" Michael Sroka dreamed up a day-trading website for sports fans while still in high school, and the concept will finally come to fruition with the launch of OneSeason.com. The website, scheduled to debut on Wednesday, offers U.S. fans the chance to buy shares in such...
When that high school football player yearns to make it to the big time, he's blissfully unaware of the chance of permanent brain damage. We are mindful of the "punchy" retired boxer. Well, now research...
"ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit China in the middle of next month, said Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui here Wednesday. “The exact date of the visit is being worked out through...
Stephanie Dixon is one of Canada's most celebrated paralympic athletes.She has already won a pair of silver medals and a bronze in the games, but today, she added to her collection with a gold."But all that changed...
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Another E. Coli outbreak has hit the US. More than 200 people have become ill after eating from the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Okalahoma. "An E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in...
Yesterday rumours of Lance Armstrong’s comeback to competitive cycling have surfaced (see here). But the excitement of Armstrong’s fans will have to die down as these rumours have been dispelled by the manager of...
Oprah show fans started lining up at 6am this morning in Chicago for a chance to get some free tickets to the season premiere of the show featuring 150 US Olympic athletes."By noon, the line of Winfrey fans and U.S....
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A roundup of coverage of Olympic athletes returning home.Great Britain's athletes celebrated their most successful Olympics in 100 years by flying to Heathrow in a plane with a golden nose. Then, to cheers from a...
Under developmentThere seems to be little doubt the world over, but facts and proof may prove hard to come by"Gymnastics chiefs will be asked to check that none of the winning Chinese women's team were under-age. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants the gymnastics...
"British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that he looked forward to celebrating the Olympic spirit in Beijing, hitting back at a political rival who questioned his decision to attend the Games. Brown told Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday that he expected both British and...
A lurid story of the International trade in sex organs.While doping scandals run rampant in the sports world, Ancient Chinese health secrets might still be key to getting up on the podium."FROM deep within the glens,...
"As many parents will tell you teaching good sportsmanship to young athletes faces many challenges in this SportsCenter driven culture. The attention give to selfish, and immature athletes such as Many Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Ron Artest, and Chris Henry fall far short of...
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Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu ran a stunning 400metres to catch up the the front runners from a slow start to a tremendous powerhouse finish, as she pounded around the last turn to breast ahead of...
."By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaican athletes have undergone an "extremely unusual" number of doping tests since arriving in Beijing for the Olympic Games, potentially harming their performance, the team's chef de mission said on Wednesday. More than 32 blood...
Under editingFrom the website...."It Barely Qualifies As News""Sex looks like it has become the unofficial sport of the Beijing 2008 Olympics after 100,000 condoms were handed out to athletes.The condoms are being...