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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) Led by a Japanese pro wrestler-turned-politician, about 20 mixed martial artists from around the world – including a former NFL lineman – arrived in North Korea on Thursday to put on a series of exhibition matches this weekend.The exhibition will be the first major sports event with marquee foreigners in Pyongyang …
Dec. 8, 2001, was supposed to be a night to remember for Tennessee fans, and it was … but for all the wrong reasons.From 1989-2001, the Vols compiled a 129-29-2 record, with 3 SEC titles and one National Championship. But when LSU upset the Vols in the 2001 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, it marked …
North Korea eliminated the United States women’s national team from the U-20 Women’s World Cup on Saturday night, 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinal game in Toronto. Rim Se Ok scored the winning kick in the tiebreaker after the USA had their first three penalty kicks saved by Kim Chol Ok.North …
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Koreans got their first look at pro wrestling in about 20 years on Saturday when an ex-NFL lineman and 20 other grapplers from around the world took to the ring for an exhibition put together by a charismatic former Japanese pro-wrestler who is now a member of parliament.Kanji “Antonio” Inoki, …
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s national team was welcomed home Monday by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup final. The team arrived in Buenos Aires on a plane painted with images of the players and a large sign reading: “Thank you Argentina.” A river of emotional fans wearing the white and …
Sammy Mohamed remembers eating ice cream in a hot laundromat in Jersey City in 1994, watching Brazil v Italy in the World Cup final with his dad and a bunch of other people. He was just nine, but he told the Guardian he remembers especially loving the penalty shootout, which Brazil won. Afterwards, growing up …
“GOALLLLLLLL,” Lionel Messi! First came the Vine recap. Then came the takedown notice. There exists no better method in 2014 to quickly slice up and share online a moment of World Cup glory than the mobile app Vine — and it turns out, no faster way to earn yourself a legal threat from a media …
Scott Snyder: Xi’s Seoul visit is a powerful expression of his displeasure with North Korea’s direction under Kim Jong-un When South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye welcomes Xi Jinping to the Blue House today, it will mark the first time that a Chinese leader will visit Seoul without having first visited Pyongyang. This is a remarkable …
Alfredo Di Stéfano, who has died aged 88, was the inspirational leader of the Real Madrid team of the 1950s, one of the best, and certainly one of the most successful, club sides of all time. It won five European Cups in a row, starting with the inaugural tournament in 1956. He was a centre-forward …
The Golden Face Paint award for most ridiculous fan Winner: Colombian Nazi Weed Pope We’ve all been there. You’re onside, clear shot on goal, then your eye catches a certain outfit in the crowd and you’re thinking: “Wait. What? Swastika, cannabis, the pope. What the hell do they have to do with each other?” Your …