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Davis Cup: Quick lead for Spain, stunning upset for Croatia
Poreč :: Croatia | 2 months ago
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Ferrer, replacing Fernando Verdasco, hero of the 2008 final over Argentina, got the hosts off to a fast start, pounding Harel Levy 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. It was equally straightforward for teammate Juan Carlos Ferrero, fast approaching his 30th birthday. The...
Tags: davis cup, Tennis-Croatia, Radek Štěpánek, czechs republic, Czech Republic, Ivo Karlovic, Porec, world record, cup semi, Spain, Croatia, Poreč
Gay too good for Powell in Greece
Berlin :: Germany | 2 months ago
Credibility Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece Date: 12-13 September, 1600-1930 BST BBC coverage: Live video on BBC Two, Red Button and BBC Sport website Full BBC coverage details Tyson Gay produced a storming finish in the 100m to pip Asafa Powell on the...
Tags: Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt, World Athletics Final, Tyson Gay, Greece, world record, Germany, Berlin
Cincinnati cheetah world's fastest animal
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility An 8-year-old cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo is now the world's fastest animal thanks to a speedy 100-meter sprint time, an official linked to the zoo says. Cathryn Hilker, who founded the Cat Ambassador Program at the Cincinnati Zoo, said in a zoo release...
Tags: Sarah, land mammals, Cincinnati Zoo, fastest land, Usain Bolt, Cincinnati Enquirer, old cheetahs, world record
Clement concerned by Embraer complaint
São Paulo :: Brazil | 2 months ago
Credibility ET The Canadian Press Industry Minister Tony Clement expressed concern over a report that a Brazilian aerospace giant plans to challenge grants to Bombardier and he promised to retaliate against any such effort. If the report is true, Clement said, the...
Tags: Brazil, newly rich, Tony Clement, world record
Holy Guinness World Record Batman!
When Batman's not catching villains the likes of Joker, Penguin, Poison Ivy or Bane, he's capturing Guinness World Records. Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham Asylum (Arkham) won a Guinness World Record for the "Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game...
Tags: games, video games, batman, xbox, ps3, pc, world record
Mexico expects 15,000 to dance 'Thriller'
Mexico City :: Mexico | 3 months ago
Credibility Up to 15,000 people in Mexico are expected to take part Saturday in a potentially record breaking mass performance of Michael Jackson's famed "Thriller" dance on the day he would have turned 51. Dancers were gearing up for the attempt as news broke in...
Tags: Mexico City, Michael Jackson, world record
American Richards in hunt for $1 million jackpot
Beijing :: China | 3 months ago
Credibility Bolt says he wants to try long jump It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day. If Bolt comes close to the standards he has...
Tags: long jump, Usain Bolt, world record
Reuters, UK: Scottish sheep sold for world record
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility A sheep has sold for a world record 231,000 pounds at a Scottish livestock auction, a British sheep society said. Deveronvale Perfection, a Texel breed admired by his new owner for his "great body and strong loin," will be used for breeding. Experts...
Blistering double relay gold for Jamaica!
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility The Bahamas clocked 42.29 seconds for the silver medal in the women’s 4X100-metre relay and Trinidad and Tobago clocked a national record 37.62 to take the runner-up spot – like they did at the Beijing Olympics a year ago – in the men’s 4X100-metre relay....
Tags: World Championships as Jamaica, Jamaican, long jump, world record, Jesse Owens, metre relay, jamaica won, U.S
Man watches 'Friends' for 84 hours straight
A 31-year-old man in London named Steve Misiura watched all 238 episodes of Friends in a non-stop marathon. That's 84 hours of Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe loving, fighting, and drinking coffee. He broke the world record for watching...
Tags: Friends, record, world record, break, funny, allnews, allnews
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