OK, rivalling Sidney Crosby is probably a longshot. But playing versus men at age 15 in a national league is an achievement, even if it’s in New Zealand. Not to mention being a native-trained top prospect for national teams in multiple age groups.
So nice work, Jordan Challis (who’s also a former member of the Markham Waxers, incidentally). Times Newspapers of New Zealand has the full story today.
By: Elmo Kandel
LAAX in Switzerland stands over 30 000 feet high, with skiing and snowboarding facilities that suit everyone’s needs – from beginners to world champions. LAAX has hosted all the big events in snowboarding and skiing, welcoming thousands of tourists from around the globe each week. LAAX was one of the first major skiing locations to get on the map, when in the 70s skiing holidays started to rise in popularity for western travelers – LAAX was right their, waiting to ride the wave. Millions of visitors later, LAAX are renowned for their 3rd slalom known only as “Death Mountain” by some. With glaring views down the steep, tangling mountain-side it is no wonder “Death Mountain” scares even the most resilient of skier.
With excellent facilities for everyone LAAX recently hosted the snowboarding world open, in which over 10,000 people took part from 60 countries around the world. An interesting element of this was that over 100 entries came from south Asia and Africa showing the rise of the sport, and the exposure of the location on a global scale. LAAX was voted number 1 skiing location around the world, by “Ski Press Magazine” that also notes LAAX as having the third best Snowboarding facilities and, as being the best new comer to Freestyle snowboarding. The popularity of LAAX, has also lead to continued investment from the company operating the slope, building an amazing ski lift that can handle weights of over 80 tonnes as it climbs 30 000 feet up the mountain face. The ski lift’s unique attribute is its balancing technology that allows the ski lift to carry massive amounts of weight disproportionately whilst keeping a balanced angle and speed.
Edwin van der Sar
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar intends to retire from international soccer after next year’s European Championship.
"The time has come," Van der Sar told Radio 538 on Monday.
The 37-year-old Manchester United goalkeeper is the Dutch team’s record holder with 121 international appearances.
LAS VEGAS — A man accused of pulling a gun as O.J. Simpson and others confronted two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room told a judge Monday that he’ll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.
Queens Park Rangers have confirmed the appointment of Italian Luigi de Canio as first team coach.
The 50-year-old, who has led Udinese, Napoli, Reggina, Genoa and more recently Siena, has signed a three-year contract at Loftus Road.
INJURY threatens to derail Queensland Roar’s unbeaten four-game run with ex-Australia player Danny Tiatto out for at least a fortnight and young gun Michael Zullo and Marcinho in serious doubt for Friday night’s A-League clash at Adelaide.
Queensland are counting the cost of last Saturday night’s 3-3 draw with Perth, with Tiatto suffering a groin strain and Zullo (knee) and Brazilian Marcinho (hamstring, shoulder) rated only "50-50" chances of leaving Brisbane on Thursday.
Cesc Fabregas’ 80th minute goal secured the unbeaten Gunners a point at Anfield to maintain their position at the top of the Premier League.Highlights below.
By: Mitchel Vedia
Porsche 911
The 2005 Porsche 911 redesigned rear-wheel-drive models. The models are available as coupes and convertible Cabriolets. They all have a rear-mounted, horizontally opposed 6-cyl engine. The redesigned Porsche 911 has subtly altered styling and dimensions and changed the interior. There are two types of 911: The Carrera, with a 325-hp 3.6 liter engine and The Carrera S, with 355-hp 3.8 liter.
The 6-speed manual transmission is standard to all 911s. Optional, we can choose the 5-speed automatic with manual shift gate and steering-wheel controls. Standard, the 911s have antilock 4-wheel disc brakes, antiskid/traction control and front side airbags. The redesigned Careras include side airbags in the windowsills for head protection. In the convertibles models, we find a power top and heated glass rear window. A suspension with lowered ride height and shock absorbers are standard on the Carrera S and optional on the Carrera. This system helps adjusting firmness within driver selectable Normal and Sport models. All other Porsche models have 18 inch wheels, but the Carrera S has 19s. An option for the Carrera is a Sport Chrono Package. It includes a dashboard-mounted stopwatch and it allows altering various engine and chassis controls in order to improve driving performance. All 911s offer a navigation system.
By: Mitchel Vedia
Ten years ago, the idea of a Porsche sport utility vehicle would have seemed absurd. And the reason is not that it lacks experience with off-road cars since their engineering have developed all-wheel-drive military vehicles. It’s more that, compared to General Motors, Toyota or Daimler-Chrysler, the automotive giants, Porsche represents a tiny fraction of the production volume. For 50 years, the company has produced quick, nimble, small sports car, or in other words, the opposite of the SUV’s. When Porsche decided to invest in an SUV and a new factory to build it, it became clear the times, as well as our taste, have changed.
And now, after creating the most anticipated new Porsche in decades, the company is proud that its SUV is what many expected it would be: technically slick and remarkably fast, with on-road handling that belies its bulk. Also, the Cayenne delivers what most SUV buyers demand, including decent cargo space, more than enough capability for casual off-road use, and impressive towing capacity.
Roger Federer
BASEL, Switzerland – Roger Federer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4 Sunday to win the Swiss Indoors for the second straight year and clinch the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive year.
Federer will become the fifth player since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973 to be the year-end No. 1, after Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras. He is the fourth man to do it four or more years consecutively, after Connors, McEnroe and Sampras.