Olympic champ Zhang reaches all-Chinese final at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic champion Zhang Yining of China advanced to the women’s singles final with a six-set win over compatriot Liu Shiwen at the table tennis world championships.on Monday Teachers union says school board memo appears to force support for Chicago’s 2016 Olympics bidCHICAGO — A teachers union says an e-mail from the Chicago school board appears to force principals to support the city’s bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2016. China’s Zhang advances in table tennis worlds women’s singlesYOKOHAMA, Japan — Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yining of China defeated Hungary’s Krisztina Toth on Saturday at the table tennis world championships. Support for Tokyo 2016 bid dips to 56% according to IOC surveyTOKYO — An International Olympic Committee survey showed a small dip in support for Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics, putting the support rate at 56 percent of respondents. Chicago bid team reaffirms support of President Barack Obama for 2016 OlympicsMILAN — The leaders of Chicago’s 2016 Olympic effort promised unprecedented political support for their bid, once again underlining the backing of President Barack Obama. Rebellin requests test of backup ‘B’ sample after testing positive at Beijing OlympicsROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has requested that his backup “B” sample be examined after testing positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Croatia’s Primorac rallies to beat Britain’s Drinkhall at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — Croatia’s Zoran Primorac rallied from three sets down Thursday to defeat Britain’s Paul Drinkhall in seven sets at the table tennis world championships. 3 more track athletes nabbed in doping scandal shows track still faces perception problemWith a gold medalist in one of its top events busted for doping at the Beijing Games, the troubled sport of track and field is once again at the center of an Olympic drug scandal. Lying, cheating, hurting: all in a day’s work in sports?PARIS — “Lying, cheating, hurting — that’s all you seem to do.” Bahrain’s 1,500-meter gold medalist, 2 cyclists, 3 others caught in Beijing doping retestsLONDON — The gold medalist in one of track and field’s glamour races and a silver winner in cycling are among six athletes from the Beijing Games nabbed for blood doping in the latest Olympic drug scandal. Dominican Comm. says weightlifter Contreras tested positive for doping at Beijing OlympicsLONDON — The last of the six athletes caught in drug retests from the Beijing Games has now been identified — it’s Dominican women’s weightlifter Yudelquis Contreras. Bahrain’s 1,500-meter gold medalist and 2 cyclists caught in Beijing doping retestsLONDON — Bahrain’s first Olympic track and field gold medalist, an Italian cycling silver medalist and a prominent German cyclist are among the six athletes caught for blood doping in retests of their Beijing samples. Person familiar with results: Greek walker and Croatian runner caught in Beijing drug testsLONDON — A person with knowledge of the results says Greek race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka and Croatian 800-meter runner Vanja Perisic are among the six Olympic athletes caught for doping in retests of Beijing samples. International Olympic Committee concerned about moves to restrict news coverage of sportsMELBOURNE, Australia — The International Olympic Committee is concerned that moves to restrict media coverage of sports will erode free speech, former IOC vice president Kevan Gosper told an Australian Senate hearing Wednesday. Germany cycling federation says Stefan Schumacher failed doping test at Beijing OlympicsSTUTTGART, Germany — The German cycling federation said Wednesday that Stefan Schumacher is one of the six athletes who tested positive for CERA at the Beijing Olympics. Bahrain Olympic Committee: 1,500-meter gold medalist Ramzi tested positive for dopingMANAMA, Bahrain — The Bahrain Olympic Committee said Wednesday that 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Italian Olympic Committee says cyclist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping in BeijingROME — The Italian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin rejects accusations of doping at Beijing OlympicsROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has rejected allegations that he tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games, saying the result was “a mistake.” Table tennis federation proposes schedule changes for London 2012YOKOHAMA, Japan — The International Table Tennis Federation wants to alter the schedule for the 2012 London Olympics so that singles matches are played ahead of the team events. 2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases found in restest of Beijing blood samples for CERAAdd the Beijing Games to that growing list of Olympics where winners and losers are still being sorted out long after the torch goes dark. Olympic champion diver Mitcham ordered to return from Mexico amid swine flu outbreakCANBERRA, Australia — Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham has been ordered to return from Mexico by his Australian provincial sports institute over concerns about swine flu. IOC finds 6 positive doping samples from Beijing Olympics retest, including 2 medalistsLONDON — The IOC is still uncovering drug cheats eight months after the Beijing Olympics ended. After leading US to gold medal in Beijing, Anne Donovan joins Liberty as assistant coachNEW YORK — Anne Donovan is back in the WNBA. Person familiar with testing: 2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases from Beijing retestLONDON — A person familiar with a new round of drug tests from the Beijing Olympics says two medalists were among six athletes who turned up positive when their blood samples were rechecked. IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes tested positive for CERA in retesting of Beijing doping samplesLONDON — The IOC’s pursuit of drug cheats from the Beijing Olympics paid off Tuesday with confirmation that six athletes turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from last year’s games. IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes tested positive for CERA in retesting of Beijing doping samplesLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC says six Olympic athletes have been found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples. Opposition candidate claims fraud in mayoral vote in Russian Olympic city of SochiSOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, election officials said Monday. China out to maintain dominance at table tennis worldsYOKOHAMA, Japan — With Olympic singles champions Ma Lin and Zhang Yining headlining a powerful world championship team, China is expected to maintain its dominance in table tennis that it highlighting last August in Beijing. Election official: Partial results give Putin’s party candidate big lead in Sochi mayor voteSOCHI, Russia — An election official says the candidate from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party has won Sunday’s mayoral vote in 2014 Olympic host city Sochi. Olympic champion Wanjiru wins 1st London Marathon; Mikitenko defends her women’s titleLONDON — Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru won his first London Marathon title in a course record on Sunday, and Irina Mikitenko defended her title in the women’s race. |
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