World Boxing Champion Kostya Tszyu is doing his bit to help children in need – by literally giving the clothes off his back. Sotheby's has joined the boxer in his corner and arranged an auction at the Moscow Museum of Modern Arts. Among the lots that will go under the hammer are ...

“I think it is what you say about how to swing the arms correctly that has caused a real improvement in my golf swing. I've been playing golf for 18 years and I have never before managed to quite master this movement. But now the club seems to come squarly onto ...

The National Football League or the NFL is the biggest professional football league in the United States. The NFL has thirty-two teams that are based in a variety of cities across the country. Originally known as the American Professional Football Association when it was formed in 1920, the Association assumed the ...

Spartak’s 2-1 loss to NEC puts the Muscovite’s progress into the playoffs of the UEFA Cup in doubt. Coming into the match, Spartak knew they not only needed to win, but also hope that NK Dinamo Zagreb would fail to take three points in the other Group D encounter against Udinese, in ...

Swimsuits are the best friends in summer. Nothing like diving in a swimming pool in a hot summer afternoon. If you love being in the outdoors in the sun in your swimming pool then buying the most comfortable swimming suits is a must. You will get the swimming suits in various sizes ...

The movies--what a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! I love going to the movies. When I thought about why I look forward to going to a movie, I realized it was like meditation for me. The only thing that was on my mind was what was in front of me ...

Every fisherman dreams of a bigger catch! Is it possible to know beforehand when you should plan a trip to enjoy some fishing, catch more than usual, and come home feeling 100% satisfied? Based on my own personal research around the best fishing times, I think it is. When I first started ...

In part one we started to get into the motivation of the gamer. We discussed challenge and its ugly stepsister competition, two of the most common motivators. Today, we look at two more on the way to forming an overall model for what moves us. Perhaps less common than the first two ...

Choosing a golf club can be very difficult if you are an experienced, much less a beginner. The reason finding the right golf club is so hard is because there are so many types, designs, and features you have to consider in correlation to your skill, swing and needs. The following ...

For years traditional scooters have been a common kid’s toy, second only to a bicycle, simply because they are fun to ride and they move you around easily to closely surrounding areas. Motor scooters have also existed for many years but until recently they have never been a popular form of ...

When Adam Scott won the Masters Tournament back in April, his first thought was for a man who brushed the sleeve of the famous green jacket but never ever got to drape the damn thing over his shoulders. There was one guy who inspired a nation of golfers, ran Scott's impromptu ...

It is a fair achievement for a horse to finish 11th of 14 runners on the wide open space of the Rowley Mile at Newmarket yet still appear to be quite possibly the best in the race. Fortune tends to swing one way and then another in sprint handicaps, however, and Rivellino ...

The Moscow team suffered its second straight defeat, this time at the hands of Spartak Moscow. Atlant opened with the first goal of the game, but Spartak answered with four goals and won the match 4-1. Spartak saw four different players make it onto the score sheet. Staying in the Bobrov Division, it was ...

The final games of the Russian Premier League were played just two days ago. But last year’s champions Zenit have already started rebuilding for next season. The Saint Petersburg team’s first signing for the 2009 campaign will be Russian international Ig The Dinamo midfielder has said he’ll sign for Zenit when he ...

As with any skill, practice makes perfect and driving or racing go carts is no exception because of the numerous skill, maneuvers and strategies that can only be perfected by executing the activity. A thorough knowledge of how and why a go cart reacts the way it does in specific situations ...

The most common question I hear in the triathlete world about the mysteries of swimming efficiently usually involves something with breathing. In freestyle, it is the first step to get your body position right. Then, for many, you throw in breathing and everything goes haywire! This has to do with lack ...

Russia scooped five bronze medals on the seventh day of competition in Beijing, but was denied a gold or silver. Arkady Vyatchanin took his second medal of the Games in swimming, coming in behind two American competitors. In the 75kg weightlifting event Russian Nadezhda Evstyukhina put in an impressive performance, coming in third ...

Swimsuits and protecting your skin The summer approaches and you feel its time to get a great tan this time. You put on your swimsuit and off to the swimming pool or favorite beach. But beware that suntan if done improperly can cause you lots of skin problems. But most people are ignorant ...

Anyone who has held their hand out of a car into the wind to play airplane already has a fundamental impression of control surfaces on the airplane. When the heel of the palm went down, the airpressure under the hand pushed the hand up. That's called lift. The airflow over/under the hand ...

There was a moment, away from all the cameras, when José Mourinho could sit down and try to put into words what has changed at the age of 50. More grey hair, he began. Then he reached into the inside pocket of his suit jacket and pulled out a pair of ...

As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked question, “what should I concentrate on?” So, I came up with a “top ten” list of steps to improving your swim for a triathlon. These aren't necessarily in any order, but ...

Colorado's Greatest Skiing Destinations Any ski aficionado is familiar with the legendary ski hills in Colorado that draws celebrities to their snowy peaks each winter. Much of Colorado is situated in the Rocky Mountains, giving perfect ski conditions each year. If you are planning a trip to Colorado for a little skiing ...

After all the fun we have had at their expense over the past week there is the strong possibility that England will find themselves urging Australia to victory over Sri Lanka on Monday. An Australian win may be the only way that Alastair Cook's side can reach the semi-finals of the ...

Men’s volleyball teams Dynamo Moscow and Iskra from the Moscow region will fight it out in the Russian Cup final on Sunday. Dynamo beat defending title holders and European champions Zenit-Kazan 3-1 to earn a shot at the title while Iskra overcame Lokomo Also on Sunday, Zenit and Lokomotiv will compete for ...

Elena Dementieva has beaten compatriot Dinara Safina to claim Olympic gold – and a Russian clean sweep of the medals in the women’s tennis singles. It was a keenly-contested final with Safina taking the first set and looking good for glory. But Dementieva showed resolve to storm back and clinch overall victory 3-6, ...

I think we have all been there. You are staring down a long par 4 from the tee box. The fairway is lined with trees on both sides. The landing area is “tight” and hitting 3 wood or iron is not an option, the hole is too long. You pull out driver ...

So you want to start racing dirt bikes? Who can blame you; dirt bike racing is an increasingly popular choice for many thrill seekers. It’s true that in the wrong hands racing dirt bikes can be incredibly dangerous but with a little care and attention and some experience there is no reason ...

Choosing the best home treadmill can be confusing as you sift through all of the options, new models, and brand name ‘deals’. Too often, people get caught up in all the 'Goodies' a treadmill offers them that they miss the fact that the treadmill doesn't have the basic essentials of a ...

Team Russia has finally finished the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race – more than three days behind their rivals. The Russian crew became the last of eight boats to arrive in Cochin, India. Their 20-day journey from South Africa saw them trail the leaders by more than a 100 miles ...

Fly fishing is very different than fishing with a lure or worm type baits. The fly fisherman uses a artificial fly consisting of bites of feathers, foam, hide, fur, yarn, and other materials to be tried on to a hook that make it appealing to the type of fish you are ...

David Warner's route to international cricket was unconventional. There is now just the faintest chance that his departure may be unconventional, too. In January 2009 Warner became the first Australian cricketer since 1877 to represent his country without playing first-class cricket. He strolled out at the MCG in a Twenty20 international against ...

To ensure rule by law and to discourage and potential military rivals, he seized all weapons were seized and banned. He is credited to be the first man to introduce karate to Japan proper, when he gave exhibitions in 1917 and again in 1922 at physical-education expositions. About five hundred years ...

Russia has won Olympic gold and bronze in the women’s 3,000 metre steeplechase in Beijing. Gulnara Galkina-Samitova came first with a new world record while her compatriot Ekaterina Volkova clinched the bronze. It was the first time this event has appeared at the Olympics and Russia were clear favourites. Galkina-Samitova, Volkova and ...

The Russian team has arrived in Beijing for the Paralympics that are due to start on September 6. On Friday, most of the 140 sportsmen were in Victory Park – in the very heart of Moscow – to bid farewell to the country’s sports autho Following the official ceremony a special church ...

Inline skating is an enjoyable way to get in shape and stay fit especially on warm sunny days when it's a lot more enjoyable to exercise outdoors than on a treadmill or exercise bike indoors at the gym. These days most cities have nicely paved paths through parkland, beach and waterfront ...

The absentees for Iraq have been well publicised. Both Nashat Akram and talismanic captain Younis Mahmoud have not travelled to Australia, announcing their international retirement with immediate effect. Iraq also are without Ali Rehema and Alaa Abdul-Zahra, meaning they are severely lacking both goals and experience (with those four players combining ...

Golf s sometimes a frustrating game. Many have been known to lose their cool after hitting a ball into the rough, a sand trap or the water. Sometimes, the ball just seems to disappear. Tired of wasting all that money on golf balls that don’t seem to ever come back? Try ...

The Best Coaches in NCAA Football History NCAA football, particularly Division I-A, is one of the most competitive collegiate sports. Many coaches have had winning seasons, but only the greatest are remembered by fans. Bobby Bowden, forty four years after coaching his first college game and after twenty nine years with Florida ...

In the UEFA Cup CSKA Moscow became one of the first four clubs to progress to the knockout stages of the competition thanks to a 2-1 win over Polish side Lech Poznan. Meanwhile, city rivals Spartak greatly improved their chances of following the army men Alan Dzagoev ran to a mano-a-mano rendezvous ...

Many beginners have trouble hitting with long irons. What you’re looking for is a “perimeter-weighted” club that lets you get the golf ball up and into the air you’re going to work well for you even when you hit the ball off center. If you’re having this trouble you’ll want to ...

There’s renewed speculation over the future of Russia’s most wanted footballer, Andrey Arshavin, with latest reports suggesting he could be on his way to Italy. La Gazzetta dello Sport says that the Zenit St Petersburg star could be a target for three of The player’s agent, Denis Lakhter, has visited Milan recently ...

I have known L E Lear for over 40 years. At my high school reunion on October 8, 2005 I noticed he was missing from the event. He was working on his dream. I will get to that in a little while. I wanted to see him so I contacted Harold ...

With plenty of martial art styles around the world, the eternal question remains – which one is the best? It’s a question that organisers of the third Battle of Champions in Moscow have again attempted to answer. The debate has existed for as long as martial arts have been around. And Russia ...

Brazil have won five World Cups and produced more great footballers than any other nation, and yet the match that is most deeply etched in the collective imagination is a defeat. Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima, wrote the playwright Nelson Rodrigues. Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was ...

In the end it was Tito Vilanova's season and Eric Abidal's too. They became the symbol of the suffering and the success of Barcelona's fourth league title in five years, the feeling in their celebrations. And yet there was something strange about the 2012-2013 campaign, Barcelona's greatest ever season greeted like a ...

Well, after months of visa procedures and an 8-hour flight, we're finally in Beijing. By Aleksey Yaroshevsky One world, one dream was how the Chinese capital greeted us upon our exit from the plane. It seems that the world's biggest sporting event has captivated the hearts and minds of the world’s most populous ...

Golf Shoes are a very important part of your success as a golfer, we all spend hours choosing clubs, and five minutes choosing Golf Shoes. This is just crazy when you consider you will walk somewhere over 4 miles every time you play, and you’ll be on your feet for anything from ...

With the help of photo journalists GUM store visitors have a chance not just to spend their money on trendy clothes, but to feel faster, higher and stronger - all for free. The Russian Information Agency “Novosti” is holding a photo exhibition A photo display called “Olympic Games Day After Day” occupies ...

There are good golf tips and bad golf tips. The question is, “how do you decide which golf tips to listen to?” This question has been brought home to me recently because a good friend took up golf about two years ago. He has really caught the bug and plays several times ...

If you want a good camping vacation and want to find gold I have just the spot for you. Princton BC was noted for the gold found in the late 1880’s. You will find Granite city which is now a ghost town. Lots of gold and platinum was found in the ...

Not all the sports stars at the Beijing Olympics are going for gold. RT met up with three boxing champions who are in China to support the Russian team. After fights took him all over the world, Russian four time junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu is visiting the Chinese capital for the ...

1) Do something about the midfield mess The AFL does not currently have an award for the player who most regularly carries an entire midfield. If they did, Nathan Jones would be a hot favourite for his second consecutive gong. The sight of Jones crashing, bullocking and willing his way through two ...

Today, there are virtually thousands of baits and lures on the market and they are all designed to catch fish in different circumstances and conditions. That means that many will work only in specific types of circumstances and a few a very versatile. So before you spend a boatload of money ...

Do you think that your choice in tips is the right choice or simply politically correct? What I mean by politically correct is, is your choice in tips controlled by the opinion of your peers or some professional player that you know, or is it based on fact? By the end ...

Toward the end of my junior year at Weequahic High School in Newark New Jersey, I started hearing from my friends that I was going to make All City. How did they know I asked myself? In my usual mood of high esteem I was thinking that there was no way ...

Global leaders have been watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics Games in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium. Despite general support for China's efforts, it's feared some may use one of the world's great sporting occas When Beijing won the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics seven years ago, the International Olympic Committee ...

When you go to check out the brand selection at any mainstream motor scooter retailer you will find only the most well known names, which is, for most consumers, beneficial because then you know the scooter you are buying is from a reliable company that can back up their product. Of ...

If you’re looking to get into a board sport why not try out skateboarding? Let me guess you and your friends go out on weekends looking for something to do but you’re bored stiff. Well I can guarantee you skateboarding is a sport you’ll never be able to give up on ...

One of the best minor characters in Catch‑22, Joseph Heller's minor-character masterpiece, is Colonel Cargill, an airforce commander who in peacetime was a sharp, aggressive, well-spoken, utterly incompetent marketing executive, and who in wartime has transferred these skills to the theatre of operations to become a commanding, meticulous, woefully inept serving ...

Generally speaking the term martial arts creates the mental picture of a person in white kicking with a leg or chopping with an arm. This illustrates one of a number of misconceptions associated with the martial arts, in particular the belief that there are only a handful of martial arts styles. ...

There is really one basic athletic motion which is used in all of athletics. The golf swing is golf's version of this athletic motion. It is the same basic motion that is used to hit a tennis ball, throw a football, kick a soccer ball, or break a rack in pool. To ...

Former Lokomotiv and Dynamo goalkeeper Sergey Ovchinnikov will be coaching in Russia's Premier League next year. He has signed a three-year long contract with newly-promoted Kuban. FC Kuban – based in Russia’s city of Krasnodar – was formed in 1928 and is one of Russia’s oldest football clubs. They have been promoted ...

We’ve all seen those TV commercials featuring all sorts of exercise gadgets that will get you that buff body or that rib-like belly with minimum effort. There are even wrap-around belts that zap your midsection with electronic pulses, allowing you to slim down without even making an effort to move your ...

There’s even more to play for this season and have brought in some exciting new players to try and reignite their title challenge. To watch a game in a bar or kids in the world for the last few years. It’s certainly a cut-throat business and an area in which the ...

The world is counting down the hours before the Summer Olympics kick off in Beijing. In a bid to boost its chances for gold, the Russian squad has got itself a home away from home in Beijing. The “Russian House” has opened by one of the city's Chinese in look, but Russian ...

Russia's final medal tally includes 23 golds, 21 silvers and 28 bronze, giving a total of 72 medals to finish in third place in the table. Click here to read about the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Day 16: Overall positive outcome August 24 brought Russia two golds and one bronze. Russia’s ...

He scored it an a friendly against a ropey England defence and past butterfingers Joe Hart, but for the sheer imagination, vision and ability to pull off something that other players would not even consider attempting, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has won our European goal of the season award. This season's list of contenders ...

Golf swing aids are rampant! Every golfer has dozens of them gathering dust in their garages or closets. How many wives have threatened a “clearing out” of these contraptions? If you are feeling me…keep reading. Have you purchased golf swing aids only to use them once or twice and not see improvement? ...

Think about it, if you could convert 7 out of 10 attempts from a normal lie in the trap, how many strokes could YOU save per round? If you’re like most people, you could save yourself at least 3-4 strokes per 18 holes. 5. The club should enter the sand to enhance your ...

Four games, 31 goals and a massive punch-up were the highlights of another exhilarating chapter in the Continental Hockey League. It saw comfortable wins for Salavat Ulaev and Barys, but the game of the day featured a nail-biting triumph for Metallurg Mag Metallurg Magnitogorsk 6 – Dynamo 5 European champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk held ...

All around the globe, on any given day, you will find some sort of sports event on your local television station or on cable. With networks dedicated solely to sports, you can find things like boxing, bowling, fishing, basketball, football, baseball and soccer on 24 hours a day! Most days you ...

The sport of Steeplechase racing dates back to 1752 in Ireland when two, half-crocked, friends settled the argument over who owned the best horse by racing to the nearest Church steeple after returning from Fox hunting. The winner actually rode right through the church where the vicar was holding a solemn ...

How many times have you... wondered why there are dimples all over the golf ball? In this article I will explain to you why golf balls have dimples. How it controls the flight of the ball and why they are really important to your golf game. Here is the funny thing though. So ...

Wednesday sees the start of the Biathlon World Cup – with the opening leg being held in the Swedish town of Ostersund. For team Russia, this season will be used as a vital preparation for next year's Winter Olympics. Vice president of the Russian Biathlon Union, Aleksandr Tikhonov – himself a four-time ...

With one week until the Test series begins, I am relishing the battle between Will Genia and Mike Phillips, the two leading scrum-halves in the world, big occasion players who shape the destiny of a match. It will be worth the price of admission alone. Genia is Australia's stand-out player, a scrum-half ...

Before the US took the lead against Panama on a beautiful flowing goal that ended with Jozy Altidore sliding in at the back post to finish Fabian Johnson's inch perfect cross between the defense and the goalkeeper, the US had briefly looked as if they might struggle for goals. Eddie Johnson, ...

That it’s nearly nine months since Australia’s women’s football team last played an international match in front of a crowd – a chastening 6-2 loss to the USA – illustrates one of the biggest challenges facing the Matildas’ new head coach, Hesterine de Reus. Ahead of three international friendlies – beginning against ...

You might have seen those swimsuits advertised by the great fashion magazines. Almost all swimsuits look great on those supermodels but what about the common folks who cannot wear swimsuits of size 4? We buy those swimsuits that look great on supermodels as those look great when they wear them but you ...

It is one sport that allows you to leave all your daily concerns and habits back on the water. Getting the sailing skills you need to start sailing your own boat is easy if you just sign up with a sailing school. There are no restrictions. You can learn. Sailing calls upon ...

AK Bars. If you're wondering what that means, it might be a good idea to learn Tatar first. The two-time Russian champions took their name from Tatarstan's traditional symbol – the Snow Leopard. Although the club has a long history by ice hockey, dating back to the fifties, it only became a ...

Thousands of men and women from different corners of the world have taken up online poker playing in the past several years. Most analysts agree that the number of people who regularly participate in online poker will double within the coming couple of years. Perhaps you have started playing online poker. If ...

Henry Ellis, a direct student of the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, from 1957 describes the great event at the Crystal Palace Sports Centre, London, to celebrate this great teacher and his arrival to Great Britain in 1955 and the subsequent inception of Aikido. Tribute website to Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ...

In South Africa, where they are still fiercely debating the merits of hosting a World Cup that proved they could deliver on the global stage but left behind under-utilised stadiums and concerns over whether it was worth the huge investment, the official slogan was Celebrate Africa's Humanity. In Brazil in exactly ...

What is the big deal about nutritional supplements for athletes? Is a sports nutrition supplement going to make that much of a difference? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, sit tight and be prepared to find the answer right here. The answer is an unequivocal “YES!” Let me tell ...

One of the first things you must do to plan a great fishing trip is to identify your priorities. You need to be more specific than just saying you want great fishing. Great fishing may mean different things to each person in your fishing party. One person might be happy with catching ...

Brazil are going into the World Cup with a squad of mostly young and very promising players. Spain (and to an extent Germany and Argentina) are arriving with squads of experienced players at about the peak of their ability. Does the fact that Brazil aren't going there with the likes of ...

Although Spartak Moscow may have had a disappointing season in the Russian Premier League, the team has a golden opportunity to reach the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup this evening. A win against Dutch side NEC Nijmegen could see them through, and coach Michael Laudrup is predicting an attacking game of ...

Online poker has exploded in popularity. More and more players are winning big money in tournaments and other money games. In order to win, you have to play like a pro. The best players are educated on all aspects of poker. These three tips should help your poker game improve vastly. 1. ...

Caddying for a golfer is not a lot of work, and could be quite enjoyable, especially if you hook up with a good golfer. Like the old saying goes. Watch and learn. There are 8 main job tasks that a caddie must do. We will try and take a look at ...

Conditioning for golf sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? But let me ask you this. Do you feel stress in your body during or after a golf swing? I’m referring to physical stress. The muscles tightening; the lower back stiffening; the joints aching; or just plain physical fatigue. The reason I ...

Here are a few qualities to look for in a quality authentic samurai sword, make sure that the blade. Take the Paul Chen Shinto Katana. When purchasing your authentic samurai sword should be at least a high carbon steel fe blade (like the Thaitsuki swords). Many panies will tell you that they are ...

The United States treasures its iconic sporting venues. Whether Fenway Park or Candlestick Park, there is an extra sense of occasion when events in this country are held at stadia which have not been replaced by the modern equivalents that have sprung up everywhere. The choice of Merion for the 113th US ...

Here's a Running Tip from http://www.ordinaryrunner.com for each letter of the alphabet! Follow these, and you'll be a wiser runner! Shoes!They are your MOST IMPORTANT piece of technology!Vacation! Yes, you need a vacation occasionally, even from running. Make friends!Some of your best friends will be people you meet at races or training groups. ...

It has been announced that two Russian Premier League clubs, Saturn and Khimki, are planning to merge in a bid to survive the current global economic downturn. The unprecedented move was made public by the Moscow region governor's office following lengthy consultations with both Russian football authorities and the respective clubs. The new ...

Russian wrestler Aslanbek Khushtov won Russia's third gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, beating Germany’s Mirko Englich in the final of the Greco-Roman wrestling. Wrestling in the 96 kg category, Khushtov used a gut wrench to leverage Englich for a 5-point throw and a 6-0 win in the first period, ...

Vacation packages are petitively priced and you will receive training and instruction on how to safely operate a snowmobile and navigate trails appropriately. Backcountry snowmobiling is not for the average rider. Backcountry snowmobiling is an exciting adventure that can give the intermediate to advanced snowmobiler. Breathtaking scenery, meadows, and wildlife will be able ...

The city of Kazan in central Russia was put firmly on the country’s football map when Rubin won this year’s Russian Premier League. That victory is in no small part due to head coach Kurban Berdyev, who rarely speaks to the media. But he made an exceptio Berdyev is a very humble ...

The San Antonio Spurs faced a monumental task to defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA finals, according to the oddsmakers. The Heat are the defending champions; Lebron James picked it up when he needed to against the Indiana Pacers in the eastern conference finals. Heading into the series, the prediction ...

Most people, while hiking or walking, don't even think about the possibility of getting lost. Unfortunately this can lead to trouble. You are usually safe as long as you stick to established trails. But too often, complacency can get you into trouble. You decide to take a shortcut across the trail switchbacks. ...