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Becky James fighting to qualify for Rio Olympics with Team GB - Express.co.uk

27-02-2016 23:30

Express.co.uk
Becky James fighting to qualify for Rio Olympics with Team GB
Express.co.uk
TRACK cycling star Becky James returns to the world stage in London this week with her Rio dream hanging by a thread. By Ian Whittell. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 22:30, Sat, Feb 27, 2016. Becky James GETTY. Becky James faces a huge fight to make ...and more »

Taking the plunge for Special Olympics Ontario - CTV News

27-02-2016 21:52

CTV News
Taking the plunge for Special Olympics Ontario
CTV News
Freezing for a reason is the motto at the 2016 polar bear plunge. Saturday, nearly 100 people jumped into a pool of freezing water outside Algonquin College to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Ontario (SOO). Soo is a non-profit ...

Eddie The Eagle Shared A Universe With Another Famous Olympics Movie - Cinema Blend

27-02-2016 20:37

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Eddie The Eagle Shared A Universe With Another Famous Olympics Movie
Cinema Blend
Everybody loves an underdog story, and the Olympics are full of them. Between the summer and winter games, we have innumerable tales of people who defied the odds in order to become legends for their given sports. Eddie the Eagle represents the latest ...
I trained the hapless ski Olympics ski jumper Hollywood have turned into movie Eddie the Eagle - and even though ...Daily Mail
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Should professional boxers be allowed at Olympics? - Sports Mole

27-02-2016 20:23

Sports Mole
Should professional boxers be allowed at Olympics?
Sports Mole
Sports Mole speaks to five members of the Team GB boxing squad to discuss their views on the proposal to allow professionals to compete at the Olympics. By Matt Law, European Football Editor Filed: Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 19:23 UK. Last Updated: ...
McGuigan blasts 'bonkers' AIBAbeIN SPORTS MENA Breaking News
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Rio: The underdog Olympics - Stuff.co.nz

27-02-2016 17:45

Stuff.co.nz
Rio: The underdog Olympics
Stuff.co.nz
It's the quintessential tale of underdog Olympic achievement: overcoming adversity, proving wrong the haters, and wowwing the world. Throw into the mix a sweeping corruption scandal, a tanking economy and a potentially catastrophic disease, and welcome ...
Rio shanty town cleared for OlympicsBBC News
Rio Olympics bay still overflowing with sewageToronto Star
Last residents of Rio slum fighting eviction for OlympicsWDTN
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PLDT paces MVP Olympics - Philippine Star

27-02-2016 17:38

Philippine Star
PLDT paces MVP Olympics
Philippine Star
Niño Marquez of MediaQuest drives against Arnold Basillo of Maynilad in the 2016 MVP Olympic basketball tournament at the Meralco compound in Pasig. JOVEN CAGANDE. MANILA, Philippines - Defending overall champion PLDT showed up the ...

Ighalo: I'd love to play at the Olympics - TheCable

27-02-2016 15:25

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Ighalo: I'd love to play at the Olympics
TheCable
Odion Jude Ighalo, Watford FC of England and Super Eagles star striker, says he would be happy to play at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Last week, Samson Siasia debunked news that he had his eyes on certain overage players, including Ighalo, to fill the ...
Dream Team VI opens camp ahead 2016 Rio OlympicsThe Eagle Online
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Dream Team VI opens camp Sunday ahead 2016 Rio Olympics - Premium Times

27-02-2016 08:32

Premium Times
Dream Team VI opens camp Sunday ahead 2016 Rio Olympics
Premium Times
The national Under-23 male football team, the Dream Team VI, will open camp on Sunday in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Samson Siasia, the team's Head Coach, has said. Siasia told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the camp would open with ...and more »

AAI ropes in sports psychologist ahead of Rio Olympics: Report - Zee News

27-02-2016 05:28

Zee News
AAI ropes in sports psychologist ahead of Rio Olympics: Report
Zee News
AAI treasurer Virender Sachdeva said that the Indian archers will participate in a top class mini international tournament in Antalya. Last Updated: Saturday, February 27, 2016 - 09:56. 0. Shares. Facebook. Twitter · Whatsapp. Comment. AAI ropes in ...and more »

Mexico must choose Copa America or Olympics for Javier Hernandez - ESPN FC (blog)

27-02-2016 01:34

ESPN FC (blog)
Mexico must choose Copa America or Olympics for Javier Hernandez
ESPN FC (blog)
Juan Carlos Osorio joins the Heineken ESPN FC Boot Room to discuss Chicharito, Mexican players in Europe and Gio dos Santos. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has returned from his recent muscle injury and, in his second game back, appears to have ...

Rio Olympics to charge teams for mosquito screens to prevent Zika virus - The Guardian

27-02-2016 00:22

The Guardian
Rio Olympics to charge teams for mosquito screens to prevent Zika virus
The Guardian
A municipal health worker prepares to apply insecticide in a junk yard to combat the mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Brazil. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP. Reuters in Rio de Janeiro. Friday 26 February 2016 18.21 EST Last modified on Friday 26 ...
US government agency advises pregnant women to avoid Rio OlympicsIBNLive
CDC Advises Women to Consider Skipping Rio OlympicsWall Street Jour