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Gaian Economics (Free subscription) | yesterday
It cannot have come as a surprise to many people that it is money, not a sense of fair play, that drives the activities of the sports corporations like Fifa and the IOC. The amateur sportsman was always something of an imposter, since only those wealthy enough to have leisure and equipment to train were likely to make it, and so few would call for his return. However, in spite of the advent of the...
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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
BSS, Dhaka Local gas reservoir experts has rejected Chevron's claim of gas reserve figure initially and asked the International Oil Company (IOC) to submit more evidential documents to prove its claims. The local experts also asked the IOC not to extract more then 600 mmcfd gas instead of present extraction of 700 to 900 mmcfd from this field for its longevity of the country's second largest gas reserve....
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday
Of the many philosophical objections to the Olympic movement that I’ve come across over the years, my favourite came from my National Post colleague Terence Corcoran, when Toronto was in the final throes of its ill-fated bid for the 2008 Games: “The modern Olympics have no foundation in market economics.” I cannot argue with that. The Olympics are a big, bloated, money-sucking spectacle...
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OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video . Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is clearly on a roll...going backwards. Daley's latest tantrum was an attack on Fox Chicago television news reporter Tera Williams for asking a question at a press conference. That's what press conferences are for...to ask questions, but apparently only if Mayor Daley deems them worthy. Williams had interviewed...
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Miss604's Canuck Life :: A Vancouve (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/switzerland-lausanne-to-bern.html.Waking up this morning in Lausanne, Switzerland my group headed over to the International Olympic Committee headquarters for a tour. We saw the top secret meeting rooms, the VIP meeting rooms, the grounds, the buildings, and even some protesters outside. However, I’ll...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TOKYO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, announced it is providing a full lineup of High-Definition (HD) equipment to support the broadcast of the Olympic Games; delivering the largest supply of AV equipment for any Winter Games in the company's history. Through...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today is the 40th anniversary of soccer legend Pele's 1,000th goal. To commemorate the occasion, LIFE.com has unveiled two new galleries, one of which was guest-edited by Pele. The second gallery contains shots of the renowned forward at the 1966 World Cup which have never been published before. Look at the photos below and check out the full LIFE.com galleries here and here . LOOK: Caption: Stopper...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Addressing the controversial plans to drop several key events from the Olympic programme, International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid has said that the UCI cannot get any more medals from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Cycling’s governing body revealed earlier that there would be an equal allocation of medals for men and women in London 2012, with five sets each. This is a...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced sanctions on Wednesday against five athletes, including two cyclists, who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for having committed anti-doping violations. All five tested positive for CERA, a third generation of the endurance-enhancing hormone, EPO. Stefan Schumacher joined Davide Rebellin on the list of cyclists receiving sanctions....
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced sanctions on Wednesday against five athletes, including two cyclists, who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for having committed anti-doping violations. All five tested positive for CERA, a third generation of the endurance-enhancing hormone, EPO. Stefan Schumacher joined Davide Rebellin on the list of cyclists receiving sanctions....
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Olympic 1,500-metre champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after testing positive for the banned blood-booster CERA.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified for doping at the Beijing Games. Fifteen months after the games, the International Olympic Committee took action against the five athletes who tested positive in April in retroactive tests for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified for doping at the Beijing Games. Fifteen months after the games, the International Olympic Committee took action against the five athletes who tested positive in April in retroactive tests for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Hamburg - Olympic 1,500 metre champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after testing positive for the banned blood-booster CERA. Ramzi, who won Bahrain's first ever Olympic gold medal in B...
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Mizozo (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi , who got Bahrain its first Olympic track and field gold medal by winning the 1,500-meter race in August 2008 at Beijing Olympics, was found guilty of doping and has been stripped off his gold medal. Check the video of the 1500 meters race - He and four other athletes tested positive in April in retroactive tests for CERA ( continuous erythropoietin receptor activator...
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