Usain 'Lightning' Bolt Strikes Again!

A relatively unknown Jamaican sprinter called Usain Bolt took the world by storm at the summer Beijing Olympics, when he ran the 100 meters sprint in 9.69 seconds - not only setting a new world record but becoming the first human to run the distance under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind....

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Getting Down And Dirty At The Swamp Soccer World Cup

While the rules may be similar, the terrain is not, for there are no well-manicured fields for these soccer players - In fact the muddier and slicker the terrain, the better it is, for here they like to get down and dirty, as they battle it out for the World Cup Championships. Welcome to Swamp Soccer!...

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The Red Bull Air Race World Championships

On May 9th and 10th, over 55,000 spectators gathered at the Marina in San Diego, to watch 15 of the world's best pilots navigate though obstacles in fast, lightweight planes at speeds of up to 270mph, in a quest to win the Red Bull Air Race Championships....

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Danny MacAskill, the Stunt-Bike Superstar

23-year old Danny MacAskill has been tearing the streets of Edinburgh and wowing people across the globe with his bike stunts for a few years now. However, his latest stunt video has taken the world by storm and received more hits than any cycling video ever....

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"Mugglized" Quidditch

While they may not have the coveted Firebolt broom or the ability to zoom around to catch the elusive golden snitch, muggle (ordinary human) Quidditch players are not complaining. The game, concocted by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter series, has taken US colleges by storm since 2005, and now seems to be spreading to schools....

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96 Meters And Back In A Single Breath

Sara Campbell, a British diver, set a new freediving record on Thursday, when she completed a 96-meter dive into the ocean and back, holding her breath the entire time. It took Sara three minutes and 36 seconds to go to depths that have never been reached in a similar competition, by any woman before....

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India's Rural Olympics

The International Olympics take place once every four years. However, in Kila Raipur, a small village in Punjab, India the Olympics are held every year. While the villagers don't spend millions of dollars on special venues, the athletes take their sport as seriously, and the whole event seems to be more fun than real deal!...

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Avoca's Annual Quack Off

Avoca is a small village in Cass County, Nebraska. For most of the year, this tiny village of 300 people is pretty quiet - however every year, on the last Saturday of January, it becomes hub of activity, when it hosts the annual Quack-Off Duck Race....

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The 11-Year Old Matador

Michelto Lagravere's bull-fighting career began at the tender age of six. It's no wonder that now at the age of eleven, he is already considered a veteran matador....

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The Super Bowl Sunday Party

Today over 94 million Americans will watch the most popular television event of the year -the championship game of the National Football League - The Super Bowl. Not surprisingly, it is the no 1 day for home-parties - surpassing even New Year's Eve!...

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Shaun White Does It Again!

The 13th Annual Winter X(treme)- Games ended in Aspen, Colorado amidst much excitement yesterday. As the name indicates, the three-day event, which features snowboarding, extreme Skiing and Snowmobile racing, is filled with thrilling action....

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The New Exercise Trend?

Thousands of adults head to the gym day after day to lift dull gray lifeless dumbbells. Now a gym in London has come up with a unique and innovative solution to make their daily ordeal, a little more interesting....

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Team Spirit : Extreme Edition

All across America, fans always display team pride by wearing team colors, displaying the team's mascot and making up their own cheers. From high school football games to the Super Bowl, fans are usually really creative in showing their team spirit....

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The Ultimate Couch Potatoes

The next time you get in trouble for watching too much television, let your parents know that you are in training for the Ultimate Couch Potato competition, which could win you a grand prize worth over $5,000 USD....

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