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Headlines (19 August) :
Hoy closes in on gold hat-trick
Chris Hoy moved a step closer to a hat-trick of gold
medals after coming through his semi-final against Mickael Bourgain
of France.
Gold for Goodison
Paul Goodison made up for the disappointment of just
missing out on an Olympic medal four years ago as he claimed gold in
the Laser class at the Olympic sailing regatta on Tuesday.
Wenger wants Adebayor backing
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the
club's fans to get behind striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has ended
speculation over his future by signing a new contract.
Pietersen: Shah will bat at three
Kevin Pietersen has made the first decisive step
towards instilling a greater intent in England's one-day performances
by giving Owais Shah a licence to play at the top of the order.
Davies completes Potters switch
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has made his sixth signing of
the summer with the recruitment of Southampton defender Andrew Davies
for an undisclosed fee.
Johnson furious despite qualifying
Britain's Jade Johnson was furious with herself
despite qualifying for the Olympic long jump final by just two
centimetres with her last attempt.
Ameobi close to Ipswich move
Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has confirmed the club
are poised to sign Shola Ameobi from Newcastle after a transfer fee
was agreed for the player.
Capello ready to name new captain
Fabio Capello will make his first major mark on the
England team on Tuesday - with Joe Cole confirming the Italian's vast
CV commands instant respect in the dressing room.
Mbia eager for Everton switch
Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia is desperate to
complete a move to Everton now he has returned from the Olympic Games
in Beijing.
Moore signs new Pears deal
Worcestershire director of cricket Steven Rhodes has
revealed that batsman Stephen Moore has signed a new three-year deal
which will keep him at New Road until 2011. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 18 August 2008
OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING
Artistic Gymnastics
Men's Rings Final:
1 Chen Yibing (Chn) 16.600 pts
Vault Final: 1 Leszek Blanik (Pol) 16.537 pts, 2
Thomas Bouhail (Fra) 16.537 pts, 3 Anton Golotsutskov (Rus) 16.475
pts, 4 Marian Dragulescu (Rom) 16.225 pts, 5 Benoit Caranobe (Fra)
16.062 pts, 6 Dmitry Kasperovich (Blr) 16.050 pts, 7 Flavius Koczi
(Rom) 15.925 pts, 8 Isaac Botella (Spa) 15.737 pts
Women's Uneven Bars Final:
1 He Kexin (Chn) 16.725 pts, 2 Nastia Liukin (USA)
16.725 pts, 3 Yang Yilin (Chn) 16.650 pts, 4 Beth Tweddle (Gbr)
16.625 pts
Athletics
400m Hurdles Final:
1 Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.25, 2 Kerron Clement (USA)
47.98, 3 Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.06, 4 Danny Mcfarlane (Jam) 48.30,
5 Lj van Zyl (Rsa) 48.42, 6 Marek Plawgo (Pol) 48.52, 7 Markino
Buckley (Jam) 48.60, 8 Periklis Iakovakis (Gre) 49.96
3000m Steeplechase Final: 1 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto
(Ken) 8:10.34, 2 Mahiedine Mekhissi-B (Fra) 8:10.49, 3 Richard
Kipkemboi Mateelong (Ken) 8:11.01, 4 Yakob Jarso (Eth) 8:13.47, 5
Bouabdellah Tahri (Fra) 8:14.79, 6 Youcef Abdi (Aus) 8:16.36, 7
Ezekiel Kemboi (Ken) 8:16.38, 8 Abubaker Ali Kamal (Qat) 8:16.59, 9
Benjamin Kiplagat (Uga) 8:20.27, 10 Mustafa Mohamed (Swe) 8:20.69, 11
Tareq Mubarak Taher (Brn) 8:21.59, 12 Ion Luchianov (Mol) 8:27.82, 13
Anthony Famiglietti (USA) 8:31.21, 14 Ruben Ramolefi (Rsa) 8:34.58,
15 Abdelkader Hachlaf (Mor) 9:02.06
Long Jump Final: 1 Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda (Pan)
8.34 (Wind speed: -0.3)m, 2 Khotso Mokoena (Rsa) 8.24 (Wind speed:
0.0)m, 3 Ibrahim Camejo (Cub) 8.20 (Wind speed: +0.2)m, 4 Ngonidzashe
Makusha (Zim) 8.19 (Wind speed: +0.6)m, 5 Wilfredo Martinez (Cub)
8.19 (Wind speed: -0.4)m, 6 Ndiss Kaba Badji (Sen) 8.16 (Wind speed:
+0.2)m, 7 Luis Felipe Meliz (Spa) 8.07 (Wind speed: -0.1)m, 8 Roman
Novotny (Cze) 8.00 (Wind speed: -0.3)m, 9 Gable Garenamotse (Bot)
7.85 (Wind speed: +0.1)m, 10 Greg Rutherford (Gbr) 7.84 (Wind speed:
-0.4)m, 11 Hussain Taher A Al Saba (Ksa) 7.80 (Wind speed: 0.0)m
800m Final:
1 Pamela Jelimo (Ken) 1:54.87, 2 Janeth Jepkosgei
Busienei (Ken) 1:56.07, 3 Hasna Benhassi (Mor) 1:56.73, 4 Svetlana
Klyuka (Rus) 1:56.94, 5 Maria Mutola (Moz) 1:57.68, 6 Kenia Sinclair
(Jam) 1:58.24, 7 Yuliya Krevsun (Ukr) 1:58.73, 8 Tatiana Andrianova
(Rus) 2:02.63
Discus Throw Final:
1 Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA) 64.74m, 2 Yarelys
Barrios (Cub) 63.64m, 3 Olena Antonova (Ukr) 62.59m, 4 Song Aimin
(Chn) 62.20m, 5 Vera Cechlova (Cze) 61.75m, 6 Ellina Zvereva (Blr)
60.82m, 7 Li Yanfeng (Chn) 60.68m, 8 Melina Robert Michon (Fra)
60.66m, 9 Dani Samuels (Aus) 60.15m, 10 Aretha Thurmond (USA) 59.80m,
11 Iryna Yatchenko (Blr) 59.27m, 12 Nicoleta Grasu (Rom) 58.63m
Pole Vault Final: 1 Elena Isinbaeva (Rus) 5.05m, 2
Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) 4.80m, 3 Svetlana Feofanova (Rus) 4.75m, 4
Yulia Golubchikova (Rus) 4.75m, 5 Monika Pyrek (Pol) 4.70m, 6 Carolin
Tamara Hingst (Ger) 4.65m, 7 Silke Spiegelburg (Ger) 4.65m, 8 April
Steiner-Bennett (USA) 4.55m, 9 Vanessa Boslak (Fra) 4.55m, 10 Fabiana
Murer (Bra) 4.45m, 10 Anna Rogowska (Pol) 4.45m, 12 Gao Shuying (Chn) 4.45m
Cycling
Team Pursuit Finals:
Heat 1: Gr Britain bt
Denmark time-3:53.314-4:00.040 Heat 2: New Zealand bt Australia
time-3:57.776-3:59.006 Team Pursuit Final: 1 Gr Britain, 2 Denmark, 3
New Zealand, 4 Australia, 5 Netherlands, 6 Russian Feder, 7 Spain, 9
Ukraine, 10 Colombia
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