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Olympicsized overspend on London 2012 pushes cost to at least £12bn

Hidden spending has pushed the real cost of the London 2012 Olympic games to at least £12 billion, £2.7 billion more than the promised limit. By Andrew Gilligan, London Editor An aerial view of the construction site for the...

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Sascoc give athletes the green light

The South African Olympic Governing Body (Sascoc) on Saturday announced that Athletics South Africa (ASA) athletes will be able to compete internationally despite the suspension of ASA from the organisation. "We want to assure...

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We won't win any Olympic gold

Funding crisis ... Ric Charlesworth. Pic: Colin Murty Source: The Sunday Telegraph FOUR-TIME Olympian Ric Charlesworth believes Australia faces future Olympic Games where we can't win a gold medal. Charlesworth said he was...

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Eastern exposure for NZ Inc

Britain has an illuminated porcupine. In the middle of China's biggest city, foreign countries are racing to erect multimillion-dollar pavilions for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. It has been called Shanghai's Olympics, and even...

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USSSA Hall of Fame Class Announced

Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 12:46 a.m. U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Announces its Newest Class of Inductees Ishpeming, Michigan: November 6, 2009 Three adaptive skiers head up the largest class of inductees to enter...

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2016 Olympics Race Coverage Sets Around the Rings Record

Around the Rings’ (ATR) coverage of the race to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in October boosted its website hits and set an Around the Rings record for monthly website traffic, hits, page views, data usage, ad...

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Funny Exam Answers by Kindergarten & Primary School Students

These test answers were submitted by young primary school and kindergarten students. The greatest writer of the futile ages was Chaucer, who wrote many poems and verses and also wrote literature. Voltaire invented electricity...

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Fachie clinches track tandem gold

PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Venue: Manchester Velodrome Date: Friday 6-Sunday 8 November Coverage: Daily reports and video highlights on BBC Sport website, Live commentary on 5 live sports extra from 2000-2200 GMT on...

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Perkins: Pan Ams important to province

Finally, long-anticipated and much-needed sport facilities will get built f they had needed it, the Toronto 2015 Pan Am bidsters had an ace left to play: They could have offered the voters a spot on the Mt. Sinai Hospital board...

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The Olympics chief, claims of sexism and his £20,000 reward from the taxpayer

When London won the right to stage the 2012 Olympics, organisers said a commitment to diversity was at the heart of the bid. Gary Holmes (L) was accused of racially abusing Fortune Barnard Despite the series of allegations...

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