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	<title>Sports News &#187; Olympic Games</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2012 Olympic Games venue opens</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/23/2012-olympic-games-venue-opens-164503/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The organising committee of 2012 Olympic Games achieved a milestone when the first venue the velodrome, opened on Tuesday.


The velodrome in Stratford cost around 93 million pounds to build and is the first Olympic park venue to be finished, the Daily Mail reports.

Olympic Delivery Authority Chairman John Armitt said: &#8216;In delivering the velodrome .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/23/2012-olympic-games-venue-opens-164503/">Source article &nbsp;: 2012 Olympic Games venue opens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FIH to launch World League</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/22/fih-to-launch-world-league-164431/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAUSANNE - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the launch of an FIH World League in 2012 involving all the top countries and has sent out invitations to its members.

 The FIH World League is set to make its debut in 2012 and will give every member of the FIH the opportunity to play for ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/22/fih-to-launch-world-league-164431/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : FIH to launch World League</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Caster Semenya plans to make 1,500m bid in 2012 Olympics</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/22/caster-semenya-plans-to-make-1500m-bid-in-2012-olympics-164427/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRETORIA - World 800 metre champion Caster Semenya has said she is planning to of participate in the 1,500 metres race at next year&#8217;s London Olympics.


&#8220;It is part of my preparation for my first Olympics. I&#8217;m looking forward to it and the plan is to include the 1,500 metres at the Olympics,&#8221; The Daily Express ... Original article on  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/22/caster-semenya-plans-to-make-1500m-bid-in-2012-olympics-164427/">Caster Semenya plans to make 1,500m bid in 2012 Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federer feels good ahead of Dubai Championships</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/20/federer-feels-good-ahead-of-dubai-championships-164308/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI - Four-time champion Roger Federer brings a sense of serenity into his first start since 2008 at the Dubai Championships, with the Swiss saying Sunday he is anything but stressed after a successful start to the 2011 season.

 A Doha title at the 	start of the year followed by a semi-final loss to Novak .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/20/federer-feels-good-ahead-of-dubai-championships-164308/">Federer feels good ahead of Dubai Championships</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Usha pays rich tribute to Suresh Babu</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/19/usha-pays-rich-tribute-to-suresh-babu-164262/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOCHI/RANCHI - India&#8217;s star athlete P.T.Usha paid a rich tribute to Asian Games gold medallist and Arjuna awardee Suresh Babu, who passed away in a local hospital in Ranchi due to a liver disease Saturday.

 Usha said Babu, a fellow Keralite, will be remembered as a &#8220;great sportsperson&#8221;. Babu came to the Feb 12-26 34th .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/19/usha-pays-rich-tribute-to-suresh-babu-164262/" title="Usha pays rich tribute to Suresh Babu">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Take minnows lightly at your own peril, says Kenyan captain</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/19/take-minnows-lightly-at-your-own-peril-says-kenyan-captain-164217/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anand Philar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI - Kenya skipper Jimmy Kamande has warned that if anybody wants to take Kenya or a lower-ranked team lightly, then it will be at their own peril, since the so-called minnows are capable of tripping the front-runners at the ensuing Cricket World Cup.

 Nobody should take any team, especially those lower-ranked, lightly as I .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/19/take-minnows-lightly-at-your-own-peril-says-kenyan-captain-164217/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Take minnows lightly at your own peril, says Kenyan captain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Youngest gymnast eyes medal in National Games</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/18/youngest-gymnast-eyes-medal-in-national-games-164150/</link>
		<comments>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/18/youngest-gymnast-eyes-medal-in-national-games-164150/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - Gymnast Rucha Divekar is a three-time junior champion at the age of 15 and she is confident of replicating her the success in the ongoing 34th National Games. 

 Rucha is representing Maharashtra in the Games and will compete in both the individual and the team events. She won the junior titles in  [..] <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/18/youngest-gymnast-eyes-medal-in-national-games-164150/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NRAI asks Olympic champion Bindra to attend National Games</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/17/nrai-asks-olympic-champion-bindra-to-attend-national-games-164078/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) Thursday issued an ultimatum to Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra to be present at Ranchi to participate in the 34th National Games.

 NRAI secretary Baljeet Singh Sethi said the federation has asked Bindra, who is currently training in Germany, to attend the Games which will be ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/17/nrai-asks-olympic-champion-bindra-to-attend-national-games-164078/">NRAI asks Olympic champion Bindra to attend National Games</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swimmer Richa Mishra now eyeing Olympic qualification</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/17/swimmer-richa-mishra-now-eyeing-olympic-qualification-164069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - The good performance at the National Games has spurred swimmer Richa Mishra to work hard and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

 Richa collected eight gold medals in the previous edition at Guwahati. Her seven medals here have come out of the nine events and she hopes to improve her tally in the ... Read more : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/17/swimmer-richa-mishra-now-eyeing-olympic-qualification-164069/">Swimmer Richa Mishra now eyeing Olympic qualification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National Games: Manipur boy helps Jharkhand win aquatics gold</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/16/national-games-manipur-boy-helps-jharkhand-win-aquatics-gold-163967/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - Jharkhand finally managed to win one gold medal in aquatics in the on-going National Games here Wednesday and the credit goes to Manipur boy Hemjit Netei.

 The 22-year-old Netei, representing hosts Jharkhand, won the gold in the three-metre spring board diving. 
 &#8220;It is a great feeling to win a gold medal. My .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/16/national-games-manipur-boy-helps-jharkhand-win-aquatics-gold-163967/">Read the original article &nbsp;: National Games: Manipur boy helps Jharkhand win aquatics gold</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>London Olympics take shape with schedule</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/london-olympics-take-shape-with-schedule-163947/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Usain Bolt will get the chance to go for a second 100 metres gold Sunday Aug 5 at the 2012 Olympics, according to the London Games timetable released Tuesday.

 The Jamaican world record holder could double his gold haul Aug 9 in the 200m final.
 The first action of the Games will be ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/london-olympics-take-shape-with-schedule-163947/">London Olympics take shape with schedule</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National Games: Chennai girl becomes youngest swimmer to win medal</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/national-games-chennai-girl-becomes-youngest-swimmer-to-win-medal-163940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - Chennai girl A.V. Jayveena Tuesday became the youngest swimmer in the history of National Games to win medals.

 The 12-year-old Jayveena, representing Tamil Nadu, won bronzes in the 200 meters breaststroke and relay. In breaststroke, Jayveena competed with experienced Delhi girl Richa Mishra, who has won four gold medals in the meet so ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/national-games-chennai-girl-becomes-youngest-swimmer-to-win-medal-163940/">Original article on  : National Games: Chennai girl becomes youngest swimmer to win medal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>200 arrive for Special Olympics in Himachal</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/200-arrive-for-special-olympics-in-himachal-163914/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHIMLA - They are intellectually disabled, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped over 200 people from eight states from arriving at the snow-laden ski slopes of Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh to conquer new heights. 

 They&#8217;ll take part in Special Olympics during the four-day National Winter Games beginning Wednesday.
 &#8220;Intellectually disabled people in the age group of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/200-arrive-for-special-olympics-in-himachal-163914/">200 arrive for Special Olympics in Himachal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 London Olympic Games under terror threat from Irish Republican groups</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/2012-london-olympic-games-under-terror-threat-from-irish-republican-groups-163902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - British Sports Minister, Jacquelin Magnay, has warned that the 2012 Olympic Games could be targeted by Irish Republican groups. 


Speaking at the publication of the annual report on preparations for the Olympic Games, Robertson said that security agencies fear that groups based in Northern Ireland have become &#8220;a threat to the Games.&#8221;

&#8220;The security  [..] <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/15/2012-london-olympic-games-under-terror-threat-from-irish-republican-groups-163902/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi&#8217;s Richa Mishra wins four golds in swimming</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/14/delhis-richa-mishra-wins-four-golds-in-swimming-163898/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RANCHI - Swimmer Richa Mishra of Delhi bagged two more gold medals Monday, taking her gold tally to four, while Jharkhand girls got their third gold medal in taekwondo.

 Richa won the 800-metre free-style, setting a  new Games record and 200-metre breast-stroke. She had Sunday won gold medals in free style and butterfly events. .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/14/delhis-richa-mishra-wins-four-golds-in-swimming-163898/">Delhi&#8217;s Richa Mishra wins four golds in swimming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz swimmer Klim comes out of retirement, eying Olympics comeback</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/14/oz-swimmer-klim-comes-out-of-retirement-eying-olympics-comeback-163861/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Retired Australian swimmer Michael Klim will return to competitive swimming with a view to competing at the London 2012 Olympics.


Responding to media speculation, Klim this afternoon announced that he had been training and the competitive &#8220;fire in the belly had returned.&#8221;

&#8220;I&#8217;m going to have a crack . . . I don&#8217;t have any ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/14/oz-swimmer-klim-comes-out-of-retirement-eying-olympics-comeback-163861/" title="Oz swimmer Klim comes out of retirement, eying Olympics comeback">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maken grants Rs.5 crore to P.T.Usha&#8217;s athletics academy</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/13/maken-grants-rs5-crore-to-ptushas-athletics-academy-163801/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Sports Minister Ajay Maken Sunday announced a grant of Rs.5 crore for the P.T Usha Athletics Academy at Kozhikode for laying a synthetic turf which will be only the third in Kerala.

 Maken made the announcement in the presence of Usha while visiting her academy. 
 &#8220;Maken said that it would be .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/13/maken-grants-rs5-crore-to-ptushas-athletics-academy-163801/">Maken grants Rs.5 crore to P.T.Usha&#8217;s athletics academy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Phelps guns for Thorpe, wants to reverse result of 2004 Athens Games</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/13/phelps-guns-for-thorpe-wants-to-reverse-result-of-2004-athens-games-163776/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Expressing his hopes of a rematch with Australian legend Ian Thorpe at the London Olympics, Swimming ace Michael Phelps has welcomed the chance to reverse the result at next year&#8217;s Olympics.


In what was dubbed the &#8220;Race of the Century&#8221;, Thorpe defeated Dutch great Pieter van den Hoogenband and Phelps in the 200-metre final ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/13/phelps-guns-for-thorpe-wants-to-reverse-result-of-2004-athens-games-163776/">Read : Phelps guns for Thorpe, wants to reverse result of 2004 Athens Games</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Ham beat Tottenham for Olympic Stadium takeover bid</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/west-ham-beat-tottenham-for-olympic-stadium-takeover-bid-163684/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - West Ham have beaten Tottenham  to  take over the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games. 


According  to  The Sun, the Olympic Park  Legacy  Company  (OPLC) announced  that the Hammers have beaten Tottenham in the race  to take  over  the stadium at ... Read more <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/west-ham-beat-tottenham-for-olympic-stadium-takeover-bid-163684/" title="West Ham beat Tottenham for Olympic Stadium takeover bid">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecclestone &#8216;insulted and offended&#8217; over questioning of value of Melbourne race</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/ecclestone-insulted-and-offended-over-questioning-of-value-of-melbourne-race-163667/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - The chairman of the Australian Grand Prix corporation has said that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone feels let down that the value of the Melbourne GP is being questioned, and added that the F1 boss could walk away from the event. 


Ron Walker said on Friday morning that Ecclestone was &#8220;insulted and offended&#8221; .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/ecclestone-insulted-and-offended-over-questioning-of-value-of-melbourne-race-163667/">Ecclestone &#8216;insulted and offended&#8217; over questioning of value of Melbourne race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement home fire claims ex-England cricketer Trevor &#8216;Barnacle&#8217; Bailey&#8217;s life</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/retirement-home-fire-claims-ex-england-cricketer-trevor-barnacle-baileys-life-163634/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESSEX - A fire at a retirement home in Westcliff, Essex, claimed the life of former England cricketer Trevor Bailey on Thursday. He was 87.


Regarded as one of English cricket&#8217;s greatest all-rounders and most distinctive voices in the commentary box, Trevor Bailey, who was given the nickname of &#8220;Barnacle&#8221; because of his immovable batting, perished .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/11/retirement-home-fire-claims-ex-england-cricketer-trevor-barnacle-baileys-life-163634/">Retirement home fire claims ex-England cricketer Trevor &#8216;Barnacle&#8217; Bailey&#8217;s life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West  Ham  United  tipped to beat Tottenham  Hotspur  in  London Olympic Stadium bid</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/10/west-ham-united-tipped-to-beat-tottenham-hotspur-in-london-olympic-stadium-bid-163604/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - West Ham United is reportedly set to  beat Tottenham Hotspur in the bid for the Olympic Stadium in London.  


The  decision, on who will move into the stadium after  the  2012 London  Olympics, will be taken by the 14 voting members  of  the Olympic  ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/10/west-ham-united-tipped-to-beat-tottenham-hotspur-in-london-olympic-stadium-bid-163604/">West  Ham  United  tipped to beat Tottenham  Hotspur  in  London Olympic Stadium bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK Olympic games should not be magnet for sex trafficking:  Home Secretary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Shadow Home Secretary Yvette  Cooper  has warned  that  Prime Minister David Cameron must do more  to  stop next  year&#8217;s  Olympic  Games  from  becoming  a  magnet  for  sex trafficking gangs.


Cooper, 41, said that Cameron, 44, should stop pandering to .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/10/uk-olympic-games-should-not-be-magnet-for-sex-trafficking-home-secretary-163598/">Read the original article &nbsp;: UK Olympic games should not be magnet for sex trafficking:  Home Secretary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing Olympics pollution controls could cut lung cancer risk</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/08/beijing-olympics-pollution-controls-could-cut-lung-cancer-risk-163486/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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Corvallis  (Oregon, US), - The air pollution  control measures  that  were  put in place in  Beijing  during  the  2008 Olympic  Games  -  if continued - would cut almost  in  half  the lifetime  risk  of  lung cancer for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/08/beijing-olympics-pollution-controls-could-cut-lung-cancer-risk-163486/">Beijing Olympics pollution controls could cut lung cancer risk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hoogenband says &#8217;special athlete&#8217; Thorpe can win another gold in London</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/08/hoogenband-says-special-athlete-thorpe-can-win-another-gold-in-london-163473/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI - Former Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband believes that five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe can add to his gold medal tally during the 2012 London Olympics.


&#8220;I think he can win the 100m freestyle. That would be something. To have the 400m, 200m, 100m Olympic gold medal is history, that&#8217;s amazing,&#8221; the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/08/hoogenband-says-special-athlete-thorpe-can-win-another-gold-in-london-163473/" title="Hoogenband says &#8217;special athlete&#8217; Thorpe can win another gold in London">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian firm claims CWG dues</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/07/australian-firm-claims-cwg-dues-163434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI - Great Big Events, one of the worlds leading providers of sports presentation services, will contest the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committees decision to withhold payment in excess of $100,000 for outstanding contract dues for services during the event.

 Great Big Events is one of nine foreign firms to which the Organising Committee has .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/07/australian-firm-claims-cwg-dues-163434/">Original article &nbsp;: Australian firm claims CWG dues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth Games sports facilities would be fully utilized, assures Ajay Maken</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/commonwealth-games-sports-facilities-would-be-fully-utilized-assures-ajay-maken-163302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken today said the stadia constructed for the 19th Commonwealth Games would be fully utilised.


While on his visit to the stadia here, Maken told reporters that a committee of eminent sportspersons would be formed to devise ways for optimal utilisation of the ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/commonwealth-games-sports-facilities-would-be-fully-utilized-assures-ajay-maken-163302/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Commonwealth Games sports facilities would be fully utilized, assures Ajay Maken</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sports ministry forms committee for venue management</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The sports ministry Saturday formed a committee to find ways for the best utilisation of Sports Authority of India (SAI) venues after the Commonwealth Games.

 During a visit to five stadia, sports minister Ajay Maken said &#8220;the committee consisting of renowned sports persons and veteran sports journalist&#8221; has been asked to suggest ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/sports-ministry-forms-committee-for-venue-management-163301/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Sports ministry forms committee for venue management</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Its  40-yrs  since golf and javelin throwing was played  on  the moon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Lunar module pilot of  Apollo  14  Ed Mitchell  has  recalled the first lunar Olympics that  had  taken place between him and late Alan Shepard 40-years ago on the moon.


On February 6, 40-years ago, Shepard had famously hit golf  balls with a modified six-iron, and Mitchell, .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/its-40-yrs-since-golf-and-javelin-throwing-was-played-on-the-moon-163298/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Its  40-yrs  since golf and javelin throwing was played  on  the moon!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delhi to host Champions Trophy, Olympic qualifiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Indian capital will host the Champions Trophy in December and the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said.

 FIH said in a statement FIH that its president Leandro Negre met Indian Sports Minister Ajay Maken and discussed development projects.
 &#8220;The meeting was very .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/delhi-to-host-champions-trophy-olympic-qualifiers-163286/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Delhi to host Champions Trophy, Olympic qualifiers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Mint planning �1K-coin weighing 1kg to mark Olympics</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/royal-mint-planning-%ef%bf%bd1k-coin-weighing-1kg-to-mark-olympics-163285/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The Royal Mint is planning to create a 22-carat gold weighing one kilogram to commemorate next year&#8217;s London Olympics.


Tory backbencher Mark Lancaster said the Royal Mint wanted to produce 60 gold coins with a face value of 1,000 pounds and 14,000 silver coins with a face value of 500 pounds each.

The coins would ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/05/royal-mint-planning-%ef%bf%bd1k-coin-weighing-1kg-to-mark-olympics-163285/">Original article on  : Royal Mint planning �1K-coin weighing 1kg to mark Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Punjab players get cash rewards</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/punjab-players-get-cash-rewards-163279/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOHALI - The Punjab government Friday disbursed cash rewards of over Rs.7.48 crore to the state&#8217;s players, including Commonwealth Games medalists, and announced that any player winning a gold medal in the next Olympics would get Rs.2.25 crore reward.

 Over 50 players, including Commonwealth Games (CWG) and Asian Games medalists, were honoured at a special ... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/punjab-players-get-cash-rewards-163279/" title="Punjab players get cash rewards">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heuvel returns to Pak to coach hockey team till 2012 Olympics after contract revision</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/heuvel-returns-to-pak-to-coach-hockey-team-till-2012-olympics-after-contract-revision-163249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LAHORE - Pakistan hockey coach Michel van den Heuvel has finally returned to the country to resume his duties, and also extended his commitment to the national team till the 2012 London Olympics, after his contract was revised.


The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) took a detailed review of Heuvel&#8217;s commitment to the squad, who returns as ... Read : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/heuvel-returns-to-pak-to-coach-hockey-team-till-2012-olympics-after-contract-revision-163249/">Heuvel returns to Pak to coach hockey team till 2012 Olympics after contract revision</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CWG: Infostrada refutes allegations of non-performance</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/cwg-infostrada-refutes-allegations-of-non-performance-163247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI - Infostrada Sports, the Dutch company contracted by the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to provide media services, has refuted allegations of &#8220;non-performance&#8221; while claiming that the organisers still owed the company $618,000.

 In a statement, Infostrada Sports CEO Philip Hennemann said his company put in extra work to &#8220;rescue&#8221; the Organising Committee in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/cwg-infostrada-refutes-allegations-of-non-performance-163247/">CWG: Infostrada refutes allegations of non-performance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz sprint coach says Thorpe must shed kilos for Olympics comeback</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/oz-sprint-coach-says-thorpe-must-shed-kilos-for-olympics-comeback-163232/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Respected sprint coach Grant Stoelwinder believes Ian Thorpe will need to reshape his physique and swim faster than he ever has before to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.


Thorpe looked physically fit during a media-packed training session in Ultimo yesterday but his 5kg weight loss target to reach his ideal 96kg race weight .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/04/oz-sprint-coach-says-thorpe-must-shed-kilos-for-olympics-comeback-163232/">Oz sprint coach says Thorpe must shed kilos for Olympics comeback</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ian Thorpe to return for 2012 London Olympics</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/ian-thorpe-to-return-for-2012-london-olympics-163170/</link>
		<comments>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/ian-thorpe-to-return-for-2012-london-olympics-163170/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe has announced that he will return to competitive swimming in a bid to contest the 2012 London Olympics.


Thorpedo had retired from swimming in 2006 following a long battle with illness and injury.

&#8220;It hasn&#8217;t been something that I have taken lightly in making a decision in returning to .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/ian-thorpe-to-return-for-2012-london-olympics-163170/">Source &nbsp;: Ian Thorpe to return for 2012 London Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thorpe&#8217;s comeback announcement praised and panned on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/thorpes-comeback-announcement-praised-and-panned-on-twitter-163158/</link>
		<comments>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/thorpes-comeback-announcement-praised-and-panned-on-twitter-163158/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Swimming champion Ian Thorpe&#8217;s announcement Wednesday that he will aim to compete in the London 2012 Olympics has been both praised and widely panned on social networking sites like Twitter.


&#8220;Ian Thorpe&#8221; rocketed up into Twitter&#8217;s top 10 trending topics worldwide as the 28-year-old held a press conference in Sydney to confirm what many ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/02/thorpes-comeback-announcement-praised-and-panned-on-twitter-163158/">Thorpe&#8217;s comeback announcement praised and panned on Twitter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Smriti, Sharmila star draw in Hero Honda women&#8217;s golf</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/smriti-sharmila-star-draw-in-hero-honda-womens-golf-163154/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Golf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - Smriti Mehra, India&#8217;s leading women&#8217;s professional player, and 19-year-old Sharmila Nicollet, the current leader on the Hero Honda Womens Professional Golf Tour, will be the star attractions in the ninth leg of the Tour at the Tollygunge Club beginning Wednesday.

 A total of 16 women pros will be teeing off at the event, .... <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/smriti-sharmila-star-draw-in-hero-honda-womens-golf-163154/">Source article &nbsp;: Smriti, Sharmila star draw in Hero Honda women&#8217;s golf</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>It costs states 40mn euros to win one Olympic gold medal</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/it-costs-states-40mn-euros-to-win-one-olympic-gold-medal-163144/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -  A new study  has  revealed  that  a government  has to invest close to 40 million euros in order  for the country to obtain the highest Olympic prize.


Researchers  at the Universidad Carlos III de  Madrid  calculated the  price  with  a  .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/it-costs-states-40mn-euros-to-win-one-olympic-gold-medal-163144/">It costs states 40mn euros to win one Olympic gold medal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thorpe&#8217;s swimming future announcement on Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/thorpes-swimming-future-announcement-on-wednesday-163139/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Champion Olympian Ian Thorpe will make an announcement tomorrow afternoon about his swimming future.


There is speculation that Thorpe, Australia&#8217;s most successful Olympian, will make a comeback at the London Games next year. 

The location of the press conference will be revealed tomorrow morning, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

It understands that Thorpe has yet ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2011/02/01/thorpes-swimming-future-announcement-on-wednesday-163139/">Thorpe&#8217;s swimming future announcement on Wednesday</a>.]]></description>
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