Olympic champion Riner alleges racism at Paris bar Jun 9th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - The Buddha Bar has fired a waitress for improper behavior toward Olympic champion judoka Teddy Riner, who lashed out about alleged racism at the upscale Paris bar-restaurant. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympic, champion, riner, alleges, racism, paris, Top Keywords

Swimming champion, movie star Esther Williams dies Jun 6th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : swimming, champion, movie, star, esther, williams, dies, Top Keywords

Chess world champion Anand draws against Carlsen May 9th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) SANDNES, Norway (AP) - Chess world champion Viswanathan Anand of India halved a point with the Norwegian world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to draw in Thursday's second round of the Norway Chess Tournament. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chess, world, champion, anand, draws, against, carlsen, Top Keywords

Cycling champion Wiggins knighted in UK New Year Honours Dec 29th, 2012 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins, the first Briton to win the Tour de France cycling race, has been knighted in a special United Kingdom New Years Honours list which acknowledges the success of the home team at the 2012 London Olympics. Just over a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cycling, champion, wiggins, knighted, year, honours, carlsen, Top Keywords

London to host 2017 Paralympic world championships Dec 19th, 2012 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - London will get the chance to recreate the magic of 2012 after being chosen to host the 2017 Paralympic athletics world championships, Mayor Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. The event will be held just a month before the Olympic St... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, host, 2017, paralympic, world, championships, carlsen, Top Keywords

'GMA' weathercaster Sam Champion planning marriage Oct 5th, 2012 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) "Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion is tying the knot. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'gma', weathercaster, champion, planning, marriage, championships, carlsen, Top Keywords

Vegetarian Dinosaurs Were Champion Chompers Oct 4th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) Giant plant-eating dinosaurs may have been champion chewers up there with the likes of mammals such as horses, bison or elephants, researchers say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vegetarian, dinosaurs, were, champion, chompers, championships, carlsen, Top Keywords

Olympic champion Murray reaches last 16 at US Open Sep 2nd, 2012 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) Olympic champion Andy Murray advanced to the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory over 30th-seeded Spanish left-hander Feliciano Lopez. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympic, champion, murray, reaches, last, open, carlsen, Top Keywords

Chelsea, United spared as City get fiendish Champions League draw Aug 30th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) Fate largely smiled on Manchester United and holders Chelsea in Thursday's Champions League draw, but Manchester City found themselves drawn into a daunting group with Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chelsea, united, spared, city, fiendish, champions, league, draw, Top Keywords

Celtic seal Champions League return Aug 29th, 2012 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) Celtic reached the group stages of the Champions League after a four year absence following a 2-0 win at home to Helsingborg on Wednesday that sealed a 4-0 aggregate qualifying round success. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : celtic, seal, champions, league, return, champions, league, draw, Top Keywords