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• Second seed Li crashes out amid Peer security scare

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Auckland, Jan 5 (DPA) Second seed Li Na crashed out Tuesday from the ASB Classic in a shock start to her season, with Estonian Kaia Kanepi producing a 6-1, 6-3 victory over the Chinese.Three other seeds advanced as number four Italian Francesca Schiavone beat Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France 6-2, 6-3, fifth-seeded ...
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• All of your cycling news – January 4, 2010 Afternoon Edition

  
  Bike World News — Authority: 446
  In todays bicycle racing news, Lance Armstrong doing Amstel Gold Race, Wiggins says Alberto is the man to beat. Ricco hopes to line up at Milan-San Remo and more For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com
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• The envelope, please: My athletes of year, decade

  
  L.A. Times - California | Local News — Authority: 746
  The year after a Summer Olympics is supposed to be a time when the stars of the previous Games catch their breath while the likely stars of the next Winter Games give the Olympic world some breathless anticipation. So it was no surprise to see alpine skier Lindsey Vonn emerge as, so to speak, the Michael Phelps ...
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• A great team and an even better story -- LeBron James

  
  Bleachers' Brew — Authority: 137
  Six years after Michael Jordan won his last NBA championship, American basketball hit rock bottom. The perception of NBA players reached an all-time low. Team USA lost three times, disgracing the nation at the 2004 Olympics. With great historical sweep, bringing in the voices of all-time greats like Jordan, Bill ...
  2 days ago

• Hewitt says he’s still got a lot of grand slams left in him

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Melbourne, Jan.2 (ANI): Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt still believes that he has a lot to achieve in the sport, including grabbing some more grand slams. When his troublesome hip finally gave way at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 he was faced with a hard decision, to go on or give it away. It [...]
  4 days ago

• Beijing Helped Gymnast See Her Potential - New York Times

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 143
  Beijing Helped Gymnast See Her Potential - New York Times WISH Beijing Helped Gymnast See Her Potential New York Times When the gymnast Bridget Sloan watches herself perform at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , she cannot help laughing. Keep up with the latest news … Olympic ...
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• New Delhi Contemplates Closing Down Industrial Units for ‘Clean’ Commonwealth Games 2010

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 601
  Struggling to get things sorted out and in place for the Commonwealth Games which start on October 3, 2010, the Delhi government is contemplating closure of industrial units in order to improve air quality of the city which has improved only slightly after introduction of CNG-powered public transport few years ago. ...
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• Hopman Cup 2010: Elena Dementieva Ready for Another Russian Triumph

  
  WTA Women's Tennis — Authority: 455
  Hopman Cup 2010: Elena Dementieva Ready for Another Russian TriumphElena Dementieva will play at the Hopman Cup for the first time in her career in 2010.Dementieva will be playing for Russia and It’s well known how much she enjoys playing for her country. She has 32 appearances for Russia in Fed Cup and winning ...
  6 days ago

• USOC narrows field for new CEO to two

  
  L.A. Times - California | Local News — Authority: 746
  USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus and former U.S. Olympic Committee Acting Chief Executive Scott Blackmun are the two remaining candidates for the USOC’s CEO position, according to sources. The USOC board of directors will choose the new CEO in early January. The decision is expected to be announced the ...
  6 days ago

• Director of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony remakes Coen brothers film

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 955
  A well-known Chinese film director has returned to the big screen with his first comedy - a remake of the Coen brothers Blood Simple - that has drawn the crowds despite sharp criticism.
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• Oz experts’ surprise over England Commonwealth ‘pull-out’, say security ‘perfect’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Sydney, Dec.30 (ANI): While England has threatened to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth games in New Delhi, Australian security advisors have expressed surprise and underlined that security arrangements for the competition were more than adequate.Australian Commonwealth Games Association’s chief executive, Perry ...
  1 week ago

• Usain Bolt: the greatest player of the decade?

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 955
  In the last of our series, Simon Hart salutes the worlds fastest man.
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• 2009 - End of Year Reviews – MIDDLE DISTANCES - IAAF

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 143
  2009 - End of Year Reviews – MIDDLE DISTANCES - IAAF However, at the Beijing Olympics he had forgotten his recipe of success: He let the other runners set “the race agenda” and was duly eliminated in a slow semifinal. But Kaki learned his lesson and was back with a vengeance in 2009 putting together Source: ...
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• A PC Case Mod Design Inspired by the Beijing Digital Building

  
  Walyou — Authority: 663
  PC Case Mods are the one thing most modders are extremely obsessed about, and several interesting and some weird PC case mods are have come up in the recent past. The designer, Nick Falzone, was inspired by the Digital Building in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came up with this Chiaroscuro PC Case Mod. ...
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• In One Decade, China Reshapes The World [Aided and Abetted by The West?]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  <p>For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways.</p><p>GUANGZHOU, China - Chinas bold rise this decade took many forms. The Beijing Olympics. The billions of dollars loaned to the U.S. The rip-roaring economic growth.</p> ...
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• My Top 10 Sports Events of the Aughties

  
  Paul Oberjuerge — Authority: 128
  It was a more eventful decade than my initial thoughts indicated. “Wow. I have to come up with 10 good sports events from the 0-somethings? I’m not sure I can do that.” Turns out, a few minutes of cross-referencing years and sports, and it’s no problem finding 10. The trick is limiting it to that many. And ...
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• Top 5 China events of the decade (for me)

  
  The Peking Duck — Authority: 422
  A week ago the Shanghaiist asked me if I’d prepare an end-of-year or end-of-decade list of what were for me the top 5 China-related event. Now that the post has been up on their site a few days, I’m reprinting it here for posterity. These are not necessarily the most important things that happened. The ...
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• Top 20 moments of the decade: Michael Phelps eight gold medals at Beijing Olympics

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 955
  Were Michael Phelps eight golds in Beijing sports highlight of Noughties?
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• Hottie Swimmer is On the Market — Waiting for Me

  
  The Slanch Report — Authority: 523
  Back during the Beijing Olympics, I fell for Australian swimming sensation Stephanie Rice, and I know that if she were to meet me she’d feel the same way. She must have sensed that because, since the Olympics and her breakup with a fellow swimmer she has been linked to several men but according to her, none of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• CHIRANJEEVI

  
  THE WORLD PORTAL — Authority: 132
  CHIRANJEEVI The crisis on Indian state Andhra Pradesh politics is continuing. Now Praja Rajyam Party chief and Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi was resigned from the state assembly to fight for united Andhra. He also announced that he would begin a hunger strike in support of a united Andhra at Tirupati. He was ...
  2 weeks ago

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