FINA Gives Montreal Deadline to Save Championships
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FINA have set a January 18 deadline for  organizers of this year's Montreal world championships to  deliver assurances it can meet budgets.
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LONDONâS bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games was submitted to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, along with those from the rival cities of New York, Paris, Moscow and Madrid.
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The prospects of saving the National Hockey League (NHL) season are grim and unless owners and players start talking soon to end a lockout the 2005-2006 season is also at risk, Montreal&#39;s Saku Koivu said.
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The British, French and San Marino Grand Prix Formula One races got a reprieve Wednesday, when they were listed on the provisional 2005 Formula One calendar.
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The 2005 World Swimming Championships might be moved from Montreal after Canada's federal government rejected a request Tuesday to put more money into the event.
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There is no secret that time is running out to save the NHL season. How the NHL and the players association are working to prevent that has become a very big mystery.
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The NHL made its final offer just hours before it was set to cancel the season. The league bumped its salary-cap proposal from &#36;40 million to &#36;42.5 million Tuesday and gave the players' association until 11 a.m. Wednesday to accept. If they reject it, the season would be canceled two hours later, according to a letter sent by commissioner Gary Bettman to players' association executive director Bob Goodenow.
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Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France and sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva each advanced to Sunday&#39;s final at the $585,000 Advanta Championships.
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The weekend has arrived and the death watch on the NHL season has begun. Commissioner Gary Bettman's deadline for reaching a deal with the players' association is rapidly approaching. If there's no agreement before Monday, he is expected to pull the plug on the season that never was.
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Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Guillermo Canas of Argentina during the semifinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.
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The NHL and the players' association will resume talks next week in an effort to end the 78-day lockout and save the season.
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Canada now meet the Czech Republic on Saturday for a place in Tuesday&#39;s final while defending champions the United States face-off against Finland on Friday.
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The National Hockey League has  delivered a final salary offer to locked out players that must  be accepted by 11 a.m. EST Wednesday or its commissioner, Gary  Bettman, will cancel the 2004/05 season.
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The final days of summer are ticking down on the hockey clock -- some training camps open as early as Sept. 10 -- and a sprinkling of bigger-name free agents remain on the open market.
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The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a realistic chance to beat the four European capitals with which they are competing.
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American Troy Dumais is in contention for a diving medal after today&#39;s preliminaries in the men&#39;s three-meter springboard competition.
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There is no secret that time is running out to save the hockey season. How the NHL and the players' association are working to prevent that has become a very big mystery.