Boxing great Muhammad Ali was honored with the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on Thursday, for his longtime role outside the ring as a fighter for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. Read More from ThingsNews Media Picture of the Day 27 April: Zookeeper Behcet Ali, 82, plays an lion Picture of the Day 30 May: Egyptian presidential candidate Khaled Ali Picture of the Day 24 May: Sufi saint Muhammad Moin-ud-din Chisti Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis Emma Watson will begin shooting with Sofia Coppola this spring
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set U.S. Open final on Monday. He’s the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles tennis event in 76 years. Read More from ThingsNews Media Sharapova Wins French Open Nadal in seventh heaven on earth Caroline Wozniacki American Raisman Wins 2 More Gymnastics Medals Philip Phillips wins “American Idol” 2012
Guatemala City, Guatemala: A group of teenagers perform acrobatics in the city centre. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Read More from ThingsNews Media Picture of the Day 21 August: The Zelezny aerobatic team perform at an air show Anonymous Group Romania has been destroyed Series of explosions hits Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk Picture of the Day 26 March: Cloud City Dubai Picture of the Day 11 February: Central Park New York City From Aerial View
The famous German racing driver Ralph Schumacher has recently injured 4 mechanics at the Zandvoort 2012 DTM on the pit lane. Motorsport accidents happen almost by the day and cameras capture them on the track but sometimes a simple mistake may cost you your life, as four mechanics found out the hard way. In the video posted below we can see Ralph Schumacher driving on the pit lane and, just when he passes by, four mechanics jump in the air. At a first look you would think that the German driver is to blame but the mistake was actually made [ Read More ]
Cycling champion Lance Armstrong announced Thursday night that he’ll stop fighting the charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong is still proclaiming his innocence. Read More from ThingsNews Media Lindsay Lohan Was On Drugs When Filming SNL Diving: Former Olympic gold medallist Mark Lenzi dies at 43 Lady Gaga divine for X Factor! NFL cheerleader and ex-teacher indicted for having relationships with former student Police Release Video Of West View McDonald’s Fight, Attack
On the eve of the Olympics opening, the royal family began to sport. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, chose tennis. Photo REX/SIPA Read More from ThingsNews Media Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton chooses her… William and Kate share an intimate family holiday The Shala family are reunited Picture of the Day 14 July: The 2012 Henley Royal Regatta Kate Middleton in a situation shocking
The first place is athlete Leryn Franco of Paraguay and the second between the beautiful Italian Olympic volleyball player, Francesca Piccinini. Third place is occupied by triple Olympic swimming champion, Australian Stephanie Rice. Athletics has two offices: Jessica Ennis British and Russian woman Yelena Isinbayeva. Sixth place is occupied by British Victoria Pendleton participating in cycling races. And tennis is his representative. Serbian Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki Danish and Russian representative, Maria Sharapova share the laurels in terms of beauty. Last place is awarded to Antonia Misura Croatian basketball. From the top athletes are lacking from the gym. Read More [ Read More ]
Aly Raisman became the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold on the floor exercise, and she picked up a bronze on balance beam on the final day of the gymnastics competition at the London Olympics. Read More from ThingsNews Media Romania to win most medals at European Championship Women Artistic Gymnastics 2012 Diving: Former Olympic gold medallist Mark Lenzi dies at 43 Philip Phillips wins “American Idol” 2012 The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute Danica Patrick Pictures American auto racing driver
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Jiaxing, China: A young gymnast practices skills with his legs in a vessel during a training session. Photograph: Reuters Read More from ThingsNews Media Picture of the Day 24 April: Lighting effects in fashion show in Beijing, China Shanghai, China: People’s building A vendor holds a chicken’s leg Picture of the Day 09 May: A panda sleeps Viktoriya Rybalko long jump
