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- Tokyo stadium set for billion dollar facelift

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:57 +0000

Japan have plenty of options for rugby venues other than the tournament’s main stadium with the 10 grounds from the 2002 among possible candidates. JRFU officials have also indicated their desire to host games outside of Japan …

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Fans are an afterthought at the African Nations

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:50:11 +0000

MALABO (Reuters) – Staging a or European championship is a huge undertaking where host nations are expected to build state-of-the-art stadiums and provide hotels and transport for hundreds of thousands of visitors. Preparations for the 2010 …

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Tokyo stadium set for billion dollar facelift

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:42:22 +0000

Yabe said plans would include retractable seating, similar to the revolutionary Sapporo Dome, the hi-tech jewel in Japan’s crown at the 2002 with a ‘floating’ pitch. “It will have seats which can be moved in when we need the track for the …

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Iribarne’s Argentinean National Team To Play In U-20

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Rice freshman player Gabriela Iribarne not only played in the middle of the mayhem she helped her country punch its ticket to the U-20 to be held in Japan later this year. Iribarne is a freshman who recently completed her first season on …

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Bradley saddened by game riot in Egypt

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:54:27 +0000

He said Egypt’s dreams of democracy and reaching the 2014 are “intertwined’’ and he hopes … He also stressed the passion Egyptians have for , and how sorry he feels that many of those young men who died in the riot …

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Canadian speed skaters sweep short track

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:31:44 +0000

Jean took the gold medal, Liam McFarlane claimed silver and Charles Hamelin won the bronze. “This is our second podium sweep of the season. It goes to show the depth of the Canadian team,” Jean, of Lachenaie, Que., said after posting a time …

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Bobsledders settle for bronze

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:25 +0000

WHISTLER, B.C. — Lyndon Rush gave Canada’s weekend medal count another push Saturday night, finishing third in a bobsled event at the Whistler Sliding Centre. Rush, of Humboldt, Sask., and the winner of the two-man on Friday night, earned …

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Egypt Stadium Tragedy: ’s Power to Unite Was Hijacked in Port Said

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:36:23 +0000

An estimated 700 million people watched the 2010 final between Spain and the Netherlands. That’s roughly one in every 10 people on the planet. Such widespread infatuation makes a political tool of near limitless potential. Communities …

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New America’s pact troubles critics

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:21:20 +0000

San Francisco would get the prestige of hosting an international sporting event whose local economic benefit is projected at more than $1 billion – ranking behind only the Olympics and ’s , according to some analysts – while …

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American Lindsey Vonn posts her 50th victory | Skiing

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:42:27 +0000

“Fifty wins is a huge mark for me in my career and more than … on loan from the New York Red Bulls of Major League , also scored for manager Arsene Wenger’s team. Wenger indicated he might try to extend Henry’s loan deal …

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