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Lin, Steele share Invitational golf lead
JAKARTA AFP — Taiwan star Lin Wen-tang and Malaysia's Iain Steel took charge in the third round at the Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational on Saturday. The in-form Lin blasted six straight birdies on the way to a seven-under-par 65 and was tied at the top of the pack alongside...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, Malaysia, Steel, Thailand
Research articles 2008-08-30
Wariner, Merritt set up golden 400 showdown
BEIJING AFP — Reigning Olympic and two-time world champion Jeremy Wariner booked a 400 meters Olympic final showdown with top rival LaShawn Merritt as both US stars won their semi-final heats Tuesday. Wariner captured his heat in 44.15 seconds, surging to the lead at the start and easing at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Europe, finish, Olympic, showdown
Research articles 2008-08-19
Tufte wins men's single Olympic sculls
BEIJING AFP — Norway's Olaf Tufte produced a storming finish to win the men's single sculls at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition on Saturday. The defending champion timed his race perfectly to win by 0.80sec from Czech Ondrej Synek in a time of 6min 59.83sec. World champion Mahe...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, finish, Norway
Research articles 2008-08-16
Motor Racing: Plato's silver lining chase
Byline: By ZOE BURN GEORDIE Touring Car ace Jason Plato says his title hopes are all but over after a tough weekend at Oulton Park. The Tyneside-educated former champ has moved up into second in the BTCC chase, but believes the 44-point advantage held by reigning champion ...
Tags: car, finish, Honda Motor Co., Plato
Research articles 2008-07-29
Valverde wins first stage to pull on Tour's yellow jersey
PLUMELEC, France AFP — Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d'Epargne, won the Tour de France's first stage, held over 197.5km of undulating terrain, to pull on the race's yellow jersey here Saturday. Valverde came through in a sprint finish, seeing off Belgian Philippe Gilbert, Frenchman Jerome Pineau and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, France, MARKETING, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-07-05
It's sprinters vs. punchers for Tour de France second stage
BREST, France AFP — The Tour de France sprinters are hoping to officially announce their race entry with a bunch finish on Sunday, but there are plenty of 'punchers' who will look to kick that plan into touch. At just 164.5km long, the second stage takes the peloton north...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, climb, finish, France, terrain
Research articles 2008-07-05
McEwen sees Evans rival striking first Tour blow
BREST, France AFP — In terms of team bonding, Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen has done little to curry favour with team-mate Cadel Evans ahead of the Tour de France opener here Saturday. But given the bigger prize on offer at the end of the three-week race, Evans is likely...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, climb, finish, France
Research articles 2008-07-04
Torres makes solid start to Olympic comeback bid
OMAHA, Nebraska AFP — Dara Torres made a solid start to her bid to reach a fifth Olympics at the age of 41 Wednesday, posting the third-quickest time in the women's 100m freestyle heats at the US Olympic swimming trials. "I was anxious, very nervous," admitted Torres, who won...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, comeback, finish, women
Research articles 2008-07-03
Bob Ford: The farce of the Tour de France
It's a great week for professional cycling. The 2008 Tour de France begins on Saturday, and the winner of the 2006 Tour will be decided today. Floyd Landis has taken the longest ride in cycling history since crossing the finish line on the Champs-Elysees nearly two years ago. He tested...
Tags: arbitration, federation, finish, Ford Motor Co., France, team
Research articles 2008-06-30
Gay sends message to Jamaicans in world record athletics chase
EUGENE, Oregon AFP — Tyson Gay served notice to Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell that he is a world-record threat, becoming the third-fastest runner in 100-meter history here Saturday even after slowing before the finish. World 100 and 200 champion Gay set an American record of 9.77 seconds to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, finish, MARKETING, Olympic
Research articles 2008-06-28
Kirchen leads Tour of Switzerland with cool stage win
VERBIER, Switzerland AFP — Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen, riding for the High Road team, surged into the overall lead of the Tour of Switzerland after keeping his cool to win the sixth stage here on Thursday. Kirchen showed his strength and composure in the tough Verbier climb, taking control of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, climb, finish, SECURITY, Switzerland
Research articles 2008-06-19
Motor Racing: SPORT In Brief - Master Mikko
MOTOR SPORT: Mikko Hirvonen reclaimed his spot at the top of the World Rally Championship standings as he and Ford teammate Jari-Matti Latvala secured a one-two finish ahead of Citroen's Sebastien Loeb in Turkey yesterday.
Tags: finish, Ford Motor Co., Turkey
Research articles 2008-06-16
Checa, Spies each charge to back-to-back wins
TOOELE -- Before coming to Utah, it had been 10 years since Carlos Checa of Spain had won a race. He only had to wait two hours to win his second. Checa won back-to-back races Sunday in the World Superbike Championships at the Miller Motorsports Park. ...
Tags: finish, Hacking, Honda Motor Co., Japan, Leadership, SECURITY, straight, Utah
Research articles 2008-06-02
Monty gets Ryder Cup boost from Faldo
WENTWORTH, England AFP — Colin Montgomerie has been given a Ryder Cup boost by European captain Nick Faldo. Montgomerie, 44, is still without a top 10 finish in stroke play since January. He did not qualify for the Masters last month and is now at his lowest position in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, uniform
Research articles 2008-05-20
Cyclist Bennati clinches ninth stage in photo-finish
SAN VINCENZO, Italy AFP — Italy's Daniele Bennati, of the Liquigas team, clinched the ninth stage of the Tour of Italy on Sunday in a thrilling photo-finish. Bennati just edged fellow Tuscan and world champion Paolo Bettini in a sprint finish which stormed through the final 3000 metres at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, HARDWARE, Italy, Storage
Research articles 2008-05-18
Lakers hold off Jazz to advance in NBA playoffs
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah AFP — The Los Angeles Lakers withstood a late rally by the Utah Jazz Friday, posting a 108-105 victory to advance to the Western Conference finals of the National Basketball Association playoffs. Kobe Bryant, the league's Most Valuable Player, scored 34 points, leading six Lakers...
Tags: conference, finish, NBA, team, Utah
Research articles 2008-05-16
Priamo wins Giro sixth stage, Visconti in pink
PESCHICI, Italy AFP — Italian Matteo Priamo, riding for the CSF team, broke away to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday. Priamo's compatriot Giovanni Visconti, who rides for Quick Step, took the leader's pink jersey. Priamo built up a decisive lead over...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, Italy, leader, Leadership
Research articles 2008-05-15
American Le Mans Series points leaders
LMP1 Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr -- 66 points Team: Audi Sport North America Car: No. 2 Audi R10 TDI In the revolutionary diesel-powered Audi R10, the duo kicked off the season with a second-place finish in LMP1 at the 12 Hours...
Tags: Audi AG, finish, leader, Porsche AG, team
Research articles 2008-05-15
Bennati takes Giro stage as Aussie duo crash out
MILAZZO, Italy AFP — Italian cyclist Daniele Bennati won an eventful third stage of the Tour of Italy here on Monday to record his first ever success in the race on a day marked by a series of heavy spills His Liquigas team-mate Franco Pellizotti retained the overall leader's...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Computer Sciences Corp., finish, Italy, Leadership
Research articles 2008-05-12
Grant promises United a fight for the Premier League title
LONDON AFP — Avram Grant has promised Manchester United a fight to the very finish after his Chelsea side beat Newcastle to ensure the English Premier League title race will go right down to the wire. A hard-fought 2-0 win at St James's Park on Monday stretched Chelsea's impressive...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, finish, Games, league, United
Research articles 2008-05-05
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