Fayetteville – It was only a matter of time. With so many 22-metre throws to his name, and having moved up to equal third on the world outdoor all-time list and second on the indoor list, Ryan Crouser seemed destined to break a world shot put record sooner or later. [Read more…]
Sarah True defends ITU Stockholm title
Stockholm – Sarah True defended her title on Saturday as the American dominated the run leg to bring home a back-to-back title in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm event. Reclaiming the crown after winning her first WTS title in Stockholm last year, True picked up her first WTS victory of the season with a time of 2:01:05. [Read more…]
The FIFA crystal ball
Wednesday 26th may 2015, will go down as a big day for FIFA in history. On this day, some 18 persons were were indicted by US prosecutors. The persons are either involved in executive positions within FIFA or who were involved via Marketing Companies. Most of the charges related to racketeering, fraud and money laundering. [Read more…]
Gwen Jorgensen Take Three in Yokohama
Yokohama, May 16 – Gwen Jorgensen (USA) and Javier Gomez (GBR) executed spectacular performances in the fifth round of the World Triathlon Series in Yokohama on Saturday. Jorgensen kept her record-breaking unbeaten streak intact, taking her ninth consecutive World Triathlon Series win in Japan. While Gomez’s win was his first of the season, his impressive victory highlighted one of the most thrilling finishes of the year. [Read more…]
Owens medal sells high
An anonymous bidder has paid $1,466,574 for the Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens in Berlin in 1936, this is the highest amount ever paid Olympic memorabilia. [Read more…]
Down to the line for PanAm cities
Two South American capitals – Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru – are neck-and-neck in the battle to host the 2019 Pan-American Games, the Chilean government’s secretary general, Cecilia Perez has stated. [Read more…]
The Liar
The man is a pathological liar, end of, there is nothing further to write about the man. He cheated, bullied and destroyed other people’s lives for his own gain and fame.
The best way I can contribute to all of this is never to mention his name and hope that the man no longer gets ink space but instead cell space.
Sponsorship Spending on Endurance Sports
CHICAGO, Ill. — These are good days for endurance sports events.
North American sponsorship spending on marathons, triathlons and related events is expected to total $102.1 million in 2012, up 6.7 percent from $95.7 million in 2011, according to IEG, the world’s leading authority on sponsorship. [Read more…]
Freefall Record
Froch and Kahn defeats
In the space of a week Britain’s Carl Froch and Amir Kahn came to realise their own frailty when both boxers lost their world titles on decisions. [Read more…]