Dakar claims life of French motorcycle rider Reuters (UK) - 7 ore fa He had his helmet off and had found some shadow. The rider from Normandy had been missing since Sunday's second stage and his body was recovered about 100 metres off the road and 190 kilometres south of where he had started in Santa Rosa. Local police were opening an investigation into the ... |
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Hughes steps up City player search The Independent (UK) - 14 ore fa Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Kolo Toure, Craig Bellamy and Scott Parker have been heavily linked with the Eastlands outfit, who badly need a lift. And Hughes is keen to bring in additional reinforcements quickly. "I am sure we will be making more offers this week," Hughes told the Manchester ... Middlesbrough issue Downing warning- The Independent (UK) Zenit seek high price for Arshavin- The Independent (UK) BBC (UK) - e altri 4 articoli simili |
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Rescued in freezing waters of Cape Horn The Independent (UK) - 16 ore fa Vincent Riou, another competitor in the solo, 26,000-mile race, altered course and managed to get alongside the partially submerged yacht, the 60ft VM Materiaux. Despite five-metre waves and winds gusting at up to 30 knots, Le Cam plunged into the freezing water. He was only picked up by Riou's ... |
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Apparel giant Nike pushes its protective undergarments USA Today (USA) - 16 ore fa These undergarments feature lightweight pads woven into shirts and shorts. The foam or plastic pads give athletes extra protection on their arms, legs and hips from bruises, abrasions and turf burns. They're light and flexible enough that players feel like they're wearing regular undergarments ... |
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Bobcats add to Celtics slump with surprise overtime win Reuters (USA) - 19 ore fa Augustin came up with 11 of his 20 points in overtime as the host Bobcats won for just the 13th time in 35 games this season. It was just a really good team effort," Bobcats coach Larry Brown told reporters. "Raymond made some huge plays and D.J., down the stretch, I was begging him to shoot." The ... |
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Georgia's Stafford, Moreno enter 2009 NFL draft The Seattle Times (USA) - 3 ore fa Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are leaving Georgia for the NFL draft.. Stafford, a junior, returned to campus from his family's home in Dallas on Wednesday to make the announcement. Moreno, a third-year sophomore, made the trip from Belford, N.J. Georgia coach Mark Richt joined the two at a ... |
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Backup QB Simms to transfer from Louisville The Seattle Times (USA) - 3 ore fa Louisville's football coach says quarterback Matt Simms will transfer from the program.. In a statement from the university, coach Steve Kragthorpe says Simms told him of his desire to transfer and said he wishes Simms the best. The release did not say where Simms would go. Simms is the son of ... |
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Bangladesh call up uncapped teenager for ODIs Reuters (UK) - 5 ore fa The hosts face the Africans in the opening match and the two teams meet again in the ODI series from January 19 to 23. Paceman Nazmul Hossain and all-rounder Mahmud Ullah return to the squad while left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jnr also makes a comeback to the ODI side having played his last match ... |
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Race team co-founder agrees to tax plea in Va The Seattle Times (USA) - 5 ore fa A co-founder of Morgan-McClure Motorsports has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud charges.. McClure Motorsports has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer said Wednesday that in exchange for Larry McClure's pleas, prosecutors will dismiss fraud charges ... |
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Murray marches on in Qatar The Sun (UK) - 5 ore fa ANDY MURRAY enjoyed a straight sets victory to progess to the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in Dubai. . The British No 1 beat Stakhovsky in US Open junior final in 2004 and also when the two clasehed again in the Davis Cup in 2006. The game with Petzschner proved to be a useful if not ... |
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