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Zanardi hopes to make Indy 500 dreams a reality
ReutersINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Alex Zanardi's dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500 continues to burn and team owner Chip Ganassi said on Friday that he has a car for his former champion whenever he is ready. But for the 46-year-old Zanardi, age, and not the...Tags: Auto Racing, Human Interest, Vehicles, Indianapolis 500, Robin Williams
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Injured warrior breaks down barriers
Still feeling the effects of the nerve damage suffered when her arm broke in half while she was serving in Afghanistan, Marine Sgt. Lorie Yrigoyen stood on the podium on the first day of the Warrior Games, gold medal in hand. The following Thursday,...
Tags: U.S. Army, Parkinson's Disease, Cycling, Sports, Awards and Prizes
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Athletics-Pistorius rules out track return this year - report
ReutersCAPE TOWN, May 20 (Reuters) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, local media reported on Monday. The sprinter's agent had previously said August's...Tags: Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa, Track and Field, Oscar Pistorius
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Pistorius rules out track return this year - report
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, local media reported on Monday. The sprinter's agent had previously said August's world...Tags: Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa, Track and Field, Oscar Pistorius
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ANALYSIS: It's OK to lose pounds sterling 27M, we're investing, says C4 boss
Evening Standard, LondonIt is the morning after the Baftas and David Abraham is feeling fragile. But it's not because the Channel 4 chief executive has been partying or because he is worried as he prepares to announce the state-owned broadcaster has made a pounds sterling 27...Tags: Television Industry, Online Media Industry, Online Advertising, United Kingdom, Google Inc.
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Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit
Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very American pastime: football....Tags: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain, United Kingdom, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business- May 13
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The Guardian PARTS OF UK COAL MAY BE NATIONALISED AFTER COLLIERY FIRE CLOSES PIT Troubled parts of UK Coal, Britain's largest coal mining business, could return to public ownership under plans being discussed by ministers that would...Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., United Kingdom, Deutsche Bank AG, World Bank Group
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Prince Harry's visit puts global attention on Colorado Springs
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Britain's Prince Harry left Colorado Springs Sunday, but plenty of his friends and admirers stuck around to take in the sights and fun the area has to offer. And more could follow in the wake of worldwide exposure that came with the royal visit to the...Tags: Harry of Wales, International Travel, United Kingdom, Germany, Travel
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Promoting sports for young women is Lazarus' goal
For Barb Lazarus, enough will probably never be enough when it comes to her vision. Lazarus, a four-sport athlete at Highland Park in the late 1970s, has more than done her share of work when it comes to nurturing female athletes of all levels. She...
Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice, High School Sports, Lawyers, Justice System
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Traverse City man has sights set on '16 Paralympics in Rio
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.Craig Vogtsberger has fleeting memories of walking between two military humvees as he trained stateside just before the National Guardsman deployed to Bosnia on a peace-keeping mission. "I remember looking at them, wrecked, and realizing I'd just been...Tags: Pain, Chemical Industry, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments, Pharmaceuticals
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RS refuses to budge on World Cup plan
The Bangkok PostThe National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is insisting that all 64 matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup be broadcast on free TV channels in accordance with the must-have rule. The regulation requires companies holding broadcast...Tags: Petroleum Industry, FIFA World Cup, Sports Organizations, Olympic Games, Soccer
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Going for gold
Khaleej TimesParalympic Thuraya Al Zaabi believed it was over when a stroke left her permanently paralysed -- that was before she became a record-breaking medallist for the UAE's Paralympic team on the international scene Emirati national Thuraya Al Zaabi goes...Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Physical Therapists, FIFA World Cup, Physical Therapy, United Arab Emirates
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