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Armstrong, Leipheimer may contend in time trial
Fina :: Burkina Faso | 6 months ago
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A freak crash could impact American Levi Leipheimer's chance of winning the marathon-like time trial Thursday in the Giro d'Italia. Meanwhile, Lance Armstrong keeps improving and could contend for the first victory of his comeback after 3 1/2 years of...
Tags: Ryosuke Irie, world records, Astana, Lance Armstrong, Japan-Australia, Descente Ltd., astana team, Chris Horner, backstroke world, meter backstroke
Russian swimmers set new world records
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
Credibility The 18-year-old Zueva, from the region of Penza in central Russia, clocked 27.48 seconds during the preliminary contest at the Russian Championships, chopping 0.19 seconds off the old record on Tuesday. The previous 50m backstroke record was first set...
Tags: world records, Anastasia Zueva
Swimmer Veldhuis sets two world records
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | 7 months ago
Credibility Veldhuis won the 50m free style in 23.96, beating the existing world record by one hundredth of a second. She also set a new world record time in the 50m butterfly of 25.33, shaving over one tenth of a second of the previous best time. 'This is really...
CBS cancels 'Guiding Light'
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility CBS' daytime TV drama "Guiding Light," which was created by Chicago's Irna Phillips as a radio serial 72 years ago, will be extinguished by the network Sept. 18 after more than 15,700 episodes. The cancellation of the Procter & Gamble-produced soap was...
Tags: guiding light, CBS Television Network, NBC Radio, daytime dramas, soap opera, guinness book, television dramas, world records
Students set record for lining up pennies
Fontana :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Children in an after-school program hoping to earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuous chain of pennies on Wednesday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana got their record. Together, a program with locations at more than...
Bolt to run in Manchester street race
Manchester :: United Kingdom | 8 months ago
Credibility Bolt won three golds in Beijing, smashing the World records for the 100m and 200m events in the process Triple Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt will compete in a 150-meter street race in Manchester as part of his buildup to the European outdoor season...
Tags: Manchester United, world records, Jamaican Bolt, Usain Bolt, street races, Beijing, world championships
Pellegrini improves her world record in 200 free
Riccione :: Italy | 8 months ago
Credibility Olympic champion Federica Pellegrini has lowered her world record in the 200-meter freestyle at an Italian swim meet. Pellegrini clocked 1 minute, 54.47 seconds Sunday, shaving 0.35 seconds off her winning time at the Beijing Olympics last year.
Tags: Federica Pellegrini, world records, Italy, Beijing
Shani Davis sets another speedskating record
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Shani Davis smiles and waves to the crowd Saturday in Salt Lake City, where he set a second world record in the World Cup final. (AP / Charlie Neibergall) Fast. That's the athletic essence of Chicago speedskater Shani Davis. So the Olympic champion...
Tags: Shani Davis, Utah American, world cup, world records, Salt Lake City, Kristina Groves, olympic oval, Maki Tabata, davis set, utah olympic
Isinbayeva sets 2013 retirement; signs new deal
Beijing :: China | 9 months ago
Credibility Yelena Isinbayeva, the two-time Olympic pole vault champion and world record-holder, plans to compete for five more years before retiring in 2013. The Russian spelled out her intentions Monday after signing a long-term, multimillion-dollar sponsorship...
Tags: Yelena Isinbayeva, pole vault, Beijing, world records
Hooker puts Aussies on big stage
Sydney :: Australia | 9 months ago
Credibility Field athletics will henceforth be renamed as "Field and Track" if Steve Hooker fulfills his potential and becomes the next Australian world recordholder. Hooker, the Olympic pole vault gold medallist, hopes to take another crack at a world record height...
Tags: world records
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