Topic: SPORT - on October 24, 2008 at 11:51:00 AM CEST
Dildo Delay at Hockey Game
Yes, you read that title correctly. An Ice Hockey game in Sweden’s second-tier professional league was delayed several times due to the fans littering the ice with dildos. The organized taunting of an opposing player also included banners and a large inflatable penis. Ahead of Tuesday’s match against Leksand, the website for AIK’s unofficial supporter group had instructed fans to bring dildos to the match to remind defenseman Jan Huokko of the sex scandal which plagued him earlier in the year.
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Topic: SPORT - on September 22, 2008 at 5:23:00 PM CEST
Elephant Polo
Elephant polo players from around the world descended upon the Meghauly airport today for an afternoon of serious practice in preparation for the commencement of the 16th annual world Elephant Polo Championships.
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Topic: SPORT - on September 4, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM CEST
The hunt for the 100kph skateboarder
Police in Germany are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of motorway at 62 mph.
They believe the man, who raced down the Ulm-Stuttgart motorway at speeds up to 100kph (62mph) - far above the speed limit - for two miles before he stopped and fled, was a professional stuntman, Goeppingen police spokesman Uli Stoeckle said.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 23, 2008 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
The Diver’s View [panorama]
Thomas Finchum, an American diver competing in Beijing, describes the view from the 10-meter platform at the Water Cube.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 23, 2008 at 2:06:00 PM CEST
Sex and the Olympic city
Tomorrow night thousands of young men and women with the most fit, toned bodies in the world will mingle for the last time before they fly home. What might they get up to?
I am often asked if the Olympic village - the vast restaurant and housing conglomeration that hosts the world's top athletes for the duration of the Games - is the sex-fest it is cracked up to be. My answer is always the same: too right it is. I played my first Games in Barcelona in 1992 and got laid more often in those two and a half weeks than in the rest of my life up to that point. That is to say twice, which may not sound a lot, but for a 21-year-old undergraduate with crooked teeth, it was a minor miracle.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 12, 2008 at 12:18:00 PM CEST
Journalisten kritisieren Bespitzelung
Der Internationale Journalistenverband IFJ hat am Montag gegen die Bespitzelung von Journalisten bei den Olympischen Spielen durch Sicherheitskräfte Beschwerde bei den chinesischen Behörden eingelegt. Hintergrund ist, dass Sicherheitskräfte in Zivil in den vergangenen Tagen mehreren Reportern gefolgt waren. Nach Angaben der betroffenen Journalisten wurden sowohl sie selbst wie auch ihre Notizblöcke fotografiert. In einem weiteren Fall nahmen Sicherheitskräfte chinesischen Journalisten ihre Notizblöcke weg, nachdem sie US-Athleten zu dem tödlichen Messerangriff auf einen amerikanischen Touristen in Peking befragt hatten.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 12, 2008 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
Pirating the Olympics, Then and Now
Back in 2004, I wrote about how high-quality videos from the Olympics in Athens were being digitized and posted online, in defiance of the networks and the IOC's rules.
At the time, NBC's online coverage was pioneering, but still restrictive by today's standards — mostly highlight clips and no live video, delayed until after the events aired on TV, and required a valid credit card to verify residency in the United States.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 2, 2008 at 12:48:10 PM CEST
Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Bans “Professional Camera Equipment” For Non-Press Visitors
In accordance with national law, like elsewhere in the country, guns, grenades, gun powder, explosives, and other dangerous articles in this category are forbidden. In addition, everyday objects that may potentially affect security, such as glass bottles, hot water thermoses, coolers, and other such items used to carry things cannot be brought into competition grounds. No banners or other material bearing slogans are permitted. With the exception of strollers and wheelchairs, no supportive equipment is allowed. Whistles, horns, radios, walkie-talkies, speakers, drums, sticks, or sharp objects that may be harmful are also not permitted. Sports equipment, suitcases, large bags, and professional camera equipment will not be allowed into the Olympic Green.
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Topic: SPORT - on July 20, 2008 at 2:08:10 PM CEST
Photograph of jumping shark behind surfers
Kem McNair snapped this amazing shot of a spinner shark jumping out of the water behind surfers at New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
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Topic: SPORT - on July 18, 2008 at 12:58:10 PM CEST
The Chinese Are Still Worlds Ahead of Us In Kick-Ass Fireworks Race
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing are less than a month away! The folks over in China, ever trying to make sure the games run smoothly, ran a quick rehearsal for the opening night ceremonies on August 11.
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Topic: SPORT - on July 8, 2008 at 11:06:19 AM CEST
Tibet and human rights: New Amnesty ads
Advertising Agency: TBWA\Paris, France Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen Copywriter: Benoit Leroux Art Director: Philippe Taroux Photographer: Marc Gouby Art Buyer: Barbara Chevalier Account Supervisors: Anne Vincent, Tiphaine Ruault du Plessis
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Topic: SPORT - on May 26, 2008 at 10:15:08 AM CEST
Everest record set by 76-year-old
A 76-year-old Nepalese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, according to officials.
A tourism ministry spokesman said Bahadur Sherchan reached the summit on Sunday morning in good health and was set to return to base camp on Monday.
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