Archive for Sports
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Tokyo Loses Bid for 2016 Olympics
Tokyo and Chicago were knocked out of the contention to host 2016 Olympics. Surprising, Chicago lost on the first round even though U.S. President Obama and First Lady along with Queen of Talk Show host, Oprah, pitched for Chicago. Rio de Janerio and Madrid remain in contention. The winner will ...
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Ichiro collects 200 hits for nine consecutive seasons
Japanese pro baseball player turned MBA superstar broke MBA record yesterday, as Ichiro collected his 200 hits for a record nine consecutive seasons. Ichiro became the 2nd fastest player to reach over 2,000 hits. His missed the record to become the fastest player by only a few days. ...
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Y.E. Yang Defeats Tiger Woods to Win PGA Championship
Y.E. Yang defeated Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship to become the first Asia born player to win a golf major. Tiger Woods lost for the first time after leading in the final round collapsed and ended with 3-over par in the final round. Yang will become an instant celebrity in Asia especially a...
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Contador Wins Tour de France, Armstrong Comes in Third
After an exciting and heated competition among teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, Tour de France 2009 comes to an end. Contador won the race with Armstrong coming in third. Lance has already formed with a new company to compete with Cantador in 2010 Tour de France. ...
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Ichiro Suzuki Meets President Obama
Ichiro had a chance for one-to-one small chit-chat with US President Obama. He was expected to say "What's Up" to the President. When it was finally his chance to talk, he couldn't muster those words instead said "It’s an honor to meet you, SIR" The picture of Ichiro with President Obama is...
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Eun Hee Ji Wins Women’s US Open 2009
Eun Hee Ji won the Women's 2009 US Open with an unbelievable shot on the final hole. She sinked a 20 footer putt to capture the 64th US Open Championship. Candie Kung came in 2nd with Cristie Kerr and In-Kyung Kim tied in 3rd place. ...
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Ryo Ishikawa Paired with Tiger Woods at British Open 2009
Tiger Woods has been paired with Japanese golf sensation, Ryo Ishikawa, in the same group for the firest two rounds of British Open. This is the first time the two has played together. British Open stars this Thursday. Ishikawa, 17, became the youngest winner on the Japan Tour when he cap...
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Mitsuhara Misawa dead during Wrestling Match
Japanese wrestling legend, Misawa Mitsuhara, died during at wrestling match last Saturday. Misawa Mitsuhara along with tag-team partner Go Shiozaki were taking on Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith for the GHC World Tag Team titles. During a routine back suplex move, Misawa was laid on his back motion...
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Li Na defeated Maria Sharapova Tennis
Chinese tennis player, Li Na defeated top seeded Maria Sharapova in the Aegon Classic semifinals. Na Li has been one of the most successful tennis players in the China's history. She is currently Asia and China's No. 2 (behind Zheng Jie) and World rank No. 20. Photo: AP News/Get...
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Sun Mingming aiming for NBA
Professional Chinese basketball player, Sun Mingming, is aiming for the NBA (National Basketball Association). At 7'9" tall (236cm), Sun Mingming is the world’s second tallest man and the tallest professional basketball player ever. Currently Ming Ming is playing center position for Japan'...
