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Canada Black Queens blank Team Ghana in the FIFA Women's World Cup 4-0 2007-09-15 03:31:00 Christine Sinclair, the player of the match, powered Canada Women's Soccer Team to a decisive 4-0 today in Hangzhou's Dragon Stadium Wuhan, China. Christine Sinclair got help from Sophie Schmidt and Martina Franko who scored 1 goal each but it was Sinclair who dealt the serious problems for Anita Amankwa's Team Ghana. The Canada Black Queens will be carefully watching tonight's match between Australia against Norway at 8PM while Ghana's women's team is slowly slipping away from their chances of continuing their exploits in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in China.Here's the Canada Black Queens roster: Karina LEBLANC, Kristina KISS, Melanie BOOTH, Robyn GAYLE, Andrea NEIL, Tanya DENNIS, Rhian WILKINSON, Diana MATHESON, Candace-Marie CHAPMAN, Martina FRANKO, Randee HERMUS, Christine SINCLAIR, Amy WALSH, Melissa TANCREDI, Kara LANG, Katie THORLAKSON, Brittany TIMKO, Erin MC LEOD, Sophie SCHMIDT, Taryn SWIATEK, Jodi-Ann ROBINSONHere's the Team Ghana roster:Click below for the ...

EuroBasket 2007 Quarterfinals Results - Lithuania Beats Croatia & Greece Downs Slovenia 2007-09-14 13:19:00 Preserving their unbeaten tournament record, Lithuania slips past the tough Slovenian Basketball Team 74-72. The Team Croatia had one final chance to tie the game & send it to a possible overtime in the last few seconds but Zoran Planinic missed two crucial free throws in the final seconds of regulation play that spelled the end for the Croatian nationals. Lithunia will move on to the semis & will face evenly tough Team Russia Basketball.On the other game, Greece had a close fight for the win against a formidable Team Slovenia but won the game 63-62. Slovenia had 12-point lead going to the last two and a half minutes of the fourth period but was wiped out by Team Greece at the end of regulation. It was a come from behind victory for the Greeks who will advance to the next stage which is the semifinal game against Champions & Olympics Qualifiers Team Spain.The top two teams in this Olympics Qualifying tournament will capture a slot for the Olympics Basketball tournament in B ... Amp

EuroBasket 2007 - Russia beats France 75-71 Spain buries Germany 83-55 2007-09-13 21:50:00 The Eurobasket 2007 Semifinal line-up is almost complete. The Spanish Basketball Team drubbed bitter rival Germany 83-55. The hero for the day might as well be Jose Calderon for Team Spain, scoring 17 points for the game. He had some help from his teammates though, Rudy Fernandez & Juan Carlos Navarro each scored 12 points. Spain also limited Germany's NBA superstar Nowitzki to only 11 points for the whole game. But in the end, it was Team Germany's poor shooting that failed them shooting only 33% against Team Spain's 57%. Spain never fell behind leading Germany all throughout the game. This game is in stark contrast to tight battle between the 2 highly regarded European teams. The previous encounters between Team Spain & Team Germany ended with very close scores. This time it was probable that Team Germany was caught with an off-night factoring the fact that Spain also had the home team advantage.Meanwhile Team Russia had a different story to tell against Team France. It was ...

EuroBasket 2007 - a preview of the 2008 Olympics Basketball Championship 2007-09-13 12:39:00 This year's European Basketball championship might as well be the preview of the finals for next years Olympics Basketball championship. Well, to the Americans, at least half of it is. Why not? 2006 FIBA World Defending champions Spain is part of this league. The Eurobasket 2007 tournament is almost at it's end & most of the "regulars" are in the quarterfinals already. Defending champions Spain, although guaranteed a seat at the 2008 Olympics basketball competition will be facing Germany later this day. The Lithuanian & Russian Basketball teams are looking good this year with the Lithuanians still unbeaten as of writing. They battle the Croatian Basketball Team on Friday while the Russian Basketball teams are in a tight game right at this moment against NBA player Tony's Parker's French Basketball Team. Their score is tied at 53-53 according to the Eurobasket 2007 Official Website. The top 2 teams of this year's Eurobvsket tournament will join Spain as the Olympic qualifiers ...

Olympics qualifying Tournament News 2007-09-13 07:13:00 Here are some aggregated news from around the net regarding athletes & Olympics qualifying tournaments which are their tickets for the all important 2008 Beijing Olympics in China.Olympic qualifying hockey tournament continues in Buderim - The 2008 Beijing Olympic qualifying hockey tournament continues tomorrow at Buderim on Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland. Last night, the Australian women's team beat New Zealand 1-0 to secure the top spot. They will play Papua New Guinea tomorrow, while the men's team will play New Zealand after demolishing Papua New Guinea earlier this week 35-0. Hockey Australia spokesperson Georgie Herbert says the top two women's teams and the winning men's team from the tournament will qualify for the Beijing Olympics. "By the end of the week we will have had each team play each other once, with the top two teams then playing off on Sunday afternoon for what we call the Oceania Cup, for each of the men and the women. The top two teams for the women wi ...

What? another Official Website for the 2008 Beijing Olympics? 2007-09-12 20:20:00 Wow... This kinda ridiculous. It's another Official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. This time by the Xinhua agency the state-run news agency of China. What's this website then, http://en.beijing2008.cn/ ? It also claims to be the Official website for the 2008 Olympics too & quite frankly it does look better than Xinhua's version. The latter is more visually pleasing if one asks me. The 2 have noticeable similarities too but I think Xinhua's Official website has more updated content & more user-friendly but http://en.beijing2008.cn/ has a pagerank of 7.0 giving it a better chance of being found on top of the search engine index compared to Xinhua's Official website's Pagerank of 0. If Xinhua's version is truly the Official they may request to ban or exclude the other from the search engines' SERP's.You be the judge:Xinhua's versionThe other Official websiteHere's some related news about the Official website for the Olympics 2008:Official website of 2008 Olympic Host New ...

Chinese Women's Football Team Beats Denmark 3-2 2007-09-12 12:44:00 With China's Women's Soccer Team tied 2-2 near the end of regulation, Song Xiaoli scores an improbable goal & lifts China to a thrilling 3-2 win. China has an overall record against Denmark 7-1-3 Win-Loss-Draw but surprisingly had less ball possession in the game, only 45 minutes compared to 55 minutes by Denmark. The Swedish coach of China, Marika Domanski-Lyfors, couldn't be more happier & remarked they deserved the win. While Denmark's coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller said a draw would've been more acceptable.Here's some more related news at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in Wuhan:China edge Denmark 3-2 in thrilling Group D opener - Substitute Song Xiaoli firedan incredible long shot home in the 88th minute to earn hosts China the crucial three points in the FIFA Women's World Cup Group D opener against Denmark here on Wednesday. China head coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors said, "We did a very good job in the midfield defense and our quick-pace attacks worked well today." "And ...

Beijing 2008 Olympics - The biggest terrorist target for 2008 2007-09-12 05:54:00 For some of the world's worst terrorist groups, Beijing China in 2008 might as well have a bullseye sign on it. If some people might remember correctly, investigations reveal that terrorist cells often prepare years ahead of the actual event. They can operate with such independence that cells do not even communicate with any known high-profile terrorist groups.Why is Beijing such a juicy target for terrorists? Primarily because China is an outsider in terms of global anti-terrorism campaigns. Without any formal military or intelligence sharing with major countries fighting terrorism like the U.S. or the U.K., China may seem like a sitting duck against disaster. For years now, the terrorist have kept silent with no major events since the World Trade Center attack. They may have been preparing for the biggest opportunity yet.Chinese security officials admit they are very aware & that this is their biggest concern. To address this, they have teamed-up with the Interpol & the Australi ...

Asafa Powell Targets a Gold Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympics 2007-09-11 09:13:00 Setting a new sprint world record without his staunch rival Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell sets his eyes on another goal for his track career, a Beijing 2008 Olympics Gold. But with Tyson Gay and Derrick Atkins in the Beijing Olympics as well, this goal is not going to be a "walk in the park" for him especially after he came third in the World Championships in Osaka Japan last month. Asafa Powell owns the 3 best times in the 100-meter Sprint, clocking 9.77 esconds twice & most recently smashed all records by clocking 9.74 in the Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy.Here's some more related news about Asafa Powell: Please follow the link...Asafa Powell smashes world record - Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new men's 100m record of 9.77 seconds at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.Powell had predicted earlier this week that he would beat Tim Montgomery's previous best of 9.78, which the American set in Paris three years ago.The 22-year-old stunned a quality field but had to wait several minutes for th ...

Women's Football World Cup - a chance for Chinese Women's Football team for the Olympics 2007-09-10 22:29:00 With high expectations & not so notable talents in the Chinese Women's Football team is looking to upset some of the world's best in the Women's Football World Cup this week in Wuhan stadium. Most former Chinese National Football team members are not giving their former team a chance at this year's Football World Cup, a preliminary for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. China has done a lot of changes to beef up it's chances. The Chinese women's football team has hired a foreign coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors who led them to some improvement on the previous matches. They have also been scouting other teams like the not-so-friendly neighbor's team, the North Korean Women's Football team, a highly touted group to win this year's World Cup of Soccer for Women.The Chinese open play Wednesday against Denmark in Wuhan, a central Chinese city of 8 million that sprawls along the Yangtze River. Brazil plays New Zealand in the early game of a Group D doubleheader. Hopefully the hometown advantage ...

China's Olympics Next Press Preview in October 2007-09-10 02:46:00 There will be another glimpse of the Olympics preparation for next year. On October 10-17, 2007, all mediv groups will get v chance to see the venues, hear from the organizers and ask questions pertaining to the Beijing 2008 Olympics preparations.The three-day briefing is designed to provide a complete review of the preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the facilities and services that will be provided to accredited media in Beijing and the co-host cities. The briefings will assist press organisations in planning their Olympic coverage and logistics operations. The briefings will cover the competition schedule, Main Press Centre, Venue Media Centres, Olympic News Service (INFO2008), Photo Services, Accreditation, Accommodation, Transport, Rate Card and Technology.In order to participate, one has to complete these forms & apply:Individual Accreditation and Visa Application FormRoom Reservation FormOlympicsMedia ...

Soccer Olympics qualifier - Nigeria beats Spain 3-0 In penalty kicks 2007-09-09 08:37:00 A Penalty Kick tie-break shut-out by Nigeria secured the win against Spain 3-0 in Korea. Matthew EDILE, Daniel JOSHUA and Ganiyu OSENI all scored in penalty kicks while Spain's Merida, Iago & Illaramendi either missed or the kicks were saved by Nigeria. FIFA U-17 World Cup is a qualifying tournament for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. See the summary of the match below:FIFASoccerOlympics ...

Olympics Basketball qualifiers - Tony Parker of France outduels Dirk Nowitzki of Germany 78-66 2007-09-09 02:36:00 France beat Germany 78-66 as the battle of NBA superstars highlighted the European Basketball Championships. Parker scored 23 while Dirk scored 28 but more help came from Tony's team mates Florent Pietrus and Tariq Kirksay both added 12 points for France.In other groups in the European Basketball Championships, Lithuania and Slovenia reached the quarterfinals of Group F. Toronto Raptors center Radoslav Nesterovic led Slovenia with 13 points. Both unbeaten till now, Lithuania & Slovenia beat their opponents Olympics runner-up Italy & Turkey respectively.Source of the News: ESPNEuropeOlympicsBasketball ...

Beijing 2008 Olympics Basketball qualifiers - European basketball championship 2007-09-08 00:53:00 The Russian Olympics Basketball Team remained undefeated in the European Basketball Championships. While the rest of the pack had mixed results. Defending Olympics Champion Spain continued it's good performance by defeating Greece 76-58. Pau Gasol & Rudy Fernandez had 15 & 20 points each. Team Russia scored the first quarterfinals slot by dominating Portugal with a 78-63 final score. Russia leads Group E with six points from three wins, Spain and Croatia have five, Greece and Israel have four, and Portugal is last with three.Today, Dirk Nowitzki & Tony Parker will face each other as their teams clash with their opening game for the Group F of this Olympics qualifiers in Madrid, Spain.Here's the Official website for the European championships:Eurobasket UpdatesRobert Mayor - As in the past World Championship, Spain had no mercy of Greece and defeated the Greek team much more easy than expected.It wasn't a good basketball night, and the start was a disaster for both teams, unable ...

Olympics Video Collection 2007-09-07 15:03:00 Here's my very own Olympics Video Collection. Everything from actual Olympics Competition, to funny Olympics moments, Promotional Videos of Olympics Candidate Cities, to interview of Vladimir Putin on Sochi Bid as host of the Winter Olympics, Sonic & Mario at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Ms. Yang Yun Documentary, Promotional Video of the London 2012 Olympics & a promotonal video for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Enjoy.OlympicsVideoLondon 2012 Olympics ...