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Palestinians `Going for Gold` are Hampered by Leaders who are Born Losers

Silence and incompetence are the required skills, which they have in spades.

(LONDON) - Palestine’s Olympians have gone home, and not even ardent supporters like me were aware they’d been here.

That’s a slight exaggeration. We caught a brief glimpse of them on TV in the opening parade.

Ducks Open Pape` Field With 2-0 Win Over UAB

The Ducks look to build on a solid start to the season next week as they hit the road for matches at Portland (Fri. Aug. 24th) and Portland State (Sun. Aug. 26th).

(EUGENE, OR) - Freshman Kristen Parr scored two goals to lead the University of Oregon women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers Sunday in the first game of the season at the brand new Pape' Field.

Cat versus Man

May we all be as considerate as that cat

(BETHLEHEM) - While we should not generalize about either cats or men, increasingly some of us question the self-destructive nature of people on this earth.

Disappointed by my own Country; Pleasantly Surprised by my Host Country

Athletes continued to record astonishing feats in international events including Olympics.

(UGANDA) - As I write this, three days have already gone by since the Olympic torch was extinguished in London.

Pakistan Hits Back in UK Visa Scandal

The NADRA chairman said The Sun story was totally incorrect, false and malicious. He said the story seemed to have been crafted to defame Pakistan.

(ISLAMABAD) - The federal cabinet has directed NADRA to immediately file a libel suit against Britain's The Sun newspaper in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The authority on Wednesday claimed there was no fraud or illegality in issuing ID card and passport to The Sun's undercover agent, Muhammad Ali s/o Muhammad Anwer Siddique.

Muhsin Corbbrey and a Different Kind of Fight

Muhsin and those like him answer “no!” to the cloud that hands over Palestine.

(TUCSON, AZ) - With flying fists and kicking feet, Muhsin Corbbrey has, over the past decade, made quite a name for himself in the volatile world of mixed martial arts.

He has been fighting the good fight in sports arenas at home and abroad. More recently, he has undertaken another kind of battle, one that requires weapons of a different kind.

Give It Up For Ya Boy: Muhsin `The Technician` Corbbrey

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(EAST JERUSALEM / SAVANNAH) - The spirit of Palestine is one of great strength, so it is logical that this attribute would represent Palestinians everywhere, and it does.

This article is about a sports athlete that embraces the example of a fighter in and outside of the ring, Mohammed Ali. Muhsin Corbbrey is a full contact-fighting world champion in multiple organizations with experience competing in the Shidokan, ISCF, and UFC.

Dow Chemical: a Stain on the Olympics?

In the run up to the Olympics, criticism is mounting of Dow Chemicals' status as a corporate sponsor. Activists claim that victims of chemicals produced by the company span multiple countries and encompass millions.

(MOSCOW) - As the Olympics draw nearer, calls have been voiced for Dow Chemical to withdraw from being a corporate sponsor of the event.

Members of the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Bhopal Medical Appeal have both submitted requests to the Olympics’ Committee.

Blair, Olympic Deals and Why Another World is Possible

The criminality of Tony Blair, rehabilitated by Ed Miliband, remains unmentionable.

(SYDNEY) - This is a story of two letters and two Britains. The first letter was written by Sebastian Coe, the former athlete who chairs the London Olympics organising committee.

There is an urgent appeal to Coe by the Vietnam Women’s Union that he and the International Olympic Committee reconsider their decision to accept sponsorship from Dow Chemical, one of the companies that manufactured dioxin, a poison used against the population of Vietnam.

Joe Paterno, Icon or Moron?

This famous money making coach of great sports success did no service to the athletes and their families.

(CLEVELAND) - The tribute to a coach who did nothing to help sex abuse victims at Penn State is emblazoned across the university wall, it calls him a humanitarian... cough.

And what about that statue? Could a finer reminder for Penn State exist? Perhaps it should stay right where it is to remind people of things they should never forget.