Sports News – The Americans win back the America's Cup?
Australians are well aware of the America\'s Cup for there is no greater yachting prize than this, and it took on a whole new meaning when Australia II with its famed winged keel beat Liberty in that remarkable contest in 1983..
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Sports News – Winter Olympics has its spills
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics has experienced its lot in the number of spills and thrills. The first was the death of competitor Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvilli who crashed on a practise run at Whistler.
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Sports News – The indigenous stars in Rugby League
A new form of Rugby League was established last weekend when a team of \'Indigenous All Stars\' put paid to a team of \'NRL All Stars\' to kick start the 2010 season, a match opener scheduled for the next two seasons as well.
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Sports News – Cricket's big splash
The annual Allan Border Medal celebration evenings features two equally significant events. First, as the cricketers and their wives / girl friends (WAGS) and women cricketers enter the grand auditoriums, the cameras and television news concentrate on what the WAGS and women cricketers are wearing. It\'s \'fashion week\' concertinaed into this 30 minute foyer experience.
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Sports News – Motor Racing's new image 'Pink' description should be likened to an evangelist!
\'Pink\' a pop star from the US has been named as the new face of Australia\'s V8 Supercars\' championships and V8 Supercars Australia chairman Tony Cochrane said of their star recruit, "She\'s not afraid to be different. She\'s bold, she\'s outspoken and she\'s unapologetic".
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Sports News – Manchester United's draw with Villa sneaks them to within one point of title
Villa Park was full to witness Manchester United\'s push for the premiership, however they had an early set back when Aston Villa\'s Spanish international Cuellar headed home after 20 minutes. United responded quickly with some breathtaking build up play before Nani and Giggs linked up to force an own goal.
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Sports News – Super Bowl viewers way up, Cricket viewers way down
Can you believe this? 106.5 million viewers watched the Super Bowl held in Miami, Florida on Sunday 7 February, which saw the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31- 17. This was the highest rating show ever, even greater than the astonishing M*A*S*H\' finale which attracted 105.97 million American viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets
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Sports News – Why do they say 'Rugby' is played in heaven?
Why do they say Rugby is played in heaven? He claims that it is not easy to find an answer, or indeed the origin of this idea, although a number of web sites present a case for this audacious claim.
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Sports News – Bundy Thunder Power Boat Racing star racer in fatal accident.
Neil Coddington, 57, a respected competitor on the power boat circuit, was warming up his supercharged V8 hydroplane Blue Max at Somerset Dam, north-west of Brisbane, about 8.45am when the power boat rolled and the experienced racer of 30 years was killed.
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Sports News – Chelsea's John Terry stripped of the English captaincy still saw Chelsea take the points.
Chelsea\'s John Terry had been stripped of the English captaincy, yet Chelsea moved closer to making the title a two horse race with a brilliant win over Arsenal (2-0) in one of three local derbies with Drogba scoring twice to secure the 3 points and put Arsenal 9 points behind the league leaders.
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Sports News – The Boxing Kangaroo is part of the fun of the Olympics
Many people do not realise that Australia has nine sanctioned official flags (more if the Vice-Regal and State and Territory flags are included). Each of these can be flown in particular circumstances.
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Sports News – Softball challenges the IOC in not including it in the 2012 London Olympics
Softball Australia has named its 2010 Men\'s and Women\'s Under 19 squads as another bold move to see their sport expand and challenge the International Olympic Committee in not including Softball in the London 2012 Olympics.