Whiteout: NSW cricket umpires conference is coming to town
A HUGE contingent of men in white will descend on Bathurst in September after the announcement that the annual NSW Cricket Umpires’ Conference will be held in the town, bringing around 130 match officials to the area.
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Book on cricket during pre-independence era released
Mumbai, Jan 26 (PTI) A book on the pioneers of Indian cricket, chronicling the growth of the game from the early 18th century and penned by nonagenarian Ranji Trophy cricketer Vasant Raiji, was released here last night, at the Cricket Club of India.”Cricket Memoirs” ��� Men and Matches of Bygone Days, published by Ernest Publications with Global Cricket School, has a foreword written by former …
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Tennis: Kim takes Aussie title
An emotional Kim Clijsters dashed hopes of a maiden Chinese Grand Slam singles title on Saturday night, coming from behind to beat Li Na in three sets and capture her first Australian Open.
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Andy Murray Disappoints Again: Does the United Kingdom Need a New Tennis Hero?
Andy Murray fell meekly to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final Sunday in what was his third runner-up medal in a Grand Slam final. What do all these final appearances have in common? Murray has been relatively a non-factor in each of them. Granted, two came against arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. Murray’s first final appearance was in the 2008 US Open …
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Tennis: Semifinal disappointment a new start – Federer
Roger Federer saved a parting shot for anyone who thinks his time is up and a changing of the guard is coming.”Yeah, I mean, they say that very quickly … Let’s talk in six months again,” he said.The heavily hyped duel between…
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‘Liz Hurley is hot’: New Zealand PM slammed over ‘sexist’ remarks
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has infuriated women’s groups by telling a radio audience that he thinks Liz Hurley is ‘hot’.
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France v Scotland: Nathan Hines starts at blindside flanker in three changes from Andy Robinson
Andy Robinson makes three changes in personnel and two positional switches from team that beat Samoa.
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‘Liz Hurley is hot’: New Zealand PM John Key slammed over ‘sexist’ remarks
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key infuriated women’s groups by making comments about Liz Hurley’s appearance during a radio interview.
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High school soccer: Temple girls win one, tie one; Tigers keep rolling; Lady Tigers tie
KERRVILLE – The Temple Lady Wildcats topped San Antonio Highlands 3-0 in their first game of the Kerrville Tivy Tournament on Friday before tying Leander Vandergrift 0-0 in the next game.
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Women’s soccer earns national award
By Katrina Murphy Editor in Chief The Western Michigan University women’s soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award on Thursday for their 2010 season.
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Franco has achieved headliner status
Progress in Luis Franco’s career can be measured by the slot of his televised fights on the Showtime network’s Shobox series.
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FOR THE RECORD
Clement, who had been with the Atlanta-based MSO for about 20 years, will be AutoTrader’s chief financial officer, responsible for its finance, business development and facilities departments, effective Feb. 7.
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Cricket: Tasmanian Butterworth joins Saltires
Scotland Saltires have signed Tasmanian all-rounder Luke Butterworth as their overseas player for next season’s Clydesdale Bank40 competition.
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Angry Roy just what our cricketers need
ANDREW Symonds has been hailed as the man to save Australian cricket … and all because he tried to go the biff with Benny Elias.
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M Tennis
OSU Tri-Meet Technical… OSU Tri-Meet Routine… COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4 Ohio State men’s tennis team is one of 15 schools set to host the qualifying rounds of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships Saturday and Sunday at the Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
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Li Na is expected to serve tennis well in China
China’s Li Na is seen on television during the finals of the Australian Open tennis competition broadcasted live at a restaurant in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Although Li lost to Belgium’s Kim Clijsters, she became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Watch Wales at Millennium Stadium for free
The Millennium Stadium will throw open its doors for another free-to-enter Wales training session on Monday 21st February (Gates open at 1.00pm for 2pm start), to give fans an exclusive glimpse of squad preparations at the mid-way point of the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship.
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Dry spell – try 24,000 cans
Beer – 24,000 cans worth – and 7000 cans of lemonade have been hauled on to a farmer’s paddock for today’s pre-season match between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs.
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Mental toughness is key, says Schmid
Mike Schmid believes mental toughness will be the key to Esher’s hopes of retaining their Championship status.
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NSC Minnesota Stars Announce Player Combine
BLAINE, Minn. (January 31, 2011) – The NSC Minnesota Stars pro soccer team will hold an invitation-only combine March 2-4 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations said he expects to invite 60-80 players to the tryout, which will feature two-a-day training sessions on all three days.
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US team cancels friendly in Egypt on Feb. 9
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. national soccer team has canceled its Feb. 9 friendly against Egypt in Cairo because of the political turmoil in the north African country.
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US team cancels friendly in Egypt on Feb. 9
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. national soccer team has canceled its Feb. 9 friendly against Egypt in Cairo because of the political turmoil in the north African country.
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