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Olympics-Murofushi ban due to "overzealous" Japan officials - CAS
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - London Olympics hammer throw medallist Koji Murofushi was the victim of an "overzealous" Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) who were to blame for him being banned from election to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) athletes'...Tags: Elections, Politics, Sports, Sports Organizations
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USOC's Blackmun: Federal or state guarantee may be key to U.S. bid for Games
Few International Olympic Committee meetings will have more of an impact on the future of the Olympics than the session that is to take place this September in Buenos Aires. In a brief span, the members will elect a presidential successor from six...
Tags: Turner Field, Elections, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Bobsleigh, Politics
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Athletics-Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
ReutersBy Alison Wildey LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic...Tags: Track and Field, Caribbean Islands, Beijing Games, Jamaica, Usain Bolt
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Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica...Tags: Track and Field, Caribbean Islands, Beijing Games, Jamaica, Usain Bolt
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Doping-Spain hopes new anti-doping law will help Olympic bid
ReutersBy Edgar Aribau MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Spain brought itself into line with international guidelines when its parliament approved a new anti-doping law on Thursday, saying it would boost Madrid's chances of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games. The 'law...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parliament, Laws, Medical Procedures and Tests, Sports
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Clock ticking on Olympics, says NHL commissioner
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Time is running out to complete a deal that would see the National Hockey League free players for the Sochi Olympics, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday. Speaking before the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals in what...Tags: Gary Bettman, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sports, Stanley Cup Playoffs, National Hockey League Players' Association
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Turkey protests do not affect Games bid - Istanbul 2020
Reuters(Reuters) - Violent protests that have hit Turkey over recent days need to end swiftly but will have no bearing on Istanbul's candidacy to host the 2020 Olympics, bid leaders said on Wednesday. Turkey is also scheduled to host the Under-20 soccer World...Tags: Riots, Sports, Sports Organizations, Soccer, FIFA World Cup
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Olympics-Turkey protests do not affect Games bid - Istanbul 2020
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann June 12 (Reuters) - Violent protests that have hit Turkey over recent days need to end swiftly but will have no bearing on Istanbul's candidacy to host the 2020 Olympics, bid leaders said on Wednesday. Riot police have cleared the...Tags: Riots, Sports, Sports Organizations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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John Tortorella is fired as coach of New York Rangers
John Tortorella was defiant in stating that the New York Rangers didn't take a step back when they were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round. General Manager Glen Sather thought otherwise and fired the combative coach Wednesday....
Tags: Football, John Tortorella, Oregon State Beavers, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sports
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Wrestling, baseball/softball keep Olympic hopes
Wrestling got a reprieve. Baseball and softball are getting another chance. And squash also is in play. That was the outcome of Wednesday’s decision by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on which sports remain under...Tags: Elections, Sports, Politics, Sports Organizations, Softball
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Wrestling has shot at 2020 Olympics
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Wrestling has shot at 2020 Olympics Wrestling apparently is getting a chance to make the cut for the 2020 Olympics. At a meeting of the International Olympic Committee executive committee on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Russia,...Tags: Media Industry, USA Today, Sports, Sports Organizations, Wrestling
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