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The Joke of Fining France for Standing Up to Haka

Posted on 28 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

The IRB’s decision to fine France for their players moving in close to the Haka preformed by the All Blacks in the Rugby Union World Cup Final is an absolute joke. More

Pacquiao Camp Trying to Reel in Mayweather

Posted on 26 Oct, 2011, by in Boxing

Partly Promoting the Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez fight, partly trying a different tactic in luring Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally agree to the fight everybody wants to see, Bob Arum and Freddie Roach took different approaches through their comments to achieve that goal. More

Pacquiao vs Mayweather, the Trilogy?

Posted on 25 Oct, 2011, by in Boxing

Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t seem to be happening any time soon, but Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach thinks the chance is still there, even for a trilogy of fights between the two Welterweight legends. More

All Blacks vs France – An Ugly Win at the Rugby World Cup Final

Posted on 23 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Richie McCaw’s bleeding face as he lifted the trophy said it all – You don’t have to win pretty in World Cup Finals, just win, as the All Blacks beat France 8-7 in gritty, hard tackling final, bringing the Webb Ellis Cup back to New Zealand after 24 years. More

Quade Cooper’s World Turned Upside Down

Posted on 21 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Quade Cooper had everything going for him in 2011. Backing his Super Rugby Player of the year award in 2010, Cooper led the Queensland Reds to their first Super Rugby title, beating the Crusaders in the final, and later Australia to their first Tri Nations title since 2001. The Rugby World Cup in New Zealand? All went wrong. More

Amir Khan Might Get His Timothy Bradley Fight

Posted on 18 Oct, 2011, by in Boxing

Timothy Bradley, the WBO Light Welterweight champion, isn’t ducking Amir Khan. At least not if you ask him. Amir Khan, the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight champion, with his sights on bigger prizes and bigger weights, might not be even looking at this kind of fight. More

Bernard Hopkins Won’t Retire

Posted on 18 Oct, 2011, by in Boxing

Bernard Hopkins isn’t giving up – not on the title he feels he was robbed of, not on his career, despite his injured left shoulder, despite turning 47 in three months, despite his controversial loss to Chad Dawson this Saturday, in the fight for the WBC and Ring Light Heavyweight belts. More

Hawaii Surfing in Slow Motion

Posted on 18 Oct, 2011, by in Miscellaneous

Surfing might not be the most popular sport in the world, at least when compared to how much press it gets, especially when compared to football, basketball and a few others. Hard to argue though, that few activities look better on camera, like this compilation filmed in Hawaii on the North Shore and Waimea. More

Dawson – Hopkins Rematch Unlikley

Posted on 17 Oct, 2011, by in Boxing

For one obvious reason, being the fact that Chad Dawson’s Saturday night win by a super controversial TKO over Bernard Hopkins, winning the WBC Light Heavyweight title, there definitely should be a rematch between the two. We, the fans, and the sports integrity itself deserves a clear cut decision. More

Indianapolis 500 Champion Dan Wheldon Dies From Las Vegas Crash

Posted on 16 Oct, 2011, by in Miscellaneous

Four Months after turning 33, Daniel Clive “Dan” Wheldon, a British Indycar driver and a two time Indianapolis 500 champions back in 2005 and the 2011 race less than six months ago, died today after a fiery wreck at the Season Finale in Las Vegas. More