The News Review:
- New Olympic sport: getting a ticket for Beijing Games
- Boston: The center of the winning sports universe – ESPN
- Misery loves Miami sports these days – ESPN
- Sports cars more dangerous than SUVs
- Harrington named RTÃ Sports Person of Year
New Olympic sport: getting a ticket for Beijing Games
USA Today – Dec 21, 2007
From Denmark to Germany to the United States the problem is the same with national Olympic committees complaining to Beijing organizers that ticket allocations were about half of what they expected. Even the families and friends of competitors may have to stay at home. “For certain sports it is almost impossible to get any tickets at all” said Jesper Larsen head of International Affairs for the Danish Olympic Committee. “Almost every NOC has experienced that the number of tickets they got allocated was much lower than what they were asking for.
Boston: The center of the winning sports universe – ESPN
ESPN – Dec 21, 2007
The Other SideYes life is good for fans of Boston’s sports teams these days and it’s likely to get better on Sunday when the undefeated Patriots play the one-win Dolphins. But what is life like for those hearty fans who follow the hapless teams in Miami these days? ESPN. com’s Elizabeth Merrill paints a very different picture.
Misery loves Miami sports these days – ESPN
ESPN – Dec 21, 2007
MIAMI — The best thing about misery is the convenience. A late-morning slog through pregame “traffic” at Dolphin Stadium these days takes less than five minutes and the parking is choice. No elbowing no ear-numbing taunts no massive lines to the porta potties. A man can get some thinking done out here in this parking lot that used to be filled with rowdy tailgaters.
Sports cars more dangerous than SUVs
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Dec 21, 2007
Subscribe and get 4 free issues. For similar stories visit the Cars and Motoring Topic Guide Vilified as big and dangerous sports utility vehicles are not the worst threats to life and limb on the road. It is the sports car that kills the most people per crash and crashes the most often. SUVs get picked on for good reason: their blunt chest-high bodywork can crush pedestrians in collisions and their high centre of gravity. 300-crunch-time-for-the-suv.
Harrington named RTÃ Sports Person of Year
RTE.ie – Dec 21, 2007
Leading Irish golfer Padraig Harrington was awarded the coveted RT?Sports Person of the Year honour. Padraig was presented with the award live on stage by last year’s winner Kilkenny hurler Henry Shefflin. 2007 has been an amazing year for the Dublin golfer culminating in July when he became the first Irish man in 60 years to win the Open Championship and lift the famous claret jug. Celebrating the collaborative achievements of Irish athletes The RT?Sports Team of the Year award was presented to the Irish cricket team.
