Bernard Fernandez: Local boxing judge owes much to sport that has taken him around the world
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE now, but John Stewart’s long involvement in boxing nearly ended before it began. He was just a kid dreaming of becoming a champion someday when he showed up at the Police Athletic League gym at 23rd and Columbia in North Philadelphia so many years ago. An instructor laced the gloves on, shoved him into the ring to spar with another newcomer and . . .
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Bernard Fernandez: Local boxing judge owes much to sport that has taken him around the world
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE now, but John Stewart’s long involvement in boxing nearly ended before it began. He was just a kid dreaming of becoming a champion someday when he showed up at the Police Athletic League gym at 23rd and Columbia in North Philadelphia so many years ago. An instructor laced the gloves on, shoved him into the ring to spar with another newcomer and . . .
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It’s a complete month’s break for boxers now
Agencies Guangzhou, Nov 27: Overwhelmed and exhausted in equal measure, India’s chief boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has told his wards to stay away from the ring and him for at least the next one month after notching up two unprecedented golds in a haul of seven medals at the Asian Games.
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Kobayashi commends Sauber’s recovery
Japanese driver thinks the Swiss team’s season turned into a “good” one after early troubles.
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Fresh ideas set to lift Speedshow in 2011
A new-look outdoor display area is just one of several ideas in place for the 2011 edition of Speedshow, New Zealand’s most exciting and comprehensive expo for car, motorbike and motorsport fans.
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Armcom Achieves Level 2 Umbraco Developer Certification
UK digital agency Armcom has announced its upgraded status of official Umbraco Developer certification. The official certification bolsters Armcom’s existing eCommerce and web development services, whilst bringing this leading UK digital agency closer to achieving a revered status of Umbraco Solutions Provider in 2011.
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Centurion Strauss admits moment of panic
CRICKET: England batting hero Andrew Strauss admitted today that his heart was in his mouth as he faced the prospect of becoming only the third England captain ever to suffer a Test pair.
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Cricket: Marsh back to his best
Western Australian batsman Shaun Marsh says he’s confident his injury problems are behind him after scoring a stunning century in the Ryobi One-Day Cup on Friday night.
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Cricket: Australia 329 for 5 at lunch on day three
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 27, 2010 (AFP) – - Australia were 329 for five in reply to England’s first innings 260 at lunch on the third day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday.
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M. Tennis. Men’s Tennis Inks Three Student-Athletes for 2011-12
The University of Notre Dame men’s tennis head coach Bobby Bayliss recently announced the signing of three National Letters of Intent by incoming student-athletes to continue their academic and athletic careers with the Irish, beginning in the fall of 2011. The three signees are Dougie Barnard, Michael Fredericka and Wyatt McCoy.
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M. Tennis. UCSB Adds Second High Level Recruit for 2010-11
The UC Santa Barbara men’s tennis program has signed Ziad Sultan to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Marty Davis announced Tuesday. Sultan is the second top-notch recruit to sign with the Gauchos and his addition completes the early recruiting class for the program.
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Caroline Wozniacki admits being huge Liverpool fan
Fernando Torres Chelsea Liverpool World female tennis No1 Caroline Wozniacki admits she’s a huge Liverpool fan. Wozniacki was seen in a Reds shirt during the recent Liverpool International Tennis Tournament before attending Anfield for the first time to see their 2-0 win over Chelsea . Afterwards she wrote on Twitter: “Went to watch Liverpool play Chelsea yesterday! What an incredible atmosphere …
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Federer beats Nadal to win ATP World Tour Final
Roger Federer sent a timely reminder to Rafael Nadal on Sunday, out-gunning the world number one to win the ATP World Tour Finals with an irresistible display of attacking tennis.
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Suzman ‘affair’ with rugby scribe a fiction
Friends of the late anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman insist that no evidence has been offered that she had an affair with New Zealand rugby writer Terry McLean, as McLean’s son claimed in a recent biography of his father.
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Welsh legends applaud off-key All Blacks
Welsh rugby legends have lauded a substandard All Black performance that showed moments of ruthless efficiency.
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Top Upcoming European Soccer Matchups: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid And More
What’s Your Reaction? Aston Villa’s Ciaran Clark, centre, heads the ball to score his second goal against Arsenal during their English Premier League soccer match in Birminham, England on Saturday. Arsenal won the match 4-2.
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Lessons learned from an older-than-average soccer team
I wouldn’t let Woody Allen play on my soccer team, much less coach us, but one of the comedian’s famous quotes summed up our shin guard-and-Alleve unit pretty well.
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Soccer scores 11-28-10
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Ward ready to defend WBA supermiddleweight title
OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) Andre Ward doesn’t mind taking a break from the Super Six World Boxing Classic. He is, however, bothered by the notion that his title defense against Cameroon’s Sakio Bika on Saturday is a letdown.
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Sports in Brief: Ward is ready to defend title
Andre Ward doesn’t mind taking a break from the Super Six World Boxing Classic. He is, however, bothered by the notion that his title defense against Cameroon’s Sakio Bika on Saturday is a letdown.
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Valtteri Bottas joins ART GP team for 2011
Valtteri Bottas will defend the colours of Lotus ART in the upcoming 2011 GP3 Series. At just 21 years of age, Valtteri has already conquered several international titles and has taken part in the success of the team in the F3 Euro Series for the past two seasons.
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Andrea thrives in man’s world
To learn to swim, start at the deep end – that’s how Andrea Bate is tackling her racing career.
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Obituaries for Nov. 26, 2010
Obituaries for Nov. 26, 2010
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Cricket: A tale of two batsmen
One Australian batsman’s Test career was saved while the other hangs very much in the balance.
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Cricket: Blues start steadily
New South Wales have made a steady start to their Ryobi One-Day Cup clash against Western Australia at the WACA Ground, ending their first stage at 2-88.
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Haider to reveal corrupt; family gets threatening calls
In what could bring more trouble for Pakistan cricket, stumper Zulqarnain Haider on Sunday said he will reveal the identity of the people, who took bribes while being the country’s cricket set-up.
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Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals: Andy Murray storms into semi finals after crushing David Ferrer
ANDY MURRAY recovered from a shaky start to race past David Ferrer and book his place in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals.
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Middle Georgia residents compete in annual tournament
The John Drew Smith Memorial NTRP tennis tournament finished up Nov. 21 with 95 Middle Georgia residents from as far north as Locust Grove and south as Perry registered to compete for one or two of the 14 divisions offered — singles, doubles or mixed doubles.
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