Olympic

SportsEvent

BBC World News, 01.12.08 19:31 UTC

Sports Personality name shortlist

The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award have been named.
Beijing  Olympic  BBC Radio  BBC  BBC Sport  sports editors  +11 more

Seattle Times, 01.12.08 19:00 UTC

Meteorologist Cliff Mass examines Pacific Northwest weather in his new book

No, Seattle isn't the rainiest city. But the Pacific Northwest can lay claim to many other meteorological milestones: • Mount Baker ski area shattered the world snowfall record with 1,140 ...
Seattle  Washington  Olympic  Columbus Day  Massachusetts  Long Island  +8 more

Belfast Telegraph, 01.12.08 15:32 UTC

Smit to lead Barbarians against Wallabies in Wembley

South Africa captain John Smit will lead a star-studded Barbarians side against Australia in Wednesday's Olympic centenary clash at Wembley. There is a strong South African flavour to the side with ...
Olympic  Australia  New Zealand  United Kingdom  Bryan Habana  Schalk Burger  +4 more

The Independent, 01.12.08 12:33 UTC

Funding cuts 'could affect Olympic medal tally'

Funding cuts expected to be announced this week could hit Britain's medal hopes at the London 2012 Olympics, it was claimed. As much as £100m in private sector investment out of a £600m pledge to the ...
LONDON  Beijing  Olympics  Olympic  shadow sports  Britain  +5 more

Seattle Times, 01.12.08 10:04 UTC

Meeting the Phelpses

People Meeting the Phelpses Michael Phelps has taken another lap with his girlfriend a big one. She reportedly spent Thanksgiving in Baltimore with him and his family, according to People magazine. ...
Las Vegas  Copenhagen  Baltimore  Sydney  Twilight  Bolt  +15 more

The Independent, 01.12.08 02:02 UTC

Ben Ainslie: 'I can only win one medal per Games & dash; I've done all I can do'

When Ben Ainslie was 15 he won a junior world championship sailing a Laser Radial, a class of dinghy. Someone at the BBC, noting this splendid achievement, decided that it would be nice to invite him ...
Madrid  Atlanta  Beijing  Qingdao  LONDON  Liverpool  +20 more

Telegraph, 30.11.08 22:30 UTC

DNA test predicts child's athletic strengths

A Colorado company is offering US parents focused on sporting excellence in their children a special DNA test designed to help determine a child's athletic strengths.
Boulder  Olympic  The New York Times  Atlas Sports Genetics  Genetic Technologies  The New York Times  +5 more

New York Post, 29.11.08 10:01 UTC

PHELPS' BREAST STROKE

Last updated: 4:09 am November 29, 2008 Posted: 1:49 am November 29, 2008 Guess who came to dinner? Michael Phelps arrived at his mom's Thanksgiving celebration with his new girlfriend - a ...
Baltimore  Las Vegas  Olympic  Thanksgiving  People  The Olympian  +2 more

Seattle Times, 28.11.08 19:02 UTC

Holiday activities galore for families

Highlight: Looking for family-friendly fun? This is the list for you. The Seattle area has dozens of holiday-themed family activities, many of which kick off today and continue through New Year's. ...
Seattle  Woodinville  Olympic  New Year's Day  Christmas Eve  Kwanzaa  +43 more

Seattle Times, 28.11.08 10:37 UTC

Seattle-area skier recovers from crash, ready to race

For the first time since a horrible crash left him with a life-threatening head injury, American skier Scott Macartney will race Saturday in a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta. Physically, ...
Kitzbuhel  Lake Louise  Seattle  knee surgery  headaches  convulsions  +14 more
previous
Categories
Search
for topics
Valid XHTML + RDFa