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This past weekend brought with it news of a cricket betting scandal that has certainly rocked the cricket world in Britain, Australia, and in Pakistan. There have been a number of people interviewed by the British police investigators, who may be connected to the scandal. It seems that there were two Pakistani players who deliberately overstepped the line, which results in a ‘no ball.’ This was done at pre-arranged...

At the age of 76, the well known Dutch judo champion has died. Geesink was the man who made judo popular universally, when he showed that you did not have to be Japanese to win at judo. Anton Geesink was born on 6th April 1934, and died on 27th August 2010. He is survived by his wife and their three children. On the International Judo Federation website, it...

Roger Federer, who was knocked out of the Wimbledon tennis tournament at the quarterfinal level has been working with a new coach, Paul Annacone. Paul Annacone was the coach of Pete Sampras, and others such as Tim Henman, and Marat Safin. More recently, Roger Federer was beaten at the Toronto title by Andy Murray. Murray had a good match, where he became the first, since Andre Agassi,...

The BBC television motor show, Top Gear, has a disguised expert driver, the identity of whom is one that many speculate on, and also one that many players place bets on. There are many who believe that the current Stig is Ben Collins, the endurance racing driver. Paddy Power received so many bets from those who are sure that The Stig is Ben Collins, that they first slashed the odds...

The Women’s Rugby World Cup kicked off on Friday to much excitement. The Women’s Rugby World Cup is being hosted in England, and players and fans will have to wait and see if New Zealand holds onto the winning title, or not. The Women’s Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and in the past three World Cup tournaments, New Zealand has taken home the trophy. In 1988,...

Those football enthusiasts out there have been waiting for the summer to be moving along so that their favorite game can come back into play. The Barclays' Premier League football is now back, and players can enjoy the tension, excitement, and their tremendous passion for the sport along with all the other football fans out there. Players are waiting to see which teams will do well, which will climb back...

Francisco Rodriguez, the New York Mets closer, has injured his pitching hand thumb, and it is not from a sport injury. It seems that the hot-headed baseball player hurt himself when he had an alleged violent altercation with his girlfriend’s father last Wednesday night, right after the team lost to the Colorado Rockies. In case losing was not bad enough for the Mets, their closer was arrested after the incident,...

The first ever Youth Olympic Games has begun in Singapore. The first games that were played at the YOG were Girls’ Preliminaries for football. The next day, the Boy’s Preliminaries for football were played. One of the Boys’ Preliminaries included the Singapore team, in which the host country came out on top, by having a 3-1 win against Zimbabwe’s youth football team. The Singapore team started out strong in the...

Sportingbet, a favorite place for many punters who wish to place football bets, has not yet resolved its issues with the United States government regarding their pre-UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) activities that took place in the US. There are many mergers that are taking place in the online gambling industry, which is consolidating the industry somewhat, but Sportinbet has said that for now, they should not take part in...

The owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, Mike Ilitch, wants to buy the Detroit Pistons, which will make it a trifecta. Mr. Ilitch told the Associated Press that the reason that he wants to buy the Detroit Pistons is because he is concerned that if another buyer buys them, that they may end up taking the Detroit Pistons out of town. Karen Davidson is the current owner of the...