Posts Tagged ‘Sports’
Japanese women earn Olympic berth
Women’s World Cup champions Japan secured a place in next year’s London Olympics after Australia beat China 1-0 in the final Asian qualifying tournament. Japan were held to a 1-1 draw with North Korea on Thursday but Australia’s win over host China guaranteed that Japan will finish in the top two in the tournament being [...]
Aussies destroyed in Pallekele
A maiden T20 international hundred from Tillakaratne Dilshan led Sri Lanka to a comfortable 35-run victory over Australia in the first of two 20-over clashes in Pallekele. The Sri Lankan captain blasted 104 not out as the hosts posted 198 for three after being made to bat first by Cameron White. In response Australia were [...]
Millions tune into India’s Cricket World Cup opener
The opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on 19 February, which saw India beat , scored an average television rating (TVR) in India of 7.47 and peak of 12.2, according to new figures from Tam Sports (C&S4+). The average TV rating rose slightly to 7.8 in India’s six metro areas. Bangalore leads the [...]
Metrodome Roof Collapse Gives Brett Favre Extra Day To Rest Shoulder Injury; QB Still Doubtful
After suffering a sprained shoulder, Brett Favre’s consecutive games played streak appeared to be in doubt ahead of this week’s Minnesota Vikings game against the New York Giants. Were the game to have been played Sunday, Favre seemed destined to be ruled out. But with the collapse of the Metrodome and an extra day to [...]
Will Brett Favre End His Streak So The NFL Doesn’t Have To?
Brett Favre was too sore to throw at practice yesterday, leading to the 297th week of speculation that Favre might be too injured to play in his 298th consecutive game. Forgive us if we’re not showing enough concern, but we’ve heard this record before. Favre can and will play on Sunday. Unless … Favre is [...]
Giving Cliff Lee A 7-Year Deal Is Not Smart Business
Back in October, we took a look at what it might take to sign Cliff Lee this off-season. The conclusion was six-years and $156 million ($26M per season). Now comes word that Lee is seeking a seven-year deal. And sources have told Ken Rosenthal that Lee is likely to get at least one seven-year offer. [...]
Cleveland Prepares For The Worst When LeBron James Returns Next Week
The Cleveland Cavaliers are beefing up security and banning anti-Lebron signs and t-shirts in advance of the Miami Heat’s visit to Quicken Loans Arena next week. The December 2 game, which be televised nationally by TNT, may be the most anticipated regular season game in NBA history. The team says that extra security guards will [...]
Glaring Umpiring Errors Threaten Baseball’s Biggest Month
Once again, the baseball playoffs are overrun with glaring umpiring errors, including some that affected have the outcomes of games. We neglected to bring this up in our earlier discussion of baseball’s PR problems, because frankly, the solution isn’t so obvious. Everyone is clamoring for instant replay to become a more integral part of the [...]
UC Berkeley Cuts 5 Intercollegiate Sports Teams
After more than a year of severe budget cuts across the campus, the University of California Berkeley announced it would eliminate five of its intercollegiate sports programs in 2011-12. According to The New York Times, Sandy Barbour, Cal’s athletic director, and Chancellor Robert Birgeneau made a painful and difficult decision to cut baseball, men’s and [...]
Extreme Sports
Few sports have grown as quickly or in as many directions as mountain biking, and in many ways Whistler has always been in front of the curve. Trails like A River Runs Through It changed the way people looked at bikes, while the Whistler Mountain Bike Park – now in its 11th year – changed [...]
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