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Surfing will soon be part of Hawaii high school athletic competition

Surfing will soon be part of Hawaii high school athletic competition

Honolulu — U.S. state of Hawaii has announced its plan of becoming the first state having the summer beach sport of surfing as part of its high schools athletic competition. Hawaii, known to be the place where modern surfing originated, will offer an official athletic and inter-school surfing competition among high schools and will be […]

Kobe Bryant Headed to Italy amidst NBA lockout?

Kobe Bryant Headed to Italy amidst NBA lockout?

Rome — Vitus Bologna, Italian club, confirmed it has made a verbal agreement with NBA superstar Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers to play in Italy while NBA has a lockout. Claudio Sabatini, President of Virtus, said that an economic deal with Kobe Bryant was already reached. Although there are still few things to consider […]

2012 London Games Anthem A Great Success

2012 London Games Anthem A Great Success

London – Mark Ronson, known music producer, has been working hard along with 5 Olympic hopefuls from 5 different countries to come up with the Olympic anthem for the upcoming Summer Games in London. Ronson has been a 3 time Grammy winner. He described Thursday the project as very spectacular as beverage manufacturer giant, Coca […]

Olympic Medalist Kristina Groves Announces Sudden Retirement

Olympic Medalist Kristina Groves Announces Sudden Retirement

Kristina Groves, Olympic speed skating star, announced Wednesday her early retirement from the Winter Olympic Games sport after a 23 fruitful years in the sport of speed skating. Groves is former speed skating world champion and at the same time a four-time Winter Olympic Games medal winner. Groves, 34 years old, denied the initial speculations […]

Typhoon Roke Slams Right Smack In The Middle Of Japan

Typhoon Roke

Typhoon Roke hit Hamamatsu in the main and central Japanese island of Honshu on Wednesday afternoon. It weakened as it made landfall but was destructive enough to cause flash floods, cut power and disrupted communication and transportation. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Roke was packing winds of 148 kilometers per hour near the center. […]

Chinese Olympic Badminton Team Shows Dominance

Chinese Olympic Badminton Team Shows Dominance

Badminton – Lin Dan, Olympic champion from China, won Friday the men’s singles game in the semi-finals of the highly coveted China Masters as China, host nation, is on track of sweeping all the titles in the tournament. China has shown its supremacy in badminton with the country’s stellar performance in the ongoing China Masters. […]

Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield Dead at 39

Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield Dead at 39

Spartacus Actor Dead. Los Angeles — Andy Whitfield, 39 years old, the lead role of hit TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” had died due to lymphoma, a family representative said. Whitfield’s manager, Sam Maydew, told the press about the struggle of Whitfield in his fight for 18 months a known deadly disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma. […]

Serena Williams stunned by Aussie Sam Stosur

Serena Williams stunned by Aussie Sam Stosur

Serena Williams stunned. New York — Sam Stosur of Australia upset Serena Williams of the United States Sunday with a score of 6-2, 6-3 to win the coveted U.S. Tennis Women’s Open Final this year. It was Stosur’s first grand slam title in her tennis career. She played the game as if it was a […]

Sick Venus Williams Withdraws from U.S. Open

Sick Venus Williams Withdraws from U.S. Open

Sick Venus Williams Withdraws from U.S. Open. New York — Venus Williams was forced to withdraw from the 2011 U.S. Tennis Open due to health related matters. Williams was saddened to bid goodbye to her avid fans after she already played her first match in the season’s last Grand Slam tournament. Williams, two time champion […]

Americans Dominate World Championships

Americans Dominate World Championships

Americans Dominate World Championships. Daegu, South Korea — It was a golden half hour for the United States as 3 of its athletes  gave stunning and stellar performances, winning 3 gold medals at the world championships Thursday. The surprise win for the day was Jennifer Barringer Simpson who won the gold medal at the 1,500 […]

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