JOHN GOODBODY: New challenge coming over the hill for Tour giant Armstrong
THE JOHN GOODBODY COLUMN / An authoritative and exclusive series from Sports Features Communications
LONDON, Aug 31: The storm clouds are gathering round the head of Lance Armstrong. The record seven-time Tour de France winner has been under intense pressure ...
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HELSINKI, Aug 31: Ski orienteering is the latest sports discipline targeting Olympics entry at the Winter Games of 2018 - which will be staged in PyeongChang, Annecy or Munich.
The International Orienteering Federation has ...
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LONDON, Aug 31: Triple Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Usain Bolt has quashed speculation that he might move up to 400m and suggested he might try competing in the long jump - but not until ...
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TAMPA, Aug 30: NBC director Bucky Gunts wins an Emmy award for the televising of the Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony. The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the ...
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TAMPA/SEOUL, Aug 30: Runners in the annual Hope Marathon held at the Olympic Park in Seoul showed their support for the PyeongChang 2018 winter Games and Paralympics bid.
The event is focused on hope ...
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LONDON, Aug 30: The dangers posed to the credibility of high-level sport by the phenomenon which is the global internet betting industry are back in the spotlight after the scandal surrounding the Pakistan cricket ...
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TAMPA/ANNECY, Aug. 27 : The Annecy 2018 bid has welcomed French diplomat Michele Michèle Ramis to serve in the international relations team together with ceo Edgar Grospiron and their group of experts.
Ramis comes from a ...
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TAMPA/MUNICH, Aug 27: Katarina Witt is looking forward to inspiring the world’s youth should the IOC choose Munich to host the 2018 Winter Games. Witt, chair of the Munich bid, remains the perfect heroine ...
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PYEONGCHANG, Aug 27: Young winter sports hopefuls from Mongolia will have a distinct advantage if PyeongChang beats opposition from Annecy and Munich to land the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Ambitious and talented competitors in ...














