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• Injury-plagued Jelimo let world down in 2009People's Daily1 second ago

  At the beginning of 2009, a world gripped by Jelimomania waited in bated breath to witness what lay in store from two-lap princess Pamela Jelimo. &$ &$Pamela Jelimo of Kenya celebrates after winning the women's 800 metres during the Golden Gala IAAF Golden League at the Olympic stadium in Rome July 11, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)&$ &$ Jelimo, who was born in the Kaptamok village, rose from ...

• Injury-plagued Jelimo let world down in 2009China Economic Net4 minutes ago

  At the beginning of 2009, a world gripped by Jelimomania waited in bated breath to witness what lay in store from two-lap princess Pamela Jelimo. Jelimo, who was born in the Kaptamok village, rose from total obscurity to global stardom in the space of eight months.

• Tiger continues to lie lowThe Borneo Post13 minutes ago

  ORLANDO, Florida: Golf superstar Tiger Woods withdrew Monday from a tournament to benefit his charity foundation as he continued to lie low more than three days after a car crash that has caused a media storm.In a statement on his website, Woods said he would miss the Chevron World Challenge that opens tomorrow in suburban Los Angeles due to injuries suffered in the one-car accident early Friday ...

• The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)New York Times17 hours ago

  Bryce Dallas Howard stars in a 1957 Tennessee Williams screenplay, never before filmed.

• World Cup in doubt for PaintsilSoccer Way33 hours ago

  Fulham and Ghana right back John Paintsil could be in serious jeopardy of missing the World Cup after he suffered a knee injury in Monday's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea.

• Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' Muppets' movie debut among picks for National Film RegistryLos Angeles Times10 hours ago

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.