World champion walker Nathan Deakes out of Olympics
| World champion walker Nathan Deakes out of Olympics with injury - Canada East MELBOURNE, Australia - Nathan Deakes, the 50-kilometre walk world champion, has withdrawn from the Beijing Olympics because of a hamstring injury. It is the Australian track and personal injury attorney jacksonville field team's second Olympic gold medal chance lost in the past two weeks Source: www.canadaeast.com Hobbled Kuznetsova pulls out of LA Classic - Guardian Unlimited Tennis - Russian world number four Svetlana Kuznetsova has withdrawn from this week's Los Angeles Classic because of a right knee injury. Venus Williams and personal injury attorney jacksonville former number one Lindsay Davenport have already pulled out of the event with similar Source: www.guardian.co.uk Wrist injury 'helped' Harrington - ITN Padraig Harrington believes the wrist injury that almost forced him out of the Open, helped him win the championship for the second year in a row. The Irishman's participation was in doubt when he hurt his right arm less than a week before the event Source: itn.co.uk Harrington: Injury a blessing in disguise - Crewe Guardian Padraig Harrington is convinced the wrist problem which nearly kept him out of The Open Championship is one of the main reasons he won it again on Sunday night. A month after Tiger Woods became US Open champion on only one good leg, it is even more Source: www.creweguardian.co.uk Harrington overcomes injury, elements - The Shreveport Times SOUTHPORT, England Turns out Padraig Harrington's wrist was strong enough to hit all the right shots in the British Open. Better yet, it was strong enough to lift the silver claret jug. Harrington became the first European in more than a century Source: www.shreveporttimes.com Hamstring injury a blow for Deakes - West Online The Australian Olympic track and personal injury attorney jacksonville field team is reeling for the second time in a fortnight after world champion walker Nathan Deakes succumbed to yet another hamstring injury. His absence means Australia will be without its two great gold medal hopes Source: www.thewest.com.au Ankle injury sidelines Perry - Regina Leader-Post TORONTO -- The image on the giant screen at Rogers Centre on Sunday was enough to turn the stomachs of 28,522 spectators. Edmonton Eskimos rush end Fred Perry sat helplessly on the artificial turf with his dislocated left ankle dangling from side to Source: www.canada.com |