| Former Dodgers owner calls for sale of team By 2010-09-17T04:23:02ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Peter O'Malley, whose family owned the Dodgers for 47 years, has called upon Frank McCourt to sell the team, saying "the current Dodger ownership has lost all credibility throughout the city."... hosted.ap.org |
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Empty seats plague Commonwealth Games in India By CHRIS LEHOURITES 2010-10-05T20:08:45ZNEW DELHI (AP) -- Seas of empty seats in stadiums and arenas. Scales that gave the wrong readings for boxers at their weigh-ins. And then the royal flub: an official who identified Prince Charles as "Prince Diana."... hosted.ap.org |
Diskin switches from Rhinos to Bulls • Great Britain hooker moves after 13 years at Headingley• 28-year-old signs three-year deal with BullsBradford have completed the signing of the Great Britain hooker Matt Diskin from Leeds.Diskin spent 13 years at Headingley and recently enjoyed a testimonial. However, having seen his opportunities over the last 12 months limited due to the arrival of Danny Buderus, he has opted to make the short move to the Rhinos' West Yorkshire rivals.The 28-year-old has signed a three-year deal at Odsal and is looking forward to the challenge. "It has all happened very quickly but I am really looking forward to joining the Bulls," Diskin said. "They are assembling a very good squad for next season and I feel the move will help me to reinvigorate my career."At this stage in my career I've still got a lot of personal goals I want to fulfil. I want to play international rugby league again and I've still got things I want to achieve and I think this move is what I need to achieve that."The Bulls chairman, Peter Hood, said: "We are delighted to have captured the signature of Matt. We are always interested in quality players and when a player of Matt's pedigree unexpectedly became available we moved quickly."He is a high quality player who will add a lot of depth and competition within our squad and our coach, Mick Potter, is really looking forward to working with him in the future."Bradford BullsLeeds RhinosRugby leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Vuvuzelas vie with pundits in generating hot air and noise “Where do you stand on the vuvuzela?” is the question on people’s lips at this World Cup — but, of course, the answer is, you don’t stand on it. For the best results, you blow into it from one end. That’s my reading of the unfolding situation on the ground, anyway. And then you continue to blow until such time as you expire or the tournament in South Africa ends, whichever comes sooner. timesonline.co.uk |