Kiwis say, Shearing should be an Olympic sport
A New Zealand farming lobby group says sheep shearing has the potential to become an Olympic demonstration sport and needs to be taken to the world stage. New Zealand produces some of the world’s best shearers and its national championship, the Golden Shears, receives substantial local media coverage. New Zealand Federated Farmers said the world’s … [Read the full story]
Rocky the Musical is here
It was a big announcement for fans of the classic boxing movie series Rocky…and, I hate it when I’m right…but I did say this “Hollywood” year would be the year of musicals. So it seems appropriate that the film’s diminutive creator and star Sylvester Stallone was dwarfed by the world’s heavyweight boxing champions as he … [Read the full story]
Boxing is corrupt and it’s out of control
Chad Dawson took the WBC light heavyweight title from Bernard Hopkins with a controversial technical knockout, ending Hopkins’s reign as boxing’s oldest world champion. The referee stopped the fight at 2:48 of the second round and awarded Dawson the victory after Hopkins appeared to injure his right shoulder in a fall at Staples Centre. Hopkins, … [Read the full story]
The winner is…Miss Junk Food
A US beauty contest winner who claimed she was stripped of her crown because she had gained weight has won her courtroom fight to regain the title. Seventeen-year-old Domonique Ramirez claimed pageant officials in Texas had told her to “get off the tacos”. Organisers of the Miss San Antonio contest said she was dismissed because … [Read the full story]
Colonel Gaddafi’s not all that bad
“Colonel Gaddafi is a down to earth bloke, and he’s not a big head” People are having a go at Colonel Gaddafi,but in reality he is a down to earth guy who hasn’t got a big head at all.He’s been a Colonel for 40 odd years,the leader of his people & hasn’t even promoted himself … [Read the full story]
There must be somebody to compete with Vitali Klitschko?
World champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC heavyweight title amid farcical scenes with a first-round knockout of Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis. The fight was just three minutes old when Klitschko caught the Cuban on the top of the head and the 30-year-old rocked briefly before tumbling awkwardly to the canvas for the first defeat of … [Read the full story]
Great Sportswomen – Candice Michelle
Here at Ozzie News we are starting a section of sportswomen of the world. Some folk don’t take sportswomen seriously, and to those of you who don’t…we hope to educate you and maybe you’ll change your minds. Candice Michelle was born September 30, 1978 and is an American model, actress, and professional wrestler best known … [Read the full story]
