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World Cup Preview…

The Dome Nations Football Wordl Cup has been generating a lot of interest and soe great games. with early favourites biting the dust and some strong local candidates feft in contention.
The semi-finals are due to be played on Friday 4th June, between 5 pm and 7 pm. The third-place playoff and the grand final [...]

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A League of Their Own Inspiration Dies at 84

Dorothy “Dottie” Kamenshek, the inspiration for the lead character in the popular movie A League of  Their Own, has died. She was 84.
Kamenshek, who was named as one of the 100 greatest female athletes of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated for Women, was an outstanding fielder and hitter for the Rockford Peaches, one [...]

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2012 London Olympics Reveal Mascots

Organizers of the 2012 Summer Olympics have revealed the mascots for the London Games. They are metallic, one-eyed creatures designed to emphasize the host country’s role in the emergence of the modern Olympic Games.
The organizers, including running legend Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee, consulted 40 groups [...]

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Rare Baseball Feat Nets Computer Gamer $1 Million

The odds are against you in most promotions, which is why businesses offer such things as $1 million for a seemingly impossible feat. But some people play anyway, just for the thrill of the chase.
That was certainly the case with Wade McGilberry, who bought a computer baseball game when it first came out and, [...]

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Charity Event to Open Saadiyat Beach Golf Course

Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the Abu Dhabi-based developer of Saadiyat Island and its stunning new golf course,will stage the Saadiyat Beach Classic on 27th and 28th January.
The Event is a top-tier international charity golf tournament hosted by golfing legend Gary Player and is expected to attract major golfing and non-golfing celebrities from [...]

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Out of the Blue

The 2010 Al Ain Aerobatic Show will mark a closing chapter in the history of the Breitling Jet Team – the world’s first civilian display team to fly jet-engined aircraft. Breitling’s seven – strong team of L-39 Albatross trainer jets will Fastin their set belts and perform to the final time in their distinctive [...]

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International Cycling Cup comes to Abu Dhabi

The Second AUE international Cycling Cup will be held in Abu Dhabi on 23rd January. The 125 km race is organized by the UAE Cycling Federation in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC). It features teams of six riders from each of 19 countries.
The event starts at 11 am on Abu Dhabi’s [...]

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Football League: Al Jazira sitting pretty!

Season long leaders Al Jazira finished the year on a high as they overpowered defending champions Al Ahli 1 – 0 to maintain a four point lead at the top of the UFL. Jazira are the only team still undeteated as the season approaches the halfway point. That record never really looed in any [...]

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