If you hired a prostitute and “she” turned out to be a man, can you sue that prostitute for breach of contract? We think so provided the incident happened in a country where prostitution is legal. Anyways, we don’t think soccer superstar Ronaldo — and 1996 Atlanta Games Olympian — is thinking about suing anyone [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Michael Johnson, Crystal Ball Gazer
Here at The Olympics Blog, we love it when someone makes a prediction regarding the Beijing Games. Why? Because come August, we will either jeer that person when it turns out that s/he got it wrong or bow before him/her if s/he proves to be as good as Nostradamus. Anyways, according to a Reuters report, [...]
Quote of the Day: Michael Johnson on Asafa Powell
“Asafa Powell is a great talent but he can never get it done. He’s failed time after time at the championships.” Uggh. Kinda unsportsmanlike to say something like that but maybe Michael Johnson knows whereof he speaks? Or is he just trying to psych out Asafa Powell? Come on Asafa, prove him wrong.
The Money Report: Canadian Incentive for Olympic Medalists
For the first time in its history, Canada will be awarding monetary incentives to its Olympic medal winners. From CBC: A gold medal will be worth $20,000, a silver worth $15,000 and a bronze $10,000. This would be the highest we’ve tracked so far. But we’ve only tracked four countries so far so maybe its [...]
Nepal’s Olympic Bound Athletes
The Himalayan kingdom is sending seven athletes to the Olympics. From xinhua: Nepal is set to send a total of seven athletes to attend Beijing Olympics, according to Nepal Olympics Committee (NOC) Tuesday. Talking to Xinhua, Secretary General of the NOC Jeevan Ram Shrestha said that Nepal received official confirmation about securing two more seats [...]
