He’s the fastest runner ever, but Usain Bolt accepts that it will take people time to believe that he has no illegal assistance. “The Olympics is going to be a very big thing for me because I did extraordinary things in Beijing,” he said.
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2010 World Cup qualifiers – The state of play
Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals is reaching its climax, with footballing heavyweights such as Argentina and Portugal still battling to be in the hat when the draw is made in Cape Town on December 4.
IOC add rugby sevens and golf to 2016 Olympics
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include rugby union sevens and golf as sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.
Manufacturing: Excess Capacity Bad for Global Recovery?
The half-decade before the financial crisis was a go-go time for the global economy.
Brazilians celebrate Olympics bid in Rio de Janeiro
Thousands of people celebrated Friday on crowded Copacabana beach as the announcement that Brazil had been chosen as the 2016 Olympics host played live over huge screens erected above the sand. “It was a fantastic victory
Michelle Obama steals the show in Copenhagen
After flying through the night for seven hours aboard Air Force One, nobody would blame President Obama for being at least slightly groggy when he arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, for a quick four hours to make the final pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics.
Unseeded Clijsters wins U.S. Open
Unseeded Belgian and former world number one Kim Clijsters’ return to women’s tennis culminated in a U.S. Open women’s singles title after beating ninth seed and Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3 in New York
Q&A: Giles Martin on Beatles ‘Rock Band’ and remasters
The video game “The Beatles: Rock Band” is set to be released by Harmonix on Wednesday. Modeled on the already popular “Rock Band” game, and closely supervised by The Beatles and their estates, the game lets players sing and strum along to a huge list of Beatles classics over scenes ranging from Liverpool’s Cavern Club to their final performance on a London rooftop
Murray sent crashing by Cilic in New York
Second seed and last year’s runner-up Andy Murray has crashed out of the U.S.Open at the fourth round stage, losing in straight sets to Croatian 16th seed Marin Cilic on Tuesday. Briton Murray, who was seeded to face holder Roger Federer in a repeat of last year’s Flushing Meadows final, looked lackluster throughout the match as Cilic comfortably reached his first grand slam quarterfinal with a 7-5 6-2 6-2 victory in two hours and eight minutes
Brazil books World Cup finals spot with win over Argentina
Luis Fabiano drilled in two goals and Luisao added another to lead Brazil to a 3-1 win over Argentina late Saturday and to give their squad a spot in the 2010 World Cup finals. Fabiano netted his two goals at the 30 and 68 minute marks, while Luisao scored just 24 minutes into the match.