Archive for July, 2008

China lifts censorship on Amnesty website for Olympic press (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

China on Friday allowed media at the Olympic press centre access to Amnesty International’s website and a small number of other previously censored sites, but a wide array of others remained blocked.

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Olympics: Aussies on ice to beat Beijing heat (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Australian sports scientists have devised a way for their athletes to master the heat and humidity at this month’s Beijing Olympics, reports said Friday.

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Owls still in the mix for Murray

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Temple assistant coach Matt Langel was one of several who made the trip to the Hoop Group Elite Camp at the College of New Jersey this week to watch Glen Mills center Aaric Murray.

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Gold Coast Indy date to be changed: IRL (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Indy racing’s governing body has told Gold Coast Indy organisers the dates for next year’s race have to be changed.

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Darby hearing set for August 6 (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing against Australian modern pentathlete Angie Darby’s Olympic Games selection has been set down for next Wednesday.

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Olympics: Hu urges foreign press to abide by Chinese laws (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday urged foreign journalists covering next week’s Beijing Olympics to abide by Chinese laws and file “objective” reports.

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China loves peace, is not a threat, Hu says ahead of Olympics (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

China poses no threat to the rest of the world and the Beijing Olympics will showcase the country as peace-loving, President Hu Jintao said Friday.

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McCullers getting early interest

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

To say that Daniel McCullers is a big defensive tackle prospect would be a really big understatement. The 6-foot-6, 373-pound tackle from Raleigh (NC) Southeast Raleigh is one of the biggest human beings in the state of North Carolina, and he’s only a junior in high school. Deacons Illustrated talked with McCullers to find out about his recruitment and get his thoughts on Wake Forest.

Original post by Jared Shelton

Eagles not looking to spoil McManus’s party: Worsfold (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

West Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold says his team is not motivated by the chance to ruin the farewell of Fremantle veteran Shaun McManus in Sunday’s Western Derby.

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Eagles aren’t looking to spoil McManus’s party: Worsfold (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

West Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold says his team is not motivated by the chance to ruin the farewell of Fremantle veteran Shaun McManus in Sunday’s Western Derby.

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