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Wu Chia-ching
22 July 2010 1:43 PM | No CommentsWu Chia-ching is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the “Taisun” (“Little Genius”).
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Johnny Archer
22 July 2010 1:42 PM | No CommentsJohnny Archer (born 12 November 1968 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed “the Scorpion” (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nominated to be inducted into...
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Top Stories Archive
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Lakers dominate the Rockets to win Game 7
Posted on May 17, 2009 | No CommentsLakers fans can rest easy, at least for today. The Lakers will continue their march toward an NBA championship, their Western Conference semifinals series against a tougher-than-expected Houston Rockets team that pushed L.A. to seven games now over. The Lakers built a 28-point lead en... -
Michael Phelps on pot aftermath: ‘By no means is it easy’
Posted on February 5, 2009 | No CommentsOlympic champion Michael Phelps said Wednesday it has been difficult coping with the fallout from a photo of him smoking from a marijuana pipe. “It’s something I am going to have to live with and something I’ll have to grow from,” Phelps told The Associated... -
Pacquiao forces Oscar to quit after eight one-sided rounds
Posted on December 6, 2008 | No CommentsOne-sided. Manny Pacquiao: 224/585, 38% Oscar de la Hoya: 83/402, 21% Pacquiao landed 59% of his 333 power punches. And after eight one-sided rounds, Oscar de la Hoya quit on his stool, advised by trainer Nacho Beristain and warned by referee Tony Weeks that the... -
Oscar De La Hoya will be upstaged
Posted on December 6, 2008 | No CommentsOscar De La Hoya is a movie star with wrinkles. He is ready for another close-up, but not before he spends some extended time in makeup. He is boxing’s Clint Eastwood. He is to be respected, even revered. Like Eastwood, when De La Hoya is... -
Hamilton to race Olympic champion Hoy at Wembley
Posted on November 18, 2008 | No CommentsFormula One champion Lewis Hamilton will race triple Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy around Wembley Stadium next month as a warm-up for the Race of Champions event, organisers said on Tuesday. However, 23-year-old Hamilton will be at the wheel of a Mercedes road car... -
Seve diagnosed with brain tumour
Posted on October 12, 2008 | No CommentsGolf legend Seve Ballesteros has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and will undergo a biopsy on Tuesday. The Spaniard was admitted to Madrid’s La Paz hospital on 6 October after briefly losing consciousness. The hospital said on Friday he had left intensive care, having... -
Thumbs up to Singapore track
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsSINGAPORE’S street circuit for this weekend’s inaugural nighttime Formula One grand prix received the green light from a host of drivers on Thursday. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton and McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen along with Red Bull’s David Coulthard and Mark Webber all endorsed the city-state’s... -
New Lancer rally car a diesel?
Posted on September 14, 2008 | No CommentsMitsubishi’s new Lancer rally contender has swopped its traditional 2-litre petrol engine for turbodiesel V6 power. Keeping the tri-diamond at the top of the podium Aiming to continue its inevitable reputation as the dominant Dakar Rally manufacturer, Mitsubishi’s Ralliart team will be competing inaugural Dakar... -
Montoya says he’s committed, likes direction of Ganassi team
Posted on September 12, 2008 | No CommentsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — He’s lost both of his teammates and his primary sponsor, yet Juan Pablo Montoya remains staunchly committed to car owner Chip Ganassi. So much so, Montoya insists Ganassi is being unfairly critiqued for his struggling NASCAR program. “I think the NASCAR organization... -
Tight F1 title fight comes to Italian GP
Posted on September 12, 2008 | No CommentsMILAN, Italy — Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa resume their tight title chase at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, the last European race of the Formula One season. Hamilton’s lead over Massa in the overall standings dwindled to two points after a time penalty cost...
