Olympics-Alpine skiing-Doggedness earns Strolz coveted Austrian ticket to Beijing
By Shadia Nasralla
Will I (I) Sport News
Alpine skiing: Doggedness earns Strolz coveted Austrian ticket to Beijing
YANQING, China: Austrian Johannes Strolz lost his place in the country's top team last year, leaving him to ponder his future in the professional ranks. Now, the 29-year-old is representing Alpine skiing's most successful nation at the Beijing Olympics.
British Triathlon create a sisterhood of new athletes to increase participation
They say every big journey begins with a single step, but for an unexpected sisterhood of Leeds women it looked more like the push of a bike pedal. When Fiona Hoare and British Triathlon put out a call for weekly Open Access swim, bike and run sessions in the city's Cross Flatts Park, they didn't expect every single applicant to be female, let alone the majority Muslim. Ad/> Salma Hussain, 36, is one of 12 women who have attended the Sunday lessons which have transformed the group — most of whom were cycling novices — into avid, confident athletes.
Peter Drury Opens Up On Winning Commentator Of The Year, Dealing With Self-Doubt And THAT Sergio Aguero Goal
When Sergio Aguero burst into QPR’s box in the dying moments of their Premier League clash at the Etihad in 2012, the football world collectively held its breath in anticipation of the iconic moment that would follow.