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The US House of Representatives committee that investigated steroid use in baseball has turned its attention to professional wrestling.
Steroids in professional wrestling? No way, dudes! Next you'll be saying the Rock and the Undertaker pull their punches.
Fresh from winning his
14th World Champs, Phil "the Power" Taylor is fronting the campaign to get darts into the Olympics.
"Being part of the Olympics would be fantastic," said The Power. "It would be further recognition for the sport and it would get rid of the snobbery against us."
Good on Imraan Ladak, the chairman of Kettering Town who gave advertising space on the front of his players' shirts to charity Palestine Aid when they hosted Eastwood Town in the FA Cup. Ladak says it's about humanitarianism, not politics: "Last year we gave our away shirt sponsorship to Water Aid. There is a huge water shortage in Africa and Palestine. Obviously, because of the political situation and because of the Cup, people have been interested. But this is humanitarian, not political."
Never mind trouble in Gaza, Ladak handled Gazza three years ago when he headed a consortium that brought England's fallen star into the world of football management. Keeping sobriety at arm's reach, Gazza's stint as Kettering manager lasted 39 days. Parallels with the peace process we think.
Which reminds us ... Apparently at Yasser Arafat's funeral, mourners were surprised to see his body was dressed in an England shirt, Tottenham shorts and Rangers socks.
"What's that about?" one asked. "He said he wanted to be buried in the Gazza strip," another replied.
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Spare a thought for former basketballer Todd MacCulloch. His last professional contract was worth US$34 million ($58 million). He's since found his calling in life and is a professional pinball player - working the pro circuit these past four years has earned him a whopping US$700. A figure somewhat dwarfed by the US$200,000 he spent on 80 pinball machines for training.
Many of us dream of making it with a career in big-time, big-money professional sport. Bruno Cirillo, who plays for Reggina in the Italian league, lived the dream. Now he wants to pursue another young man's dream career and become a porn star. Yep, the doughty centreback is quitting soccer to hump pretty starlets for a living.
"Since I was young it has always been my dream to be a porn actor. Perhaps one day I will achieve my dream."
So why does he feel he has a natural aptitude for the porn trade? Well, Cirillo's teammates call him "Donato", which means "Gifted" - and it's not a reference to his soccer skills.
The would-be John Holmes has also rubbished Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano's claim that he has shagged more than 700 women. "I think it's a joke," Cirillo said. "I can only say that I have arrived over 20."
Only 20, Bruno? And you're a pro-footballer with porno aspirations! The average Kiwi undergraduate student clocks up 20 before mid-term!
NFL fans are grumpy with the overtime rule that sees teams toss a coin to decide who starts extra-time with the ball. The match goes to the first team to break the deadlock. On Sunday morning the Colts lost the coin toss and didn't get a touch of the ball as the Chargers ran in the winning touchdown for a final score of 23-17.
SuperShorts says: Quit your whining, Yanks. At least it's not decided by Chris Gayle smearing six balls off your one credible bowler to all quarters.
Kevin Pietersen learnt the hard way that the English like their cricket captain to at least have the look of a gentleman.