LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's Danuta Kozak won the Olympic gold medal in the women's canoe sprint K1 500m at the 2012 London Games on Thursday. Kozak finished with a time of 1:51.456 at Eton Dorney in London to claim Hungary's seventh gold medal of the games. Ukraine's Inna Osypenko-Radomska won the silver with a time of 1:52.685 and South Africa's Bridgitte … [Read more...] about Olympics-Hungary’s Kozak wins gold in women’s canoe sprint K1 500m
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Olympics-Athletics-Pistorius to run third in South Africa relay
By Neil Maidment LONDON Aug 9 (Reuters) - South African double-amputee Oscar Pistorius will run in the third leg of the men's 4x400 metres relay heats at the London Olympic Games on Thursday. The sport's governing body the IAAF said last year at the world championships in South Korea that Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after being born … [Read more...] about Olympics-Athletics-Pistorius to run third in South Africa relay
EMERGING EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks up 1 pct, Serb dinar firms
LONDON Aug 9 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks rose to three-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by expectations of monetary easing in China where data showed inflation at 30-month lows. China's consumer price index rose 1.8 percent last month compared with a 2.2 percent increase in June, far below a three-year high of 6.5 percent last July. Benchmark emerging stocks … [Read more...] about EMERGING EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks up 1 pct, Serb dinar firms
UPDATE 2-Randgold shrugs off Mali unrest to deliver record output
* Q2 production up 14 pct to 210,534 ounces * Profit rises 10 pct to $142 mln * Continues to see no impact from Mali unrest * Sticks to 825,000-865,000 oz gold production target * Shares up 2.7 pct By Sarah Young LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Miner Randgold Resources eased market worries over the impact of a coup in Mali, posting record production … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Randgold shrugs off Mali unrest to deliver record output
Olympics-Swimming-Van der Burgh pins hopes on new dream
By Ken Borland JOHANNESBURG Aug 9 (Reuters) - South African Olympic swimming gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh arrived home on Thursday just after sunrise to a tumultuous welcome from hundreds of supporters and said a few things were going to have to change. "I woke up on the plane this morning and was turning on my phone and I had to put my pin number in. … [Read more...] about Olympics-Swimming-Van der Burgh pins hopes on new dream
