Munich, June 27 - I agree with Kaiser Franz. England were careless and didn't win their group and thus, they set up a matchup that is more fit for a semi-final. Regardless, this is what we have so let's break it down.
Why England will win: I find arguing for England the hard part. England has not played well at all in this tournament. They are the only team still alive in the tournament that had to change their goalkeeper. But yet they are here, and here's why they will win ...read more
Salman Mitha
Munich, May 23 – There will be a list of items going through each Bayern fan later this afternoon as they cheer their team one last time this season: Madrid. Milito. Mourinho. Milan. I would like to add one more ‘M’ for Bayern – missed opportunities – but there just wasn’t a lot to discuss about that during Inter Milan’s 2-0 victory in the UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid last night.
There's something about playing a Final in Spain that is becoming a major ob ...read more
On Saturday May 16, the 8th annual Tour d’Afrique Race and Expedition reached the finish line in Cape Town, South Africa, 120 grueling days after departing Cairo, Egypt.
For the first time in Tour history, the men’s race was won by an Australian - Stuart Briggs, 27, of Perth, with a time of 398:26 hours for the 11,597 km route. Cycling on a Gunnar Rock Hound touring bike, Stuart only won 8 stages and 1 of the Tour’s 8 sections, but his consistently solid performances day in and day ou ...read more
By Salman Mitha
Munich, June 15 - It was no surprise that Germany won their opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 on Sunday night against Australia. But it was how they did it and who starred in that victory that merits a closer look.
The English Premier League may be considered the best football/soccer league in the world, in regards to talent, marketing, and reach; and they have the most players in the World Cup (119) including all on the England squad. But we all wi ...read more
They say things come in three's – good or bad – and for the purposes of this article, I'll focus on the good. There's horse racing's Triple Crown, there's American baseball's Triple Crown. The Three Musketeers. Triple word score in Scrabble. I'm sure we can go on all day, but there's one special 'three-some' everyone in Munich is focusing on these days. On Saturday, FC Bayern Munich will be looking to make history and join an el ...read more
Police quizzed English football star Wayne Rooney over claims he spat at a photographer while leaving a London restaurant with his wife Colleen. A third party reported the Manchester United player for spitting at a photographer at the restaurant. Rooney met with police on Wednesday July 30, says Bild. A police spokesman said: "We can confirm that the police are examining a third party statement after a photographer was spat at on Tuesday evening on Hanway Street. A 22-year-old man was quest ...read more
