2008
13
Dec
World champion Mao Asada’s skill with the triple axel earned her a victory over longtime rival Kim Yu-na at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating finals on Saturday.
Jeremy Abbott of the United States won after hitting every jump in the free skate.
Asada’s triple axels — two launched at the start of her free skate_ [...]
2008
13
Dec
GOYANG, South Korea : South Korean starlet Kim Yu-Na took first place in the ladies short programme at the ISU Grand Prix Friday, held in Goyang on the outskirts of Seoul.
In front of a huge home crowd, Kim scored 65.94 points to take top ranking despite making one mistake in her routine.
After nailing her [...]
2008
21
Nov
Japan’s Fumie Suguri took the women’s lead Friday at the Cup of Russia with a short program that was confident and precise, if short on adventure.
Suguri, who took silver at Skate Canada, is in line for a slot in the Grand Prix final if she gains a gold or silver in Moscow, the fifth of [...]
2008
17
Nov
A Japanese schoolgirl is making headlines across the world today as the first woman to play pro baseball in Japan.
A 16-year-old schoolgirl with a mean knuckleball has been selected as the first woman ever to play alongside the men in Japanese professional baseball.
Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new independent league that will launch [...]
2008
21
Aug
JAPAN stunned the United States 3-1 tonight to claim Olympic softball gold, denying America a fourth straight title.
Softnall is due to be dropped from the Games after Beijing.
It was the first time the US failed to win the gold since softball was introduced in 1996, and their first defeat in 22 Olympic matches [...]
2008
21
Aug
Semi-finals and final races in the men’s and women’s BMX competition have been postponed until Friday due to rain, officials said.
Heavy rain from the early hours of Thursday soaked the dirt course and cycling officials determined that it would be too dangerous to run the competition.
“In consideration of the fairness of the competition, and [...]
2008
21
Aug
Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10km swim on Thursday.
Britain’s David Davies won the silver and Germany’s Thomas Lurz the bronze.
from: reuters.com
2008
19
Aug
Germany’s Jan Frodeno, who took up triathlon because a girl he fancied did it, won the Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in a dramatic sprint over the last few meters.
Close behind him, Sydney gold medalist Simon Whitfield of Canada won the silver in the baking hot Beijing swim-bike-run event, and New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty [...]
2008
18
Aug
Emma Snowsill and Emma Moffatt of Australia won gold and bronze medals in today’s Women’s Triathlon race. The silver medal went to Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal.
Snowsill won the gold with a time of one hour, 58 minutes and 27.66 seconds. Fernandes finished in a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 34.63 seconds, while [...]
2008
17
Aug
World champion Canada has won the men’s eights gold at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.
It was the first time in more than 30 years that the reigning world champions also won Olympic gold.
Australia’s rowers were not able to reproduce last night’s success, with six-time Olympian James Tomkins in the Australian boat which finished in [...]