Sport and Leisure News

• 23-07-2008
  UK Sport eases position on food supplements (Nutraingredients.com)
  The food supplements industry and sports regulation groups were consulted in developing the service. HFL's service, called Informed Sport, tests products for substances such as steroids and stimulants that appear on the WADA's List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.
• 23-07-2008
  Greenock Telegraph. » Sport » Trio could sign (Greenock Telegraph)
  MORTON are in discussions to sign two defenders and a goalkeeper — but will not be pursuing four recent trialists.
• 23-07-2008
  (AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-22 17:33 Playgolf finance director Neil McGuinness resigns (Interactive Inves
  LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Playgolf (Holdings) PLC., the developer and operator of advance public access multi-sport facilities in the UK, said it has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Neil McGuinness, finance director, with immediate effect, following a dispute between Kilmartin Property Group Ltd. and the company's bankers concerning its joint venture with Kilmartin at its East ...
• 23-07-2008
  US: Volcom buys Laguna Surf & Sport (just-style)
  Youth clothing maker Volcom Inc is to buy the retail operations of Laguna Surf & Sport, one of its retail customers in Southern California, for an undisclosed sum.
• 23-07-2008
  SCOTT BARRETT COLUMN: American men don't stack up against the rest of the world (Newport Daily News)
  NEWPORT — When Vince Spadea left Newport after losing to eventual champion Fabrice Santoro in the semifinal round of Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, so too did his chance of becoming the first American to win the Van Alen Cup since Robby Ginepri in 2003.
• 23-07-2008
  Dia en el Barrio II (The Deming Headlight)
  Maria Cazares, 12, makes a drive to the basket while Pablo Espinoza, 10, gets in position to make a defensive play at the ball.
• 23-07-2008
  Ex-gymnastics coach enters pleas in child sex case (The Wichita Eagle)
  A former children's gymnastics coach in southeast Kansas has pleaded no contest to a child-sex charge and guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, both felonies. Glenn Keeton of Riverton will be sentenced Sept. 16. The 43-year-old Keeton entered into a plea agreement as jury selection was about to begin in his trial in Cherokee County. Keeton pleaded no contest to lewd and lascivious ...
• 23-07-2008
  Tiffany’s shopping for soccer gold (Mississauga News)
  Mississauga's Tiffany Cameron helped the Canadian women’s under-17 soccer squad to an undefeated record in round-robin action at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) U-17 championship in Trinidad and Tobago. Finishing first in their group, the Canadians outscored their opponents 11-4, defeating Puerto Rico 3-0, Jamaica 4-3 and Mexico 4-1.
• 18-07-2008
  FIA press conference schedule for Germany (Formula 1)
  All five German drivers will face the media on Thursday, while Friday’s press call will see leading team personnel from four squads take to the stage.
• 18-07-2008
  NHL will put Wrigley Field on ice (The Wichita Eagle)
  Frosty baseball games have long been a fixture at Wrigley Field, where a stiff wind off Lake Michigan can chill fans, players and managers alike. Now the Friendly Confines is going on ice. For one day. The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks are taking hockey back outdoors when they meet New Year's Day 2009 in the home park of the Chicago Cubs. It will ...
• 18-07-2008
  Flipping Over Show Skiing (The Tampa Tribune)
  A soft wind shifts the clouds over the hot, midday sun, setting the tone for an almost perfect skiing atmosphere at Tower Lake.
• 08-07-2008
  American Young advances at Newport tennis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
  American Donald Young got off to a rousing start at the 385,0000 dollar Hall of Fame Tennis Championship by registering an opening round win on Monday.
• 20-09-2007
  Last Chance In Corisca (Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
  The final round nears for the Junior Championship : The French Rally–Tour of Corsica will be the final Junior World Rally Championship round for the attribution of the under-30 title.
• 23-01-2007
  Rugby union: Toulouse back Brennan over crowd fight Guardian Unlimited
  Rugby union: Toulouse say Trevor Brennan was provoked into punching a spectator during their victory over Ulster.

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