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WINNER OF YOUTH SPIRIT AWARD ANNOUNCED (TrustPower Limited)2013-05-20
noodls: (Source: TrustPower Limited) Injy Johnstone from Kaikorai Valley College has been named as the winner of the TrustPower DunedinYouthCommunityAward. The Award was presented at the TrustPower Dunedin Community Awards held on Monday 6 May at Toitu...
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Returning to Deep Creek in 20142013-05-19
MSNBC: On Friday, the time trials were held for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, which will be held later this year in Prague, Czech Republic. Canoeing and Kayaking are Olympic sports, attracting some of the best athletes from around the world, only a few...
Brazillian companies break record streak of profits2013-05-19
Denver Post: SAO PAULO — Brazilian companies are posting their longest stretch of earnings disappointments, adding to signs the recovery in Latin America's largest economy is faltering. Thirty-seven of the 65 companies, or 57 percent, on the Ibovespa index posted...
In Brazil, Domino's makes rented DVDs smell like pizza2013-05-19
Hartford Courant: Don't forget the napkins when you watch a DVD in . In Rio...
Fe Garay steps up for Brazil in new Olympic cycle (FIVB - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball)2013-05-19
noodls: (Source: FIVB - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) Fe Garay steps up for Brazil in new Olympic cycle Olympic champions Brazil start training, led by Fernanda Garay (pictured in the middle), for the Montreux Volley Masters in Switzerland on May 28...
Jim Boeheim may not be done coaching U.S. Olympic team after all, according to report2013-05-19
Syracuse: Jim Boeheim says it's "probable" that if Mike Krzyzewski changes his mind and returns to coach USA Basketball, he'll come back, too. Krzyzewski told SI.com "there's a chance" he'll...
Uruguay and Brazil prove opposites attract (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)2013-05-19
noodls: (Source: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) If you were to read the countries' history books, you could well imagine that Brazilians and Uruguayans have more than enough reasons to live uneasily alongside each other. After all, when the...
SAI expedites efforts to make 'Vision 2020' a reality2013-05-19
Deccan Chronicle: New Delhi: Giving wings to its ambitious plan of spending Rs 2000 crore on athletes for 2020 Olympics, the SAI has instructed the respective NSFs to identify their pool of young sportspersons and provide them with the best of facilities and training over a...
Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium2013-05-19
Newstrack India: TweetRio de Janeiro, May 19 (IANS) Brazilian presidentDilma Rousseff officially opened Brasilia's Mane GarrinchaWorld Cup stadium. Despite controversy surrounding delays and...
Bayer Leverkusen bid for Corinthians' Romarinho2013-05-19
Newstrack India: TweetRio de Janeiro, May 19 (IANS) Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly made a bid to sign highly rated Brazilian...
DAMPENED Riverrock: ‘You don’t have to be a pro to enjoy it’2013-05-19
Richmond Times Dispatch: When LukeHopkins of Blacksburg finished a practice run for the Stand Up Paddleboard Cross at Dominion Riverrock, the first stop he made was YogaROCK. Hopkins joined the inaugural yoga event on Brown’s Island for a few minutes while he was still dripping wet...
Coach K might not be done as Olympic coach2013-05-19
The News & Observer: When Mike Krzyzewski arrived triumphantly at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last August, with a second gold medal in hand, he said he was done coaching the United States...
Stuart Pearce's plea for Roy Hodgson's help needs backing2013-05-19
The Observer: Stuart Pearce may be out of a job if the Under-21s fail to win the European Under-21 tournament. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images One day last week Roy Hodgson was invited to Westminster to speak to the all-parliamentary football group and one of the MPs...
Krzyzewski still pondering USA Basketball2013-05-19
Orlando Sentinel: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told Sports Illustrated on Saturday that he may stay on as coach of USA Basketball. He said last year that he would no longer coach the team but now he...