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Well Sam, that was not in the script
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/10/2016
» Whatever one's opinion of Sam Allardyce, he struck a very sad figure as he left Wembley on Tuesday after losing his dream job as England manager. It was just sinking in that he had thrown away the biggest opportunity of his lifetime after 67 days and just one game.
China factories closed over toxic school tracks scare
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese authorities have shut down nine factories and detained some executives after reports that toxic industrial waste was used to make running tracks widely used at schools, official media said Thursday.
Hooliganism rears its ugly head again
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/06/2016
» As if the French authorities did not have enough on their plate with a very real terror threat hanging over them, hooligans from Russia and England at Euro 2016 decided it was an excellent opportunity to go on the rampage both inside and outside the stadiums.
Olympic marina inaugurated in filth of Rio bay
AFP, Published on 08/04/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - With horrifying levels of pollution in the water the picture postcard Olympic marina at Guanabara Bay has been inaugurated just four months ahead of the Rio Games.
Super-bacteria found in Rio bay ahead of 2016 Olympic sailing
AFP, Published on 17/12/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian scientists have discovered antibiotic-resistant super-bacteria thought to emanate from hospital waste in the latest bad news for the polluted bay that will host sailing events at the 2016 Olympics.
'Bhopal Games' denounce London sponsor Dow
AFP, Published on 26/07/2012
» Disabled children living near the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster -- many in wheelchairs, others crawling -- staged a protest Olympics Thursday targeting London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical.