By Mark Staniforth, PA Sport Levered into an already overcrowded and much-maligned competitive calendar, the importance of the Olympic tennis tournament has always split top stars since its re-introduction to the Games in 1988. This year's event in Beijing is no exception. American Andy Roddick is currently the highest profile definite absentee. "It just comes to the point where the schedule is too long without the biggest sporting event in the world shoved...
European Swimming Championships 2010: Team GB unshaven but still razor sharp 
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Whether they have won gold or failed in the heats, the favoured phrase for Britain's swimmers at the European Championships this past week has been "shaved and tapered". Top form: Loughborough-based Kate Haywood...
Memories linger but Van Koeverden focused on present at world championships
Breitbart
Breitbart
Jim Morris, The Canadian Press It's a venue that has fond memories for Adam Van Koeverden, but instead of basking in the past the three-time Olympic medallist prefers to concentrate on the present. Van Koeverden will...
European Swimming Championships 2010: Great Britain on course for record medal haul
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Great Britain are in line for their best-ever medal haul at the European Championships when the final session takes place on Margaret Island this afternoon. Back on form: Rebeccas Adlington made amends for his 800m...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
San Fransisco Chronicle
San Fransisco Chronicle
0 0 Thanassis Stavrakis / AP The U.S. basketball team, including Warriors guard Stephen Curry (fifth from left), visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. They begin play in the World Championship in Turkey on...
Rs 21 lakh award for city shooter Gagan Narang
Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
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Biggest, most successful IPC Swimming World Championships competition comes to an end
The Examiner
The Examiner
According to Xavier Gonzalez (the IPC Chief Executive Officer), "The IPC is very proud to announce that these have not only been the biggest IPC...
Kenya dominates paralympics championships
Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Written By:Vereso Mwanga , Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2010 Kenya dominated the inaugural Great Lakes Open Paralympic Championships winning the lion share of medals on offer as the three day event ended...
Guo Weiyang, Sui Lu come from behind to take Chinese Championships
The Examiner
The Examiner
Guo Weiyang and Sui Lu surpassed qualification leaders Teng Haibin and Jiang Yuyuan to win the Chinese Championships Saturday in Hunan province. Guo, who has been on China's B-team for the past few years, topped newcomer...
Walsh objects to changes to Manhattan Beach tournament
CBS News
CBS News
CBSSports.com wire reports Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh is threatening to boycott this weekend's revamped Manhattan Beach Open because the beach volleyball tournament won't be played under the accepted international...
