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Wimbledon juniors - The Future of Tennis looks very bright
June 30, 2008 by
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The boys and girls section of Wimbledon is well on its way, and from what is on show tennis has a bright future. The dominance of men's tennis by Roger Federer has been challenged in recent months by a group of players who have only just emerged from teenhood. Novak Djokovic, the...
Casey Stoner winning again
June 29, 2008 by
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One of the youngest World Champions on two wheels, Australian Casey Stoner continued his excellent form on the weekend to win the Dutch motorcycling Grand Prix ahead of Spaniard Dani Pedrosa and American Colin Edwards. It is now two races out of two for the 22-year-old Ducati rider...
Top English clubs poaching youngsters
June 29, 2008 by
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Top English clubs are showing their brutal player signing strength as 17-year-old attacking midfielder Vincent Weijl was poached by Liverpool, and midfielder Oguzhan Özyakup, just 15, is on the verge of joining the Londoners. AZ are only entitled to a training compensation sum in each transfer.
Wimbledon Day 6 for youngsters
June 29, 2008 by
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This years Wimbledon tournament has been filled with many surprises, especially on the ladies side. Both favourites - Sharapova and Ivanovic - are out and it looks like it could be another year where an unknown youngster makes her mark on the tennis world.
Wimbledon update- Youngsters on the move
June 27, 2008 by
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The youngsters are shining at this years Wimbledon. Britain's last hope Andy Murray played some cintilating tennis to reach the next round while Richard Gasquet showed us that the French still have style.
Marin Cilic fought hard in a gruelling five set battle with Finnish hopeful...
Young Chinese Olympic hopefulls
June 26, 2008 by
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Athletes as young as 7 years of age are training in China, in order to one day be able to compete in the Games. While most of the athletes are still way too young to compete in this yers Beijing Olympics, they persistantly train with the hopes of one day winning a gold medal at the...
Wimbledon update- Youngsters
June 25, 2008 by
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After all the hype and anticipation of Donald Young being the next best thing to come out of America since Capitalism, a first round exit at Wimbledon was not what the boys at ESPN were looking for.
Shame on you Barca...Let Messi go to the Olympics
June 24, 2008 by
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Lionel Messi has been cleared by FIFA and the Olympic governing body to play for Argentina at this years Olympics in Beijing.
As long as he remains injury free, the Olympic Games may become a tangiable reality - even though the Barcelona striker will miss some of his clubs champions...
Donald Young could be the future of tennis...if he plays his cards right
June 24, 2008 by
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At 15, Donald Young was regarded by many in America as the greatest tennis player of his age the USA had produced. Yet, at the age of 17, an article about him appeared in the New York Times titled "Prodigy's End". Today, he competes in the gentlemens draw of Wimbledon...
South African rugby youth set to shine
June 24, 2008 by
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Craven Week 2008 is just a few of weeks away. Hosted in Blue Bulls territory, games will be played on the Affies fields in Pretoria. This week, is for most young, South African rugby playing enthusiasts- the Holy Grail. A time to finally show the big bosses what they are made of.
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Youngsters showing off at Home of Golf
June 20, 2008 by
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The tournament ranged from boys and girls as low as 7 years of age, to the highest age of 14. Although badly affected by gusty winds, the tournament was seen as a huge success. Organisers of U.S. Kids Golf will benefit from bringing the tournament back to the shores of Scotland for...
SA Cricket Awards
June 18, 2008 by
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Provided by South African Cricket
The full list of award winners:
AMATEUR AWARDS:
PG Bison U15 Player of the Tournament: Johann van der Merwe (Gauteng)
U17 Player of the Tournament: Bokang Mosena (Free State)
Coca-Cola Khaya Majola U19 Player of the Tournament: Wayne Parnell...
20 something golfers making a charge
June 18, 2008 by
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Back in 1997, when a 21-year-old Tiger Woods won the Masters, when he exploded onto the scene, I thought that it could well have started a revolution of youngsters coming through the ranks. This young, talented golfer becoming the first ever black winner on the PGA tour, there would...
David Beckham Youth soccer Academy
June 17, 2008 by
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The Academy caters for ages 8-15. If your kids are thinking of taking soccer seriously, then this is the place for them. Kids train on state-of-the-art fields and facilities, they have professional locker rooms and a state of the art media room. Internationally recognized Athletes...
Allison Stokke- Need i say more?
June 16, 2008 by
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First off, I think that the key to what makes Stokke so intriguing is the fact that she is extremely talented at her sport. In my own experience, most sports fans including me, prefer Maria Sharapova to Anna Kournikova. Yes, both are attractive, but Sharapova is actually really good...
Disabled or Too-Abled?
June 14, 2008 by
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When Oscar Pistorius' lower legs were amputated at age 1, few would have banked on this South African challenging world-class sprinters. At 20, when he began to close in on an Olympic-qualifying time for the 400 m, experts claimed that his times were so good, he must have been...
Is Beijing ready for the games?
June 14, 2008 by
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After arriving back in Japan after spending six days in China's capital, I am greeted with blue skies, friendly people, clean streets and no pollution. All of which Beijing does not have. With less than 100 days to go before the curtain rises on the 2008 Olympic games, many local...
Euro 2008 youngsters to watch out for
June 11, 2008 by
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With the European Championships fast approaching, OnTheVerge has been eyeing out the potential young talent with a keen interest on how they will fair amongst the older more experienced players. I have come up with some names that I think you will be sick of hearing come end of June...
12 year old basketball phenomenon
June 11, 2008 by
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From SportsbyBrooks and ABC News
It seems that age old story of boys being better than girls, boys being stronger than girls and boys being at the forefront of sport is being put to the test. A young Oregon basketball player is pushing the limits of this myth and its making some...
World best golfing youth ascend on Scotland
June 11, 2008 by
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The first ever elite juniors European tournament is set to be held in Scotland starting May 27th 2008. 34 different nations will be competing in the tournament where the youngest players are seven and the oldest are fourteen.
It is the first time the US Kids Golf Foundation, an...
Spain lit the u17 Euro Championships
June 11, 2008 by
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Spain became the first team to retain the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and gave a scintillating display to defeat France in the final.
Final score
Spain 4-0 France
Young Basketball Phenomenon
June 11, 2008 by
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This 12 year old guy will dribble circles around anyone...guaranteed
2020 Table tennis champion
June 11, 2008 by
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this girl is insane. she never misses a shot.
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