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Ariel Levy: Sports, sex, and the case of Caster Semenya.
When people in South Africa say “Limpopo,” they mean the middle of nowhere. They are referring to the northernmost province of the country, along the border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where few people have cars or running water...
Tags: Jarmila Kratochv, As Semenya&, Zola Budd, Phineas Sako, Jacob, Moletjie Athletics Club, gold medal, Jeremiah Mokaba, world championships, Limpopo, Zimbabwe, world champion, Masvingo, allnews, South, Caster Semenya, Ariel Levy
Nicol strolls past Wee Wern into second round
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 3 days ago
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Defending champion Nicol David was not in top form against team-mate and qualifier Low Wee Wern in the first round of the Qatar Classic in Doha yesterday but still won the match in straight sets. The four-time world champion made a few casual errors in...
Tags: Nicol David, Kasey Brown, world champion, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Nicol, Jenny Duncalf, Raneem El Weleily, Low Wee Wern, Women's World Open Squash Championship, Squash, Annelize Naudￃﾩ, allnews
'Game over for Chuene'
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 days ago
Credibility Chuene has been under fire since September, after it became clear that he had lied about gender verification tests conducted locally on the 18-year-old 800m world champion before the race in Berlin...Semenya from all competitions, recommend that she undergoes...
Tags: Caster Semenya, prize money, gold medal, governing body, South African Ministry, world title, sport ministry, world championships, world champion, Nick Davies, South Africa, Cape Town, MC Hammer, Track and field athletics, allnews, World Championships in Athletics ￢ﾀﾓ Women's 800 metres, International Association of Athletics Federations, Gender verification in sports, African Junior Athletics Championships, Gender
Brawn hold Button to contract
London :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility Brawn hold disloyal Jenson Button to the letter of his contract • Button banned from working with McLaren until January • 'Clearly loyalty would be nice,' says Nick Fry Brawn are unhappy with Jenson Button's show of disloyalty by joining McLaren. Photograph:...
Tags: McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, join mclaren, Brawn GP, Kimi Räikkönen, world champion, Honda, United Kingdom, London, Fernando Alonso, Ayrton Senna, Australian Grand Prix, McLaren Group, Vodafone, allnews, British Grand Prix, Monaco Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari, Brawn, Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand Prix, Brawn BGP 001, Formula One season, Kimi Rￃﾤikkￃﾶnen, Malaysian Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Chip Ganassi, Roush Fenway Racing, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Texaco, Jamie McMurray, Chip Ganassi Racing
No Floyd: Roach eyes 3 other foes for Pacquiao
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Sugar Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and, hold your breath, Juan Manuel Marquez. These are the three names trainer Freddie Roach mentioned as likely Manny Pacquiao opponents if ever Floyd Mayweather Jr. plays hard to get and turns down a juicy, super-fight...
Tags: Manny Pacquiao, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, world champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Freddie Roach (boxing), WBC, Los Angeles, the United States, Oscar De La Hoya, ￃﾉrik Morales, Kenny Bayless, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, allnews, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Welterweight, Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao, De La Hoya-Pacquiao boxing match, Juan Manuel Mￃﾡrquez, Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Ticket woes plaguing Roar of the Rings
Edmonton :: Canada | 5 days ago
Credibility Could there be cracks showing in Edmonton’s claim to be the curling capital of Canada? With the Olympic qualifying event, the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, only weeks away, organizers have sent out an SOS of sorts, looking for help in selling tickets....
Tags: world champion, championship weekend, Kevin Martin (FCC), Edmonton Journal jkorobanik@thejournal.canwest.com, Canada, Edmonton, Curling, Randy Ferbey, Sport in Edmonton, Jeff Stoughton, allnews
aisam beat world champion roger federer
Aisam ul haq a pakistani tennis star beat world champion Roger Federer in double match in france...
Tags: aisam beat federer, world champion, beat world, allnews, Pakistan, Karāchi, Roger Federer, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Federer, Gilles Mￃﾼller, Swiss German people, champion roger
Saracens hand Springboks defeat
Villiers :: South Africa | 5 days ago
Credibility A Saracens outfit including 10 South Africans handed the world champion Springboks the third straight defeat of their rugby tour by 24-23 at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Saracens, the unbeaten English Premiership leader, capped a comeback from 18-6 down...
Tags: Saracens, Springboks, world champion, South Africa, Brad Barritt, Derick Hougaard, Ernst Joubert, Wembley Stadium, Italy, Villiers, Jongi Nokwe, South Africa national rugby union team, Derick, Bradley Barritt, London Double Header, Kameli Ratuvou, Saracens F.C., allnews, Brendan Venter, Peter de Villiers, Gurthro Steenkamp, Chiliboy Ralepelle, CJ van der Linde, Cape Coloureds, White South Africans, Pienaar, Gareth Cooper, Shane Williams, Vincent Clerc, Rugby union positions, Warren Gatland, Bryan Habana, Dwayne Peel
Orser provides insight into making of a champion
Toronto :: Canada | 5 days ago
Credibility Those who have had the chance to see a young athlete come into their own can tell you it is truly a sight to behold. Brian Orser, the coach of world champion Kim Yu Na, has a ringside seat for history as the South Korean marches toward a date with destiny...
Tags: Brian Orser, David Wilson, Tracy Wilson, tracy wilsons, Adam Rippon, world champion, Canada, Toronto, Mao Asada, Yu the Great, Ice shows, Battle of the Brians, Kim Yu-Na
Button told McLaren move would be 'mistake'
London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
Credibility If the great, good and powerful of Formula One are to be believed, Jenson Button would be making a big mistake if he leaves Brawn GP and moves to McLaren. Bernie Ecclestone for one does not appear to believe it will happen. "It's not ideal for F1 to...
Tags: McLaren, Jenson Button, world champion, Brit Lewis Hamilton, Brawn GP, button closes, champion jenson, guardian newspaper, United Kingdom, London, Ross Brawn, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren Group, Vodafone, British Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix, Kimi Rￃﾤikkￃﾶnen, Bahrain Grand Prix, allnews, Button, Business Finance, Te Puke, Brawn, Spanish Grand Prix
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