AFRICA News, Sep 05, 2011

Rugby World Cup latest: Shane Williams fed up of coming second best against ... WalesOnline Shane Williams admits Wales are fed up of being the nearly men in their recent battles against world champions South Africa, and he knows there would be no better time to start addressing matters than next Sunday's World Cup Pool D opener. ... See all stories on this topic »

China Sought to Sell Arms to Qaddafi, Documents Suggest New York Times The Chinese companies apparently suggested that the arms be delivered through third countries like Algeria or South Africa. Like China, those countries opposed the United Nations authorization of NATO military action against Qaddafi forces in Libya, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

UN: 750000 people in Somalia face 'imminent starvation' CNN International Famine in the African nation has spread to the Bay region, which is now the sixth area in Somalia suffering from an acute shortage of food, according to the the UN's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems ... See all stories on this topic »

SMEs, landlords, government, to blame for Ibadan flood catastrophe BusinessDay The recent Ibadan flood calamity, which shut down business and other activities in the biggest city in West Africa, South of the Sahara, was largely caused by government's dereliction of duty and insensitivity to the plight of the governed, ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessDay

Smartphone industry to grow 55 percent globally in 2011 Al-Bawaba The GALAXY S II, the successor to the equally popular GALAXY S smartphone that was launched 2010, boasts faster and more powerful user experience with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and the latest version of the world's fastest-growing mobile operating ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Bawaba

Like Libya, Zimbabwe must move on ZimEye Zimbabwe But despite its tired 'liberation' rhetoric, South Africa realises that the world has moved on and that Libya has changed. South Africa's duty is to make Zimbabwe move on too (see: No GPA implementation spirit in govt: Zuma ... See all stories on this topic » ZimEye Zimbabwe

Happy birthday to you! Fifa.com Jeremy Toulalan (28) is the latest in a long line of classy and hard-working members of the French engine-room, managing to emerge with some credit despite Les Bleus' shambolic showing at the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic »

Again, Lagos is one of worst cities to live in NEXT The EIU latest survey for July 2011 explained that a small adjustment in Vancouver's score for transport, caused by the "recent intermittent closures of the key highway, resulted in a 0.7 percentage point decline in the Canadian city's overall ... See all stories on this topic »

Platinum could be a better bet than gold Telegraph.co.uk About 80pc of global reserves are in South Africa, where input and staffing costs are rising significantly. Miners in the country are also being hit by the relative strength of the rand against the dollar. The case for platinum is clear. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Global gathering needs Fiji and Samoa to come to the party The Independent The Fijians are not bad at 15s: hell, they knocked Wales out of the last World Cup with a joyously athletic performance in Nantes and very nearly did for South Africa, the eventual winners, on a mesmerising afternoon in Marseilles. ... See all stories on this topic »

Eight family members killed in central Nigeria AFP JOS, Nigeria — Unknown gunmen stormed a mainly Christian-dominated central Nigerian community overnight and hacked eight members of a family to death in thelatest violence to hit the region, officials said Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Security: Nigeria's President has 'strong leads' on bombings Afrique en Ligue Some 23 persons were killed and dozens more injured in the UN House bombing, the latest in a series that started 1 Oct. 2010 and included explosions that disrupted the country's 50th independence anniversary, the bombing at a military barracks and the ... See all stories on this topic »

The battle for Libya Daily Star Online And the latest decision by the NTC to hold back on moving its interim government to Tripoli for a week only confirms the continued volatility of the situation. Meanwhile, the recent meeting of western leaders in Paris, styled as friends of Libya, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Hezb' chief an exploiter Arab Times Kuwait English Daily Both of them have delusions of being great and untouchable leaders of their people, so they committed horrible crimes that are unprecedented in recent history. In his latest praise for the Syrian regime, Nasrallah failed to take into consideration the ... See all stories on this topic »

Dhaka: Second worst liveable city on earth Financial Express Bangladesh With a sort of democratic façade in place through reconciliation between President Robert Mugabe and his political opponents, the African nation which is blessed with vast mineral and agricultural resources is expected to do better in the near future. ... See all stories on this topic »

Peter Popham: Reporting war can possess you The Independent He went on to repeat the same trick in Sudan, where he both took part in and reported the last cavalry charge in history, and South Africa – by which time the top generals were so livid with him for mixing up his two roles that they refused to have ... See all stories on this topic »

The dangerous migration of IT professionals CIO Magazine Analysis of the latest industry figures would suggest that as many as 130000 IT professionals right now are actively looking for work environments that are more stimulating and challenging. To put that into perspective, that would be enough to fill the ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa: State Security welcomes progress on Info Bill 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Pretoria-The Ministry of State Security has noted the latest developments with regards to the processing of the Protection of Information Bill. According to the Ministry, the recent developments represent a major step in the direction of completing ... See all stories on this topic »

Business calls for flexible contracts WA Business News (subscription) WA's exposure to the resources sector failed to shield the state from the volatility that drove the broader sharemarket to a two-year low in August, according to Deloitte's latest monthly survey of the state's listed companies. ... See all stories on this topic »

Iraqi tourists flock to Kurdish region for fun, safety Arab News By SERENA CHAUDHRY | REUTERS IRBIL, Iraq: Shan Abdullah Ahmed travels to Irbil in northern Iraq at least once a month so her teenage daughter can shop for the latest catwalk fashions and stroll freely through an amusement park without fear of bombs. ... See all stories on this topic »

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USAIN BOLT News, Sep 05, 2011

Bolt bolts to big finish

Boston Globe
Usain Bolt takes the baton from Yohan Blake en route to Jamaica's record-breaking victory in the 4 x100 relay race. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) By Raf Casert Associated Press / September 5, 2011 DAEGU, South Korea - In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt ...
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Usain Bolt 4 x 100 Jamaica 37.04 2011 World record Daegu World championship...
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Usain Bolt 4 x 100 Jamaica 37.04 World record Daegu World championship.
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Usain Bolt Leads Jamaica to World Record in 4x100 Relay Win
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Jamaica's 4x100 Relay win.
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Wrecked by silly rules Independent Online By Mzimase Mgebisa A view of the start as Usain Bolt prematurely leaped from the blocks, resulting in him being disqualified. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, one cannot but bemoan the apathy that sport suffers from Tom, Dick and Harriet ... See all stories on this topic »

Independent Online

Farah gets 5000m gold; one final show from Bolt digibet.info Daegu, South Korea (dpa) - Mo Farah delivered this time around for the 5000 metres world title before Usain Bolt was to provide the grand championship finale as part of Jamaica′s 4x100m relay on Sunday. The Briton Farah led the way into the home ... See all stories on this topic »

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Marley's daughter to dress Jamaican Olympic team AFP PARIS — When Jamaican athletics great Usain Bolt takes part in next year's Olympic opening ceremony in London he along with his team-mates will be dressed by the daughter of another Jamaican legend the late reggae singer Bob Marley. ... See all stories on this topic »

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IAAF to stick with false-start rule despite DQ of Usain Bolt in 100-meter ...
Baltimore Sun
By AP DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Track and field's ruling body has no plans to change its stringent false-start rule for next year's London Olympics despite the disqualification of Usain Bolt in the 100 meters at the world championships. ...
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Action from the 13th IAAF World Champs Jamaica Gleaner Fans trying to get a hold of Usain Bolt's track shoes, which he threw into the crowd after the semi-finals of the men's 200 metres on September 2. Jamaica's Yohan Blake poses with his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's 100m on August 29 ... See all stories on this topic »

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Gold for Bolt in 4th best 200 in history
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
AP DAEGU, South Korea — Six days and a slow start later, Usain Bolt finally won gold at the world championships Saturday, running the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history to back up his showmanship with a stunning performance. Bolt was slowest out of ...
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Bolt signs off with relay world record
RTHK
Athletics: Usain Bolt powered his Jamaican team to a new world record of 37.04 seconds for the men's world 4x100m relay title at the World Championships in Daegu, the final event of the nine-day competition. Bolt, who missed out on defending his world ...
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4x100m Relay Daegu 2011 FINAL JAMAICA WORLD RECORD [HD]
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1 6 Jamaica (Nesta Carter; Michael Frater; Yohan Blake; Usain Bolt) JAM 37.04 (WR) 0.163 2 8 France (Teddy Tinmar; Christophe Lemaitre; Yannick Lesourd; Jimmy Vicaut) FRA 38.20 (SB) 0.162 3 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Jason Rogers; Kim Collins; ...
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Usain Bolt helps Jamaica set world record in men's 4x100-meter relay at world ...
Washington Post
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win in the Men's 200m final, ahead of France's Christophe Lemaitre, second left, and USA's Walter Dix, third left, at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, ...
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Kenya delights in record medal haul at worlds digibet.info Daegu, South Korea (dpa) - Kenya enjoyed its best world athletics championships and one of the nation′s stars even had to stand in for mighty Usain Bolt. Abel Kirui of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's Marathon race. Ezekiel Kemboi's Bolt-like ... See all stories on this topic »

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Ortis Deley: Oscar Pistorius "the fastest man on no legs"
Sporting Alert
He even called the three-time Olympic gold medallist and double world record holderUsain Bolt “the Honourable Leo Usain Bolt” – that also got a glance from Johnson. However, none of those beat his memorable sign-off: “So we have a gloriously sunny day ...
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National Sports Briefs
Salisbury Post
DAEGU, South Korea — Usain Bolt easily reached the 200-meter final at the world championships Friday, coasting over the final 30 meters to win his semifinal heat in 20.31 seconds. Bolt, who was disqualified from the 100 final after false-starting, ...
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DAEGU UPDATES Day 9: Tough loss for relay men
Trinidad & Tobago Express
Jamaica, anchored by 200m champion Usain Bolt, won in a world record 37.04 seconds. France (38.20) finished second and St Kitts & Nevis (38.49) third. Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Semoy Hackett and Michelle-Lee Ahye claimed fourth spot for Trinidad ...
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British team crash out as Jamaicans storm to gold ESPN.co.uk Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a new world record as they stormed to gold in the men's 4x100m relay as the British and American teams crashed out at the World Athletics Championships in South Korea. The quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, ... See all stories on this topic »

ESPN.co.uk

American Becomes Youngest Triple Jump World Champ In History
Voice of America (blog)
World-famous Usain Bolt and his Jamaican 4×100 meters teammates took gold on the last day of the championships, beating their previous world record with a new record of 37.04 seconds. Earlier in the championships, the IAAF had disqualified Bolt in the ...
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Kiwi rowing pair on track for glory in London Stuff.co.nz Forget Usain Bolt and Valerie Adams, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray are now the most prohibitive of favourites to win gold at next year's London Olympics. The Kiwi duo extended their unbeaten streak with a convincing win in the final of the men's pair at ... See all stories on this topic »

Stuff.co.nz

Sport in Brief: Nadal progresses
SBS
Usain Bolt has proved lightning can strike twice when he took his second gold medal in the 200 metre final, Nadal has defeated Nalbandian and Jorge Lorenzo has ended Casey Stoner's run. In order to use the SBS Video Player you must have Flash 9 ...
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Silver lining for Semenya in return
The National
The IAAF has no plans to change its stringent false start rule for next year's London Olympics, despite the disqualification of Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at the World Championships. Lamine Diack, the IAAF president, said no one at Sunday's council...
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Best pictures from the past 24 hours Globe and Mail Usain Bolt of Jamaica (L) takes the baton from Yohan Blake, as Darvis Patton of the US (C) falls before handing the baton to teammate Walter Dix (R), during the men's 4x100 metre relay final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea. ... See all stories on this topic »

Globe and Mail

Sports briefs • NASCAR postpones soggy race
Salt Lake Tribune
Oriol Servia finished second and Tony Kanaan was third. track and field • After opening with a false start in 100 final last Sunday, Usain Bolt again produced the amazing in his closing race of the world championships — anchoring Jamaica to a world ...
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Athletics-Jamaica break world record in men's 4x100m relay
Reuters
DAEGU, South Korea, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a world record time of 37.04 seconds in the final of the 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Sunday. The Jamaicans bettered their own mark of 37.10 seconds which they ...
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All a-twitter over golden Sally
The Age
ON Saturday night after she won gold, Sally Pearson was the second most popular topic on Twitter worldwide, ahead of Usain Bolt who had just won gold in the 200 metres. She was the biggest topic in Britain, partly perhaps because the fourth placegetter ...
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Sorillo finishes seventh in 200 final
Trinidad Guardian
But the Nike pro was left in the shadows of world record holder Usain Bolt, who sped to an amazing 19.40 second time to take the gold. The time was the fourth fastest ever run, behind Bolt's 19.19 and 19.30 and Michael Johnson's 19.32. ...
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Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to 4×100 world record - Bangor Daily News By The Associated Press After opening with a false start in 100 final last Sunday, Usain Bolt again produced ... Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and obituaries. The Bangor Daily News is your source for breaking news in Maine and up-to-the-second ... Bangor Daily News

Usain Bolt, Jamaica set relay world record ... - Travel Guide And News Usain Bolt, Jamaica set relay world record; USA women win, Travel Guide AndNews. TRAVEL GUIDE AND NEWS

Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to 4×100 world record (AP) | Stock Market ... By Editor - Sports News DAEGU, South Korea – In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a. Rocket News

September 5: Usain Bolt, Ultimate Competitor … Team USA's 25 ... By Peter Gambaccini Usain Bolt: 'Ultimate Competitor for Our Time' That label comes from ESPN's Jim Caple, who adds Not only is Bolt the fastest man on earth, but he puts on such. Racing News

Dazzling Bolt leads Jamaica to world record By The Huffington Post News Editors By Ossian Shine DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - The world's fastest man Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a golden 4x100m relay world record in the final race of the 13th world athletics championships on Sunday. Like so often before, Bolt ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

Usain Bolt runs fourth-fastest 200m ... - Liverpool News and Weather By admin Usain Bolt celebrates victory in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu. Photograph: Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images There was only one man at these World Championships who could have beaten Usain Bolt. He is 6ft 5in tall, ... Liverpool News and Weather

Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to world ... - Black News Black News Junkie Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to world record in 4x100, capping world championships with gold - Orlando Sentinel - BlackNews Junkie: All the Black news a Black newsJunkie can handle. Black political news, Black entertainment News, Black ... Black News Junkie - All the news...

Bolt makes amends with lightning 200 - Stabroek News - Guyana By Stabroek staff DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) - The doubters said Usain Bolt was vulnerable and that his star was on the wane. In response, the Jamaican showman ... StabroekNews - Daily Guyana News. Monday 5th September 2011. Georgetown ... Stabroek News

Usain Bolt's Jamaica set world record as Great Britain caught in ... Jamaican team take 4x100m gold in 37.04sec • Collision rules out USA and Great Britain These championships had been missing just one thing: a world record. TrustUsain Bolt to deliver. In the very last event of nine days of competition he ... GetSomeSportsNews.com

Anorak News » New In Photos: SMiley Culture, Rebecca Leighton ... By Anorak Usain Bolt, SMiley Culture, The EDL and Rebecca Leighton… Anorak News

Bolt rebounds to his world-beating best | U.S. News Las Vegas By admin By Luke Phillips, Agence France-Presse and U.S. News Agency / Asian. Usain Bolt reaffirmed his credentials as the world's top sprinter and most marketable sports star after retaining his world 200m crown in the fourth fastest time ever. ... U.S. News Las Vegas

Bolt shines in athletics worlds as US tops table | AAJ News By AFP AAJ News Pakistan Ki Awaz ... The United States topped the medals table after nine days of riveting action at the world championships marked by Usain Bolt'sreturn to the top of his game after disqualification in the 100m. The US amassed 25... AAJ News

LATEST USAIN BOLT NEWS: "I am not in 9.5 shape" - Bolt - One876 ... One 876 Entertainments provides the latest news and gossip from Jamaica, the Caribbean and their diasporas. www.one876entertainment.com/.../latest-usain-bolt-news-i-am...

Bolt bolts to big finish Usain Bolt takes the baton from Yohan Blake en route to Jamaica's record-breaking victory in the 4 x100 relay race. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) By Raf Casert ... www.boston.com/sports/other.../bolt_bolts_to_big_finish/

Usain Bolt DQ : Failure to launch Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Two years ago, this would not have disqualifiedUsain Bolt from the 100-meter final. Usain Bolt's false start and ... espn.go.com/.../usain-bolt-dq-100-meters-world-championshi...

After 100 debacle, Usain Bolt can make amends in 200 By Karen Rosen, Special for USA TODAY DAEGU, South Korea – Usain Bolt will try to prove how fast he can put his 100-meter debacle behind him when he gets in... www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2011.../1

Usain Bolt disqualified from world 100m final - News | FOX Sports on ... Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake won the mens 100-meter final Sunday at the World Championships following Usain Bolts sensational disqualification for a false ... msn.foxsports.com/.../Usain-Bolt-disqualified-from-world-100...

Usain Bolt wins gold in 200m - News - Go-Jamaica Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt lived up to the hype and pressure to defend his 200m crown this morning in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South ... go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=31639

Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to 4x100 world record - - Sporting News DAEGU, South Korea — In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a world record ... aol.sportingnews.com/.../usain-bolt-leads-jamaica-to-4x100-w...

Usain Bolt wins 200 at the world championships - Yahoo! News Read 'Usain Bolt wins 200 at the world championships' on Yahoo! News. UsainBolt won the men's 200 meters at the world championships in 19.40 seconds ... news.yahoo.com/usain-bolt-wins-200-world-championships-1...

Usain Bolt Wins 200 at the World Championships - ABC News Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures before a Men's 200m semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. ... abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=14441275

Usain Bolt Will Run For Redemption After Disqualification | News One Usain Bolt will only need about 20 seconds to show the world he is lightning fast and not just a little jumpy. newsone.com/.../usain-bolt-will-run-for-redemption-after-disq...

Usain Bolt wins 200 at the world championships | AP Sports News ... DAEGU, South Korea - Usain Bolt won the men's 200 meters at the world championships in 19.40 seconds Saturday, the fourth fastest time in history. www.thenewstribune.com/.../usain-bolt-wins-200-at-the-world...

Usain Bolt out of IAAF 100m race | News of the World The much awaited show of power and strength from the defending world championUsain Bolt ended on a rather disappointing note when he was disqualified ... thetopnewz.com/2011/08/.../usain-bolt-out-of-iaaf-100m-race/

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