Sod the Olympics-we wanna see Leryn Franco naked
JAV a gander at this spear-hurling beauty…certain to throw up a few surprises at the London Olympics. Pretty Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco took time out from preparations for the Games to smoulder in a skimpy white bikini. The 29-year-old was national champion as a youth…and also came runner-up in the 2006 Miss Paraguay contest. … [Read the full story]
Stoner goes top with Estoril win
Casey Stoner led wire to wire in Estoril yesterday to take his second win of the season, finally bagging a win at every track on the current MotoGP schedule. The Australian pulled out a 1.6-second lead on the first lap and never relinquished the lead after securing the first position before the second corner of … [Read the full story]
Patty Mills does Australia proud
On the eve of the NBA play-offs, Boomers point guard Patty Mills erupted with the fourth-highest scoring performance by an Australian in the competition’s history. Mills became just the second Australian to score 27 points in an NBA game when he led all scorers in San Antonio’s 110-106 win over Phoenix. The 23-year-old, who started … [Read the full story]
London weather could affect Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt can lower his 100m world record below 9.5 seconds, his coach has said, but London’s weather could foil his efforts. Glen Mills, who has coached Bolt since 2004, said that the reigning Olympic champion could reach 9.49 or lower and shatter his current world record of 9.58. “I don’t think it is impossible,” … [Read the full story]
Demetriou welcomes prevention of Optus
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has welcomed a Federal Court decision to prevent Optus customers from recording and watching football matches on delay. The AFL, NRL and Telstra on Friday won an appeal against an earlier ruling that allowed Optus customers to use the TV Now service to record matches and view them on their … [Read the full story]
“Dagg by name, dag by nature”, says Buford
At 12 years of age, Israel Dagg was drinking on the streets of Hastings, headed to the gutter. A decade later, the streets of Hastings and the rest of New Zealand drank to Dagg, their World Cup hero. This remarkable, against-the-odds story is owed to a life-changing decision by Dagg to attend a well-heeled boarding … [Read the full story]
Andrew deserves his Luck
Indianapolis Colts have drafted Stanford star quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, officially moving away from the Peyton Manning era. The Colts are confident Luck – a two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up – can carry the torch that burned brightly for over a decade under Manning, who Indianapolis released in … [Read the full story]
Come on…Mick and Nat aren’t mates
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley insists his relationship with predecessor Mick Malthouse is “as good as good can be”. Buckley on Thursday night denied that Malthouse’s recent critique of the Magpies’ new game plan had driven a wedge between the pair and said the ensuing media storm was “inevitable”. “The whole thing of two weeks ago … [Read the full story]
