The International Rugby Board would scrap its Sevens World Cup to ensure the Olympics is the sport's top event.
Kirilenko, seeded 14th, upset last year's Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 to reach the last four of a top event for the first time in her career.
Of the 2, 721 entries in America's top dog event that begins Monday, more than 500 are from the New York-New Jersey area.
Christina Ramos-Jalasco, head of the Philippine Olympics committee, insists it is too soon to write off Onyok for the region's top sporting event.
Fisher finished third at the same tournament in January last year, his best result in a top-level event.
This is a top-level event and we all want to see where we are in readiness for the season.
It was the 23rd time the company had provided power for the top annual US sporting event.
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Steeplechaser Ben Bruce is in the U.S. top 5 in his event and has made three World Championship teams.
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This event is top-notch, and it wouldn't happen if not for her.
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In the accompanying WTA event, top seed and World No.1 Victoria Azarenka swept past second seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets in the final.
Despite his dominance in Barcelona, the world No. 5 was not given top status at the event, instead compatriot David Ferrer was named as the No. 1 seed.
Two weeks ago, we revealed the remarkable forecasting record of America's top economists who attend this event.
As a general rule, all top five finishers in each event, plus a further two, were drug tested.
All four major Japanese manufacturers will be represented at the event with the top names in road racing and several notable newcomers taking part.
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The event brought together top-level representatives of organisations engaged in relevant industries, academic areas, policy and NGOs, to raise awareness of IYOL and the opportunities it offers.
Too young to compete at a Grand Prix event, the top level of competition, Hester wanted Valegro to learn the trade under his young apprentice.
Hungary's Aniko Kalovics was third in the women's race while Ukraine's Sergiy Lebid took third in the men's event ahead of top Briton Nick McCormick.
The unseeded Argentine beat the world's top three at the same event after he upset Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on his way to the final.
Rudisha now owns six of the event's top eight times, and he said he was surprised he broke the world record after two rounds of qualifying.
Lewis will take on two challenges in Talinn - achieving the qualifying mark for Paris, and helping Britain return to the top flight of multi-event athletics.
The award is given out during Machinima's Inside Gaming Awards, an annual event honoring the top game titles, which will be streamed live through Machinima's YouTube channel on Dec. 9.
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Online lists of popular boy and girl names throughout the decades will be combed through, in the event that the top picks from past decades will carry the same weight into the new millennium.
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"There are different times of the year when you can see meteor showers but August is normally the best time because that's when the skies are clearest, " said a spokesman for the National Trust, which published a guide to the top sites to witness the event in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Stenson is currently 59th in the Race to Dubai, with only the top 60 qualifying for the final event of the season.
The High-Level Group meeting is an annual event that brings together top-level representatives from government, development agencies, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector.
This will be the first event for both the top-ranked Williams and No. 2 Azarenka since they faced off in the Qatar Open final Feb. 17.
The top eight countries will get into the event with their best four players.
Cadillac, owned by General Motors, has always been a brides maid at this event never taking home the top prize.
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