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  • New year - same old rivalries 1 Jan 2010 04:33 GMT
    ... in the new year is the Winter Olympics (12-28 February 2010) in Vancouver. And if ... and the attacks in Pakistan on the Sri Lankan cricketers last year. International cricket could return ...

  • 2009 roundup, flashback, major events and happenings 31 Dec 2009 19:14 GMT
    ... America. 2. A few gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team when it was in a ... Brazil will be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. The announcement was made on 2 9. ...

  • Hewitt undecided about Delhi Games 31 Dec 2009 07:52 GMT
    ... in Mumbai and the March attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in neighbouring Pakistan. Australia withdrew ... also represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, again declared his love and passion for ...

  • As the year ends, a look back at notable names lost in 2009 31 Dec 2009 06:35 GMT
    ... May 8. 78. Hall of Fame basketball coach; led U.S. "Dream Team" to 1992 Olympic gold. May 9. 54. Leader of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers, one of world's deadliest insurgencies. May 17. Killed by government forces. ...

  • Scotland has no plans to boycott 2010 Games 31 Dec 2009 06:10 GMT
    ... March, an attack by gunmen on the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore sparked fears ... organising committee and head of the Indian Olympic Association, expressed confidence in the counter-terrorism measures. ...

  • Security good for Olympics, insists India 31 Dec 2009 05:10 GMT
    ... additional R110 million to secure the Games following an attack in March on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan. “The government has prepared a comprehensive security plan, in consultation with central ...

  • Dream Catchers 31 Dec 2009 03:43 GMT
    ... became the Indian Ambassador for the 2010 Olympic Games and the only star representing the ... form in the home test series against Sri Lanka, hitting back-to-back tons at Ahmedabad and Kanpur. ...

  • Running scared: The English athletes who fear 2010 Commonwealth Games 31 Dec 2009 01:33 GMT
    ... report that their teams would withdraw but Olympic relay gold medallist Marlon Devonish, a winner ... Mumbai terrorist attacks and the shooting at Sri Lankan cricketers. England's badminton team withdrew from its ...

  • India dismisses reports England may pull out of Commonwealth Games 30 Dec 2009 22:26 GMT
    ... have said the report is baseless," Indian Olympic association chief Kalmadi told "We have not ... Delhi for the competition. Gunmen ambushed the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore, Pakistan in ...

  • Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09 30 Dec 2009 20:52 GMT
    ... basketball coach; led Dream Team to 1992 Olympic gold. May 9. L. William Seidman, 88. ... May 17. Velupillai Prabhakaran, 54. Leader of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers, one of world's deadliest ...

  • England will not pull out of Games: India 30 Dec 2009 16:50 GMT
    ... have said the report is baseless," Indian Olympic association chief Kalmadi told Reuters. "We have ... Delhi for the competition. Gunmen ambushed the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore, Pakistan in ...

  • Officials say England will attend Delhi Games 30 Dec 2009 13:12 GMT
    ... case." An attack by gunmen on the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore last March ... who is also head of the Indian Olympic Association, told reporters: "Security is certainly not ...

  • England will not pull out of Games, says India 30 Dec 2009 13:10 GMT
    ... for the Commonwealth Games... CHENNAI (Reuters) Indian Olympic Association has dismissed a report that England ... Delhi for the competition. Gunmen ambushed the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore, Pakistan in ...

  • England calm Delhi Games concerns 30 Dec 2009 10:33 GMT
    ... teams to miss the event. Unlike the Olympic Games where Britain competes under the Team ... event passed without incident. In March, the Sri Lanka cricket team was ambushed by 12 gunmen ...

  • Sports Review of the Year 2009 30 Dec 2009 10:32 GMT
    ... a hole in the heart operation in Sri Lanka. * Darren Gribben became the second Berwick ... revealed his hopes of qualifying for the Olympics one day. * Horsewoman Ashley Murden of ...


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