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Sex,sports and Holocaust

Anaeline T — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:49:16 +0000

An interesting historic in-site: “The German track and field association (DLV) has reinstated the 1.60 meter record and requested that Bergmann, 95, be installed in Germany’s sports hall of fame.” It is good modern Germany has finalised...

Olympic condoms (and some torches) offered to highest bidders

Jason — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:17:26 +0000

There was apparently not quite as much fun and games being played as expected by organizers at last year’s Beijing Olympics with news breaking that a stash of 5,000 leftover “Olympic condoms'’ will be placed up for auction. One...

Commonwealth Games 2010 - How prepared is Delhi

Ankit Bhanot — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:31:16 +0000

It’s a shame for India and all Indians. As I write this piece today the CGF chief Michael Fennell’s is leading the CGF General Assembly delegates on tour of CWG venues in Delhi and the delegates are visibly and seriously annoyed and...

Conservatives Hate Obama More Than They Love America

Marco Villa — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:38:12 +0000

It is official: Conservatives hate Obama so much and are so eager for his failure that they root against their own country solely on these grounds. Now, I was against Chicago’s bid for the Olympics but not because I dislike Obama (which I...

Should Rio Be an Olympic Host City?

Marcus Brooks — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:27:30 +0000

Last night, Brazilians celebrated into the wee hours. Millions partied in Rio De Janeiro after the IOC (International Olympic Committee) awarded the nation “host city” status for the 2016 Summer Games. But, did it deserve that...

Give It To Rio!

Marco Villa — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:45:01 +0000

Chicago wants to host the Olympic Games in 2016, which would be a first for the Windy City. Its Olympic committee was spent nearly $50 million in marketing and tomorrow we’ll know if it was worth it as voting for the Games takes place. In...

Eco Architecture: Tokyo proposes a 100% solar-powered stadium for 2016 Olympics

Anupam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:35:48 +0000

Eco Factor: Olympic stadium powered by renewable energy. While the IOC just one day away from announcing the winning city that will host the 2016 Olympics, the Tokyo 2016 Bid Team has announced that the Tokyo Olympic Stadium will cater to...

Dog Poo Made Paris Loose Olympics

Veena — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:12:41 +0000

It was way back in 2001 when the Paris former environment head Yves Contassot had admitted that Paris has become the dog poo capital of the world. So when the fashion capital of the world was in running and favourite to host 2012 Olympics...

ICC's Olympics Attempt Hit Hard by Indian Players' Refusal

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:13:27 +0000

The WADA’s whereabouts clause is no longer just the Indian cricketers’ problem. The ICC has a greater stake in it and that goes beyond the zero tolerance for drugs policy. The ICC’s attempts to make cricket a sports discipline in...

NZ Olympian turns pro(stitution) to raise funds

Seamus Byrne — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Sports, News, Weird A New Zealand Taekwondo champion, tired of borrowing money from friends and family to compete on the world stage, has bought a share in a “high-class gentlemen’s club” in Auckland to make it easier...