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Philip Barker: The casual protest which prompted a life ban from the Olympics

  • Inside the Blogs

The powerful gesture by the Iranian players in refusing to sing their national anthem and the furore over the rainbow armbands have made it a week to remember at the FIFA World Cup.

400 metres alongside countrymen Collett and John Smith.Matthews had only finished only third at the United

States trials before the Games.

Roaring down the homestretch, Matthews pulled ahead to score a convincing triumph," the United States



Brazil claim five singles golds at Pan American Para Badminton Championships

  • Badminton News

Brazil won five gold medals in the singles disciplines at the Pan American Para Badminton Championships in Bogota, Colombia.

19-21, 24-22 in a thrilling tussle that lasted just over an hour.In the SH6 Miles Krajewski of the United

States ran out a 21-16, 21-16 winner over Peru’s Nilton Quispe Ignacio.The Pan American Para Badminton


Rome 1960

  • Proud Olympic History

The Soviet Union get the better of the United States after their recent rivalry, winning five gold medals


Melbourne 1956

  • Proud Olympic History

The United States claim a third straight medal table win with gold medals clinched by bantamweight Charles


Helsinki 1952

  • Proud Olympic History

 Victory for Norbert Schemansky in the newly-created category is one of four golds for the United

States, who top the medals table for the second Games in a row.Their champions include John Davis who

makes it back-to-back heavyweight titles.The United States topped the medal table again in Helsinki


London 1948 and 2012

  • Proud Olympic History

Davis win the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight gold medals respectively to place the United

States on top of the pile.Egypt win the two other titles available.China prove to be the dominant nation


Tolchard and Bruce win world bowls titles in Wellington

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Sam Tolchard of England and Tayla Bruce of New Zealand won the men’s and women’s gold respectively at the World Bowls World Singles Champion of Champions event.

prize in the tournament.She won two elimination matches against Marea Modutlwa from Botswana and the United

States champion Anne Nunes in the semi-final.The confidence from winning the women’s four bronze at



Iran call for United States FIFA World Cup sanction over flag violation

  • World Cup

The Iranian Football Federation has demanded FIFA give the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) a serious

United States, who are in a group with Iran, England and Wales, posted a graphic of the standings after

television.Diplomatic ties between them were cut in 1980, with the US since imposing economic sanctions on Iran.The United

Iran since protests started in September, with approximately 14,000 people being arrested.Iran and United

States played each other at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France in what was called the "mother of all


Holdener and Larsson claim joint slalom gold at Alpine Ski World Cup in Killington

  • Alpine Skiing

discipline at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Alpine Ski World Cup in Killington in the United

States.

in the discipline Petra Vlhová of Slovakia finished fourth in 1:43.41, while Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States, who won both slalom races in last weekend’s World Cup at Levi in Finland, finished fifth in



Macron says Qatar must continue with "tangible changes" from World Cup hosting

  • World Cup

Emmanuel Macron has urged Qatar to continue with "tangible changes" that he states are signposted by

earlier this year, alleged he was told by Platini, that Sarkozy had told him to change his vote from the United

States to Qatar.Blatter also claimed that three European FIFA Executive Committee members switched their


Györgydeák wins first men's singles title at Teqball World Championships

  • Teqball

Romanian world number one Apor Györgydeák finally realised his potential on the day of finals at the Teqball World Championships here in Nuremberg, winning an elusive men's singles gold medal with a victory over Poland's Adrian Duszak.

this time handling the pressure well.Blázsovics took bronze with a victory over Luka Pilic from the United

compatriot Zsanett Janicsek came from a set down to defeat Carolyn Greco and Margi Osmundson from the United

States, 11-12, 12-7, 12-6.The Americans looked fired up after coming back from 6-0 down in the first


Mexico win hat-trick of team titles at Pan American Archery Championships

  • Archery

Mexico won three of four team gold medals available on the penultimate day of the Pan American Archery Championships in Santiago.

shooting closest to the centre.Alejandra Valencia, Ana Vazquez and Aida Roman then prevailed over the United

States in the women's recurve decider.The American trio of Casey Kaufhold, Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez