Not sure what to say about the above video because I don’t understand the language. But here’s a report from newamericamedia: A 50-second reporting piece on the Olympics and the earthquake from the Chinese Central Television (CCTV) might have been staged. The post on the Chinese-language website has a Youtube link to the story, which [...]
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Show Us the Money
Nigerian athletes who, as we blogged about earlier, were “directed” by their President to produce eight gold medals in Beijing are not happy with the grants given them and have vowed to fight for more funding. From the Sunday Tribune: Apparently afraid of experiencing what athletes have had in the past as regards shabby treatment [...]
Chris Brown to Bahamas Sports Officials: "Give Me My Money"
Hey Bahamas sports officials, give Chris Brown his money already. This is a he said, he said story which goes like this: Chris brown won a bronze medal during the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He says that his medal entitled him to a $15,000 reward as stated in the rules. Bahamas officials denied his claim [...]
Mobile Company Dumps Ronaldo. Nike to Follow?
Poor Ronaldo. First he hires prostitutes who turned out to be men. Then one of them prostitutes, the fame seeking Andre Luis Ribeiro Albertino a.k.a Andreia Albertine, tried to extort money from him. Then Ronaldo tried hiding from the public hoping that the issue will die but the scandal raged on. Then TIM, a mobile [...]
Quote of the Day: Mexico’s Dulce Rodriguez
Argh! Politicking in sports. Infighting among Mexico’s sports officials has made Mexican athletes unprepared for the Olympics. Quote by distance runner Dulce Rodriquez: “Evidently, the federation is in total disorder. We don’t know exactly where the trials are going to be, we don’t have the details and it’s ridiculous that three months before the Olympic [...]
