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At last, local baseball is in a league of its own
Field of dreams … the Sydney Blue Sox opened the Australian Baseball League season on Friday with a win over the Melbourne Aces.
Rugby team bans fake tan
JAIL FOR PAKISTANI SPOT-FIXERS Cricket: AN ENGLISH court has dished out the harshest penalty ever handed to corrupt cricketers, sentencing the three Pakistani spot-fixers to serve jail time. Former captain Salman Butt will serve two years and six months in jail and Mohammad Asif one year, while young Mohammad Amir will spend six months in a juvenile detention facility for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test at Lord’s last year Debate is sure to rage about the severity of the bans, with some camps suggesting the players got their right whack and others saying it’s far too harsh for fixing a sporting contest. Either way, all international cricketers are finally on notice
Auto Racing Capsules: Respect appreciated among NASCAR’s contenders
Needing to almost win out for a chance at his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup, Jimmie Johnson had every opportunity to make that happen after Tony Stewart passed him less than three laps from the finish of Sunday’s crash-filled race at Martinsville Speedway. He opted not to use a bump-and-run to win — and Stewart knew he wouldn’t. In the final three races of the Chase, many drivers in contention profess a respect for fellow drivers, and a sense that what you give, you also deserve to get.
PHT: NHL primer for NBA fans
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PHT: NHL primer for NBA fans
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Auto Racing Capsules: Johnson-Knaus conversation the talk of NASCAR
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson said it’s “crazy” to suggest his reputation has been tarnished by crew chief Chad Knaus’ instructions to mess up the rear bumper if he won at Talladega last week. Knaus was recorded telling the five-time defending champion that if he won, he needed to “crack the back of the car,” apparently to build an explanation in case the car did not past post-race inspection
Formula 1 Track Planned for Mumbai, India: Fan Opinion
Formula 1 grand prix racing is truly a global sport and FIA, the sport’s governing body, has been great at globalizing the races so every corner of the world can experience a Formula 1 grand prix event. I’m ready for the return of F1 racing the U.S. next year and now it looks like we will see two races here in 2013
Formula 1 Track Planned for Mumbai, India: Fan Opinion
Formula 1 grand prix racing is truly a global sport and FIA, the sport’s governing body, has been great at globalizing the races so every corner of the world can experience a Formula 1 grand prix event. I’m ready for the return of F1 racing the U.S. next year and now it looks like we will see two races here in 2013
Rugby World Cup 2011(RWC) Schedules, Fixtures, Pools, Rules
The Rugby World Cup 2011(RWC) games in New Zealand schedules, fixtures, pools, and rules are here in a preview of the competition. As Michael Buffer says with his popular catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble!” And just like the Cricket World Cup 2011, millions of fans will take part in live and streaming action as their favorite teams keep an eye on the finals. After a thrilling 2007 RWC when South Africa edged England in Paris to take the crown, the joy of the game is back — this time at Eden Park in New Zealand
Eastern Europe presses on at Rugby World Cup
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — While Russia, Georgia and Romania haven’t upset rugby’s established order just yet, they have shown enough already at the Rugby World Cup to suggest that the sport is taking hold in eastern Europe. Rugby’s status as an Olympic sport from 2016 has made success a priority in Russia, while investment in coaching, facilities and referee development by the International Rugby Board has raised standards across the region.