Featured Athletes
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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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Europe Archive
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Guardiola warns Spain over Iniesta
Posted on May 31, 2009 | No CommentsBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola has warned the Spanish Football Federation not to risk midfielder Andres Iniesta’s health at next month’s Confederations Cup. Iniesta returned from a right thigh injury to star in Barcelona’s 2-0 Champions League final win over Manchester United on Wednesday. Guardiola is... -
Chelsea wins FA Cup
Posted on May 31, 2009 | No CommentsChelsea have won England’s FA Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton at Wembley. Midfielder Frank Lampard capped a dominant display with a stunning second half goal to win Chelsea’s first piece of silverware since 2007. Lampard’s goal on 72 minutes put his side ahead... -
Zaugg a victim of poor weather
Posted on October 6, 2008 | No CommentsZandvoort – France (Loic Duval) and Malaysia (Fairuz Fauzy) emerged from the opening round of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in the joint lead after two incident-packed races that were dominated by wet and treacherous conditions. Malaysia won Sunday morning’s Sprint race from... -
‘Horrendous’ tackle leaves Ferguson fuming
Posted on September 24, 2008 | No CommentsManchester United manager Alex Ferguson was furious after the “horrendous” Emanuel Pogatetz tackle which floored his young Brazilian star Rodrigo Possebon on his full debut for the Premier League champions. Possebon had to be given oxygen as he was stretchered off just after the hour... -
Five Russian walkers suspended for doping
Posted on September 24, 2008 | No CommentsMOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Five Russian race walkers, including world record-holder Sergei Morozov, have been suspended for two years for doping. Morozov, Viktor Burayev, Vladimir Kanaikin, Igor Yerokhin and Alexei Voevodin were sanctioned by the national federation for testing positive for the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.... -
Chelsea cruise to opening Champions win
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsFirst-half headers from Frank Lampard and Joe Cole set last season’s runners-up Chelsea on their way, as they cruised past Bordeaux 4-0 to earn manager Luiz Felipe Scolari his first Champions League win in their Group A opener. Chelsea players celebrate another goal on their... -
Gerrard double strike sees Liverpool home
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsMARSEILLE, France (AP) — Captain Steven Gerrard scored two first-half goals to help Liverpool come from behind to win 2-1 at Marseille in Group D of the Champions League. Albanian international Lorik Cana put the French side ahead in the 23rd minute at the Stade... -
Barcelona secure first victory of season
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No Comments(CNN) — Pep Guardiola finally tasted his first competitive win as Barcelona manager after his side beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in their opening Champions League Group C match at the Nou Camp. Barca had made their worst start for 35 years with just one point... -
Mancini and Adriano sink Panathinaikos
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsATHENS, Greece (AP) — Amantino Mancini and Adriano were both on target as Inter Milan won 2-0 at Panathinaikos in manager Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League match in charge of the Italian club. Zlatan Ibrahimovic beat three defenders to set up Mancini in the 27th... -
Boonen sprints to Vuelta stage success
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsZAMORA, Spain (AP) — Belgian Tom Boonen won his second stage of this year’s Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, as Alberto Contador maintained his overall race lead with just five stages left. Boonen, who also won the third stage, was perfectly led-out by QuickStep team-mate Wouter...
