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Track Officials’ Counting Error Leaves British Olympian Jessica Ennis Fuming

Track Officials’ Counting Error Leaves British Olympian Jessica Ennis Fuming

British Olympian Jessica Ennis thought she had broken her personal record on the 100m hurdles. Embarrassingly, a mistake committed by race organizers kept her from achieving her personal best. Instead of ten, nine hurdles were placed on the track!  After the track athlete won with a time of 12.75 to beat Americans Danielle Carruthers  and […]

Everest Climber’s Tough Decision: To Skip Summit or Rescue Friend

Everest Climber’s Tough Decision: To Skip Summit or Rescue Friend

An Israeli rescued a distressed climber, an American of Turkish origin, on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to reach the summit. Nadav Ben-Yehuda came across Aydin Irmak near the summit last weekend. In that chaotic time, four climbers died on their way down from the summit amid a traffic jam of more than 200 […]

Kobe Bryant Blames Teammate Pau Gasol After Loss

Kobe Bryant Blames Teammate Pau Gasol After Loss

Another fourth-quarter collapse once again caused the Los Angeles Lakers their loss. They didn’t show much composure in the locker room, either, with Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant throwing blames at teammates for allowing the Oklahoma City Thunder to steal their second victory in three games. Unluckily, Bryant missed 8 of his 10 shots in […]

Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of Horse Show after Trainer Abused Horse

Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of Horse Show after Trainer Abused Horse

Pepsi announced on Thursday that it was cancelling sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, a day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse being beaten by a trainer in training. According to the Walking Horse National Celebration, Pepsi had been a sponsor since 2010 of the nation’s leading competition for Tennessee Walking Horses, […]

Man Without Arms And Legs Swims Around The World

Man Without Arms And Legs Swims Around The World

A limbless Frenchman planning a journey of making a challenging swim around the world finally got his epic wish which started on Thursday after sorting out paperwork problems in Papua New Guinea. Philippe Croizon, who lost both his arms and legs in an electrical accident in 1994, braved the waters in the Pacific country’s remote […]

NBA Baller LeBron James Bags 3rd NBA MVP Award, Joins Elite Group

NBA Baller LeBron James Bags 3rd NBA MVP Award, Joins Elite Group

LeBron James concluded his emotional MVP acceptance speech Saturday saying, “Heat nation, we have a bigger goal,” James said. “This is very overwhelming to me as an individual award. But this is not the award I want, ultimately. I want that championship. That’s all that matters to me.” This is James’ third NBA MVP award, […]

Guinness Recognizes World’s Best Surfer

Guinness Recognizes World’s Best Surfer

The Guinness record-keeping agency is acknowledging a 44-year-old Hawaii pro surfer for conquering a 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal, beating a 2008 record by more than 1 foot. Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara of Haleiwa, on Oahu’s North Shore, told The Associated Press that the ride of his life was a stroke of luck. […]

Olympia Torch Lighting Marks the Countdown of 2012 London Olympics

Olympia Torch Lighting Marks the Countdown of 2012 London Olympics

The traditional countdown to the London Olympics began with the lighting of the Games torch using the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, commencing a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron at the opening ceremony on July 27. On a sunny day at the site of the ancient […]

Floyd Mayweather Wins Unanimous Decision Against Cotto, Is Manny Pacquiao Next?

Floyd Mayweather Wins Unanimous Decision Against Cotto, Is Manny Pacquiao Next?

Fighting only a few weeks before he serves his three-month sentence in a county jail for domestic abuse, Mayweather found himself in a difficult boxing match Saturday night. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bags the win with unanimous decision from judges over his opponent Miguel Cotto, who wouldn’t easily going to quit. Mayweather used his speed and […]

World’s Greatest Woman Hockey Player Upset with Untimely Pregnancy Of Her Goalie

World's Greatest Woman Hockey Player Upset with Untimely Pregnancy Of Her Goalie

Argentine field hockey star Luciana Aymar, the seven-time international player of the year, got upset with goalie for getting pregnant before Olympics. The world’s greatest woman field hockey player said she wanted a drink when she found out her national teammate was pregnant, not to celebrate but to drown her frustrations. The Argentine star revealed […]

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