Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida twitted yesterday: “For those who are asking. The fight is confirmed to November against Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson!” Jackson also had earlier posted on his Twitter page, giving hints that it would be Machida he will be facing later this year: “Almost ready to sign the bout agreement. I would [...]
Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero jokingly said that he would offer state protection to “Paul the octopus” as the psychic mollusk gets set to predict the outcome of Friday’s World Cup game between Germany and Uruguay for third place. The octopus, which is owned by a German, has been uncannily accurate in all [...]
Argentina lost badly to Germany, 0-4, in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Argentines’ loss and their disappointment must have been so great that their coach, the legendary Diego Maradona, made his feelings known to the Germans. Maradona reportedly approached the Germans and told them off. His daughter Dalma walked [...]
A Vatican spokesman on Saturday said that the Roman Catholic Church, which has been scandalized by pedophile priests, must demonstrate that it has “nothing to hide.” Federico Lombardi said during a digital-communication conference: “This is the time for truth, transparency and credibility. Secrecy and discretion are not values that serve the majority. “We need to [...]
The planned acquisition by auto company Volkswagen of sports car manufacturer Porsche in Europe is set to make this giant German automobile company the world’s top auto maker, dislodging Japan’s Toyota down to number two. The mergers of Volkswagen and Porsche have been approved by the boards of directors of the two car companies, thus [...]
Michael Jackson’s concert movie This Is It has exceeded the $200 million mark at the box office worldwide in its first two-week run, Sony Pictures claimed. The film grossed $61 million in the United States, and more than $140 million overseas — including $27.2 million in Japan, $14.3 million in Great Britain, and $12.1 million in [...]
Animal keepers in the Leipzig zoo are puzzled by the spectacled bears’ baldness, which has been blamed on a mystery disease. Named Dolores, Bianca and Lolita, the animals are in various states of baldness, with the worst having lost their thick coat all over. In this condition, the bears are suffering from itchiness as well, [...]
Former tennis-champion Boris Becker admitted that his love child was “made” on the stairs of the famous London restaurant Nobu not in the cupboard. It has been widely reported that Becker, now 41, had sex with model Angela Ermakova in the broom cupboard at the Japanese restaurant Nobu in 1999. The quick encounter produced a love-child, Anna, [...]
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