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Paris and shopping are the two things that simply go together! And when you think shopping in Paris, you think Champs-Elysées. According to wikipedia, the name refers to the “Elysian Fields”, the place of the blessed in Greek mythology. When you find yourself in this world famous avenue you can consider yourself truly blessed with shopping opportunities! This most prestigious and broadest Par

The Humane Society of the United States has gotten support to help stop the dogfights with the help from Annie Duke and Howard Lederer who are Poker Champs in Dogs Shouldn't Have to Gamble.Howard Lederer said: As a person who considers my dog a part of my family, I am appalled that Nevada hasn't taken a stronger stance against the blood sport of dog fighting. My goal in speaking out is to

Results and a new "Fastest Man in the World?"This past weekend saw the start of the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials, as well as the USA Swimming Olympic Trials. It is a lot to cover, so we will try to focus rather on one at a time in more "digestible" chunks for you. In short, however, the action in both sports has been pretty hot with records falling in the pool and heroic stories on the tra

I have an interest in rhetoric, the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion. No, really…this IS interesting, please read on: My studies of rhetoric have made me fans of those who have mastered the art of persuasion, and one of my favorite examples is the official DreamHost blog. Which is massively [...]

Champs Elysees The most plentiful cluster of budget hotels on the Right Bank is found-surprisingly enough-in a small area just two and three short blocks from the Are de Triomphe. if you want to be sure that you’ll find an available room on the Right Bank without much searching, then this is the area to visit. Walk [...]

The 131-92 win of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night ended a 22-year championship drought for Boston. But “drought” is a relative term here. On Thursday, they were treated like royalty in Boston, complete with the now obligatory Duck Boat tour and parade through the meandering downtown streets to celebrate their 17th NBA championship. (L-R) Legend Bill Russell, Ray Allen #20, Head

Published: Monday, 2 June, 2008, 02:00 AM Doha TimeJUBILANT: Rajasthan Royals celebrate their victory over Chennai in the IPL T20 final match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, yesterdayYusuf Pathan inspired Rajasthan Royals to a three-wicket defeat of Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling Indian Premier League final here yesterday.He took three wickets to reduce Chennai, who lost the toss and were

<!-- the drop cap --> As a music reviewer who is not good, I don't like to focus too much on the specifics of an album or really delve into deep meanings or stuff like that. Basically, I try and give the reader a fair overview of what an album sounds like and leave it at that. I wish that I had the patience and presence of mind to dissect and pick apart music, but I don't. The Fucking Champ

With the EURO 2008 football championship set to kick off early next month, dealers and manufacturers in Ho Chi Minh City have slashed TV prices, especially that of flat panel models, by 15 – 50%. At IDEAS Shopping Center in District 3, a 42-inch LG LCD (liquid crystal display) TV has fallen from nearly VND37 million (US$2,280) earlier this year to VND20 million ($1,233). A 50-inch Samsung

Check out all the fixtures and results from the u19 European Championships.u19 European ChampionshipsThe Elite round wraps up on May 31st. The final tournament will commence at the beginning of July with the final on July 26th.

With the main event being played in three ‘flights’ before getting to the final table, this is how the finals of the New Zealand Poker Champs played out: Flight One ended on thursday 8th and nine players were set to progress to Sunday’s NZ Poker Champs final table. 36 players started the day’s play, and the [...]

This is the seventh article in a 10-part series taking a look at the World Series of Poker champions from the very first to the most recent and at what they’ve done since in the world of poker. The sixth installment featured some champions who’ve been much quieter on the poker scene since their World Series [...]

With the New Zealand Poker Championships in full swing, 3 of the 5 tournaments already have their winners.The opening event of the tournament being the Canterbury Championship - No Limit Holdem was taken out by Richard Grace. Richard was up against 72 other players but went down to the wire against a mate of his [...]

Champs-Elysées is that very big avenue from Concorde to Triomphe where after the first hundreds of meters of gardens (starting from Place de la Concorde) turn into a veritable world of shops, restaurants,, movie theatres etc.It can be easy to get lost with the crowd (especially on week-ends), so mind that your children do not get far from your sight (if you have any), it's the right place to get an idea ofthe international parisian side, to walk without forgetting that the real Paris is elsewhere and maybe a nice little restaurant somwhere will not cost you a fortune like the ones of this wonderful boulevard...

These two Nike Air Max 90 Euro Champs will be releasing on Saturday, April 26th at Sneaker Bistro. Both sneakers feature a black upper combined with a blue or silver panel along with mesh and splatter mid-sole. The Euro Champs pack have definitely offered a great amount of variety, but these two Air Max 90’s [...]

chennai completed their second consecutive win against mumbai champs,cricket news, it was a nail bitting finish.Chennai crowds came in large number to the stadium and they have seen an exciting match giving worth for their money.Mumbai missed their little master and captain sachin tendulkar once again.In chennai team a youngster bowled well named m.s ghoni and in mumbai team nayir batted well.This twenty twenty ipl is definetely giving younsters a chance

This video was submitted by Galen Schultz of the Natal Witness. It features many young future downhill champs as well the current SA champ. Thanks for the video and info. Im sure Galen will appreciate any feedback on his work. The video as well as loads of other info will be going onto once it goes live.You can see some of his other videos here

cricket news:todays match will be more interested we can expect a tough competition against mumbai and chennai super kings.Mumai team will be handicapped without master blaster sachin tendulkar

Europe has another exclusive, this time a Nike Air Max 90 featuring Neutral Grey. This Nike Air Max 90 has just about everything AM 90 fans love, like a Mesh toe box, Metallic Silver mid sole, Neutral Grey accents, and a paint splattered out sole. The Nike Air Max 90 Neutral Grey Euro Champs has [...]

Nike continues to release more sneakers from the Euro Champs series, their latest release has been designed after the German national team. Like many of the Euro Champs models, this Nike Dunk High features the teams colors, Black, Red, and Yellow. The upper is composed of perforated and patent Black leather. Great use of different [...]

Nike is getting really involved with the Euro Soccer team league lately and their latest themed sneakers are 2 Air Max 90 Euro Champs Quickstrikes.  One is done is a anthracite/ anthracite-varsity royal and the other done in black/black - varsity red.   Look for the drop next week and hopefully it won’t be a Euro-exclusive [...]

I've been trying to put into words how it felt, being in Lawrence for the first time in six years, when the Jayhawks took the title. I've written and re-written this thing three times, and it just doesn't do it justice. But, this video is pretty close, taken at Allen Field House. I still get a little teared up when watching it. This is why we are fans.

MIT's team competes at the International Collegiate Programming Contest. A team of MIT students was named regional champions--and placed second overall--in 32nd annual International Collegiate Programming Contest, held recently in Alberta, Canada. The IBM-sponsored competition, also known as the "Battle of the Brains", challenged students to solve a semester's worth of computer programming

Holland/Netherlands is one of many teams that will be participating in the Euro 2008 tournament which will decide the best Soccer/Football team in all of Europe. The colors of the Dutch squad can be seen throughout this Nike Court Force High, a great tribute to the very talented team. Furthermore, other teams will be featured [...]

Bekele vs. Tadese: A world championship rematch from Edinburgh - bet on Bekele...The famous Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh is the backdrop for a great rematch over the country tomorrow - Bekele vs. Tadese. For IAAF previews of the racing action, click the links below. My prediction follows that in the text...Men's RaceWomen's RaceIn 2007, in oppressive heat and humidity in Mombasa, Bekele, the greatest X-country runner in history (according to titles), was dethroned amidst a cauldron of thousands of Kenyans who reserved the biggest cheer of the day for when they heard the news that Bekele, so often the conqueror of their athletes, had dropped out of the race.His DNF left the way open for Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea to claim the title - it was the first time since 2002 that anyone other tha

If 2008 NCAA tournament scores were determined by the median salary of its graduates, how would Kentucky do?Would the Cats make it to the elite 8? Would they get out of the first round against Marquette? Would it be better to play Vandy, Stanford or Notre Dame?This is how the March Madness brackets would shake out according to PayScale:

With Euro 2008 drawing to closer to the end, Nike pays homage to the tournament with the Euro Champs 2008 Pack with retro runners representing participating nations.  Pictured are two takes on the Air Max 1 and the Air Max 90 in clean colorways and special treatments like speckled midsoles.  The Euro Champs 2008 pack [...]

I found this neat website that will provide your children with some fun, as well as offering a fun way for kids to learn how to make mealtime fun and healthy.They have a bunch of fun activities and games to help you get your kids excited about fruits and vegetables and help them start eating more. They break down the fun and games into two age groups, ages 2-5 and ages 6-8.You will also find fruit and vegetable coloring sheets, artwork made by other children as well as some healthy recipes for mom and dad to whip up.Very cute website, child friendly and I nice idea to try to help your children learn about and eat more fruits and vegetables.You can visit the Fruit and Vegetables Coloring Champs website at FoodChamps.orgTechnorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children fruits and vegetables games coloring

In celebration of the European Champions Football (Soccer) League, which takes place this summer, Nike is releasing several Euro Champs Pack in colorways corresponding the team colors of the various participants. Last month, the Nike Court Force Euro Champs Pack was released and now here’s some pictures from the Nike Euro Champs Dunk Pack. Above is [...]

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — WTA head Larry Scott said Thursday that he strongly disagrees with comments made by Richard Williams, father of Serena and Venus, regarding racism on the women’s tour.Saying he was disappointed by Williams’ recent remarks during an interview in India, Scott said in a statement: “The Tour has a zero tolerance [...]

Celtics 93 - Spurs 91 The Celtics could’ve easily packed it in last night. After an embarassing first half where they were down by as many as 22, they rallied to come back on the road against the champs for the win. They didn’t and with big nights from Paul Pierce (22 points), Kevin Garnett (21 points), [...]

The 2008 World Indoor Champs in Valencia, Spain, delivered a numerous amount of fantastic performances and displays of why this sport is great. It also delivered its fair share of surprises and upsets from Tamsyn Lewis over 800m to Sudan's stunning win over the Men's 800m by Abubaker Kaki Khamis. Also worth mentioning was the gutsy and determined performance of Belgium's Tia Hellebaut in the Women's Pentathlon .In some instances it was business as usual for the likes of Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva in the polevault and the affirmation that New Zealand's Valerie Vili is the real deal in the Women's shotput.The new World Record established by Yelena Soboleva for Women over 1500m confirmed Yelena is a good name to have.There was also the winning of Ethiopia's Tariku Bakele in the Men's 3000m

There’s no excuse to miss the action!PreraceJitters.com is excited to announce: WCSN.com, in partnership with USA Track & Field, will provide free LIVE coverage for the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships being held in Valencia, Spain on March 7-9. The free live webcast starts at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, March 7th with continued coverage on Saturday, March 8 (10:50 a.m. ET) and Sunday, March 9 (10:50 a.m. ET).Woo hoo!—who doesn’t love free stuff? Free-as in no money. No dinero. Leave your Visa in your wallet kind of free, because there are no hidden fees. If you find yourself doing the “I scored something free dance”, it’s quite alright because track fans never, ever get anything for free.Track fans are normally treated like second-class citizens in the world of U.S. athle

Ajay Devgan and charming wife Kajol, on a no holds barred campaign to promote their forthcoming film 'U Me Aur Hum' appeared on the finals of Zee Lil Champs at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, Saturday evening, March 1,

Congratulations to Team Illinois who fought tooth and nail to win the Illinois State Championship last weekend. Although the Fury surged late in the season with wins over Belle Tire and Compuware,... This is a content summary only. Visit the vlog for the full story,

It was one Sunday when we decided, hey why don't we go to Champs at Centerpoint. Want to try their ribs. Actually, what really caught our attention was that when we were at Bernard's which happens to one level below Champs, you can see a big banner that says, The much talked about Ribs in town....I really haven't been to Champs for food, so this is really the first time. Some time back, we used to come here for a beer or two, but thats all. Nevertheless, when you walk into this outlet, you should be able to find many framed newspaper writeups about their food, and about the restaurant. Whats interesting is that, this restaurant is actually named after his St Bernard, call Champ...Our only focus today was to try their ribs. Two persons, two mugs of beer and one rib. Sayang is doing her Kilk

5 Spartans to miss Champs Sports Bowl (AP)Defensive standouts Jonal Saint-Dic and SirDarean Adams are among five Michigan State players who will sit out the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday against No. 14 Boston College because of academic or other violations. The Spartans said Monday that Saint-Dic, a senior defensive end, and three other players are academically ineligible for the bowl game. Pelini still with LSU for BCS title game (AP)Before new Nebraska coach Bo Pelini could return to LSU's sideline for one last game as defensive coordinator, he and Tigers head coach Les Miles had to set a few ground rules. "I agreed that he could call the entire defense, call every play," Miles said. "I also agreed that we would be ahead at the end of the game and that if he called a defense that didn't allow that to happen, then he would be… LeFevour leads Cent. Michigan into bowl (AP) Dan LeFevour doesn't have a national championship like Vince Young or a Heisma

Liverpool pulled out an impressive victory at Marseille's Stade Velodrome tonight, beating down their hosts by a four goal margin to advance to the Champions League Round of 16. Steven Gerrard put in his own penalty kick rebound four minutes into the game and Marseille never recovered. Four different Reds scored in all as Rafa Benitez' side proved they belong among the final 16. The victory completes an impressive turnaround for Liverpool, who appeared in dire straights after losing their third match day game at Besiktas Istanbul. Stevie G and friends cranked out three straight victories after that, by a total goal difference of 16:1.No major surprises to report in the three other games of meaning that were played today; Porto, Schalke, Real Madrid and Olympiakos all won at home to advance. I am spared the embarrassment of having one of my Top 10 teams bow out (that would be #2 Real, #7 Porto or #10 Olympiakos, in case you're scoring at home). On the other hand, it may be time to ma

Solid performances by Inter Milan, AS Roma, Barcelona and Sevilla saw the four teams through to the round of 16 on the penultimate match day of UEFA Champions League group play. Meanwhile, Rangers blew a chance to clinch passage to the next round by losing at Stuttgart, who had absolutely nothing but their pride to play for. Walter Smith's side now host Lyon in a winner-take-all game at Ibrox Dec. 12. The good news for Rangers fans is they will advance if the game ends in a tie, by virtue holding the tie-breaker after beating Lyon in their first meeting.Today's Barca-Lyon game was a good one, as expected. I was able to watch follow all most parts of it on the Internet and thought Lyon had a lot of fight and put on a solid showing. Juninho and goalkeeper Rémy Vercoutre impressed me in the little that I saw of the game (I didn't catch any of the goals). Lyon came back from goals down twice and it felt like the tie was a fair result.I don't know what happened to Rangers other than wh

The lights of Christmas and New Year on the Champs Elysees will be using for the first time this year,energy efficient bulbs, from November 26th to January 20th, a longer period than usual covering the winter sales.From the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde, about 2.4 kilometers, over 415 trees in the rear will be decorated with crystals or "dynamic flash," says the mayor of Paris.A total of one million points of light, almost eight times more than in past years, will decorate the trees in the most beautiful avenue in the world.For the whole French capital, more than one hundred squares and streets will be illuminated, double the previous year, according to the council.The mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe will launch the illuminations on November 26th at 06.00pm.Via Yahoo! Actualités.Thanks very much to wilf for the great photo.

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Despite only managing a scoreless draw at Slavia Prague, Arsenal were able to join Manchester United as the first teams to advance into the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Man U. made quick work of Dynamo Kiev, winning 4-0 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils victory opened the door for AS Roma to advance as well, but the Italian side only managed a 2-2 draw at Sporting Lisbon (and were fortunate to make off with the point, as the equalizer came on an 89th minute own goal by Anderson Polga). Roma can settle matters if they manage just one point in their last two games (at hapless Kiev on Nov. 27 and home to Man U on Dec. 12) or if Man U beats Sporting at Old Trafford in the next round. This means the dreaded Man U visit to Roma next month will in all likelihood be a meaningless affair.Elsewhere, Inter Milan are all but through, with a five point advance on third place. Ditto Sevilla, who turned in an impressive victory at Steaua Bucharest thanks to a brace by Renato. Barca are also in th

Le 66 Champs Elysees is a 1200m² multi-brand store on four platforms at number 66 of the Champs Elysees, containing a wide range of labels for men and women, along with the very latest accessories.It opened on September 2007.Particular attention is given to service and advice to the customer.On the ground floor, the store hosts OFR, an international bookshop for art books and magazines that can not be found anywher else.The basement is for fashion. A monumental wave cuts across 15 meters of the area. It swells up to reveal a narrowly-targeted selection of clothing that is renewed every two weeks.An adjustable system of large untreated chipboard boxes and metal racks means that the shop can easily change its layout.

By returning to its legendary address on the Champs- Elysées, the world's most beautiful avenue, Citroën is celebrating its historic roots and consolidating a process started ten years ago with the complete renewal of its vehicle range.C42 reflects the vision of Citroën, a bold, emblematic and innovative full-line vehicle manufacturer. Because although this exceptional building aims to give the public an insight into the car according to Citroën, it also reflects their ambition to amaze the world.C42 illustrates contemporary trends through an approach in keeping with the spirit of the Marque: its history, news, and vision of the automotive future.Visitors to C42 will discover the image stamped upon history by Citroën designs.Photo is from citroenet.co.uk

By returning to its legendary address on the Champs- Elysées, the world's most beautiful avenue, Citroën is celebrating its historic roots and consolidating a process started ten years ago with the complete renewal of its vehicle range.C42 reflects the vision of Citroën, a bold, emblematic and innovative full-line vehicle manufacturer. Because although this exceptional building aims to give the public an insight into the car according to Citroën, it also reflects their ambition to amaze the world.C42 illustrates contemporary trends through an approach in keeping with the spirit of the Marque: its history, news, and vision of the automotive future.Visitors to C42 will discover the image stamped upon history by Citroën designs.Photo is from citroenet.co.uk

The Red Sox did it--won the world series again. Woohoo!!!!!!!!Yay Sox!The only down sides? The Sox are away so they can't celebrate at home and IJ couldn't stay up and watch the game tonight because he has school early tomorrow. But he'll be pumped. And Boston will probably celebrate in style when the team returns home.I didn't get a Red Sox World Series champs shirt when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, but by golly, I'm gonna get one this time.Time to celebrate, Red Sox Nation!Technorati Tags: World Series ^ champions ^ Red Sox ^ Red Sox Nation ^ Red Sox gear ^ Red Sox shirt

Yes!! The winner's of the RWC are coming back home tomorrow morning. The champions battled it out at 9:00 on the 20 October 2007 (Saturday Night). After crushing England for the second time, they won the RWC 2007. The team arrives in the early hours of tomorrow morning at about 6:00 am and will be greeted with hundreds of fans. Their tour of the country starts on Friday and they plan to end the tour in Cape Town on Tuesday. Well Done springbok's! Can't wait to see you at home!

YES IT'S TRUE!!!! WE HAVE BEATEN THOSE ENGLISH!!!! POOR JOHNNY IS GOING TO CRY ALL NIGHT!!! WELL DONE BOKKE!!! BRING THAT CUP HOME WHERE IT BELONGS!!! CONGRATS TO VICTOR MATFIELD FOR WINNING MAN OF THE MATCH!!! OUR BLOOD IS GREEN, OUR HEARTS ARE GOLD AND WE ARE THE SPRINGBOKS!!WINNERS!!!!

After the huge success of saregamapa challenge 2005, 2007 and Lil Champs, Zee TV is going to start 'Little Champs International'. This time little champs will go internationally. So be ready for it. If you are less than 13 yrs old and want to become little champs, then please record a CD in your voice and send it to the following address. read moreread more | digg story

This is the point which is in mind since I watched Australia lift the cricket world cup of 1987. At that time I was quite young and dint knew much about the cricket world cup, what I knew was that... Get More...

Donnie "Ahas" Nietes' hard fought win last weekend over Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand for the the vacant WBO world Minimumweight Title, the Philippines currently has 4 world boxing champions. Pinoy boxing stars Florante Condes, Nonito Donaire,Gerry Penalosa, and Donnie Nietes now hold world championship belts. Well, technically they are not world champions because boxing has been split up into various governing bodies (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, WBU, etc...)that recognize it's own champions for every division. The proper term might be world titlist because they hold a part of the World championship. Unless these Filipino boxing champs cannot unify the world titles in their divisions, then I think they cannot be declared as true world champions. Let us relive how this Pinoy boxing heroes bought glory to their country through this videos: Let us begin with Nonito Donaire's impressive KO win over Vic Darchinyan:Then we have Gerry Penalosa's liver shot KO win over Jhonny Gonzalez

Eating peanut butter & jelly sandwiches might help save Mother Earth. Why? Read more below. Simple, it takes alot less water (280 gallons of water less) and land (12 to 50 square feet of land less) to grow peanuts than it does livestock, according to the PB&J Campaign. It’s simple eco math. Also it is healthy food for you, even though peanut butter has a high amount of fat, it is the good kind. Yes, some types of fat are good for you, the bad ones are trans fats. Which peanut butter is free of. Sports nutritionists advise smartly to stick to the 2 tablespoon rule. So make yourself a PB&J sandwich for lunch tommorrow and then again on Wednesday, and help save the planet, one sandwich at a time. Source: [21st Century Citizen] All Natural, alternative energy, Buy Local, conservation, earth friendly, Eco Friendly, Food, Fuel Efficient, Green Ideas, Green Living, Green Tips, Health and Well being, home and garden, Kitchen and Bathroom, vegetarian, waste, water

Watching Indian cricket from since my childhood to till date, I have seen Indian cricket being diged and crop to heaven many times. As twenty twenty is totally new thing for me too, I was not so sure about the performance of Indian Cricket team. Indian skipper MS Dhoni too said "We are just enjoying the format and not worrying about the result. Not many peoples are hoping too much from us for this particular tournament", Still Indian Cricket team is in semis and preparing to take of mighty Australian. Indian team in recent past have not done anything great when we speak about their performance in main matches of tournaments. I remember only NatWest series win (please do let me know if I skipping something here.), where they won in final chasing a world record target. On all other stages they have failed to win fans and most of the cricket experts pronounce them as "Chokers", today is the chance for this young team to sweep that label.As far as Australian cricket team is concern, they h

What an exciting day.  Had to wake up at 6 AM (usually up by 7 but had to get the wife up as well) and drive from PG county over to Western Montgomery county (ok, ok - only Gaithersburg area) to get a tooth extraction.  We had been talking all week about being laid up in bed and not doing anything fun for that entire day.  We made it over to Dr. Sandler's office right on time at 8 AM. (Left the house about 7)  Dr. Sandler's staff was very nice and made us feel very comfortable.  Dr. Sandler was right on time.  I was having my #16 (back left wisdom tooth) extracted so a filling could be done with as little fuss as possible on #15.  We were wondering why take out an entire tooth just for a little filling.  Dr. Sandler calmed our fears and said that the #16 tooth is rather useless to begin with and would cause no problems.Have you ever had a tooth extracted?  I thought, "PAIN, AGONY, Wahhhhhhh!"  Again, Dr. Sandler calmed

OK, so having said that I would be off-line until Friday, I managed (fortuitously) to catch one lone race out of today's action from Osaka. While standing at a bus station waiting for an eternally non-arriving bus, Ladbrokes, which happened to be directly behind the stop, was broadcasting the racing. And in my 10 minutes of downtime, it just happened to be the men's 1500m final, so I managed to watch it and thought I'd put a few thoughts down on the race.First, the result. The Champion - Bernard Lagat, formerly of Kenya, but running for the USA in his first international competition. Second went to Rashid Ramzi, the defending champ and the bronze was won by Shedrack Korir of Kenya. The official result:1. Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:34.772. Rashid Ramzi (BAH) 3:35.003. Shedrack Korir (KEN) 3:35.04So Bernard Lagat, Olympic Silver medallist and second fastest 1500m runner in history (a time that is 6 years old now) wins his first World title in his first international race for the US

In another post, we looked extensively at the Men's 10000m final, because it was such a good race, from a spectator point of view, but also because it was so intruiging for physiological reasons.here, we look at the rest of Day 3's action:Women's 3000m Steeplechase - the expected Russian DominanceAs predicted, the Russians dominated the 3000m Steeplechase, winning gold and silver. It was Yeketerina Volkova who won, in an impressive time of 9:06, given the conditions in Osaka. Her compatriot, Tatyana Petrova was 3 seconds back. The biggest surprise was that the world record holder, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, failed to win a medal, finishing some 24 seconds behind. She took the race out hard, running the first 1km in world record tempo, but then fell away badly, perhaps a victim of heat and over-enthusiasm.The third medal was taken by a Kenyan, Eunice Jepkorir. The race was quite uneventful, more of a mass 'time-trial' than anything else. It is clearly a new event, because the relati

We admit bias on this one, because our focus on The Science of Sport does tend to drift towards the endurance activities, but this one couldn't have escaped our attention - today, the 3rd day of the IAAF World Champs, brought a great 10 000m race, a race that was so good, and interesting, that we decided to do a post on it, and a separate post looking at the rest of the day's action. But this is dedicated to the 10 000m final, and a great race - from a physiological and a tactical point of view, it was one of the great races that I've ever seen.The result - Bekele defends and becomes a 3-time 10km championMuch as expected, and if you logged onto the internet, you'd see the following result:1. Kenenisa Bekele 27:05.902. Sileshi Sihine 27:09.033. Martin Mathathi 27:12.17So, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd missed pretty much a repeat of Bekele's last few world and Olympic titles, because the time gaps at the finish would be consistent with a blazing final lap, during whi

The IAAF World Championships in Osaka began with a bang, and the temperatures matched some of the action. At this stage, the action is dominated by qualifying heats (a pun, in this particular case) but even that has been quite explosive, with a number of surprises on the first day. Two major running finals to report on, the Men's Marathon and the Women's 10 000m final, which was a stunner. And of course, we move ever closer to the potential world record in the 100m and the show-down between Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell (see our Picture above). But let's begin with the Men's Marathon...Men's Marathon - New World Champion Luke KibetThe story of the men's marathon was always going to be the heat. I have to somewhat sheepishly admit that I yesterday wrote about the women's marathon, a faux pas I will blame on the fact that I am on a travelling holiday around Europe, combined with the Swiss Mountain air at the time of writing...! So apologies for that, it was in fact the men's maratho