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Jul 04 2009

British pair suffer Henley defeat

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Great Britain's top pair of Peter Reed and Andy Hodge suffer a second successive defeat by New Zealand in the semi-finals at Henley Royal Regatta.

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Jul 04 2009

Ahead of Olympics, 'brutal' gang war rattles Vancouver – Chicago Tribune

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Ahead of Olympics, 'brutal' gang war rattles Vancouver
Chicago Tribune
With the Winter Olympic Games less than a year away, political leaders in British Columbia have made it clear that the gang problem must end. ...

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Jul 04 2009

Ohuruogu finishes sixth in Oslo

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Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu finishes sixth behind winner Sanya Richards at the Bislett Games in Oslo.

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Jul 04 2009

England lose series to Pakistan

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England can only draw 1-1 with Pakistan as they are beaten 2-0 in their three-match series.

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Jul 04 2009

Pony up: 2016 Olympics will cost you – Chicago Tribune

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The Windy Citizen

Pony up: 2016 Olympics will cost you
Chicago Tribune
If it's broke -- and by most calculations, Chicago is -- the Olympics won't fix it. Rest assured of that one unassailable fact. You will be told that if the ...
Mayor's vision of Olympic rings not exactly goldenGazette Chicago

Mayor Daley is Setting Off FireworksThe Windy Citizen
Flores' Olympic Bid Cap Possibly Protecting Our Property TaxesThe Chicago 77
Chicagoist -The Windy Citizen
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Jul 04 2009

Kwan to skate in show … for fun or a comeback? – Los Angeles Times

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Chicago Tribune

Kwan to skate in show ... for fun or a comeback?
Los Angeles Times
Figure skater Michelle Kwan, whose trophy case is lacking only an Olympic gold medal, has left her options open regarding the Vancouver Games next February ...
Kwan returning to ice for August showThe Associated Press

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Jul 04 2009

Panel Overturns Boonen's Suspension From Tour de France – New York Times

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BBC Sport

Panel Overturns Boonen's Suspension From Tour de France
New York Times
A French Olympic Committee's arbitration panel decided that Boonen had a right to race in the Tour despite his positive out-of-competition test for cocaine ...
Tom Boonen cleared to ride in TourThe Associated Press

Boonen gets to start in TdF 09BBC Sport
World titlist Tom Boonen gets last-second court decision to ride ...Examiner.com
RTE.ie -guardian.co.uk -VeloNews
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Jul 03 2009

Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid – ESPN

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Radio Netherlands

Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid
ESPN
AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government is considering a bidding for the Olympics in 2008 -- exactly a century after Amsterdam last staged the ...
Dutch Government Considers Olympic BidGamesBids.com

Dutch cabinet supports plan to bid for 2028 OlympicsRadio Netherlands
Dutch have 2028 Olympics in their sightsRadio Netherlands

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Jul 03 2009

Olympic champion speed skater Pechstein gets two-year ban – guardian.co.uk

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AFP

Olympic champion speed skater Pechstein gets two-year ban
guardian.co.uk
ZURICH, July 3 (Reuters) - Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein has been banned for two years after testing positive for blood doping and will ...
Olympic speedskating champion banned for two years for dopingPhilippine Star

Speedskating's Pechstein gets 2-year doping banThe Associated Press
Doping in Germany: toothpaste, CERA and reticulocytes (News Feature)Monsters and Critics.com
AFP -Earthtimes (press release) -Canada.com
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Jul 03 2009

Injury forces Rooney out of trial

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Olympic 400m finalist Martyn Rooney is out of next weekend's UK Championships and World Championships trials in Birmingham after injuring a hamstring.

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