Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
This has been a VERY unfortunate situation. The Ivanchuk case is now taking center stage in the chess world. Ukraine was in the position to win the Gold medal if they could beat the U.S. in the final round. They were the heavy favorite by rating. But the U.S. team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Chess Olympiad history. Not only they defeated the mighty Ukrainian team, they were very...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
New Delhi: After all their four finalists ended up on the losing side, the Indians will return from the Military boxing championship in Baku, Azerbaijan with a haul of four silver and three bronze medals. Paramjit Singh (48kg), Suranjoy ...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
WITH a crushing upset of Ukraine, the United States swept into third place and won bronze medals in the final round of the biennial Olympiad team tournament this week. Armenia coasted to the gold medals and Israel, with its best result ever in...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nigeria's Super Falcons returned home on Saturday after claiming bronze at the 6th African Women Championships in Equatorial Guinea.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
NINGBO, China, Nov. 26 (PNA) -- Reigning Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Annie Albania and two others advanced into the semifinals and assured the country of at least bronze medals in the 2008 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Ningbo Youngor Gymnasium here.
Sports news (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... they finished in a race. The higher the position the more points - simple. However, the new medals idea, which Ecclestone is confident of introducing (subject to FIA approval) is an Olympic style gold, silver and bronze medal to those drivers who finish in first, second and third, leaving drivers who finish outside podium places with zilch. Ecclestone believes that this...
TheFA.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
ENGLAND PARTIALLY SIGHTED: England beat Argentina on penalties to win bronze at the World Championship.
Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Mr. Ecclestone has again announced that his controversial Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal System for Formula 1 victories, instead of the current points, system is going to happen.Apparently if you only have medals to race for, you take more risk than just cruising for points. Interestingly, his comments to address the second place finisher all [...]
SwimNews Online - Daily News (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Swimming Canada have made the following announcement:Olympic Bronze Medalist Ryan Cochrane and Beijing Finalist Annamay Pierse were awarded the Omega Swimmers of Year title tonight during Swimming Canada’s annual Big Splash Awards Gala in Toronto. Paralympic Swimmers Valerie Grand’Maison and Benoit Huot also received the prestigious Team Aquatic Supplies Swimmers with a disability of the Year...
F1 And Motorsport (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Former team boss Eddie Jordan has scoffed at Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's plans to have the Drivers' World championship decided by gold medals instead of points.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the 5th AIBA Women's World Championships in Ningbo City, China following a quarter final blitzkrieg of Argentine lightweight Peralta Celeste this morning.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biosilo Foods today announced that MoB Deep, USA's WCG Gold Medal Halo-3 Team – fueled by Gamer Grub, won the Bronze Medal at the WCG 2008 Grand Finals held earlier this month in
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Formula One: Former team boss Eddie Jordan has poured cold water on Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone's plans to have the drivers' world championship decided by gold medals rather than points.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone reveals plans to have the drivers' world championship decided by gold medals rather than points.
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A blogger just posted the following: US POSSIBLY LOSES OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because Ivanchuk refused the doping-test after the last round in Dresden, the Ukrainian Team might loose points, which would result in Hungary getting Bronze instead of the US. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone know if this is true? I certainly hope that it is not. This...
