http://worldbestsports.com News, Articles and Updates.... Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://worldbestsports.com/amir-khan-ready-to-help-pakistani-boxers/4270/ http://worldbestsports.com/amir-khan-ready-to-help-pakistani-boxers/4270/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=4270 Amir Khan, the Pakistani-origin British boxer expressed concerns over the demise of the sport in Pakistan, the country of his ancestors, vowing he will assist the local boxers prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games. The legendary boxer is desperate to regain his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles, after the much-anticipated rematch between him and Lamont [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/amir-khan-ready-to-help-pakistani-boxers/4270/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/big-blue-kitten-earns-keep/3850/ http://worldbestsports.com/big-blue-kitten-earns-keep/3850/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:54:20 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3850 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Don’t expect Big Blue Kitten to wear a claiming tag anytime soon. The 3-year-old colt, whose first three starts came in claiming races with no buyers, made a grand step up in competition by winning the Grade II, $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. Big [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/big-blue-kitten-earns-keep/3850/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/pierre-rolland-wins-19th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3688/ http://worldbestsports.com/pierre-rolland-wins-19th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3688/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:27:23 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3688 ALPE D’HUEZ, France (AP) — Frenchman Pierre Rolland won the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday, crossing the line at the top of the famed Alpe d’Huez after attacking near the end of the mountain’s 21 brutally steep bends packed with thousands of wildly cheering cycling fans. Rolland attacked as the demanding [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/pierre-rolland-wins-19th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3688/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/rashad-evans-hoping-for-rampage-victory-over-jones/3673/ http://worldbestsports.com/rashad-evans-hoping-for-rampage-victory-over-jones/3673/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:21:31 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3673 Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will be watching the light heavyweight championship fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Quinton “Rampage” Jackson with great interest. Should Evans defeat Tito Ortiz at UFC 133 on August 6th, he will meet the winner of the UFC 135 main event next. Evans has faced Jackson before, [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/rashad-evans-hoping-for-rampage-victory-over-jones/3673/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/cavendish-wins-7th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3664/ http://worldbestsports.com/cavendish-wins-7th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3664/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:30:26 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3664 Mark Cavendish captured the crash-marred seventh stage Friday in the same town where three years ago he won a Tour de France stage for the first time. Thor Hushovd kept the leader’s yellow jersey. A pileup toward the end of the 135-mile course across the Loire River valley cost British champion Bradley Wiggins any shot [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/cavendish-wins-7th-stage-of-tour-de-france/3664/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/can-amir-khan-become-the-britain%e2%80%99s-youngest-unified-world-champion/3335/ http://worldbestsports.com/can-amir-khan-become-the-britain%e2%80%99s-youngest-unified-world-champion/3335/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:38:37 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3335 This is a question which I ask a lot of fans, the majority of the fans say yes. In order to obtain that legendary status he will have to fight the best junior welter in Tim Bradley. Tim Bradley is a very rugged fighter, he’s a massive junior welter with good speed and excellent boxing [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/can-amir-khan-become-the-britain%e2%80%99s-youngest-unified-world-champion/3335/feed/ 1 http://worldbestsports.com/kenyan-geoffrey-mutai-wins-the-boston-marathon-in-world-record-time/3300/ http://worldbestsports.com/kenyan-geoffrey-mutai-wins-the-boston-marathon-in-world-record-time/3300/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:31:21 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3300 Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the Boston Marathon today in an (unofficial) world record time of 2:03:02. He beat Haile Gebrselassie’s existing mark by almost a full minute, but he had a massive tailwind for much of the race. It won’t be an official world record until the IAAF signs off on it. He bested [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/kenyan-geoffrey-mutai-wins-the-boston-marathon-in-world-record-time/3300/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/idiot%e2%80%99s-guide-to-extreme-sport/3254/ http://worldbestsports.com/idiot%e2%80%99s-guide-to-extreme-sport/3254/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:36:41 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3254 The word extreme is rather lame as it has been overused in promoting anything from vacuum cleaning to car polishes. It first gained popularity in the nineties to market ESPN’s X Games, but it’s unfortunate that such a cool word has since suffered so far a fall from grace. I’ve been on a mission to [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/idiot%e2%80%99s-guide-to-extreme-sport/3254/feed/ 1 http://worldbestsports.com/top-seeds-explode-with-massive-scores-on-day-two-of-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-in-new-zealand/3045/ http://worldbestsports.com/top-seeds-explode-with-massive-scores-on-day-two-of-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-in-new-zealand/3045/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:48:11 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3045 Top Seeds dominated proceedings on day two of The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series 2011 with Australian Nic Muscroft, American Nat Young and Spanish surfer Gony Zubizarreta dominating proceedings as the event moved into the early stages of the Round of 96. Conditions remained unruly on day two of the event with a persistent onshore [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/top-seeds-explode-with-massive-scores-on-day-two-of-o%e2%80%99neill-cold-water-classic-in-new-zealand/3045/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/maria-riesch-wins-alpine-world-cup-overall-title/2991/ http://worldbestsports.com/maria-riesch-wins-alpine-world-cup-overall-title/2991/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:22:34 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2991 Maria Riesch of Germany ended Lindsey Vonn’s three-year reign without putting on her skis, clinching the World Cup overall title after the final race was canceled because of poor weather. The best friends and rivals were set for a dramatic showdown in the season-ending giant slalom with Riesch holding a three-point lead. But World Cup [...]

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