For 2008, sublime French-Italian LET Golf Girl, Sophie Sandolo has produced calendar with a cause.
Oh, don’t worry, she hasn’t abandoned her provocative poses… and her costumes are as minimalist as ever, but this year she’s got a message.
Like many others, Sophie wants to see golf included in the Olympic Games. So much so that she’s devoted her entire 2008 calendar to the issue.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says it would be a “disaster” if he did not win a major trophy with England.
He is relishing the prospect of working with new national boss Fabio Capello and believes England can bounce back from the failure to reach Euro 2008.
John Griffin tallied a career-high 27 points and Bucknell turned the tables on the nation’s No. 1 3-point shooting team in an 88-75 victory over preseason Ivy League favorite Cornell on Wednesday night. Justin Castleberry celebrated his 21st birthday by equaling his career high with 18 points, and Josh Linthicum had a personal-best 12 points for the Bison, who set a Sojka Pavilion scoring record with their highest point total in the last 85 games.
Cornell, which was coming off an 18-day layoff, fell to 4-3 on the season, while the Bison improved to 4-5. USC transfer Collin Robinson scored 21 points for the Big Red, while St. Bonaventure transfer Jeff Foote, playing his first game in a Cornell uniform, had 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots.
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LONDON – Chelsea kept its English League Cup defence on track with a 2-0 win over 10-man Liverpool to reach the semifinals on Wednesday.
Frank Lampard and Andriy Shevchenko scored at Stamford Bridge against Liverpool, which had striker Peter Crouch sent off in the 60th minute.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle battled back from two goals down and then survived the sending-off of David Proctor to record a stunning 3-2 victory over Celtic yesterday. The result left the league leaders’ advantage over Rangers in the Premier League at just two points.
ATLANTA (AP) – Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning tore the patellar tendon in his right knee Wednesday night against the Hawks.
SYDNEY track Warwick Farm will be closed as a racing venue for the next six months.
The Australian Jockey Club is expected to make an application to Racing NSW to transfer the remaining 11 race meetings scheduled for Warwick Farm this season to other tracks.
Work has begun at Warwick Farm to install an equine tunnel and artificial training track, forcing the closure of the course proper.
North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham will meet in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup for the second season in a row.
Chelsea, the last team in the draw after beating Liverpool 2-0 on Wednesday evening, will play Everton.
Tottenham, who also play Arsenal on Saturday, have a poor record against Arsene Wenger’s team and will have to overcome his impressive youngsters.
