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Usain Bolt confirms Rio Olympics will be his last - Star2.com

25-03-2016 23:57

Star2.com
Usain Bolt confirms Rio Olympics will be his last
Star2.com
Jamaica's Usain Bolt says that the upcoming Rio Olympics will be his final one. Photo: Reuters. People · Home · People. Usain Bolt confirms Rio Olympics will be his last. March 26, 2016 People. By AGENCY. Related Articles. Remember the Disc by Puma?and more »

USA vs. Colombia, Olympics 2016 qualifying: Time, TV schedule and live stream - Sounder At Heart

25-03-2016 20:30

Sounder At Heart
USA vs. Colombia, Olympics 2016 qualifying: Time, TV schedule and live stream
Sounder At Heart
The US U-23 Men's National Team will play a home and away series against Colombia for the final spot in the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. When is the return leg? Tuesday, March 29th in Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas. How Did ...
USA dodges Colombia's attack, in position to qualify for OlympicsSports Illustrated
With playoff kicking off, how have the US fared

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says Rio Olympics decision was completely up to players - Stuff.co.nz

25-03-2016 20:28

Stuff.co.nz
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says Rio Olympics decision was completely up to players
Stuff.co.nz
Steve Hansen says the All Blacks players were given the choice if they wanted to have a crack at making the NZ sevens team for the Rio Olympics. Talk of top players being told by New Zealand Rugby they could not put their hand up to play sevens at the ...and more »

Would 11-time world champion Kelly Slater surf in the Olympics? - OCRegister

25-03-2016 18:35

OCRegister
Would 11-time world champion Kelly Slater surf in the Olympics?
OCRegister
Kelly Slater in action during the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. Would the surf icon compete at the Olympics if surfing was allowed?KEN STEINHARDT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. By Staff. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT ...
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Alabama Senior Olympics registration deadline nears - Montgomery Advertiser

25-03-2016 18:16

Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Senior Olympics registration deadline nears
Montgomery Advertiser
The Alabama Senior Olympics brings together hundreds throughout the state to compete annually in more than a dozen events. This year's competition will be held April 13 through May 4 in Birmingham, and is sponsored by St. Vincent's Health System, the ...

World Half Marathon: Mo Farah relishes 'mini Olympics' - BBC Sport

25-03-2016 18:04

BBC Sport
World Half Marathon: Mo Farah relishes 'mini Olympics'
BBC Sport
Double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah believes the World Half Marathon Championships on Saturday will be like a 'mini Olympics'. The Briton continues his Olympic build-up in Cardiff against several athletes he will face in Rio this summer. Kenyan ...
Mo Farah steps up Rio preparations with 'mini Olympics' at world half marathon championships in CardiffMirror.co.uk
Farah predicts "mini-Olympics" as strong field

Swimming: Last-gasp chance to make Olympics - New Zealand Herald

25-03-2016 17:02

Swimming: Last-gasp chance to make Olympics
New Zealand Herald
Just three entrants in next week's national swimming championships have previously gone under the Olympic qualifying standard for this year's Rio Games, raising the prospect of Swimming New Zealand sending its smallest team to an Olympics in 24 years.and more »

Paralympian Melissa Tapper qualifies for the Olympics - BBC Sport

25-03-2016 16:58

BBC Sport
Paralympian Melissa Tapper qualifies for the Olympics
BBC Sport
Table tennis player Melissa Tapper has become the first Australian Paralympian to qualify for the Olympic Games. The 26-year-old secured her place through the Oceania qualifying tournament in Australia, beating Fiji's Grace Yee 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7.and more »

Neymar wants to represent Brazil at the Copa America AND Rio Olympics.. with star claiming 'will of the player ... - Daily Mail

25-03-2016 14:00

Daily Mail
Neymar wants to represent Brazil at the Copa America AND Rio Olympics.. with star claiming 'will of the player ...
Daily Mail
Neymar has admitted he has 'made it clear' he wants to represent Brazil at both Copa America and the Rio Olympics this summer ‒ but concedes it is out of his control. Brazil will take part in the Copa America in the United States, which begins on June ...
Brazil's Neymar should not be given Copa or Olympics dilemma - RonaldoESPN FC
Neymar's 2016 Rio Olym

USMNT failing to qualify for another Olympics would be disastrous - Yahoo Sports (blog)

25-03-2016 12:53

Yahoo Sports (blog)
USMNT failing to qualify for another Olympics would be disastrous
Yahoo Sports (blog)
US team players react after their loss to Serbia in a penalty shoot out during their U20 soccer World Cup quarterfinal game in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, June 14, 2015. (AP Photo/David Rowland). It's been eight years since a United States men's ...and more »

Brazil cuts security budget ahead of Summer Olympics - CBC.ca

25-03-2016 10:02

CBC.ca
Brazil cuts security budget ahead of Summer Olympics
CBC.ca
The challenge is itself Olympian: protect more than 1,500 athletes and an expected half-a-million tourists for two weeks in August while Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Games. Also, do that with security budget that, this week, became about $550 ...
With Brazil in crisis, who has time for the Olympics?Yahoo Sports
The Rio Olympics Could Be the Next Victim of Brazil's Corruption ScandalTIME
Brazil 'confident' of no corruption on

UGA swimming triplets could represent different countries in Olympics - FOX 5 Atlanta

25-03-2016 02:45

FOX 5 Atlanta
UGA swimming triplets could represent different countries in Olympics
FOX 5 Atlanta
"Is anyone better than the other?" said Mick Litherland, listing off one of his favorites. "Oh yeah, we get that a lot," one of his brothers agreed. You're probably not the first to wonder. "They always ask is it fun messing with a lot of people," said ...and more »