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Japanese women earn Olympic berth
Women’s World Cup champions Japan secured a place in next year’s London Olympics after Australia beat China 1-0 in the final Asian qualifying tournament. Japan were held to a 1-1 draw with North Korea on Thursday but Australia’s win over host China guaranteed that Japan will finish in the top two in the tournament being [...]
Pakistan edge out Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor’s fine half-century proved in vain as Zimbabwe’s run chase fell just short in the first one-day international against Pakistan in Bulawayo. Taylor was dismissed for 84 as the hosts slipped to a five-run defeat in pursuit of Pakistan’s total of 247-7. Aizaz Cheema removed Taylor and opener Vusimuzi Sibanda for 73 in a [...]
Pratt volleyball wins Central Kansas League preseason tourney
Aubrey Hoover’s final play put the exclamation point on Pratt High’s Central Kansas League preseason volleyball championship Saturday. The 6-0 senior did most of her damage at the net, rocketing kills and pinpoint dinks at the heart of Hillsboro’s defense. Her final point was a perfectly-placed serve on the right sideline that capped Pratt’s 25-14, [...]
Cook and Trott in the running for ICC player of the year award
The England batsmen Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott have been short-listed for the International Cricket Council’s player of the year award. The duo have also been nominated in the Test player list alongside James Anderson, while five England players have been included in the ICC’s Test team of the year which was announced today. Tim [...]
Racer for the road
First, let’s clarify one important point. The term “black” in the Jaguar XKR Black does not refer to the color of the car. Rather, it means the XKR optional Black Pack, which can be special- ordered. The body-colored aerodynamic Black Pack includes the front air-splitter, larger rear spoiler and rear signature blade. Hong Kong customers [...]
Burnham-On-Sea jet skier could still win British title on final weekend
Burnham-On-Sea jet skier Nick Edrich narrowly missed out on winning the British title this week when he competed in the penultimate round of action. Riding his Hydrospace S4 at Grendon lakes in Northants, Nick could have lifted the British title but will instead have to fight it out in the final round of racing on [...]
Chrysler v-p to race in Newfoundland rally again
Ralph Gilles, Chrysler’s senior vice-president of product design and CEO of the SRT (street and racing technology) tuning brand, will pilot a Dodge Viper SRT-10 around the infamous Targa Newfoundland rally to raise money for the province’s autism society. The Haitian-Can-American Gilles, who’s driven the Targa three times before, will be accompanied by two teammates, [...]
Tendulkar’s ton of tons will come in ODIs: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Sachin Tendulkar to complete his elusive hundredth international hundred in the forthcoming five-match ODI series against England. Tendulkar was dismissed lbw by Tim Bresnan for 91 on the final day of the fourth Test on Monday. “His dismissal (by Bresnan) proved that cricket is a one-ball game. It [...]
PGA champ Keegen Bradley returns to his St. John’s roots as he preps for Barclays, FedEx Cup
ust call Keegan Bradley the new King of Queens. While some guys win majors, take off on their private jets, maybe spend a little vacation time on a secluded beach, Bradley won the PGA Championship and headed off to Jamaica – at 164th and 77th to be precise. The St. John’s alum, who begins his [...]
NASCAR Night Racing Schedule for Bristol
Get ready race fans, NASCAR is heading to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend for three nights of action at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” Camping World Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series teams will all be in town for their final 2011 visit to Thunder Valley. Sprint Cup point leader Kyle Busch pulled off a [...]
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