ASIAN Sports, Athletics News, Sep 10, 2011

This Is Your Time to Shine, VP Tells National Athletes Jakarta Globe The vice president gave national athletes a pep talk on Friday, urging them to use November's Southeast Asian Games to start a national sports revival. That could be a tall order for athletes, considering so much of the attention has been on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Timing, poor track may take sheen off the meet Hindustan Times The Yuba Bharati Krirangan had to wait for 11 years to host the Open NationalAthletics Championships. And it came here after Ranchi opted out citing organisational problems. But then the timing of one of the most prestigious athletics meets will see... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times After last year's high, athletics touches a low Hindustan Times The high point of the 2010 season was the rich haul at the Commonwealth Games and the AsianGames at Guangzhou, China. The performances left aficionados hoping that track and field had reached a new high in India. Instead, the hopes were dashed by the ... See all stories on this topic » Laxman, Rani Laxmi Bai awards given away Indian Express The awards were given away by Sports Minister (UP), Ayodhya Prasad Pal. Those honoured for 2008-09 included Amit Chaudhary (body-building), Vivek Mishra (gymnastics), Ratish Kumar Pandey (handball), Jasmer Singh (kabaddi) and Sukanya Mishra (athletics) ... See all stories on this topic » Mixed-bag for nominees Himalayan Times The comeback queen of Nepali athletics Kanchhi Maya Koju along with footballers Jamuna Gurung and Anu Lama, taekwondo star Manita Shahi and upcoming tennis player Aslesha Lissanevitch are nominated in the Female category. “It's a race where every body ... See all stories on this topic » (RRW) Athletics: Fukushi To Re-Launch Marathon Career In Chicago RunnersWeb ... Asia, Africa and Australia," Pinkowski said through a statement. "The competitive atmosphere on October 9, will be like that of the Olympic Games, a true celebration of the global nature of the sportand a thrill for the residents and sports fans ... See all stories on this topic » Remembering A. Leroy Greason, former president of the College Bowdoin Orient ... making 18th century England come to life for us, his understanding of the priorities of 20-year-olds, his respect as a former college swimmer for athletics and his patient smile which made him seem more approachable than others of his colleagues. ... See all stories on this topic » Asian stars join Chicago Marathon field - SPORTS NEWS - One Japanese distance stars Atsushi Sato and Kayoko Fukushi and China's Wei Yanan were among the world-class runners named Thursday by race organisers as ... one.com.au/.../Athletics-Asian-stars-join-Chicago-Marathon-fi... Qatar aims to be sports mecca China Daily It spent $2.8 billion on the Asian Games, which it hosted in 2006. Qatar's emir has closely associated himself with sport throughout his reign, promoting access to sporting facilities in the late 1980s and early 1990s and bringing the FIFA Youth ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

Austin Rivers: The Case for Playing Him at the Point Bleacher Report Except for watching some snippets on YouTube here and there, I had never watched super-frosh Austin Rivers play prior to the recent televised games on Duke's Asian"Friendship Tour." He struggled at times. Rivers frequently got caught in the air, ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Samir Nasri expected to be fit for Manchester City's match against Wigan ... Goal.com A bigger concern for Mancini will be the amount of travelling completed by his squad during the international break. Sergio Aguero spent his time in Asia playing for Argentina and the long hours travelling could tempt to play Carlos Tevez up front ... See all stories on this topic »

A strong vision for agriculture Marshall Independent It was five years ago when Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski and Athletic Development Director Tim Steinbach sat down with Knochenmus and discussed the vision of Ag Bowl. "They talked about promoting and celebrating agriculture, ... See all stories on this topic »

Smart Gilas tops Qatar in tune-up Philippine Star Toroman, however, insisted they still have a lot to work on with less than a week before the start of the Asian joust Wednesday. The Serbian mentor also cited health concerns that bother the team, particularly Marcus Douthit and Jayvee Casio. ... See all stories on this topic »

Shruthi completes memorable treble Deccan Herald 4x400M relay: Al-Ameen College (Jeevan KS, Waheed Pasha, Naveen CS, Shivanada S Adapad) 3:35.3, 1; GFGC Agara, HSR Layout (Dhanaraja L, Raghavencdra V, Vinod Babu SM, Manjunath N) 3:53.3, 2; Indo Asian Academy College (Karthik S, Rahul P, Sandeep D, ... See all stories on this topic »

Fox apologizes to Asians for report The Province Fox has apologized to Asians after a Fox Sports report made fun of Asian students' accents and knowledge of college football. In a "College Experiment" segment, filmed on the University of Southern California campus, a presenter questions random Asian ... See all stories on this topic »

Early High School Celebrates 2011 Homecoming, Reno Crowned Queen Brownwood News (blog) She was a member of the Asian Club in Brooklyn, New York, where she attended school for one semester. Miss Wu was awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement for Math and the Spotlight Award. She has been recognized as the Outstanding ESL student at ... See all stories on this topic »

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - How Disparity In TV Rights Is Making ... Goal.com India Because Madrid and Barca are world leaders in merchandising, have huge stadiums, generate substantial revenue through corporate activities and can charge sky-high fees for prestigious friendlies and pre-season tours to Asia and the United States. ... See all stories on this topic » Goal.com India

SPEX, KR, AATI, CGA, ULTA, TXN are Stocks to Watch on Sep-9 Afternoon Beacon Equity Research ... are Asia, Europe, the United States and Japan. Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) is currently down -6.41%. Their market cap is 6.78B . The Company is engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of healthy lifestyle inspired athletic ... See all stories on this topic »

Dow to open down after Obama, Bernanke speeches, Lululemon, McDonald's in focus Proactive Investors USA & Canada McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) also shed around 2.5% before the bell after announcing 3.5% comparable sales growth in August, with 3.9% growth in the US, 2.7% growth in Europe, and a drop of 0.3% in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa as growth in markets like ... See all stories on this topic » Proactive Investors USA & Canada

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