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Olympics: Brit watch (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:43:54 GMT

Sydney bronze medallist has an excellent chance of two golds, starting with the kayaking K1 1000m final. Tom DaleyThe14-year-old diver returns to the spotlight in the individual 10m platform event.Shanaze Reade Double world champion has had a day to recover from her fall on Wednesday as she goes for gold in BMX cycling.Jade JohnsonCompetes in the final of the women's long-jump.4x100m relay teamThe...

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First to strike has the edge (The Irish Times)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:37:54 GMT

BOXING KEEPS throwing up good stories and Sutherland's is as good as they come. Son of a Caribbean dad and a Finglas mother, he skedaddled to Sheffield and Brendan Ingle's gym at the age of 15, hoping to join the professional circus.

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GB boxing coach Edwards fighting to keep his job at Saunders inquest (Daily Mail)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:29 GMT

British boxing coach Terry Edwards will face an inquest to decide if he keeps his job after the Olympics, after Sportsmail's revelations about Billy Joe Saunders' suspension.

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Team GB boxer Billy Joe Saunders' ABA suspension sparks family fury (The Telegraph)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:39:20 GMT

GB boxer caught up in allegations of inappropriate behaviour at preGames training camp.

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Olympics: The three British boxers defending their team's bruised reputation (The Guardian)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:29 GMT

David Price, Tony Jeffries and James DeGale are focused on Saturday's semi-finals despite a turbulent campaign for Team GB's boxers

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Vote for Mat Gamel as USA Today's MiLB Player of the Year (Brew Crew Ball)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:06:01 GMT

Vote for Mat Gamel as USA Today's MiLB Player of the Year His competition is Rays uber-pitching prospect David Price , Pirates Orioles catching stud Matt Wieters , A's arriviste Trevor Cahill , and the inexplicably-traded-for-Casey Blake Carlos Santana , AKA exhibit 39(f) in Los Angeles Dodgers Base-Ball Club vs. their minor league prospects . Prince Fielder won the award in 2003, and Gabe Kapler...

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Reid Has A Funny Way Of Showing That He “Can’t Stand” McCain (Ankle biting pundits)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:06:55 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in an interview that he mentioned to Joe Lieberman that he (Reid) “can’t stand John McCain”. That was interesting to me, because of something I remembered seeing a few years ago. As you know I’m a huge boxing fan (I even asked John McCain, a fellow boxing enthusiast, a fight-related [...]

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Rubio: Don't rush Khan (Manchester Evening News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:35:28 GMT

AMIR Khan will be ready to take on the world by the end of next year, says his new trainer Jorge Rubio.

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Khan keen to turn it on (Skysports.com )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:55:40 GMT

Amir Khan is promising to give Sky Box Office viewers a treat when he takes on Breidis Prescott on September 6.

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Plan for McAvoy statue (Manchester Online)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:30:21 GMT

BOXING fans hope to erect a statue of the great Jock McAvoy to mark what would have been his 100th birthday in November.

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Classic YouTube: When the chute hits the fan, more MJ magic and Olympic bloopers (The Guardian)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:27:36 GMT

Our YouTube round-up features sporting parachute entertainment gone wrong, Irish road bowling and more Beijing highlights

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Withee Malcolm Architects Design Tierra Del Rey, Oscar de la Hoya's First Golden Boy Partners Community (PR News Wire )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Workforce-priced homes by Metro Housing Partners will open in March 2009 First new planned community in South Gate since 1990 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Boy Partners, the real estate development company formed by Oscar De La Hoya, boxing superstar and founder of Golden Boy Enterprises, focuses on underserved, primarily Latino, urban neighborhoods in Southern California. For the...

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Head coach blasts boxing suspension (The Independent)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:03:39 GMT

Great Britain's boxing head coach Terry Edwards has pronounced himself "extremely disillusioned" over the circumstances and timing of a suspension handed to welterweight Billy Joe Saunders by the Amateur Boxing Association.

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British boxing supremo Edwards 'disillusioned' by ban on Saunders (Daily Mail)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:35:15 GMT

Great Britain's boxing head coach Terry Edwards is 'extremely disillusioned' over the timing of the suspension of welterweight Billy Joe Saunders by the ABA.

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Edwards: Your timing sucks (The Sun)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:42:00 GMT

BOXING coach Terry Edwards has blasted the ABA for suspending Billy Joe Saunders

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British boxer Billy Joe Saunders suspended by ABA for 'inappropriate' behaviour (The Telegraph)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:28:58 GMT

Billy Joe Saunders caught up in allegations of inappropriate behaviour at preGames training camp.

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Mo Shea To Headline In Yonkers (Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:14:38 GMT

NEW YORK CITY (August 20, 2008) Coming fresh off of its successful June 28th “Hassle In The Castle” card in Boston, featuring unbeaten No. 2 rated middleweight contender “Ireland’s” John Duddy, Irish Ropes Promotions will present its second pro boxing show within 2 ½ months, “Yonkers Goes Bonkers,” on September 10 at the PAL Gym ...

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Team unhappy with timing of Saunders ban (Reuters UK)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:32:57 GMT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The British Olympics team has criticised the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) for the timing of an announcement that Billy Joe Saunders had been suspended, saying it had disrupted the team's semi-finals preparations.

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Team unhappy with timing of Saunders ban (Mirror.co.uk)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:33:07 GMT

The British Olympics team has criticised the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) for the timing of an announcement that Billy Joe Saunders had been suspended, saying it had disrupted the team's semi-finals preparations.

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Olympian Saunders hit by ABA ban (BBC Sport)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:17:04 GMT

Olympic boxer Billy Joe Saunders is suspended by the Amateur Boxing Association following allegations of lewd behaviour.

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