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Spain rolls past South Africa
Bloemfontein :: South Africa | 5 months ago
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South African goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, right, denies Spanish star Fernando Torres during the first half of their Confederations Cup match Saturday in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images) Spain concluded its first-round...
Tags: Spain, Brazil, South Africa, confederations cup, world cup, Bafana Bafana, Valencia, United States, David Villa, world record
Phelps sets career best at Canada Cup
Montreal :: Canada | 5 months ago
Credibility Montreal — The Canadian Press, Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009 06:50PM EDT A merican sensation Michael Phelps set a career best of 50.48 seconds to easily win the men's 100-metre butterfly at the Canada Cup on Saturday...Meet organizers were expecting a crowd...
Tags: American Michael Phelps, canada cup, Montreal, world record, phelps set
Cirque aims to reclaim stilt-walking record
Fortaleza :: Brazil | 5 months ago
Credibility Cirque du Soleil aimed Tuesday to reclaim its Guinness world record for the most number of people simultaneously walking on stilts, to mark its silver anniversary. The acrobatic troupe, created in 1984 and now performing in all corners of the world, readied...
Tags: world record
David Villa goal sends Spain into semis
Bloemfontein :: South Africa | 5 months ago
Credibility Spain edged Iraq 1-0 to make the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup on Wednesday and equal the world record for the longest winning streak by a national team. A second-half goal by Valencia striker David Villa undid the resilient Asian champions for...
Tags: Spain, David Villa, Iraq, Valencia, confederations cup, Real Madrid, sporting director, world record
Cirque celebrates birthday with a twist
Montreal :: Canada | 5 months ago
Credibility T he company that made it respectable to run away with the circus will stage an extravaganza outside its Montreal headquarters today. About 800 stilt walkers from dozens of countries are to gather to celebrate an entertainment behemoth's 25th anniversary.
Tags: Cirque, cirque du, du soleil, Montreal, world record, 25th anniversary
Bolt wins 100m in rainy Toronto
Toronto :: Canada | 5 months ago
Credibility World record-holder Usain Bolt won his first 100-metre race since a foot injury suffered in an April car crash, capturing the title at the Festival of Excellence meet here on Thursday. Rainy conditions kept the Jamaican star from approaching his world...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Toronto Festival of Excellence, Beijing, University of Toronto, world record, Toronto Star, varsity stadium, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Shawn Crawford, Canada
Marathon singing effort breaks world record (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
Credibility Singer Karen Davy has produced a marathon effort to claim a world record and raise thousands of dollars for a children's charity. Ms Davy, a Dolly Parton impersonator and grandmother, yesterday completed 48 hours of non-stop singing at Auckland Airport's...
Tags: Karen Davy, world record
Ronaldo heads for natural habitat in Madrid
Madrid :: Spain | 5 months ago
Credibility Few players in world football fit the Galactico description better than Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese box of tricks appears to be on the verge of re-locating to his natural habitat at Real Madrid. The Spanish club's world record 80 million pounds...
Tags: Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Chelsea, David Villa, million pounds, world record, Portuguese, Valencia
Tyson Gay runs third fastest 200 metres ever
Beijing :: China | 6 months ago
Credibility American Tyson Gay ran the third fastest 200 metres ever when he clocked 19.58 seconds at the New York grand prix athletics meeting on Saturday. Gay, coming back from a hamstring injury that dashed his Beijing Olympic hopes, ran away from the field to...
Tags: Usain Boltâ, Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, world record, Michael Johnson, Beijing, fastest 200m, world champion, athletics meeting
FOX News: Woman Holds Body Weight With Mouth for 33 Seconds
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
Credibility AP Iona Luvsandorj, 28, broke a world endurance record by contorting her body into the "Marinelli" pose for 33 seconds. A 28-year-old woman from London has broken a world record by contorting her body into a grueling pose known as the “Marinelli bend”...
Tags: AP Iona Luvsandorj, world record
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