Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Friday, July 1, 2011
Michael Schumacher Given An Island By Dubai Prince
Michael Schumacher received an unique and unprecedented parting gift after his last Grand Prix in Brazil -- an island.
Dubai's crown prince - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - reportedly decided to give the retiring German a piece of the man-made island paradise 'The World', located off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
'The World' is 300 islands clustered together in a nine kilometre zone to resemble Earth from an aerial photo.
Schumacher's island, apparently part of 'Antarctica' on the artificial globe, is worth about (US) $7 million.
Schumacher's manager Willi Weber confirmed: "In a couple of years it will be finished. Then Michael and Corinna will have their own holiday island!
"Perhaps he will build a race car track on it."
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Source: Yahoo Sport
Cheerleaders at the FIBA World Championships
Cheerleaders in Turkey impress with gymnastics, dancing and other talents at the world basketball championships in Turkey this week.
Pablo Aurrecochea, a Goalkeeper in Funny Kits
Uruguayan goalkeeper Pablo Aurrecochea who is playing for Paraguay's club Guarani is famous for his hilarious and kind of geeky kits.
Lingerie Football League
The Lingerie Football League is giving fans of the sport a whole new reason to watch. Instead of rooting for burly men running around in pads and spandex pants, spectators can cheer on women playing seven-on-seven tackle football.
The crowd was charged during the introductions, as the lights were dimmed and two huge jets of flame leap into the air. The women gathered at midfield for the coin toss, wearing revealing bikini outfits
It does not require a great deal of imagination to work out the marketing strategy of the Lingerie Football League. Decked out in thin-looking shoulder pads, lacrosse-style helmets and skimpy uniforms.
Players dressed in bras and the tiniest of shorts. The branding is blatant - the teams have names like the San Diego Seduction, Dallas Desire and Los Angeles Temptation.
The crowd was charged during the introductions, as the lights were dimmed and two huge jets of flame leap into the air. The women gathered at midfield for the coin toss, wearing revealing bikini outfits
It does not require a great deal of imagination to work out the marketing strategy of the Lingerie Football League. Decked out in thin-looking shoulder pads, lacrosse-style helmets and skimpy uniforms.
Players dressed in bras and the tiniest of shorts. The branding is blatant - the teams have names like the San Diego Seduction, Dallas Desire and Los Angeles Temptation.
