Sign Up! | Tags | Domains | Statistics | Options | Advanced Search
|
Sign Up! | Tags | Domains | Statistics | Options | Advanced Search |
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sports - 21 hours ago
The silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics are being investigated for doping offenses by the International Olympic Committee.
Also tagged: newcastle, japan, ohio, south, beijing, arkansas, georgia, mississippi, tennessee, vanderbilt, oregon, hungary, nashville, hammer, major league soccer, brussels, carolina, slovenia, asafa powell, vanderbilt university, palermo, ohio state buckeyes, colorado rapids, vanderbilt commodores, the associated press, joe paterno, fc dallas, jim tressel, south carolina gamecocks, maurice evans, pennsylvania state university, the ohio state university, tyson gay, upsets, investigated, seattle storm, chicago sky, women s national basketball association, united states olympic committee, big ten conference, wnba western conference, wnba eastern conference, southeastern conference, frisco texas, sue bird, stefano colantuono, davide ballardini, kevin keegan, youngstown state university, emmanuelle moreau, mike petke, usain bolt, beanie wells, throwers, ivan tsikhan, andrew quarless, koji murofushi, abe koroma, belarus athletics federation, willie harriott, primoz kozmus, chris nickson
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sports - 23 hours ago
The silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics are being investigated for doping offenses by the International Olympic Committee.
Also tagged: newcastle, japan, ohio, in, beijing, oregon, hungary, doping, two, hammer, for, major league soccer, brussels, slovenia, asafa powell, palermo, ohio state buckeyes, colorado rapids, cincinnati bearcats, the associated press, joe paterno, fc dallas, jim tressel, kevin murphy, maurice evans, pennsylvania state university, the ohio state university, tyson gay, investigated, seattle storm, chicago sky, women s national basketball association, united states olympic committee, big ten conference, big east conference, national collegiate athletic association, wnba western conference, wnba eastern conference, wake forest university, frisco texas, sue bird, stefano colantuono, davide ballardini, kevin keegan, youngstown state university, emmanuelle moreau, belarusian, mike petke, usain bolt, beanie wells, ben mauk, william hart, throwers, ivan tsikhan, andrew quarless, koji murofushi, abe koroma, belarus athletics federation, willie harriott, primoz kozmus
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Aug 31, 2008
It was gratifying to see the Aug. 22 editorial "Games Behind Bars," in which Post editorialists condemned China for conditionally sentencing two elderly women to a labor camp.
Also tagged: china, washington dc, beijing, taiwan, taipei, intimidation, toward, olympian, bob i yang, formosan association for public affairs
nytimes.com » NYT > Sports - Aug 28, 2008
Bloggers have uncovered government documents suggesting that Chinese gymnasts did not meet the minimum age requirements.
Also tagged: gymnastics, olympic games 2008, age chronological, he kexin, jiang yuyuan
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sports - Aug 27, 2008
Mike Candrea , the Arizona softball coach whose bid to lead the United States to a second gold medal ended with a loss to Japan in the title game in Beijing, stepped down yesterday as coach of the national team.
Also tagged: europe, softball, japan, los angeles, chicago, st louis, washington dc, boston, dallas, u s, brazil, united states, beijing, arizona, coach, atlanta, down, steps, as, southern illinois university carbondale, national collegiate athletic association, arizona s, mike candrea, candrea, jorge barcellos
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 26, 2008
Karachi, Aug 26 (IANS) For more than a decade Jahangir Khan remained as a scourge for international squash players, winning world titles almost at will. Now retired and running a successful business here, the record …
Also tagged: uncategorized, 2016 olympics, international squash, ioc member, squash players, british open champion, ioc members, jahangir khan, olympic debut, world squash federation
nytimes.com » NYT > Sports - Aug 25, 2008
One of China’s top sports officials said Sunday that a simple paperwork error was to blame for an age controversy involving the Chinese women’s gymnastics team.
Also tagged: gymnastics, olympic games 2008, age chronological
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Aug 25, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 24 -- The 2008 Summer Olympics closed Sunday night in a display of tightly scripted merriment and lavish fireworks, a final burst of pomp ending 17 days of sports and celebration that Chinese authorities …
Also tagged: europe, london, australia, george w bush, china, asia, san francisco, united states, beijing, tibet, xinhua news agency, paris, a, darfur, human rights watch, david beckham, for, victory, hu jintao, placido domingo, jacques rogge, the george washington university, communist party of china, xi jinping, russell leigh moses, zhou yongkang, politburo standing committee of the communist party of china, sophie richardson, liu liu, david shambaugh, matthew mitcham, usain bolt, despite zhou, cheng xue
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 25, 2008
Beijing, Aug 25 (DPA) China failed to win any medals in the human rights department during the Beijing Olympics, a rights watchdog said Monday.The Chinese government “blatantly and successfully” used the Games to …
Also tagged: uncategorized, air pollution, beijing olympics, human rights in china, human rights group, sharon hom, olympic venues, hric, beijing residents, pollution hazards
nytimes.com » NYT > Sports - Aug 24, 2008
For London, the trap is to avoid being accused of wasting money on a short-lived event, while not being seen as skimping on the Olympic Games.
Also tagged: olympic games, london england, olympic games 2012, olympic games 2008, beijing china