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| Australia coach Nielsen steps down Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT  Australia's ODI captain Michael Clarke (L) talks with team coach Tim Nielsen during a practice session ahead of their One Day International (ODI) cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kandy in this file photo of August 9, 2011. Nielsen stepped down on Sept 20, 2011 after his side clinched a test series victory over Sri Lanka. – Reuters pic "Tim has been national coach during a period in which we have had a long list of great champions leave the game and has been a strong support for new players coming into the side over that period," Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement on the Cricket Australia website (http://www.cricket.com.au). "I was delighted when he agreed to renew his contract last year and had encouraged him to apply for the new, expanded and redesigned Head Coach role that the CA Board approved last month after the tabling of the Australian Team Performance Review. "However, I have spoken to Tim and understand and respect his decision to now begin a new chapter in his professional life." – Reuters |
| Ainslie heads first athletes selected for Britain Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:44 AM PDT
Ainslie, 34 (picture), will bid for a fourth successive Olympic gold medal when he competes in the Finn class in Weymouth and Portland. "This qualification process was definitely the hardest compared to the previous four I've been through," Ainslie, who also has a Laser silver medal from 1996, said in a Royal Yachting Association statement after being selected for Team GB. "The previous experiences helped, but at the same time having the Olympics in the UK puts that added bit of pressure on, we all want to compete on home waters, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity." Ten other sailors were also selected to compete in next year's regatta, including Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson, who bid for a second consecutive gold medal in the Star class, and Paul Goodison who defends his Laser dinghy title. Britain has topped the medals table at the last three Olympic regattas. – Reuters |
LONDON, Sept 20 – Britain's most successful Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie was among the first athletes officially selected today to compete for the home nation at next year's London Games.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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