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By MICHAEL WINERIP
Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times.
NEVER GIVE UP: Deborah Phelps, mother of the swimming champion Michael Phelps, said his teachers had low expectations.
DEBORAH PHELPS’S third baby and only son was larger than life from Day 1 — 9 pounds, 6 ounces and 23 inches long. As a little boy, said the mother, he asked [...]

Michael Phelps says his mother, Debbie Phelps, seen here celebrating after the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, inspired his Olympic success.
Michael Phelps won his eighth swimming gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday, bettering Mark Spitz’s record of seven in a single Olympics. Here are eight people who influenced Phelps in his quest:
¶Debbie Phelps [...]

Michael Phelps Bio
Phelps with Gold Medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer and 11-time Olympic Gold medalist who holds world records in several events.
Phelps won eight medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which tied him with Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin for the most medals [...]

Complete events schedule from the official site of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Click here for Beijing 2008 Olympics Schedule

One World One Dream
First gold goes to Emmons of the Czech Republic.
Emmons shows her gold medal. (Photo credit: Chen Gong).
Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by dominating the Women’s 10m Air Rifle in Beijing on August 9. Emmons shot 103.5 in the final, which [...]

David Villa held up the European Championship trophy, which the Spaniards had not won in 44 years.
A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration.
Spain made sure it didn’t disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany in Vienna, Austria, that won the European Championship, and [...]

Germany Vs Spain
Euro 2008 Final
Date - Sunday 29 June 2008
Venue - Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Kickoff - 20:45 CET, 19:45 UK, 14:45 EST
Predictions:
Both teams look certain to score in every game, so your money is on Spain or Germany?
Euro 2008 Betting
My money is on Spain to win 3-2.

Tournament details:
Host countries : Austria / Switzerland
Dates: 7 June – 29 June
Teams: 16
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)
This year’s UEFA EURO 2008 is co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland and is sure to promise plenty of emotion, passion and intrigue as footballing friends and foes come together to do battle in the hopes of being [...]

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Rafael Nadal beat four-time champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 in the Hamburg Masters final on Sunday to complete his collection of major clay court titles.

The second-ranked Spaniard Nadal saved two set points as he fought from 5-1 down in the first set, lost the second after initially overcoming a 5-2 deficit, but never [...]

Here is the IPL Schedule for All the Matches in the series.
April 18th 2008, Friday, IPL Schedule
8PM, Royal Challengers v Knight Riders at Bangalore.

 
Maria Sharapova could end up being fined close to a $1 million for two separate issues relating to tournaments this week and next, and that is serious money even for the world’s highest-earning sportswoman.
The 21-year-old Siberian has already been docked $US125,000 by the WTA Tour after withdrawing from this week’s Berlin tournament, with the possibility [...]

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NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said on Tuesday that the federation understood Baichung Bhutia’s sentiments in declining the invitation to participate in the Olympic torch relay.
In a statement, Mr. Dasmunsi said: “His concern on the Lhasa incident is a concern of any other human rights activist against the violence.”
Mr. Dasmunsi [...]

Fresh from a glorious victory down under, the Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is said to go back to the basics. Dhoni will be heading to school to complete unfinished education. Dhoni is slated to attend college from August, 2008 to complete his BCom degree. He will be studying at the St. Xavier’s College [...]

Serena Wiliams today(March 9) won the WTA Bangalore Open 2008 beating Patty Schnyder.
Serana Williams beat Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to  pocket a prize money USD 600,000. Serena dominated the proccedings throughout and won on important points, never letting Schnyder into the match.