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  • Fashion Scoops: Hopper, Skip and a Jump... Special Guest... Home Again... 12 May 2008 05:13 GMT
    ... a new short film in coordination with Italian accessories brand Tod's on Friday. Hopper, a ... in the life of Gwyneth Paltrow in Italy with her Tod's Pashmy bag. The four ... Guides and launched in tandem with the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. Gwyneth Paltrow ...

  • 91st Giro d'Italia - Team LPR Brakes Preview 12 May 2008 04:31 GMT
    ... the Test race in Beijing for the Olympic Games and the Giro D’Oro earlier this ... Tre Valle Varesine (2005), 6th in the Italian Road Championships (2006), 7th in the Coppa ... got in the autumn races especially in Italy. Thus far in 2008 he hasn’t set ...

  • Sports Briefs: USA falls to Finland 12 May 2008 04:30 GMT
    ... Mikko Koivu scored with less than four minutes ... Two-time champion Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Italian Open in Rome because of a rib ... the other nations preparing for the Beijing Olympics. On the final day of competition, the ...

  • Speaker of Italian provincial parliament 12 May 2008 04:26 GMT
    ... Holding Olympics in China was not a good decision: Speaker of Italian provincial parliament Dharamsala, May 11 : President ... the regional parliament of south Tyrol in Italy Franz Pahl on Sunday met the Tibetan ...

  • Mohammadi books a place in Olympics 12 May 2008 04:26 GMT
    ... ROME, Italy --Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Ali Mohammadi has booked an Olympic berth on Saturday in Rome, Italy. The ... set for Aug. 12 to 21 in Beijing, China. Hamid Bavafa in 60 kg class, ...

  • Korea beats Italy 5-0 to capture final Olympic field hockey berth 12 May 2008 02:11 GMT
    ... Korea beats Italy 5-0 to capture final Olympic field hockey berth VICTORIA - Korea wrapped ... Korea captures the final berth in the Beijing Olympics. Mi Hyun Park, Seon Ok Lee, ...

  • Two Portuguese paddlers earn berth to Beijing Olympics 12 May 2008 01:51 GMT
    ... LISBON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Two Portuguese table ... Sunday ensured their passes to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing after a qualifier in ... finishing ninth after defeating Hungarian Janos Jakab, Italian Mihao Bobocica and Ukrainian Lei Kou, all ...

  • Scuttlebutt - The Daily Sailing Newsletter (Issue 2594 - May 12, 2008) 12 May 2008 01:51 GMT
    ... weekday with the support of its sponsors. OLYMPIC EVENTS REAFFIRMED FOR 2012 GAMES During the ... Event results: AINSLIE CONTINUES FINN DOMINATION Scarlino, Italy (May 10, 2008) -- An unforgettable race took ... have been selected to represent Switzerland in Beijing will be the first ones to benefit ...

  • Purchase boosts Olympic dream 12 May 2008 01:51 GMT
    ... lifted world championship bronze on the 1972 Olympic lake eight months ago. But they were ... of nearest challengers France with bronze medallists Italy a full four lengths adrift. Last year's ... got their bows in front of the Italians again for silver, with China fourth a ...

  • Two Turkish wrestlers qualified to compete in Beijing Olympics 12 May 2008 00:59 GMT
    ... Turkish wrestlers qualified to compete in the Beijing Olympics at the Graeco-Roman Wresting Qualifying Tournament in ... the Graeco-Roman Wresting Qualifying Tournament in Rome, Italy, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. ...

  • Ainslie still top of his class 12 May 2008 00:59 GMT
    ... of his class="story">After eight races off Scarlino, Italy, Ainslie was eight points behind Guillaume Florent, which ... to drop catamarans from the 2012 London Olympics. The ISAF also decided not introduce a ... match racing for women instead stands unchanged. Beijing will mark the eighth and final Olympics ...

  • Inaugural Prague 2008 Open Proves Successful For Gibb & Rosenthal 12 May 2008 00:15 GMT
    ... World Tour to gain consideration for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the 13th-seeded Gibb and Rosenthal won ... Tour continues in Europe for stops in Italy (Roseto degli Abruzzi, May 13-18) and Croatia (Zagreb, ...

  • Ainslie still top of his Finn class 12 May 2008 00:00 GMT
    ... of his class="story">After eight races off Scarlino, Italy, Ainslie was eight points behind Guillaume Florent, which ... to drop catamarans from the 2012 London Olympics. The ISAF also decided not introduce a ... match racing for women instead stands unchanged. Beijing will mark the eighth and final Olympics ...

  • Athletics: CAS exonerates Gibilisco 10 May 2008 23:46 GMT
    ... ROME: Former world champion pole vaulter Giuseppe Gibilisco ... for Sport (CAS), Ansa said Friday. The Olympic bronze medallist was suspended for two years by the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) in October after he ...

  • Clinical Ainslie Clinches Fourth European Crown 10 May 2008 23:40 GMT
    ... 2008 Finn European Championship title at Scarlino, Italy on Saturday (May 10). With Frenchman Guillaume Florent ... title. With clinical efficiency the Lymington-based double Olympic champion sealed a dramatic final race win ... what was my last big event before Beijing.” In an incident packed week, Ainslie, who ...

  • Pole vaulter Gibilisco has doping ban rescinded, aims for Beijing 10 May 2008 22:06 GMT
    ... MILAN, Italy - Former pole vault world champion Giuseppe ... Italy wants to compete at the Beijing Olympics after having a two-year doping ban rescinded. ... I'm looking forward to the Olympics." The Italian Athletics Federation banned Gibilisco last July for ...

  • European Finn Championship: Ben Ainslie overcomes deficit to take title 10 May 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... 2008 Finn European Championship title at Scarlino, Italy on Saturday (May 10). With Frenchman Guillaume Florent ... title. With clinical efficiency the Lymington-based double Olympic champion sealed a dramatic final race win ... what was my last big event before Beijing.” In an incident packed week, Ainslie, who ...

  • With doping ban lifted, Gibilisco aims for Beijing 10 May 2008 20:12 GMT
    ... MILAN, Italy -- Former pole vault world champion Giuseppe ... Italy wants to compete at the Beijing Olympics after having a two-year doping ban rescinded. ... I'm looking forward to the Olympics." The Italian Athletics Federation banned Gibilisco last July for ...

  • Fernandes Wins Fifth European Championship; Belaubre takes men's crown 10 May 2008 20:12 GMT
    ... Swiss men off the bubble for three Olympic slots, Russia stays put as Polyansky does ... of victory over runner-up Nadia Cortassa of Italy and 57 seconds on the third place finisher, ... Russia’s chances of bringing three men to Beijing and satisfying his own Olympic quest. Right ...

  • Fernandes wins 5th European championships, Belaubre takes men's crown 10 May 2008 20:09 GMT
    ... Swiss men off the bubble for three Olympic slots, Russia stays put as Polyansky does ... of victory over runner-up Nadia Cortassa of Italy and 57 seconds on the third place finisher, ... Russia’s chances of bringing three men to Beijing and satisfying his own Olympic quest. Right ...

  • Fernandes wins fifth European triathlon title 10 May 2008 19:47 GMT
    ... underline her position as favourite for the Olympic gold in Beijing. Frederic Belaubre, the 2005 and 2006 champion ... 39 seconds ahead of Nadia Cortassa of Italy. Lisa Norden of Sweden took bronze. Olympic champion ...

  • Giuseppe Gibilisco aiming for Beijing Olympics after being cleared of doping 10 May 2008 19:05 GMT
    ... MILAN, Italy (AP) - Former pole vault world champion ... Italy wants to compete at the Beijing Olympics after his two-year ban was rescinded. The ... I'm looking forward to the Olympics. The Italian Athletics Federation banned Gibilisco last July for ...

  • Gibilisco, his doping ban rescinded, now aiming for Beijing 10 May 2008 19:03 GMT
    ... MILAN, Italy (AP) - Former pole vault world champion ... Italy wants to compete at the Beijing Olympics after having a two-year doping ban rescinded. ... I'm looking forward to the Olympics.'' The Italian Athletics Federation banned Gibilisco last July for ...

  • Ellis Island Honors Immigrants to United States 10 May 2008 16:27 GMT
    ... the Netherlands; 86-year-old Felicita (Gabaccia) Salto, from Italy; and 88-year-old Seymour Rexsite, from Poland, who ... presentation, Iacocca - himself the son of Italian immigrants - said, "Each and every one ... basketball head coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His grandfather emigrated from Poland. Another award ...

  • Coach warns McClenahan 10 May 2008 11:32 GMT
    ... player is guaranteed a place at the Olympics' so Hereford United's Trent McClenahan must impress ... he is to make the plane to Beijing as Arnold can take only 18 players ... Netherlands, the USA, Nigeria, and Japan, while Italy take on South Korea, Cameroon, and Honduras in ...


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