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Al Hadary hails Egypt team for winning Africa Cup of Nations title

Egyptian goalkeeper Essam Al Hadary Sunday hailed the Pharaohs, who had just made history by becoming the first team to win three successive Africa Cup of Nations titles, as the best Egyptian team ever.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Sports |

No. 14 Indiana Drops No. 13 Louisville, 161-139

Buoyed by three first-place finishes from senior Kate Fesenko , nine overall victories and seven pool records, the 14th-ranked Indiana women’s swimming and diving team defeated No.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Swimming, Water Sports |
 

Colts defensive end Freeney doubtful for Super Bowl

MIAMI (Reuters) – Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is doubtful for next week’s Super Bowl, the team said on Sunday.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Sports |

Peyton, Brady headline NFL’s All-Decade team

Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady joined two-time selections Willie Roaf, Larry Allen and Warren Sapp among the 53 players announced Sunday as members of the NFL’s All-Decade team.
 

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US Court OK’s Sex Offender To Visit Costa Rica

A former assistant high school swimming coach, who faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted of sexually assaulting a teen girl on his team, will be allowed to work at an animal shelter in Costa Rica before his trial.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Swimming, Water Sports |

Saints in Super Bowl is no mirage (AP)

AP – On the first day of February, the New Orleans Saints will be preparing for a football game. Think about that for a while: The team once disparagingly called the Aints whose fans wore bags on their heads are heading to South Florida to play in t…

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Boys swimming: Plymouth hosts Small School State

Host Plymouth placed sixth and Kiel 11th Saturday in the 19-team Small School State Invitational boys swimming and diving meet, which was won by McFarland.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Swimming, Water Sports |

Renault F1 team to have Vitaly Petrov as its driver

Vitaly Petrov has become F1’s first Russian driver after Renault announced that he will partner Robert Kubica in 2010. Renault’s announcement came on Sunday at Valencia’s Cheste Circuit where the French team was unveiling its 2010 car.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Sports |

IPL has changed cricket’s economics

It was once famously said that the selection of the India team aroused more interest than a cabinet reshuffle. That opinion is not valid anymore because the team gets picked every two weeks nowadays, and selection decisions cause only a minor stir.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cricket, Team Sports |

Smit a triple winner in Stanford’s swimming victory

Olympian Julia Smit won three events, junior diver Meg Hostage won both the 1- and 3-meter events, and the fourth-ranked Stanford women’s swimming team beat host UCLA, 169-126, in a Pac-10 meet on Friday.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Swimming, Water Sports |