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February, 2012
Abused under Gaddafi, Libya boxing legends revive the sport
In 1979, Muammar Gaddafi shut down Libya’s boxing clubs and banned the sports. He did the same for wrestling, archery, shooting and golf. “Gaddafi, he don’t like the stars … He’s the star,” remembered Mahmoud Abshkewa, a former heavyweight champion of Africa who has reopened a boxing club in Tripoli. Abshkewa and his pupils lack [...]
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The slots operators are threatening to sue
Just as we all used to follow the form of horses – think the Great Depression and the success of Seabiscuit to see we all love a champion – the latest form book covers the race among US states to balance their budgets. Of course, everyone has been focussing on California with Arnold Schwarzenegger leading [...]
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FC Barcelona – More Than Total Football
As the rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid more and more looks like a rivalry for world domination than “just” the Spanish League it makes sense to examine more closely what brought the current holders of the throne, FC Barcelona, to their place of prominence on the world football stage. When Barcelona tore down [...]
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Blame flies after Egypt football tragedy
Fans of both teams involved in a deadly stampede in Port Said on Wednesday have blamed the security forces and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for what they say may have been a planned effort to stir one side against the other, leaving at least 74 people dead. Fans of the winning [...]
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Group B Worship: Ford RS200 and Audi Sport Quattro – Chris Harris On Cars
To enter Group B in the 1980s, car makers had to build 200 road-going examples of the car they intended to rally. These rules created some of the most spectacular road cars of all time. I love rallying: the chance to drive an RS200 and a Sport Quattro nearly sent me to the nut-house. Fire [...]
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