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Cricket World Cup: England breeze past Pakistan
England cruised to a 67-run win in their final ICC World Cup warm-up match against Pakistan in Fatullah. Stuart Broad sparkled again, taking five wickets after Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen struck half centuries as England set Pakistan 274 for victory. Collingwood also contributed with the ball with his three wickets helping dismiss for Pakistan [...]
Blues Deal Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson, the first overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the player that St. Louis was expected to rebuild their defence around, has been traded to the Colorado Avalanche along with forward Jay McClement and a first round pick in exchange for Chris Stewart, Kevin Shattenkirk and a second round draft pick. If [...]
NASCAR marks 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death at Daytona 500
It was 10 years ago today that racing legend Dale Earnhardt Senior died while competing at the Daytona 500. It’s no secret that not every motorsports afficianado is a fan of the NASCAR scene, but there’s no denying the outright skill and presence that racers bring to the game both on and off the track. [...]
Cricket World Cup inspires TV set and content deals
Hot on the heels of Airtel Digital’s new partnership with Sony India, rival direct-to-home (DTH) satellite player Reliance Digital TV has announced an alliance with MIRC Electronics – aimed at boosting the sales of both flat panel television sets and DTH subscriptions during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. As part of the MIRC Electronics [...]
TED LIGETY GIANT SLALOM TITLE WIN
The world renowned, Ted Ligety brought forth a clean sort of a 2nd run under worsening conditions as well as chipped in to the U.S. its very 1st world championships gold medal on the day of Friday when he made headway and won up the championship title of the giant slalom. Ted Ligety leapt out [...]
Derrick Rose Unstoppable In Huge Chicago Win
Derrick Rose scored a career-high 42 points as the Chicago Bulls entered All-Star Weekend with a massive 109-99 home win over the San Antonio Spurs. The Bulls, No. 3 in the East and home to one of the league’s most talked about MVP candidates in Rose, hardly need more confidence. They’ve had a wonderful season [...]
Donald Trump Shows Interest in Purchasing Majority Stake of New York Mets
Queens native Donald Trump wants to own the Mets. According to The New York Times, Trump contacted Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon to set up a face-to-face meeting to discuss the possibility of buying a majority stake in the club. No meeting has taken place yet. Last month, Wilpon announced that he was putting 25 [...]
Lance Armstrong to announce retirement
Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and record seven-time winner of the Tour de France, will announce his retirement from competitive cycling on Wednesday. Armstrong, 39, will also announce that he will co-chair a campaign for the California Cancer Research Act initiative, which would fund cancer research by adding $1 to the price of a pack of [...]
Carlo Ancelotti Will Play Didier Drogba With Fernando Torres
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has defended his decision to drop Didier Drogba and substitute Fernando Torres but admits he will play them together in their next game. Ancelotti rotated his attacking options in Monday night’s 0-0 draw with Fulham after the two superstar strikers failed to make any impact in the previous weekend’s defeat to [...]
Another Possible Kevin Kolb Destination: Minnesota Vikings
Brett Favre appears to have finally retired for real, which means the Minnesota Vikings are left without a clear alternative at starting QB. They could always go back to the Tarvaris Jackson well or pray for a miracle with Joe Webb, but the most likely scenario is that they go outside of the organization for [...]
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