story »
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Berlin 2012: Stephen Daldry QA - Hollywood Reporter
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
Hollywood Reporter Berlin 2012 : Stephen Daldry Q&A Hollywood Reporter Aside from being the artistic director working across all four ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Daldry is also bringing his latest heavyweight big screen literary adaptation to… Full Story »
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British badminton stars Imogen Bankier and Jenny Wallwork trade insults in Twitter spat
Telegraph UK - The Olympics &bull Feb 10, 2012
Imgoen Bankier and Jenny Wallwork, Great Britain's top two women's' mixed doubles players, were involved in an Anglo-Scottish war of words on Twitter as the race for Olympics selection intensified. However, it seemed to touch a nerve with Wallwork, who… Full Story »
