• News 30.08.2006

    The News Review:

    - Should politics influence sport?
    - King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
    - BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | ther Sport… | Disability Sport |…
    - Sports of The Times; Serena Williams Needs Some of Agassi’s Grit
    - Meharg brings international attitude to Terps – College Sports
    - Company takes a swing at creating a MySpace for sports fans.

    Should politics influence sport?
    BBC News – Aug 30, 2006
    The election comes after a two year power struggle for control over Nigerian football. At the heart of it was a difference of opinion as to how much government involvement there should be in the running of the game. The Nigerian government believes that as it funds most of the country’s sports activities it should have a say in how football run. n the other hand football’s world governing body Fifa disagrees.

    King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
    salon.com – Aug 30, 2006
    30 2006 | As a lapsed but still-sympathetic fan of the Golden State Warriors my first reaction when a friend instant-messaged me that the team had rehired old coach Don Nelson was: N! And you have to picture that in 48-point type. And repeated 50 times.

    BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | ther Sport… | Disability Sport |…
    BBC News – Aug 30, 2006
    ver 1100 competitors from 82 countries will be competing in one of the biggest events as the Beijing Paralympics approaches. Ahead of the event BBC Sport’s Tony Garrett made the trip to the Netherlands to see how plans are progressing. There will be coverage of the event on BBC Grandstand on Saturday 9 September at 1600 BST and Sunday 10 September (time TBC). Mention Assen to sports fans and the chances are they will recognise it as a motorcycling hotspot.

    Sports of The Times; Serena Williams Needs Some of Agassi’s Grit
    New York Times – Aug 30, 2006
    So its impossible to read the eyes of Serena Williamss mother. Youre left to decode shoulder shrugs and smiles. At the very mention of Serenas mysterious spiral on questions of her daughters commitment and fitness and plunge in the rankings racene stood up straight her body language spelling out confidence.

    Meharg brings international attitude to Terps – College Sports
    ESPN – Aug 30, 2006
    ld Dominion won three titles in a row twice (1982-84; 1990-92); North Carolina (1995-1997) and Wake Forest (2002-04) also have claimed threepeats. Yet defending national champion Maryland has put six years between each of its four titles (1987 1993 1999 2005).

    Company takes a swing at creating a MySpace for sports fans.
    Free with registration – Fort Worth Star-Telegram – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 30, 2006
    Company takes a swing at creating a MySpace for sports fans. (30-AUG-06) Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth TX). The Dallas-based c.

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