Press Releases by Category Sports
GeoPoint Reaches Agreement with National Soccer Hall of Fame
Rochester, NY, May 21, 2007 – GeoPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand, location-based multimedia content to cell phones and other mobile devices, announced today that an agreement has been reached with the National Soccer Hall of Fame, located in Oneonta, New York. Through their OnCell Audio service, GeoPoint will provide cell phone audio tour service to the National Soccer Museum’s 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. The Hall of…
Brazil to Be England's First Challenger At The New Wembley Stadium: Experts Say …
The FA has confirmed that Brazil will be the first opponent England faces in the newly renovated and world renowned Wembley Stadium. Both the June 1st face-off between the two teams and the completion of Wembley are events highly anticipated events for he people of England and football fans as a whole.
The new Wembley Stadium, originally slated for completion in August 2005, will be mostly finished by June 1st…
Willows Cricket Supplies announces latest range of cricket equipment and accesso …
Lancashire, UK - Willows Cricket Supplies, announces availability of the very latest range of cricket equipment from the world’s leading cricket manufacturers. Willows online cricket store offers a range of cricket ground equipment, clothing and accessories that are ideal for cricket clubs, cricketers and junior cricketers. For more information and to see the range of cricket equipment available visit www.willowscricket.com
Cricket Club Clothing
Willows Cricket Supplies provides cricket clothes,…
Local Light-Heavyweight Adrian Diaconu Takes Down Rico Hoye in Three Rounds
LogoBee invited to catch some of the action
Two of LogoBee’s designers were invited to Mel’s Studio in Montreal last night for an amazing night of boxing. Last year, LogoBee had worked hard to create a logo design for the Trans American Boxing Championship Belt with Quebec’s Boxing Commissioner Mario Latraverse. Last night they were rewarded for their efforts with two ringside press seats to one of TAB’s events organized in…
World Speedway Champion Ready for Action at Olympic Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland
Defending champion Jason Crump is preparing for round two of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship. It takes place May 12 at the 35,000 seat Olympic Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland. Wroclaw is the fourth largest city in Poland. It is located on the Oder River approximately 190 miles southwest of Warsaw and 125 miles east of Dresden, Germany.
The Australian racer won the first of his four Grand Prix wins…
Online cricket store, Willows Cricket Supplies, announces latest new stock of th …
Lancashire, UK based online cricket bat store, Willows Cricket Supplies, now stocks the very latest cricket bats including Gray Nicolls Fusion cricket bat, Gray Nicolls Viper cricket bat, Woodworm Globe cricket bat and the Newbury Mjolnir C6 cricket bat.
The Gray Nicolls latest range of cricket bats are endorsed by professional cricketers including Australian cricketer, Matthew Hayden and England cricket player, Freddie Flintoff in the 2007 Cricket World cup, and…
Popular Equestrian Events this May Have Tourists Booking to the UK
Windsor, England -- With two of England’s most popular equestrian events taking place in May, UK hotel bookings in local event areas are on the rise according to statistics at popular European hotel bookings site EuroBookings.com
The Royal Windsor Horse Show, the first of the two events running from May 10 through May 13 at Windsor Home Park, is the largest outdoor equestrian show and attracts thousands of equestrian fans each…
German Company Invents GPS Navigation for Athletes
A small IT company from Munich, Bavaria, has invented a computer program for use on mobile Pocket PC devices that offers navigation for athletes. The PDA software named "Run.GPS" makes it possible to navigate outdoors without looking on the screen. This is accomplished by speaking all the relevant information. You can listen to music and receive spoken instructions at adjustable intervals.
Triathlete Peter Hilmann tested it: "it's really amazing. Run.GPSguided me…
2000 Guineas - Teofilo Team Confident But Professional Gamblers Not
In keeping with Jumpingjockey.com's policy of providing free advice for big events, fans of the most popular horse races in the UK will receive free tips and advice once again from the jumpingjockey.com team.
For this years Guineas festival, JumpingJockey.com will provide forecast 'back' (bet to win) and 'lay' (bet to lose) advice for both short and long priced runners at this years Stan James Guineas Festival at Newmarket. Unlike most…
NEW EVENT APPLICATION FORM & STAR TIER GUIDELINES FOR TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR 0 …
Innsbruck, Austria. The application process for snowboard events to join the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Calendar 07/08 is now open as TTR publishes its revised Star Tier Event Guidelines and Event Application for the upcoming season.
Any freestyle snowboard event that features up to two TTR-recognized formats – Halfpipe, Quarterpipe, Slopestyle, Stadium Slopestyle, Big Air – may apply through the TTR Event Application form for a TTR…
UFC 70: Nations Collide in Manchester
There is good news for martial arts fans. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is going to organize an event titled UFC 70: Nations Collide on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.
This event is going to be the first event of this type to be held in Manchester and second of this type in UK. It is for the seventeenth time that UFC 70 is going…
The Indian Autorickshaw Challenge - Mumbai Express Rally 2007
Preparations for the very first Indian Autorickshaw Challenge - Mumbai Express Rally (indianarc.com) have gotten fully underway this week, as the organisation ready themselves for the August 5th 2007 start.
The administration certainly has their work cut out for them, as this the most wild, unpredictable, and unique road race ever organised. The entrants to this amateur adventure will all be enjoying the crazy Indian night life and pushing…
NEW YORK CITY FLIP CUP LEAGUE LAUNCHED TO UNITE GREAT FRIENDS WITH A GREAT CAUSE
New York, NY—New Yorkers’ sense of community just got stronger with the launch of the New York City Flip Cup League. The new co-ed monthly gathering of beer loving, courageous souls will be held on the second Saturday of every month, and is sponsored by the New York City Social Sports Club. Those with a taste for Bud Light and a competitive spirit can feel good about spending their afternoons…
IndianFootball.Com Awards 2006 - The winner is...
IndianFootball.Com, India\'s Premier Football Site, is proud to announce the IndianFootball.Com Awards 2006 winners. The prestigious award has the slogan \"The voice of Indian football honouring the best of the best\".
The IndianFootball.Com Awards is the only of its kind in India, where FANS, OFFICIALS, PLAYERS and MEDIA can choose their top performers of the 2005/06 season.
Indian star skipper Baichung Bhutia has been voted \"IndianFootball.Com INDIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2006\",…
In The Know - Trainer Comments For Grand National At Aintree From The Horses Mou …
The JumpingJockey.com team (jumpingjockey.com) are pulling out all the stops to help punters beat the bookie. The top tipsters have already provided valuable insight into the profile of the most likely winner based on stats (http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/3/emw514855.htm) from the previous fifteeen running of the Grand National. JumpingJockey.com have now added trainer comments to further help online sports betting fans and punters alike.
Trainer comments are usually a good sign as to…
Mike Emendorfer, Head Coach of the UW-Platteville Pioneers, contributes 5 Dril …
The Drills of Coach Emendorfer cover all aspects of a successful passing game: Running and Blocking in Open Field, Recognizing and Taking Advantage of Defensive Alignments and a Scrambling Drill, which also serves as a defensive Drill.
Coach Emendorfer also provided excellent illustrations of the setup (and execution) of each drill. They all can be found in various sections of footballdrills.com:
Rabbit Drill: http://www.footballdrills.com/receivers/receiving/rabbit-drill.html
Stalk Block Drill: http://www.footballdrills.com/receivers/blocking/stalk-block-drill.html
Coverage Alignment Read Drill: http://www.footballdrills.com/quarterbacks/passing/coverage-alignment-read-drill.html
Uncovered Receiver…
Beating The Bookies - Tipsters Provide Grand National Winner Trends, Stats & Fre …
In keeping with Jumpingjockey.com\'s policy of providing free advice for big events, fans of the most popular horse race in the UK, the Grand National at Aintree, will receive free tips and advice once again from the jumpingjockey.com team (http://www.jumpingjockey.com).
Tim Mehmet, director of JumpingJockey.com, comments: \"We always advise our subscribers that the big events should be enjoyed rather than treated as a money making opportunity which is why we…
Attend the F1 Party with DiGi at Zouk Kuala Lumpur and Get Free F1 Tickets
The 2007 Petronas Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix is just around the corner and those who still don’t have a ticket can now have a chance to get one. All they have to do is attend the F1 Party at Zouk in Kuala Lumpur, join in the games, and they just might win a F1 ticket! Happening on April 6, 2007 at Zouk Kuala Lumpur at 8:00 PM onwards, the…
FINLAND’S VILLE UOTILA WINS TTR THREE(3)STAR ABSOLUT PARK SPRING FESTIVAL SLOPES …
Flachauwinkl, Austria. In mutable Spring weather, slopestyle snowboarder Ville Uotila (FIN) pulled off a worthy victory at the TTR THREE(3)STAR Absolut Park Spring Battle, Flachauwinkl, Salzburger Land, Austria, 31st March- 1st April, 07.
After postponement of Saturday’s Finals to Sunday due to flat light conditions, the 10-man final, cut from an original line-up of 24, sessioned the Slopestyle set-up built around a 20 metre-long kicker, wallride and corner, to a best-of-two-runs…
Randy Hedberg, Head Coach of the St. Clouds State Huskies, contributes 16 Spec …
They cover every aspect of playing special teams: Open Field Tackling, Blocking Punts, Returning Kickoffs and Punts, Blocking for Fieldgoals, Protecting the Punter, ...
Coach Hedberg also provided excellent illustrations of the setup (and execution) of each drill. They all can be found in the Special Teams Section of footballdrills.com (http://www.footballdrills.com/team/special-teams.html).
These Drills show how much you actually can practice for Special Teams which is not automatically covered with the drills for…
Oklahoma Panhandle State Head Coach Mike Wyatt contributes to footballdrills.com
Today footballdrills.com published 2 new drills contributed by the new Football Head Coach of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University: Mike Wyatt.
Mike Wyatt sent his "Passing Progression Drills" (www.footballdrills.com/quarterbacks/passing/progression-drills.html) - a series of drills focusing on warming up the throwing arm of the Quarterback and working on proper throwing technique. Including 9 pictures illustrating the drills.
He also sent his "Play Recognition Drill" (www.footballdrills.com/linebackers/runstopping/play-recognition-drill.html) for Linebackers
- this drill teaches the linebackers…
PublishAmerica Presents Orioles Rise from the Ashes by Frank Lynch
Frederick, MD March 29, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Orioles Rise from the Ashes: Baltimore\'s Journey to the Majors by Frank Lynch of Bel Air, Maryland. Frank Lynch saw his first professional baseball game as a seven-year-old in 1946, and what a game it was. The hometown club, the Baltimore Orioles, was hosting the Montreal Royals and the team’s exciting rookie, Jackie Robinson.
The fact that Robinson was…
SLOPESTYLE SPANISH-STYLE AT THIS WEEKEND’S TTR THREE(3)STAR GRANDVALIRA TOTAL FI …
Innsbruck, Austria. The TTR World Snowboard Tour turns to the Spanish snowboard scene as Grandvalira, Andorra hosts TTR THREE(3)STAR Grandvalira Total Fight Slopestyle contest, this weekend, 29th-31st March, 07.
Located in the Stadium Park of Grandvalira, the 3rd edition of the Grandvalira Total Fight: Masters of Freestyle gets ready to welcome 30 invitational riders plus up to 70 qualifiers to a Slopestyle/Big Air mixed format. With qualifiers and expression session Finals…
NORWAY THE SETTING FOR TTR THREE(3)STAR EVENT HEMSEDAL NORDIC OPEN PARK ATTACK
Innsbruck, Austria. One of three TTR THREE(3)STAR events in Europe this weekend, the Hemsedal Nordic Open Park Attack Slopestyle contest gets underway at Hemsedal, Norway, 30th March-1st April, 07.
Staged at the infamous Hemsedal Park, one of Europe’s premier snowparks, shaped by Lars Eriksen, the Hemsedal Nordic Open Park Attack 07 brings together the cream of Norwegian riders in one of the last Scandinavian snowboard events of the season. Up to…
SALZBURGERLAND AUSTRIA READY TO HOST TTR THREE(3)STAR ABSOLUT PARK SPRING FESTIV …
Innsbruck, Austria. The fourth Austrian TTR World Snowboard Tour event this month kicks off at Flachauwinkl, Salzburger Land at TTR THREE(3)STAR Absolut Park Spring Battle Slopestyle contest, 31st March- 1st April, 07.
The Absolut Park Spring Battle qualifications and finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday 31st March, as an invited group of male riders join the qualifiers from Austrian ‘friends’ events’ and the open amateurs’ heats. The Slopestyle set-up…
SHAUN WHITE (USA) & TORAH BRIGHT (AUS) - THEIR JOURNEY TO THE TTR WORLD SNOWBOAR …
Innsbruck, Austria. The Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour proudly welcomed two new champions to the wall of glory as the second annual crowning of the Men’s and Women’s TTR World Champions went to snowboard stars, Shaun White (USA) and Torah Bright (AUS).
Legendary TTR SIX(6)STAR event, the 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships hosted by Stratton/Vermont, provided the platform for the declaration of Shaun White (USA) as the new…
Oldest boys varsity lacrosse rivalry in the US will have photo coverage by Newsp …
Garden City, New York, 3/28/07 - Newsphoto.com will provide extensive photo coverage of the 2007 Woodstick Classic. This boys lacrosse rivalry between Garden City and Manhasset high school began on Long Island in 1935 and has become the the oldest continuously played boys lacrosse rivalry in the US. Last year, Garden City won the classic in sudden death overtime, beating Manhasset 15 to 14. This year Manhasset will host Garden…
Sepang International Circuit Gets Ready for the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
March 23, 2007 -- After the opening race of the 2007 Formula One World Championship series last March 18 in Melbourne, Australia, all eyes are now set on the Malaysian Grand Prix, happening on April 6 to 8 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. The 2007 Petronas Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix will act as the second round of the F1 World Championship Race.
Racing equipment as well…
All Roads Lead to Sepang for the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
Fresh from the success of the first round of the 2007 Formula One World Championship Race in Melbourne, Australia last March 18, race drivers and F1 enthusiasts alike are all now headed to Sepang in Malaysia this coming month for its second round. Excitement and anticipation can be felt throughout Malaysia as the 2007 Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix draws near. Ticket sales for the said event already reached the…
TORAH BRIGHT (AUS) WINS WOMEN’S TTR WORLD TOUR CHAMPION CROWN AT TTR SIX(6)STAR …
Park City, USA. Bathed in golden light and title glory, an elated Torah Bright (AUS) was proclaimed the second Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion 06/07 at TTR SIX(6)STAR Roxy Chicken Jam, 22nd-25th March, 2007, in Park City/Utah, USA.
Perfect spring conditions prevailed at Park City as the Slopestyle contest of the 3rd Annual Roxy Chicken Jam became the deciding TTR point-earning event for the women’s Champion title. With one of…
STEVE GRUBER (AUT) WINS SLOPESTYLE TITLE AT TTR FIVE(5)STAR EVENT AESTHETIKER WA …
Mayrhofen, Austria. Local hero Steve Gruber (AUT) pulled off an inspiring Slopestyle win at TTR FIVE(5)STAR event Aesthetiker Jam Waengl Taengl, Mayrhofen, Austria, 22nd-25th March, 07.
After bad weather threatened to postpone the Aesthetiker Jam Waengl Taengl schedule, Sunday’s reserve day delivered broken sunny skies and a chance to run the 30-rider Finals. In a best 2-out-of-3 run format the creative slopestyle course, built by the infamous Aesthetiker crew in…
TTR THREE(3)STAR WORLD ROOKIE FEST FINALS DECLARES LAPUSHKIN (RUS) & GSPONER (SU …
Kuehtai, Austria. Last weekend saw the rookies take over the Slopestyle Kuhtai’s K-park as TTR THREE(3)STAR event, the World Rookie Fest 07, as young Russian rider Sergey Lapushkin (RUS) & Nicole Gsponer (SUI) claimed the titles, 14th-18th March, 2007.
Nine nations of male and female rookie teams, defined by birthdate 31st August 1988 or over, were represented at the World Rookie Fest 07. Sergey Lapushkin (RUS) won the boy’s section with…
SHAUN WHITE (USA) IS CROWNED MEN'S TICKET TO RIDE (TTR) WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR CHA …
Stratton, Vermont. Based on his first place position at today’s Halfpipe Result in the TTR SIX(6)STAR 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships, Shaun White (USA) is the new Men’s TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07 Champion.
Shaun White (USA) was crowned at 17.30 U.S. EST at base camp in front of a mass of spectators to huge applause and hundreds of flashing cameras. Hannes Schoenegger, TTR Sponsorship Manager, presented the TTR…
Any Web Site in the World Can Add the Burton US Open LIVE to their Webpage
The US Open is the longest standing and one of the most exciting snowboard events in the world – this year celebrating it’s 25th year of uniting the best riders from around the globe and for the first time any web site in the world can add this LIVE to their web page.
A week-long event, the USO is a freestyle event combining halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions and is…
LOCAL RIDERS PATRICK HUBER & JULIA BAUMGARTNER WIN TTR THREE(3)STAR AUSTRIAN MAS …
Kuehtai, Austria. Sunny skies backdropped the slopestyle finals at TTR THREE(3)STAR Austrian Masters this Sunday as in front of a local crowd Patrick Huber (AUT) and Julia Baumgartner (AUT) claimed victory at the K-Park snowpark in Kuehtai, 8th-11th March, 2007.
Bad weather originally forced Austrian Masters’ organizers to postpone Saturday’s Semi’s and Finals but bluebird conditions rewarded the decision. The park, consisting of a double kicker line followed by a…
LIVE Webcast & Broadcast Schedule Announced, US Open 25th Anniversary celebratio …
Newly-released rider line-up befitting a world-class snowboard event, the TTR SIX(6)STAR 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships announces its live online and broadcast schedules for Slopestyle & Halfpipe between 16th-18th March, 2007 from Stratton/Vermont, USA.
Check out top performance snowboard action and the ultimate crowning of the Men’s Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Champion on www.burton.com webcast or through a 90-minute US Open Highlights show on NBC.
The Webcast schedules…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR BUDWEISER BUDRIDERS’ RIVERJUMP
Livigno, Italy. TTR FOUR(4)STAR event, the 2nd Edition Budweiser Budriders’ Riverjump, set the scene for Yale Cousino (USA) to display his Slopestyle skills blowing the field away to win the contest title and 700 TTR Ranking Points at Livigno, Italy, 8th -10th March, 2007.
Set in one of Europe’s best Slopestyle parks, built with top Italian craftsmanship, the Mottolino Livigno snowpark consisted of one car to slide/to bonk, two rails…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR PRO
Leysin, Switzerland. Unexpected stormy winds finally forced organizers of TTR FOUR(4)STAR 4th annual Billabong World Junior Pro to cancel the Slopestyle Finals at the Mont de Chaux Snowpark, Leysin, 6th-11th March, 2007, and take the semi-final results to announce the Franck April (CAN) and Marie Hucal (USA) the Billabong World Junior Champions.
Bad weather affected Saturday’s original schedule so Billabong World Junior Pro organizers and riders postponed the Finals to a…
COUNTDOWN COMMENCES TO CROWN TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONS AT BURTON US OPEN & R …
Innsbruck, Austria. The bets are on as the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour rapidly edges closer towards crowning the season’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champions at upcoming Tour-defining super-events, TTR SIX(6)STAR Burton US Open Snowboard Championships, 13th-18th March, 2007 at Stratton/Vermont, USA and TTR SIX(6)STAR Roxy Chicken Jam, 22nd-25th March, 2007, Park City/Utah, USA.
As the last SIX(6)STAR contests on the TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07, the Burton US…
2007 Paul Mitchell Big Bear Freeski Open Results
CHICAGO — The 2007 Paul Mitchell Big Bear Freeski Open, March 3-4, 2007 at Bear Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, Calif., was the first competitive freeski event produced by rEvolution, the Chicago-based integrated sports marketing and media services agency. The two-day weekend event consisted of Halfpipe events on Saturday, and the Slopestyle competition on Sunday. The Halfpipe finals were held Saturday night under the lights for the…
INTRODUCING HOT NEW TTR FEATURES: MYSPACE, MEDIA FRIENDS, BRAND PARTNER & TTR TO …
Innsbruck, Austria. On the quest to progress, Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour launches brand spanking new features on the official website www.ttrworldtour.com, including TTR Brand Partner Ranking & Media ‘Friends’ sections and TTR’s very own myspace community.
Sure to shake the industry is a team manager’s dream – the Men & Women TTR Brand Partner Top 5. Composed of official Platinum and Gold TTR Brand Partners, the ranking is…
Free Horse Racing Tips for Cheltenham Festival From JumpingJockey.com
In keeping with JumpingJockey.com's policy of providing free advice for big events, online betting and racing fans of the most popular horse races in the UK will receive free tips and advice once again from the jumpingjockey.com team.
JumpingJockey.com published their ante-post favorites, they are as follows;
Champion Hurdle - Detroit City.
Detroit City, trained by P J Hobbs and ridden by Richard Johnson was originally the second choice behind last…
TTR FIVE(5)STAR OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM TTR FIVE(5)STAR OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE AS TERJE HAAKONSEN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR HIGHEST AIR & KEVIN PEARCE WINS TITLE TO BECOME THE NEW TTR TOUR LEADER
Oslo, Norway. The TTR FIVE(5)STAR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 goes down as one of the most important chapters in snowboarding history as Terje Haakonsen (NOR) sets a new World Record for the Highest Air at an incredible 9.8-metres – whilst Kevin Pearce…
Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Trains Hartford S.W.A.T. Team
Approximately 30 members of Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Schools of Self Defense were on hand to help the Hartford SWAT Team learn “less than lethal” restraint strategy.
Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu is known for its effective self defense and fighting strategy. It was initially popularized by Royce Gracie in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship. Over 10 years later, the initial debut of Gracie Jiu Jitsu has become…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR X-BOX BIG DAY OUT ORGANISERS ANNOUNCE: LET THE SNOWBOARDING & MU …
Val D’Isere, France. Top snowboard and vinyl action gets underway today in the TTR FOUR(4)STAR event Xbox Big Day Out as European riders strap in to showcase their riding skills in Slopestyle qualification rounds to the tunes of world-renown DJs in Val D’Isere, France, 25th February- 01st March, 2007.
Already a decade old, the Xbox Big Day Out is going large to celebrate its longevity. To the beat of best of…
Brand Germany powers ahead to World Cup Victory in Nation Branding
When the final whistle was blown at the FIFA World Cup™ 2006, the president of the world’s largest sports brand, Joseph Blatter, summed up the event by saying, “This was the best World Cup of all time. Never before has an event been presented in such an emotional and global manner.\"
Blatter said the enthusiasm for the Germany team was giving coach Jürgen Klinsmann\'s players a major lift. \"The…
TTR FIVE(5)STAR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open
TTR FIVE(5)STAR EVENT NISSAN X-TRAIL NIPPON OPEN CLOSES WITH VICTORIES FOR AMERICANS SHAUN WHITE, KEVIN PEARCE, HANA BEAMAN AND STAND-OUT AUSSIE TORAH BRIGHT
Fukishima, Japan. The largest snowboard contest from the land of the rising sun, TTR FIVE(5)STAR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open, finished with an exciting line-up of results as both Superpipe and Slopestyle formats delivered both dramatic and delicate changes to the TTR Ranking List presented by Swatch, between…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Master hosted by Royce Gracie BJJ CT and MA
Three time UFC champ and K1 fighter Royce Gracie's brother Rolker Gracie is traveling to Connecticut and Massachusetts for the week beginning Saturday February 24. Rolker has been by Royce Gracie's side at every fight since the first UFC quietly supporting his Brother and helping to make Gracie Jiu Jitsu a household name in North America.
Jim Hughes, gracie-jiu-jitsu.com, Royce Gracie's representative in New England, comments "we have 10 Schools throughout…
TTR FIVE(5)STAR OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE
Innsbruck, Austria. Suspense hangs in the crisp Arctic air as Norway prepares to host the world’s supreme transition riders at one of the most important happenings on the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the infamous TTR FIVE(5)STAR event, The Oakley Arctic Challenge, in Midtstuen, Oslo, 26th February- 03rd March, 2007.
Located 200m from the legendary Holmenkollen Arena just outside Oslo, The Oakley Arctic Challenge 07 lies at the pinnacle…
Nautical Mile Outright World record ratified
The WSSR Council announces ratification of a new World Record:
World Nautical Mile Record
Bjorn Dunkerbeck
31st October 2006
41.14 knots at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Board was a\"Proof Custom\" with a 6.3m North Warp sail.
Previous record was 39.97kts, Finian Maynard BVI, Oct 2005, Walvis Bay, Namibia
This is the final record ratification from Walvis Bay 2006. The event tally of records is:
2 World Nautical Mile records
2 World KiteSail records
6 National Outright records
12 National Outright Nautical Mile…
