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Field athletes Hooker, Pearson grab wins 6/09/2010 Australian track and field stars Steve Hooker and Sally Pearson have notched brilliant victories at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia. Semenya flop due to fatigue: manager 2/09/2010 Caster Semenya's surprisingly slow performance at a meet in northern Italy can be explained by fatigue and sickness, the world champion's manager says. Holyfield, 48, lines up more big bouts 2/09/2010 Evander Holyfield wants to fight heavyweight champions David Haye and Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. Sprint rival Gay hates my guts: Bolt 2/09/2010 Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes that American sprint rival Tyson Gay "hates" him because of his dominance in major championship races. Steffensen ready to defend gold 1/09/2010 Commonwealth Games 400m champion John Steffensen says he is in good shape to defend his title in Delhi despite a limited build-up. Semenya finishes well back in Italy 1/09/2010 World champion Caster Semenya has finished a surprising ninth in the 800 meters at the Palio della Quercia meet in Italy. Rudisha breaks 800m world record 30/08/2010 Kenyan David Rudisha broke the 800m world record for the second time in a week, setting a new marker of 1min 41.01sec at a meeting in Rieti, Italy. Semenya outshone on Diamond debut 28/08/2010 South Africa's reigning 800m world champion Caster Semenya could only finish third in her debut on the Diamond League series. Gay sprints to glory in Diamond League 28/08/2010 US sprinter Tyson Gay won the 100m at the season's final Diamond League meet in Brussels but Caster Semenya failed in her 800m return at elite level. IOC boss Rogge hails Youth Games 26/08/2010 IOC president Jacques Rogge hailed the Youth Olympics in Singapore as exceeding all expectations as the inaugural Games closed. Hooker hoping for change of fortune 26/08/2010 Steve Hooker will be looking to get a rollercoaster 2010 season heading in the right direction once again at the final Diamond League meet of the year. Hockey gold for youth team 26/08/2010 In a frenetic come from behind victory the junior men's hockey team grabbed gold at Australia's final competition of the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. Plushenko banned indefinitely 25/08/2010 Former Olympic figure skating champion Yevgeny Plushenko has been banned indefinitely by the International Skating Union. Silver lining for Aussie basketballers 23/08/2010 Australia's women's basketballers have secured the silver medal with a hard-fought 33-29 loss to China at the Youth Olympics in Singapore. Seven Pakistanis banned for doping 23/08/2010 Seven Pakistani track and field athletes have been suspended for two years for doping after testing positive for banned steroids. Another no height for Hooker in Berlin 23/08/2010 World and Olympic champion Steve Hooker has failed to clear a height in the pole vault in Berlin. Donald adds to Youth Games medal haul 23/08/2010 An exciting day of semi-finals was capped off with gymnast Angela Donald winning Australia's only medal on day eight of the Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Aussie medals continue at Youth Games 22/08/2010 Australia's excellent medal run continued at the Youth Olympics on Saturday with a gold and three silvers on the first finals night of track and field. Many countries interested in Youth games 21/08/2010 The IOC says up to 17 countries have expressed interest in hosting future Youth Olympics, including the United States and others from Africa and Latin America. Lapierre fails to wrap up Zurich bonus 20/08/2010 Australia's world indoor champion Fabrice Lapierre has missed out on the Diamond League long jump series winner's $A44,800 bonus. |
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