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| Irish earn rub of green as unbeaten record comes to an end for Brendan Venter Saracens started their drive to the head of the Guinness Premiership by beating London Irish at Twickenham in September. Until yesterday, they remained unbeaten in the competition and, although Irish extracted a measure of revenge at the Madejski Stadium, Saracens remain the Premiership leaders and Brendan Venter promises they will be better going into the new year. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Bolt to miss Commonwealth Games • World champion's main priority is the Diamond League• The timing of the games is the issueOlympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt is unlikely to compete at October's Commonwealth Games, his agent Ricky Simms was quoted as saying."It's now looking unlikely Usain will be going to the Commonwealth Games. His priorities have to lie elsewhere," Simms told the Mail on Sunday."First and foremost is his four-year plan leading up to the next Olympics [in London 2012], which is exactly what he did before Beijing in 2008."It has started well enough with what he achieved at last summer's Berlin world championships but this year is all about the Diamond League and a continuation of his preparation for 2012. He also views the world championships in 2011 and 2013 as crucially important."The Jamaican, who wiped out his 100 and 200 metres world records at the Berlin worlds championships, said in November his main 2010 goal was to go undefeated in the new 14-meeting Diamond League.The League starts in Doha on 14 May and ends in Brussels on 27 August, after which 23-year-old Bolt plans to rest before starting a pre-season training programme geared towards winning more gold medals at the 2011 world championships in South Korea."The timing of the Commonwealth Games is the issue here," said Simms."By the start of October, Usain will have needed to have rested and then began his pre-season which, as every athlete knows, is massively important. If you don't get your pre-season right, then you won't get the following summer right."If Usain ran in Delhi, it would not only require him to stay at his best from pretty much May through to October, but then delay his pre-season until Christmas or the New Year."That would be far too late if he wants to emulate his feats so far on a global stage in 2011. It's not as if Usain doesn't want to be at the Games, it's more the case that he most probably can't afford to be there."Bolt did not compete at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne because of a hamstring injury.AthleticsUsain Boltguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Motz Group acquires U.S. Greentech The Motz Group, a designer of synthetic and natural turf surfaces for sports teams, said Tuesday it has acquired the assets of U.S. Greentech LLC in Dalton, Ga., and All Sports Surfaces LLC in Longview, Texas. Terms of the deals weren’t disclosed. feeds.bizjournals.com |
FA Cup and Premier League video previews: Rio Ferdinand to return for Manchester United All matches 3pm unless stated feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Tebow-abortion ad flap adds to Super Bowl hype CBS, already likely to score an epic Super Bowl rating given the NFL's season-long surge in viewership, has picked up new momentum: It will have ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |