The Hy-Vee Triathlon is no more – after eight years of pulling in big-name athletes to the city of Des Moines, USA, the title sponsor has decided to call it a day. Midwestern retailer Hy-Vee says that it plans to shift its focus to a new event series promoting health and wellness in children, with…
A canvas featuring the signature of the first and last Soviet president, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the words “forgive me” added by a painter, sold for a whopping $183,000 in Moscow, reviving bitter memories of the USSR’s demise. The painting was created in 2009 when Mikhail Gorbachev had a visiting lecture at a Moscow university. One…
Actuellement en promotion de Nous finirons ensemble, le nouveau film de Guillaume Canet, François Cluzet s’est livré à quelques confidences, notamment sur un passage inévitable du métier d’acteur qui le paralyse. François Cluzet est un acteur qui se plonge corps et âmes dans les différents rôles qu’il accepte. Très respecté et admiré par ses pairs,…
The gap between the super-rich and the rest of the world has never been wider, with 26 people now owning the same amount of wealth as 3.8 billion of the less privileged, global charity Oxfam said in a new report. The new report, titled “Public Good or Private Wealth,” sheds light on the continued accumulation…
Allowing female triathletes with testosterone levels in the male range (as a result of rare inborn conditions) to compete against women with normal levels has caused international controversy. Advertisement In the first study of its kind, scientists investigated just how much an increased testosterone levels impacted athletic performance. They randomly assigned 48 physically active and healthy…
SALEM, Va. — Linfield’s Montana McNealy and NFCA All-American Rachel Johnson of Salisbury played “Can you top this?” in the circle on Elimination Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championship, leading their respective teams into Sunday’s semifinal round at the Moyer Sports Complex. McNealy tossed a five-inning no-hitter in the Wildcats’ 8-0 shutout of…
Vocus Group has opened its books to Swedish private equity group EQT Infrastructure after the telco received a $3.3 billion indicative offer. In a statement to the ASX on Monday, Vocus it had received a confidential, non-binding indicative proposal at $5.25 a share, subject to due diligence. Vocus shares closed on Friday at $3.89. The…
The good news is that US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Linping have reached an agreement on limiting carbon emissions in their two countries. The US puts out 5.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, and China does 7 – 9 billion. The US did 5 billion metric tons in 1990…
class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>The Premier League side have recent experience of the team from the east of Spain and it could be another tight encounter between them at Old Trafford Manchester United welcome Villarreal to Old Trafford on matchday two of the Champions League with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side looking for revenge against the side from La Liga….
Did you race in the London Triathlon last August? How did you get on? We’re collecting stories to share and particularly want to hear any really funny, inspiring or gritty memories! Advertisement So whether it was your first triathlon and you scraped through by the skin of your teeth, your fiftieth and a personal best,…