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| Mohamed Khawaja Blames LOC For His Exclusion From Olympic Games |
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The only athlete who ever stood a chance to win Libya its first ever medal in an Olympic Games, Mohamed Ashour Khawaja has been deprived the chance to prove himself and strive for a podium finish at the London 2012 Games next week by the Libyan Olympic Committee, LOC, which is scandalous behaviour on the part of the LOC.
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| Libyan Swimmer El Gadi at London 2012: Wants to Break Own Record |
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Libyan swimmer Sofyan El Gadi, one of the five athletes chosen by the Libyan Olympic Committee to represent the country in the London 2012 Olympic Games, has finalised his preparation for the event at the University of Bath, in the UK where he has been receiving professional coaching since the start of June.
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| Formula 1: Alonso Wins German GP After Masterful Drive at Hockenheim |
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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, 30, was superb as he controlled the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim from the start and in a tense finish fended off local boy and reigning champion Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and McLaren's Jenson Button to take victory Sunday to extend his championship lead over Red Bull's Mark Webber who could only finish eighth. Vettel was later demoted to fifth place.
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| Formula 1: Second Successive Pole for Alonso for Vettel's Home GP |
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By the end of this weekend, we would be at the halfway point of the 2012 Formula One World Championship for 2012 when the 12 participating teams with their 24 racing cars take part in the German Grand Prix on the Hockenheim circuit which last featured on the calendar in 2010. Ferrari's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso managed to master the wet conditions Saturday in official qualification to take pole position for the second GP running.
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| Shock Omission of Mohamed Khawaja from Libya Squad for London 2012 |
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If ever Libya entertained any hope of winning its first medal in an Olympic Gmes, then London 2012 was it. This could have been achieved through 24-year-old 400 metres runner Mohamed Ashour Khawaja, winner of gold medals in the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, and the African Athletic Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in 2010. But our hopes have been dashed as Khawaja is not even in the Libyan team to go to the Olympic Games that start on July 27.
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| Libya Represented by Five Athletes in Four Sports at the London 2012 Olympic Games |
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With Mohamed Khawaja out of the squad, Libya will be represented for the Olympic Games in London with a token contingent of five athletes competing in four sports disciplines. They will be led by Libyan Olympic Committee member Mr. Hafez Alqreetley. It will be Libya's 13th participation in the Summer Games.
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| FIFA Rocked by Document Accusing Former President with Corruption |
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Former FIFA President Joao Havelange, 95, and his son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira, both football administrators from Brazil, have been named by Swiss prosecutors at the Swiss supreme court of taking multi-million dollar bribes on World Cup deals, to favour the now defunct International Sports and Leisure, ISL, in commercial rights to broadcast World Cup competitions on behalf of FIFA.
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| Roger Federer Equals Seven-Time Win Record After Beating Murray at Wimbledon |
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It was a historic day at Wimbledon on Sunday when Swiss gentleman Roger Federer broke the hearts of the Brits and beat their favourite son in Tennis, Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 as he recorded his seventh Men's Singles victory to equal Pete Sampras' successful run.
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| Federer Equals Record With Seventh Men's Singles Title Win at Wimbledon |
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Roger Federer has beaten Andy Murray in the men's final at Wimbledon to record his seventh victory on the hallowed grass courts in London and in the process broke the British tennis fans' hearts who had banked so much on Andy Murray becoming the first British Mens's Singles champion since 1936.
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| Formula 1: Webber Beats Alonso in Last Four Laps to Take Silverstone Win |
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For the major part of Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix atSilverstone it seemed that Fernando Alonso was set to repeat his historic 2011 British victory for Ferrari, until that is, Red Bull’s Mark Webber managed to turn the tables dramatically with just five laps remaining to win ahead of the Spaniard with his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel in third place.
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| Serena Williams Wins Fifth Wimbledon Singles Title |
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Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title when she beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 on Centre Court on Saturday afternoon. It is the American's 14th Grand Slam title and Radwanska's first appearance in a Grand Slam final.
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| Formula 1: Fernando Alonso Wins Pole for British GP |
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Fernando Alonso, winner of the last gp in Valencia a fortnight ago, finally took pole at Silverstone on Saturday after a qualifying session that took more than two and a half hours to complete.
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| 9th Arab Cup: Libya Fall At Last Hurdle Losing Final On Penalties |
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Libya failed at the last hurdle in the 9th Arab nations Cup in Saudi Arabia, losing out to Morocco in the final at the end of a penalty-shooting contest by 1-3 after the two teams were deadlocked in a 1-1 draw at the end of a keenly contested match at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
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| Libya Drawn Against Algeria in Final Qualifier for AFCON 2013 |
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Libya has been drawn to meet Algeria in the last qualifying round of the 29th edition of the African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2013 to be held in South Africa from January 19 to February 10 next year.
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| Tennis: Finally a Briton in Wimbledon Final After 74 Years |
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British newspapers certainly did not hold back the country's joy as a Scotsman, Andy Murray, became the first Briton to reach the Wimbledon men's tennis final in 74 years after beating French player and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in their semi-final clash on Friday.
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