US national team football coach Bob Bradley, 52, is hot-favourite to become the new manager of Aston Villa after Martin O’Neill’s resignation on Monday. Known for his aggressive man-management style and motivational skills, Bradley achieved 36 wins in 60 games with the US national team, including a 2-0 win in the 2009 Confederations Cup against Spain. His profile was further […]
James Hansen “embarrassed NASA”: Al Gore’s global warming guru publicly rebuked by ex-colleague
It’s been called "the snowdown", Al Gore has arrived to testify in front the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Climate Change in a wintry Washington just as the scientific justification for global warming appears to have abruptly slipped away on the icey slopes of Capitol Hill – just ask one of his ex-advisors. "I appreciate […]
Kaka’s transfer and the coming European Premier League (Update: Kaka declines move)
Update: Kaka and AC Milan rejected the proposed transfer record smashing move to Manchester City. (20 January 2009). Whether the 26 year old Brazilian soccer miracle Kaka is sold to Manchester City now or over the summer the transfer fee reportedly around £100 million (paid to AC Milan), and salary (£500k p/w) has already sparked controversy, […]
Palestinian Authority: We Will End Gaza Crisis with Suicide Attacks
One week ago, in an effort to solve the escalating Gaza Crisis, the Palestinian Authority representative Abbas Zaki called for martyrdom operations. In a Lebanese interview translated by MEMRI that aired on New TV 6 January, 2009, the Palestinian ambassador is quoted as saying "any is permissible". "Currently, in light of what is happening to the children […]
Israeli Defence Force release video of Gaza Mosques getting bombed
The Israeli Defence Force is bombing Mosques in Gaza that contain rockets, mortars and bombs. Videos released by the IDF show spectacular secondary explosions sending debris high into the sky after the dumps become ignited after the primary impact. The videos (two in total, first here) were posted by the IDF to Youtube as part […]
Shaun at the death: Fu fights to last frame but Murphy wins coverted snooker crown
In a fitting twist to a scrappy final Sean Murphy won the Maplin sponsored UK Snooker Championship in Telford, Sunday with a dramatic fluke on the pink. He then doubled in a red to put the cup, Murphy’s second major title after the 2005 World Championship, out of Fu’s reach. Murphy told the BBC after […]
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