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SPORTS & RECREATION

The Top Ten Weirdest Old-School Video Games

by Bryan Ames 17 June 2011

Do you remember the game that was the weirdest video game ever? One of the first whacked-out video games I remember playing was Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World on the Sega Master System. In a complete departure from the other games in the Alex Kidd franchise, this one had a load of crazy characters that [...]

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Roy Keane Has A New Chance At Melbourne Victory

by Simon Gregson 7 April 2011

Sounds like the new buzz in the latest world soccer news is the possibility of Roy Keane going down under, yes, Australia folks, to the fair old city of Melbourne, Victory to the team. He won’t have been the first Irishman to go to the antipodes and he won’t be the last. Looks like the [...]

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Hernandez: Champions League Clash with Chelsea Will be ‘Tough’

by Ellen Foster 18 March 2011

Manchester United Striker Javier Hernandez has said that although their scheduled Champions League clash with Chelsea will be a very difficult challenge, he is glad that the second leg of the quarter final will be played at their home Old Trafford, something which is termed as a slight advantage in football world. United and Chelsea [...]

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Shoaib Akhtar Announces Retirement from International Cricket

by Ellen Foster 17 March 2011

The world’s fastest bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, has announced that the ongoing cricket World cup will be his last international tournament, and that he will bow out from the game at the event’s conclusion. Akhtar, affectionately known as the Rawalpindi Express in cricketing circles, for his extraordinarily lengthy run-up and deadly quick bowling, broke on to [...]

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Grondona Hopes for Tevez Argentina Recall

by Ellen Foster 16 March 2011

Argentina Football Association president, Julio Grondona, has demanded an international return for striker Carlos Tevez. The diminutive forward has been ignored in recent Argentina squads, with speculation mounting that some internal disputes exist between Tevez and the Argentina coaching staff. Grondona has moved to quash all such rumors, and has reiterated that there is no [...]

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Djokovic Cruises Past Gulbis

by Ellen Foster 15 March 2011

Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten run in 2011 continued at Indian Wells, as he brushed aside Ernests Gulbis to record a comprehensive 6-0 6-1 victory. The attack-minded Serb has been ruthless this season with a record of 14-0 so far, and he was no different against his Latvian opponent either, who was broken five times by Djokovic [...]

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Amir Khan Questions McCloskey’s Credentials

by Ellen Foster 14 March 2011

Amir Khan has said that he is unsure whether Paul McCloskey has what it takes to compete with the elites. The 31 year old McCloskey has found himself in the media spotlight; ever since his challenge to fight Khan for the Bolton-born boxer’s WBA light-welterweight title was given the green light. The Northern Irish slugger [...]

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New Zealand PM Still Hopeful For Rugby World Cup in Christchurch

by Ellen Foster 2 March 2011

The Prime Minister of New Zealand is adamant that Christchurch will still be able to hold the seven World Cup Rugby games that it was scheduled to host later this year. According to John Key, the ability to stage the games will send out the strongest possible signal both within the country, and internationally, that [...]

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Djokovic Too Good for Federer in Dubai Duty Free

by Ellen Foster 26 February 2011

Serbian Novak Djokovic gave Roger Federer a hiding in the Dubai Tennis Championship final on Saturday, beating the Swiss star in two straight sets. In doing so, he joined the Swiss player as only the second, three time consecutive winner of the 19 year old Dubai competition. The pulsating final was action packed, but it [...]

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Firefly Fansite Mounting Campaign to Buy Rights to Show

by Eric Taw 24 February 2011

Sci-Fi fans of the series Firefly, also known as Serenity in some countries, are hoping that a tongue-in-cheek comment by one of the show’s stars, Nathan Fillion, could lead to a revival of the award-winning cult hit show. Nathan apparently joked recently that if he managed to win $300 million on the lottery, he would [...]

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