DC high school football team gets female coach The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-The football players at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, Mayor Adrian Fenty and a room full of cheering staff needed only one word to describe her: coach. | Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of the school's ...
First lady gets moving at soccer clinic Newsday | March 5, 2010 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kicked soccer balls with youngsters to encourage them to get the recommended hour of daily exercise as she promoted her campaign against childhood obesity. | Obama’s participation in a soccer clinic Friday...
Best of the best Gulf News | The stars of the sports world took top honours at the Laureus World Sports Awards, but it was Team Hollywood that hogged the red carpet limelight. | A casual Hugh Grant surprised the waiting media by chatting to journalists — albeit with his ...
Fifa Envoy Drums for Women Soccer Development All Africa THE society has been challenged to change its perception about women football and support the sport by allowing girls with an opportunity to play the game. | ...
Chinese referees sent to re-education camp The Guardian BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - More than 200 Chinese soccer officials have been sent on a five-day "Anti-corruption Rectification Education Camp" as China tries to rebuild the game after the match-fixing scandal, local media reported on Friday. Huang ...
Blatter defends decision to rule out goal line technology The Guardian ZURICH, March 11 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter, responding to criticism of the decision to reject goal line technology, said he wanted soccer to be played under the same rules at all levels and retain its human element. Blatter added that u...
Portsmouth v Birmingham City - as it happened The Observer | So, Birmingham's record in the FA Cup, then. It's been far from ideal. They've never won it. Their best performances in the world's oldest pot were final appearances in 1931 and 1956. In the latter game, they lost to Manchester City in the famous T...
Said & Done The Guardian | Frank's war on fat; Sepp's fine romance; Littlejohn on beards; plus what Romario did next FFP: robust | Newly fit and proper: "The Football League has concluded its inquiries regarding Leeds United's fit and proper persons test documentation. The L...
Said & Done The Observer FFP: robust | Newly fit and proper: "The Football League has concluded its inquiries regarding Leeds United's fit and proper persons test documentation. The League is now satisfied that the club is compliant." Last time the League's FFP test assessed...
Marketers set to woo 'Indian males' through sports channels The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Aamir Khan’s television travails with his spouse as depicted in Tata Sky advertisements may not be entirely fictional circa 2010. There are bound to be tussles for the TV remote between men and women in countless homes as a slew of adrenaline-pumping tournaments line up in the next 12 months. The Hockey World Cup gave a foretaste of th...
DC high school football team gets female coach The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-The football players at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, Mayor Adrian Fenty and a room full of cheering staff needed only one word to describe her: coach. | Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of the school's Coolidge Colts. She's believed to be the nation's ...
Beckham: I may miss World Cup The Independent | David Beckham has admitted to fearing for his place in England's World Cup squad if he does not play regularly until the end of the season. "I am not guaranteed to go to South Africa at all," he said. "I have to work hard and hopefully win my place. There are a few months left and plenty of games but hopefully I can carry on playing well and get ...
