Le Mans plans diesel restrictions

Seeded on Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:00 AM EDT (BBC News)

Le Mans 24-hour race organisers are planning curbs on diesel engines after Audi's crushing win this year. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest claimed Audi had bettered their closest rivals by 3.2 seconds a lap and said it will "take steps to reduce its performance".

sports, diesel, le-mans, motorsport, tdi

Third cars cut from F1 Friday practice

Seeded on Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:55 AM EDT (BBC News)

F1's governing body has confirmed teams will not be allowed to run third cars during Friday practice from 2007. Also the 3rd Saturday qualifying session will be cut from 20 to 15 minutes.

sports, f1, motorsport

Nascar is boring, says Schumacher

Seeded on Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:51 AM EDT (BBC News)

Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has said he would never consider a move to Nascar. Going around ovals just isn't his cup of tea.

sports, nascar, f1, motorsport

Allmendinger completes hat-trick

Seeded on Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:49 AM EDT (BBC News)

AJ Allmendinger claimed his third Champ Car win in a row when he took the Grand Prix of Toronto on Sunday.

sports, motorsport, champcar

Sorry I turned you down, Scolari tells England

Seeded on Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:01 AM EDT (ESPN.com)

If only the FA had waited until after the World Cup they might have got their man.

football, sports, soccer, england, scolari, felipao

Talisman Terry is my wonder find

Seeded on Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:01 AM EDT (-)

Keith Bailey stood in the White Horse pub in his home town of Ware last week bristling with pride as John Terry - the 12-year-old boy he discovered playing for Barking and Dagenham district schools - ran out to represent England at the World Cup in front of a global audience of b …

football, sports, soccer, england, john-terry, chelsea

Big Phil thinks on his feet while Sven sits on his hands

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:34 PM EDT (arsenalnewsreview.co.uk)

Big Phil Scolari can change a game, Sven can't.

football, sports, soccer, england, portugal, sven, scolari

FA Arsenal probe finds no evidence

Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:24 PM EDT (BBC News)

he Football Association has announced that it has not uncovered any evidence of wrongdoing by Arsenal in the club's relationship with Belgian side Beveren.

football, sports, soccer, arsenal, beveren

Owen vows to return for Cup medal

Seeded on Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:12 AM EDT (BBC News)

Injured England striker Michael Owen has vowed to return to Germany to collect his World Cup winners' medal.

football, world-cup, england, owen

Sven is by far the worst England manager of all time.

Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:35 AM EDT (arsenalnewsreview.co.uk)

WITH FOOTBALL MANAGERS, study what they do, not what they say. Their actions speak louder than their words. Their actions speak much louder than their words. Their actions, the things they do and don't do, are much more honest than the things they say.

football, sports, soccer, england, sven

A.J. Allemdinger takes first Champ Car win at Portland

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:18 AM EDT (motorsport.com)

A.J. Allmendinger made a career-defining statement today in Portland. He stopped the Sebastien Bourdais juggernaut right in its tracks en route to a dominant first victory in Champ Car.

sports, champ-car, motorsport, champcar, champ-car-world-championship

It's not just England who are rubbish.Group B is rubbish!

Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:43 AM EDT (arsenalnewsreview.co.uk)

CROUCH & GERRARD scored late goals to beat Trinidad & Tobago. Sven's heroes were clueless, but won 2-0.

football, sports, soccer, world-cup, england, group-b

The End is Nigh for 79 Year Old Brazilian Airline Varig

Seeded on Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:11 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

With debts mounting and the leasing companies circling Varig have cancelled many flights as their end nears.

business, brazil, brasil, varig

Robert Kovac says marking Ronaldo was 'easy'

Seeded on Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:24 AM EDT (BBC News)

Croatia centre-back Robert Kovac says he was bewildered at the lack of threat posed by Brazil striker Ronaldo. ---- On last nights form I think my Mum could have marked Ronaldo!

football, sports, brazil, soccer, croatia, ronaldo, brasil, kovak, my-mum

Hamilton unrivaled in Silverstone sprint race

Seeded on Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:19 AM EDT (motorsport.com)

Lewis Hamilton continued the demonstration of his superiority today in the sprint race of the GP2 Series on the Silverstone Circuit.

sports, british, hamilton, motorsport, silverstone, gp2, lewis-hamilton

RuSport swap A.J. Allmendinger for Cristiano da Matta

Seeded on Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:25 AM EDT (champcarworldseries.com)

RuSPORT has announced a change in its Champ Car World Series driver lineup. Effective immediately, A.J. Allmendinger will no longer pilot the #10 RuSPORT Champ Car. This change will be effective for the duration of the 2006 Champ Car World Series season.

sports, champ-car, champ-car-world-series, motorsport, champcar

Chilavert blasts 'worst-ever' England display

Seeded on Sun Jun 11, 2006 1:13 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

You've gotta love Jose Chilavert: "The 40-year-old said: 'They lost against probably the worst English national team in their history. The Paraguayan players did not have enough atttude.' His assessment seems a little harsh.

football, sports, soccer, world-cup, paraguay

Audi Le Mans 24 Hour Preview - Audi fights for victory with TDI power

Seeded on Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:49 PM EDT (motorsport.com)

Le Mans debut for the new Audi R10 TDI The chance for Audi to write motorsport history Six 'old-hands' drive a pair of Diesel sportscars.

sports, diesel, le-mans, motorsport, lemans, tdi, endurance-racing

Audi R10 TDI makes strong impression during Le Mans test

Seeded on Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:42 PM EDT (motorsport.com)

The Audi R10 TDI made a strong impression on its first laps on the "Circuit des 24 Heures" at Le Mans. All six Audi factory drivers were enthused about the new diesel sportscar at the end of the official test day.

sports, france, audi, diesel, motorsport, lemans, tdi, le-mans-24-hour, endurance-racing

Argentina 2-1 Ivory Coast : First Blood Argentina

Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:47 PM EDT

At last! The first proper match between two evenly matched teams in this World Cup. The game was won in the first half by the skill, guile and experience of the South Americans. Saviola and Crespo getting the two goals.

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football, sports, soccer, world-cup, argentina, ivory-coast, fifa-world-cup

England hatch novel plan for penalties

Seeded on Fri Jun 9, 2006 7:37 AM EDT (ESPN.com)

Beating a top-class keeper can be hard enough but England have given the ultimate soccer duel an extra twist by telling Paul Robinson where they will place the spot kick.

football, sports, soccer, penalties, england, world-cup-2006

Paraguay play for a draw, England win on set-pieces. Next!

Seeded on Fri Jun 9, 2006 7:30 AM EDT (arsenalnewsreview.co.uk)

"If Sven wins this World Cup, I will quit football writing. Because Sven will have proved that I don't know what I'm talking about."

football, sports, soccer, england, sven

Champ Cars would add special zing to downtown Phoenix

Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 9:18 AM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

To show the world our new downtown, this inaugural Champ Car festival will occur Nov. 16-18, 2007, and will be televised on network TV and broadcast to 180 countries throughout the world.

sports, nascar, champ-car, phoenix, champ-car-world-series, motorsport, isc

The Overthrow of Times New Roman?

Seeded on Wed Jun 7, 2006 4:25 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

For the last ten years, Times New Roman has been the default font on Microsoft Word. And that has made it the "standard" that most people use, especially those that are strictly home PC users. But the Times New Roman Empire may be crumbling.

technology, office, microsoft, windows, calibri, times-new-roman

Tracy's early exit has familiar feel

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 10:24 AM EDT (Madison.com)

Paul Tracy's race was over before it began and the four-time winner at The Milwaukee Mile blamed teammate Mario Dominguez for taking him out of the race.

sports, champ-car, paul-tracy, champ-car-world-series, motorsport, katherine-legge, champcar

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