The 2013 tennis season is beginning but not for Rafael Nadal. After the knee problems that kept Nadal out of the courts in the last semester of 2012, now, just while he was scheduled to start competing, a stomach virus defeated all hope for him to play the first Grand Slam of the year. Currently at number…
NBA 2012/2013 Update – Who Would Enter the Playoffs if the Season Ended Today?
What if the Regular Season of the NBA ended Today? As it is shown in the NBA official website the Playoffs would be aligned as follows: “Eastern Conference Western Conference vs. (1) MIAMI (1H/2A) vs. (8) Boston (Miami leads 1-0) vs. (2) NEW YORK (1H) vs. (7) Brooklyn (New York leads 2-1) vs. (3) ATLANTA (1H/1A) vs.…
Women Giant Slalom – Fenninger wins at Semmering, Austria; Tina Maze 2nd
The last 2012 Women’s Giant Slalom just ended a few moments ago in Semmering, Austria. Alpine Skiing – ‘The Giant Slalom’ Local skier Anna Fenninger set the fastest time in Run 1 and also in the second winning with an aggregated time of 2:13:09 an impressive 1:10 seconds less than Tina Maze. With this result Fenninger moved to 4th both in the…
Women Giant Slalom – Semmering Run 1: Anna Fenninger P1; Maze P3
The last Women’s Giant Slalom of 2012 is being held at Semmering, Austria. Alpine Skiing – ‘The Giant Slalom’ Run 1 just finished a few moments ago and Local Skier Anna Fenninger set the fastest time with 1:06:42, 0:56 tenths of a second quicker than French Lady Tessa Worley. Fenninger is currently 5th in the GS overall…
Lionel Messi – 91 Goals World Record in 2012 and Much More! Don’t Miss the Video!
The winner of the last 3 Ballon d’Or Awards – Lionel Messi – reached an amazing record of 91 goals in 2012 (only official matches) beating German Gerd Muller that scored 85 in 1972. Twelve of Messi’s goals were scored in 9 appearances with his National Team Argentina. The other 79 were scored wearing Barcelona’s Jersey. From the 2008-2009 season till…
Dakar 2013 Calendar – Race Details, Facts&Figures And Predictions
The 2013 Dakar Rally – the 5th edition in South America since Africa’s mythic paths have been ‘abandoned’ – will hit the road next January 5th and will go on untill the 20th (the last day is a no race day in which only the podium ceremony and celebrations will take place). Some novelties this year: – The Rally will start…
American Football NFL 2012/2013 Update: 1,210 Touchdowns Before Playoffs! Who will be in?
Next Sunday, December 30th, the NFL 2012/2013 regular season will come to an end. The schedule for week 17 has some thrilling games that will define the last teams to enter the Playoffs and the final seeding of those that are already in. http://www.nfl.com/schedules Perhaps the most exciting game is the one that will put…
Formula 1 – New Mclaren and Force India Cars for 2013
Mclaren have confirmed January 31st 2013 as the date for unveiling their new car: Mercedes-powered MP4-28. The presentation will be made in the UK. McLaren (finished third in the constructors’ championship and won seven races in 2012) are the second team to announce a 2013 car launch date. Force India had previously confirmed that they will reveal their new…
2013 Formula 1 Line-up – Grosjean Stays at Lotus and Max Chilton Signs for Marussia
Lotus have announced that Romain Grosjean will stay with the team in 2013 alongside Kimi Raikkonen. This means Lotus will have the same driver line-up in the 2013 season. After taking the GP2 Series title in 2011, Grosjean made his return to Formula 1 with Lotus in 2012 (he paired up with Fernando Alonso in Renault F1 team after the…
Rogério Ceni – A Goalkeeper with more than 100 Goals? Believe it, it’s True!
It is not so uncommon to watch a goalkeeper taking a penalty shot as if he was a field player. That happens more often in penalty shootouts where there this no risk that a failed conversion endangers the goalkeeper’s own nets. Nonetheless, through football history some goalkeepers have taken the risk of trying to score…