Lew Tendler

"Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title, though he was a top rated contender for both the world light and welterweight championships. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Tendler as the #10 ranked lightweight of all time, while "The Ring Magazine" founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9. He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Early life and career.
Lew Tendler was born in the South Philadelphia Jewish ghetto on September 28, 1898. His father died of a long illness only two years after he was born, leaving the family in desperate financial straits. At only six, he started selling newspapers on a city street corner, using his fists to defend his territory against tough competition. He began boxing as an amateur around twelve, often competing in tournaments at local burlesque houses. Turning pro in 1913 at the age of fifteen, he began his career as a bantamweight. His first bout on November 6, 1918, against Mickey Brown, was arranged by Phil Glassman and the Philadelphia Newsboy Association.
In an important early career win, Tendler decisively defeated future world bantamweight champion Pete Herman on February 28, 1916, in six rounds, repeatedly scoring points with his right. Herman had difficulty mounting an effective defense, and bled from his nose through much of the bout where he caught frequent rights from Tendler. Herman would take the world bantamweight championship the following year and hold it almost continuously for four years.
Close bouts with champion Johnny Dundee, 1917.
On October 1, 1917, Tendler defeated future world junior lightweight champion Johnny Dundee in a close six-round newspaper decision in Philadelphia. Tendler took the lead in most of the fighting, used his reach advantage to dominate at long range, and landed more blows to take the decision. He finished strong in the sixth. On March 26, 1917, Tendler had previously defeated Dundee in another very close six-round newspaper decision of two Philadelphia papers, though one reporter felt the power of Dundee's blows to the head and body should have won him the decision.
Future world lightweight champion Rocky Kansas fell to Tendler on October 29, 1917 in a somewhat decisive six-round newspaper decision in Philadelphia according to a decision of the "Philadelphia Record". Tendler scored with straight lefts, upper cuts and right crosses, and had the better of much of the fighting. In a closer first round, Kansas landed a powerful right to Tendler's ear. In two other meetings with Kansas, Tendler won a ten-round newspaper decision on New Years Day, 1919, but dropped a fifteen-round points decision on October 21, 1921 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Tendler first decisively defeated Willie Jackson, a leading contender for the lightweight title in a six-round newspaper decision in Philadelphia, on January 7, 1918. Tendler forced the fighting from the opening round, showed better defense, and gave Jackson a beating in nearly every round. Jackson was able to score only when coming out of clinches at close range. Tendler defeated Jackson again that year in a fifteen-round points decision in New Haven, and continued to gain victory over Jackson in Philadelphia and Milwaukee by newspaper decisions once a year from 1919 to 1921.
George "KO" Chaney first fell to Tendler on September 18, 1918 in a six-round newspaper decision in Philadelphia. Tendler knocked down Chaney for a count of six in the third round. Tendler scored best in the first three and final rounds. Tendler would also defeat Chaney in a first-round knockout on June 4, 1919 at Philadelphia's Shibe Park. A left to the jaw preceded by a hard right to the same spot put Chaney down for the count only 1:12 into the first round. Chaney was one of Tendler's more skilled early opponents.
Tendler first defeated fellow Jewish boxer Frankie Callahan, another leading contender for the lightweight title, on July 6, 1918 in an eight-round newspaper decision in Atlantic City. In three other meetings, Tendler won a six-round newspaper decision in Philadelphia, a ninth-round technical knockout in Boston where Callahan broke his wrist, and a rough fifth-round technical knockout at an open-air arena in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on September 18, 1920, where Callahan told his manager he had broken a rib in the second round. Callahan fought through three more rounds, but was unable to answer the bell for the sixth.
Attempts at lightweight championship against Benny Leonard, 1922-3.
On July 27, 1922, Tendler fell to fellow Jewish boxer Benny Leonard in a twelve-round newspaper decision in Jersey City in a lightweight world title match, that may have been the most remarkable bout of Tendler's career. Before a record audience of over 60,000 enthralled fans, Leonard won five rounds, Tendler four, with three even. Tendler may have led in the first five rounds, as Leonard could not adjust to or penetrate his unique Southpaw stance, style, and defense. In the eighth, Tendler crashed a terrific left to the midsection which had followed a left to the head, and Leonard held on to Tendler as he sank to one knee. Then Leonard rose and distracted Tendler by mumbling a few words, then going to a clinche to rest for much of the remainder of the round. Tendler never delivered the follow up knockout blow, and Leonard, getting time to recover, dominated the next seven rounds. In their last meeting on July 24, 1923, Leonard won a unanimous fifteen-round decision at Yankee Stadium before an extraordinary crowd of 58,000. The bout took place in the Bronx in another lightweight world title match. Leonard excelled in the speed and precision of his attack, while still managing to ward off most of his opponent's blows, particularly Tendler's strong left. Leonard demonstrated his mastery of ring tactics against an opponent who became sluggish, and was unable to mount the offensive he had shown in their bout the previous July. By one account, Leonard managed to land three blows for every one of Tendler's, demonstrating his speed and mastery of tactics. With the huge crowd, Leonard's take home pay exceeded $130,000, an extraordinary sum for the era.
Tendler first defeated Sailor Friedman, a highly rated lightweight, on December 16, 1921, in an eight-round newspaper decision at New York's Madison Square Garden. Tendler floored Friedman four times in the second round in the Garden. Friedman came back hard in the fourth, staggering Tendler with a left to the jaw, and performed well in the fifth. The combatants went back and forth in the following rounds, though Friedman continued do land a few solid blows as late as the twelfth and fourteenth. In three previous meetings that year, on September 13, August 24, and February 28, Tendler won in newspaper decisions in Milwaukee, and Philadelphia.
Tendler defeated reigning world light heavyweight champion Pinky Mitchell in their last meeting on February 18, 1924 in a close ten-round newspaper decision in Milwaukee. The "Wisconsin State Journal" considered the non-title bout slow and wrote that Tendler's blows lacked steam. Had Mitchell been two pounds lighter, and been knocked out, Tendler would have taken the junior welterweight championship. Tendler had defeated Mitchell in a previous meeting on May 19, 1920 in another ten-round newspaper decision in Milwaukee. Tendler got his range in the final seven rounds, and won points for taking the offense through most of the bout. His defense was exceptional, though Mitchell's defense kept him from harm and he benefited somewhat from greater reach.
Attempt at welterweight championship against Mickey Walker, 1924.
Tendler fell to Mickey Walker in a ten-round unanimous decision on June 2, 1924 in an attempt at the National Boxing Association (NBA) world welterweight championship. The "Pittsburgh Post" gave Walker five rounds with only the seventh and eighth to Tendler. In a fast and exciting bout, Tendler drove Walker from rope to rope in the seventh with rights and lefts to the body and head, looking like he might take the decision. Walker had an edge in the final two rounds, however, as Tendler tired, and scored most frequently with blows to the body.
Tendler was knocked out only once in his career on January 19, 1925 against Jack Zivic in Pittsburgh. In the fifth round, a left by Zivic sent Tendler spinning to the floor for a count of nine. Another left hurt Tendler, and than a barrage of lefts and rights sent him to the canvas again. Tendler's manager Phil Glassman threw in the towel ending the fight. In a rematch, however, in Philadelphia five months later before 30,000 fans, Tendler dominated in a ten-round unanimous decision at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh "Gazette Times" gave Tendler seven of ten rounds, particularly the last half of the bout, and wrote that he "outboxed, outslugged, and outpunched" Zivic, particularly in the closing rounds.
In one of his last bouts with a top talent on July 16, 1925, Tendler drew with future world welterweight champion Joe Dundee by decision, in ten fast and hard-fought rounds before 10,000 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Tendler was rocked several times by the younger Dundee's rapid right, and took a serious beating in several rounds. Dundee caught Tendler off balance in the ninth with a left hook, and he fell briefly to his hands. The more skilled ring veteran Tendler was forced to clinch at times. The "Philadelphia Inquirer" believed Dundee had the better of the bout, and many in the audience felt the same. Tendler mounted an effective defense, however, and often went on the offensive during the fast bout.
Life after boxing.
After retiring from boxing in 1928, Tendler opened a restaurant in Philadelphia in 1932 which specialized in steaks, known as Tendler's Tavern. He later opened branches in Atlantic City and Miami Beach. Around 1911, he married Celia Lasker, with whom he had three sons. Lew and Celia remained married throughout his life.
Tendler died on November 7, 1970 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, a suburb of Atlantic City, New Jersey, of an arterial clot. His memorial service was in Philadelphia, and he was buried in nearby Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb. He left nine grandchildren.


Ewen Henderson (musician)

Ewen Henderson (born 1987) is a multi-instrumentalist folk musician from Fort William in Scotland.
Musical career.
Henderson comes from a musical family, with his sisters Megan (of Breabach) and Ingrid and brother Allan (formerly of Blazin' Fiddles) in particular being musicians of renown. He started learning the fiddle at the age of five under the tutelage of Aonghas Grant Snr.
Besides fiddle, Ewen regularly performs on bagpipe, penny whistle and piano. He is also fluent in Scottish Gaelic and sings in the language.
He has been a member of Battlefield Band (2010-2014), the Pneumatic Drills and Skipinnish but is currently most often found performing with Mànran, the band he helped found in 2010. His Scottish Gaelic singing has been aired on BBC Alba broadcasts. Since 2015, Ewen has also performed regularly with World music pioneers the Afro Celt Sound System.
Henderson is in high demand as a composer and created the soundtrack to the 2016 BBC Alba documentary "The Wee Govan Gadgies/ Pìobairean Beaga Bhaile Ghobhainn". At 2017's Celtic Connections festival, Ewen Henderson was Musical Director of "Strì is Buaidh: Strife and Success", a show covering Gaelic political music over the last 600 years.
A keen follower of the sport shinty, he has played for Glasgow University Shinty Club.


Kinmont Hoitsma

Kinmont Hoitsma (April 10, 1934 – September 30, 2013) was an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He later became a teacher. His partner Cecil Beaton died in 1980.


Red Army FC

Red Army Football Club, is a South Sudanese sporting club cored in Aweil, South Sudan; it plays in South Sudan Premier League (SSPL).
History.
Since Red Army came to being on December 15, 2013, it first faced the toughest games which promoted it to the second division initially, but as of 2016; it consolidated its strength that promoted it to the first division. Its president is Jacob Garang who is also the founder of Red Army.
As of 2016, on November 1, Red Army was knocked out by military club in penalties 4–3.


Japan Grand Prix

The Japan Grand Prix was an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to determine the number one contender for the promotion's highest achievement, the WWWA World Single Championship. The tournament was held in the summer every year from 1985 to 2004. In 2005, AJW was closed for good, and the WWWA Championship was abandoned.
Results.
1985.
The 1985 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 25, 1985.
1986.
The 1985 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 22, 1986.
1987.
The 1987 Japan Grand Prix was a 13-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 28, 1987.
1988.
The 1988 Japan Grand Prix was an 11-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 26, 1988.
1989.
The 1989 Japan Grand Prix was a 19-woman single-elimination tournament held from June 25 to August 24, 1989.
1990.
The 1990 Japan Grand Prix was a seven-woman single-elimination tournament concluding on June 17, 1990.
1991.
The 1991 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 7 to August 18, 1991.
1992.
The 1992 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two 10-woman blocks, held from June 27 to August 30, 1992.
1993.
The 1993 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two eight-woman blocks, with the top two finishers from each block advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from May 3 to August 21, 1993.
1994.
The 1994 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman round-robin tournament held from June 3 to August 28, 1994.
1995.
The 1995 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman round-robin tournament, consisting of two eight-woman blocks, concluding on September 3, 1995.
1996.
The 1996 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from July 14 to August 30, 1996.
1997.
The 1997 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on August 10, 1997.
† These scores are not the actual scores. These wrestlers had one match with the results unknown.
1998.
The 1998 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two six-woman blocks, with the top three finishers from the Main League and the top finisher from the Junior League advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from June 14 to August 9, 1998.
1999.
The 1999 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament, with the second, third and fourth finishers advancing to a second round-robin. The winner of the second round-robin advanced to face the first-place finisher from the initial round-robin. The tournament was held from June 6 to August 15, 1999.
2000.
The 2000 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman single-elimination tournament held from June 11 to August 20, 2000. Also a six-woman Junior Division round-robin tournament was held.
Main league
21st Century League
2001.
The 2001 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from June 1 to August 17, 2001.
2002.
The 2002 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament held from May 25 to July 9, 2002. The top four finishers advanced to a single-elimination tournament.
2003.
The 2003 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 20 to August 3, 2003.
2004.
The 2004 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held on August 1, 2004.


Phoenix F.C.

Phoenix Football Club is a football club based in Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Pavilion Lane.
History.
The club originated as Steel, Peech and Tozer, the works team of the steel making firm. In 1950 they beat Maltby Main to reach the 1st qualifying round of the FA Cup, where they were beaten 0–9 by Norton Woodseats. The club was renamed Phoenix in 1971, by which time they were members of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League and in 1992 they won the Premier Division title.
In 1995 they merged with fellow S&HCSL outfit Ash House to form Ash House Phoenix, but just two years later the new club dissolved and Phoenix was reformed. They won their second S&HCSL title in 1998, but fell into difficulties in 2007, later joining the Central Midlands League.
Ground.
The club plays at the Phoenix Sports & Social Club, on Pavilion Lane, Brinsworth, postcode S60 5PA.
Honours.
Cup.
Rotherham Association cup
Winners 2009-10
Runners Up 2010 -11
External links.
Twitter
Phoenix FC
@PhoenixFC10


2007 Warsaw Snooker Tour

The 2007 Warsaw Snooker Tour was a non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–17 June 2007 at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw, Poland. This was the curtain raiser for the World Series of Snooker which started the next season.
Mark Selby won in the final 5–3 against reigning world champion John Higgins.
Players.
"Professionals:"
"Wild-cards:"


Egypt national beach handball team

The Egyptian national beach handball team is the national team of Egypt. It is governed by the Egyptian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.


2004 FIA GT Championship

The 2004 FIA GT Championship season was the 8th season of the FIA GT Championship. It was a series contested by Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT and N-GT. It began on 28 March 2004 and ended 14 November 2004 after 11 races.
Drivers Championship.
GT standings.
The GT Drivers Championship was won jointly by Luca Cappellari and Fabrizio Gollin who shared a Ferrari 550 Maranello entered by BMS Scuderia Italia.
N-GT standings.
The N-GT Drivers Championship was won jointly by Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr who shared a Porsche 996 GT3 RSR entered by Freisinger Motorsport.
Teams Championship.
Points were awarded separately in both GT and N-GT to the top 8 class finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1. At the Spa 24 Hours only, half points were also granted to the leading eight cars at the 12-hour mark. Both cars scored points towards the championship.
GT Standings.
Due to the Maserati MC12 not being homologated, AF Corse was not eligible to score points from Round 8 through Round 10. Championship points were redistributed to other GT competitors, ignoring the placing of the AF Corse cars. At Round 11 the homologation was approved and AF Corse was then allowed to score points.


Chaim Bloom

Chaim David Bloom (; born February 27, 1983) is an American sports executive who is the Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously worked for the Tampa Bay Rays, most recently as Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations.
Early and personal life.
Bloom is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish and keeps kosher. His father Benjamin Bloom is an eye doctor, and his mother Esther Stern-Bloom is a retired Hebrew and French teacher. He attended Jewish day schools, first at Solomon Schechter Day School (now known as Perelman Jewish Day School), and then at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now known as Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy) in Greater Philadelphia, graduating in 2000. He then graduated from Yale University in 2004, with a bachelor's degree in Latin Classics.
Bloom and his wife, Aliza (née Hochman), met at Yale, where she earned a B.A. in economics and international studies. They have two sons, Isaiah and Judah. The family lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, close to Tropicana Field in part so he could easily return on Friday nights to make Shabbat with his family, as he is Sabbath-observant.
Career.
Bloom's first entry into the baseball world was an article in Baseball Prospectus in 1997, and he continued writing for it until he joined the Rays. Prior to joining the Rays, he was a baseball operations intern for the San Diego Padres and a legal/corporate partnerships intern for Major League Baseball.
Tampa Bay Rays.
Bloom began working for the Tampa Bay Rays in February 2005 as an intern, was hired by the Rays full-time to work in Minor League Operations in October 2005. He was promoted to Assistant Director of Minor League Operations in 2008, with responsibility for all aspects of the team's minor league system, including player evaluation and assignments, expansion of video, strength and conditioning, and mental skills initiatives, creating of the "Rays Way" player development manual, and executing individual development plans for organization's prospects. He was named Director of Baseball Operations in 2011, expanding his job to include contract negotiations, salary arbitration, budgeting, and overseeing major league support staff and international scouting. In 2014, when general manager Andrew Friedman left the Rays organization, the Rays promoted Bloom to Vice President of Baseball Operations. His responsibilities expanded to include his overseeing domestic and international player development, a newly created baseball performance science department, trade negotiations, pro, amateur, and international scouting philosophy, personnel additions and changes throughout baseball operations, and short- and long-term strategic planning. He was named Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations in 2016, second in command behind President of Baseball Operations Matthew Silverman.
Despite a low Tampa Bay payroll, Bloom consistently fielded competitive teams. The franchise had been one of the most innovative under his management; he integrated analytics into all aspects of the game. He was an early user of breakthrough strategies, now more widely used, such as a much heavier emphasis on shifts and the use of openers (starting games with relief pitchers). Bloom is also known for his prowess in developing starting pitchers. He wrote the "Rays Way" player development handbook in 2008; and during his tenure with the Rays sportswriter Tom Verducci opined that "no franchise understands better how to identify, develop and maintain quality pitchers."
In 2015, Bloom interviewed for the general manager position with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers; in 2016 with the Minnesota Twins, and 2018 with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets; Bloom was a finalist for the Mets' position. In 2019, he interviewed for the Boston Red Sox' head of baseball operations position.
Boston Red Sox.
On October 25, 2019, the Red Sox hired the 36-year-old Bloom as Chief Baseball Officer, succeeding Dave Dombrowski as head of their baseball operations, with Brian O'Halloran to be named general manager and reporting to him. The Red Sox made an official announcement on October 28, an off-day of the 2019 World Series. In 2019, Bloom's Tampa Bay team had the lowest payroll on opening day at $49 million, while Dombrowski's Boston had the highest at $187 million. Bloom's Rays were 96–66 and made the playoffs, while the Dombrowski-led Red Sox were 84–78 and did not make the playoffs. Since the Red Sox were trying to reduce salary and get under the luxury tax threshold for the 2020 season and in the future, Bloom was hired because of his experience at managing a low payroll on the Rays.
Bloom's first season with Boston was the start-delayed and shortened season; the Red Sox had a record of 24–36 and finished in last place in the American League East. Bloom subsequently hired Alex Cora to return as the team's manager after a year away from baseball, announced in November 2020.


Wingrove Manners

Wingrove Austin Manners (7 March 1955 – 22 April 2014) was a Barbadian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career.
Manners joined Bradford City as an apprentice, moving to the first-team in January 1972. He made 1 league appearance for the club. He was released by the club in February 1973.
He later became a racketlon player, winning the Over-45s World Racketlon Tour Scottish Open title in October 2008.


Peter Angerer

Peter Angerer (born 14 July 1959) is a former West German biathlete.
Career.
At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the 10 km sprint and bronze with the West German relay team. Previously at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid he won a relay bronze medal and at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary the relay team won silver. In addition to winning five World Championship medals and 24 individual World Cup races, Angerer won the overall World Cup in 1983.
Angerer won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with wins in the 20 km individual in 1984 and 1985.
At the 1986 World Championships, Angerer finished second in the individual and came third with the relay team. Subsequently, Angerer tested positive for a doping offence that turned out to be the result of a flu remedy.
Angerer retired as an athlete after the 1987–88 season.
Today, Angerer runs a skiing school in Ruhpolding.
Biathlon results.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games.
"5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)"
World Championships.
"5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)"
Individual victories.
"11 victories (8 In, 3 Sp)"


Windy City Open

The Windy City Open is an annual men's and women's squash tournament held in Chicago, United States in February. It is part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of professional squash competition. The event was first held in 2001.


Michael Eppelstun

Michael "Eppo" Eppelstun is an Australian professional bodyboarder who won the bodyboarding world championship in 1993. In winning the competition, he became the first Australian and the first non-Hawaiian to win the World Title. Eppo helped develop two new moves in the bodyboarding world which ushered in whole new gymnastic approach to riding a bodyboard. First came the Air Roll Spin and shortly later the Blackflip.


Anne-Marie Colchen

Anne-Marie Colchen-Maillet (8 December 1925 – 26 January 2017) was a French track and field athlete and women's basketball player. She became France's first high jump champion at the 1946 European Athletics Championships and held the French record for the event for ten years. She represented France in high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In basketball she was the highest scorer at the 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women, helping France to third place. She was a member of the French national team for the European Women's Basketball Championship in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956.
Career.
Born in Le Havre, she joined up with the local sports club, the Association Sportive Augustin Normand (ASAN). Standing at a height of – unusually tall for a woman in that era – she found she had a natural talent for high jump and basketball.
Athletics.
Colchen first emerged as a high jumper in the mid-1940s and she ranked in the world's top twenty in 1944, clearing . She rose to the peak of the international scene with a gold medal win at the 1946 European Athletics Championships, holding off the Soviet all-round athlete Aleksandra Chudina with her winning height of . As of 2015, Colchen remains the only French woman to win a European high jump title (Jacques Madubost won the men's event in 1966). She followed this with a silver medal in the 4×100 metres relay, running alongside her compatriots Léa Caurla, Claire Brésolles and Monique Drilhon to finish behind a Fanny Blankers-Koen-led Dutch team.
Colchen made two further appearances in major international athletics competitions: she was selected for France at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where her jump of was only enough for 14th at the Games in London, and attempted to defend her title at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, ultimately finishing sixth with her best clearance of . Over the course of her career Colchen was a four-time national champion at the French Athletics Championships, winning straight titles from 1946 to 1950, with the exception of 1947 when Micheline Ostermeyer was the victor. She broke he French record for the high jump in 1949 with her lifetime best clearance of . This mark stood for ten years, at which point Florence Pétry-Amiel added an additional centimetre to the national standard. She made eleven international appearances for France in athletics, spanning 1946 to 1955.
Basketball.
Although Colchen's high jump and basketball career coincided, it look her a little longer to reach the same heights in basketball. Playing as a centre, she made her international debut for the French basketball team in February 1946, appearing against Belgium. In her first major tournament appearance at the 1950 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship she was France's leading points scorer in two of their group games and two games in the final group stage (amassing 25 against Italy) in their last game. The team finished fourth overall, with Colchen averaging 14.5 points per game. At 87 in total, she was the tournament's leader on points. She returned for the 1952 European Championship but played a smaller role, appearing in only two games, but still being the team's third-highest scorer. France finished seventh that year.
Colchen reached the peak of her basketball career at the 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women. It was the first time that a world tournament for women had been held. Colchen was by far and away the leading points scorer at the competition having a points per game average of 19.2 and a total of 115 points (over thirty more than the next best, Onésima Reyes of Chile). She was France's leading scorer in four of their six games. A loss to Chile in the final round meant the French women came third overall, taking the bronze medal behind the host nation and the American winners.
She made two more appearances at the European Championships after her world medal. The 1954 event saw France beat Austria and Italy to qualify for the final round, but they performed poorly once there, losing all five games to bottom the group in sixth. She returned to the squad for the 1956 edition and was France's top scorer in the first game (a loss to Hungary). Strong performances by Édith Tavert-Kloechner led France to wins over Germany and Romania. The pair again led the scoring for France in the semi-round, but heavy losses to Bulgaria and the hosts Czechoslovakia saw them eliminated from the tournament. Over the course of her international basketball career, she earned 66 selections, scored 455 points and managed a record high of 30 points in a single game. Her last international game was against Austria at the 1956 European Championships.
Later life.
After retiring from active competition she went into coaching. Colchen was inducted into the Gloire du sport (the French national sports hall of fame) in 2002, being only the third inductee for basketball and the first of those to be a woman. She was admitted to the Académie du Basket in 2005, featuring in the second year of admission and the second woman entrant after Jacky Chazalon. She was honoured as Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2009 in respect of her achievements and 65-year-long dedication to sports in France. Among her other honours are the Médaille d'or de l'Education Physique (1945) and the Palme académique des Chevaliers du Mérite sportif.


Paidagong

Pāidagōng (also, "pāida-qìgōng" 拍打氣功) is one of the disciplines of Chinese martial arts, in which the mind and body parts are concentrated and strengthened, generating a high tolerance for pain and abuse. Also called a power effect, or martial arts' power effect.


Aylesford Paper Mills F.C.


Marika Humphreys

Marika Humphreys-Baranova (born 3 January 1977) is a British former competitive ice dancer. With partner and husband Vitaliy Baranov, she is the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 2001 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time British national champion. They competed at the Olympics, World Championships, and European Championships. Earlier in her career, Humphreys won three Senior national titles, two with Philip Askew and one with Justin Lanning when she was aged 15. The following season Lanning and Humphreys took silver defending their British title unsuccessfully against veteran Olympic champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Personal life.
Marika Humphreys was born on 3 January 1977 in Chester. She and Baranov were married in March 1999. The two formerly resided in Shotton, Flintshire. In 2009, Humphreys-Baranova graduated from Glyndwr University with an honours degree in sports and exercise sciences.
Career.
Early career.
Marika Humphreys began learning to skate in 1983.
Partnership with Justin Lanning
Humphreys & Lanning paired following a national partner search event or “mix and match” in early 1989.
The young couple benefitted from sponsorship by the ice drink company Slush Puppie and coached by James Young, went on to become the 1989 British Junior Champions at just 12 and 16 respectively. Representing GB at the 1990 Junior World Championships in Colorado Springs they placed 12th.
The team took the silver medal at the Junior Nationals the following season. Old ISU regulations saw the team age up to Senior category when Lanning turned 18 in 1991 with Humphreys just 14 as they competed in their first Senior Championship under the guidance of Betty Callaway.
In the 1992–93 season, she became the youngest ice dancer ever to win the British senior title, winning at age 15 Justin Lanning. They went on to place 12th at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and 17th at the 1993 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. The following season, they took silver behind Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean and finished 16th at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan.
Partnership with Askew.
In the 1995–96 season, Humphreys won the British national title with Philip Askew. They placed 11th at the 1996 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 17th at the 1996 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The following season, Humphreys/Askew received two Champions Series (Grand Prix) invitations; they ranked 9th at the 1996 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 1996 Nations Cup. They repeated as national champions and took bronze at the Lysiane Lauret Challenge. They were 15th at the 1997 European Championships in Paris, France, and 16th at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial was their final competition together.
Partnership with Baranov.
Humphreys met Ukrainian ice dancer Vitaliy Baranov while auditioning for the Blackpool Hot Ice show. They began competing together in the 1998–99 season, obtaining the bronze medal at the British Championships. The following season, they missed the national championships due to a car accident.
In the 2000–01 season, Humphreys/Baranov won bronze medals at the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy and 2000 Finlandia Trophy before making their Grand Prix debut. They withdrew from the 2000 Skate Canada International before the free dance and finished 8th at the 2000 Trophée Lalique. After winning their first national title together, the two placed 12th at the 2001 European Championships in Bratislava and 16th at the 2001 World Championships in Vancouver. They were coached by Roy and Betty Callaway.
In the 2001–02 season, Humphreys/Baranov were awarded silver at the 2001 Finlandia Trophy, bronze at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, and gold at the British Championships. They finished sixth at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2001 NHK Trophy. Although they qualified a place for Great Britain for the Olympics under International Skating Union rules with their World Championship result from the preceding season, they did not meet the additional criteria of the British Olympic Association (BOA); and so a secondary target to medal at the Golden Spin of Zagreb 2001 was set. The BOA confirmed Humphreys & Baranov’s addition to the 2002 Olympic team in December 2001 following a review of the season results. In January 2002, Humphreys/Baranov finished 11th at the European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. In February, Humphreys/Baranov competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They finished 15th overall after ranking 16th in both compulsory dances, 15th in the original dance, and 15th in the free dance. The following month, they placed 14th at the 2002 World Championships in Nagano, Japan.
In the 2002–03 season, Humphreys/Baranov were coached by Natalia Dubova in Cromwell, Connecticut, and by Roy Callaway in Deeside, north Wales. They were awarded the gold medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and appeared at two Grand Prix events. The duo ranked 7th at the 2002 Cup of Russia and withdrew from the 2002 NHK Trophy after the compulsory dance due to a serious degenerative knee injury for Baranov. They missed the British Championships due to surgery, but took the bronze medal at the event the following season. They then retired from competition due to needing a further knee surgery.
Post-competitive career.
Officiating for International Skating Union.
Humphreys-Baranova was a technical specialist for the ISU from 2005 to 2017. She served as the Technical Specialist for the Ice Dance event at the 2010 Olympics, the European Championships in Warsaw 2007, and as the ice dancing Assistant Technical Specialist at the 2008 and 2006 World Figure Skating Championships. Humphreys-Baranova also trained new Technical Specialists for the ISU until her retirement from ISU service. In 2019 she was presented with an ISU Long Service medal for her contribution and services to International Ice Dance.
Academic Study.
In 2006 Humphreys-Baranova commenced studies of Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences at Glyndwr University (North Wales) as a mature student, graduating BSc in 2009.
Coaching - Deeside Ice Rink.
Humphreys-Baranova coached at Deeside ice rink between 1996 and 2013. Notably forming a Synchronised skating team (then called Precision Skating)for the Deeside Ice Skating Club and coaching the team to 2 British Championships in 1996 and 1997 while still competing herself. In 2000 Marika jointly coached (with John Dunn) the British Novice Ice Dance Champions, Victoria and David Usherwood. In 2006 she coached and choreographed British Junior Silver medallists Lindsey Woostencroft and Jamie Whyte. In the 2009/10 and 2010/11 season Marika created choreography for British Junior Champions Charlotte Aiken and Josh Whidbourne in cooperation with their coach, Joan Slater MBE. In 2012/13 season, she was recruited to coach and choreograph for Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones for their pre-Olympic season, coordinating the team to attain a 10th place finish at the European Championships in Zagreb, and 12th at the World Championships in Canada.
Coaching - Lee Valley Ice Centre.
In April 2013 she became the Elite Skating Coordinator for the Lee Valley Ice Centre in London.
Full time students trained at Lee Valley include 2013 British Junior Silver medallists Mina Zdravkova & Henry Aiken, 2019 Bulgarian Champions and European Championship competitors, Christopher Martin Davis and Mina Zdravkova.
Results.
"GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix"


Valeria Maksyuta

Valeria Vladimirovna Maksyuta (, ) is a former artistic gymnast who represented Ukraine for several years before immigrating to Israel in 2007.
Biography.
Valeria Maksyuta started training at the age of 5 in her native Kyiv. Her first coach was Lyudmila Alexandrovna Pasyuta. In Ukraine she trained at Sports school No. 20, a physical education school for children and youth. At the age of 13 she earned the title Master of Sports. For six years she was part of the Ukrainian national team.
After winning the 2005 Maccabiah Games, she received a proposal to join the Israeli national team. Two years later she received another proposal, from Maccabi Tzafon's owner, Aaron Litvin, to join his club and represent Israel. This time she accepted the offer and immigrated to Israel.
After moving to Israel, she achieved good results internationally, with help from her former coach in Ukraine, Oksana Slyusarchuk, and her choreographer Oksana Omelianchik. She continued to train in both Israel and Kyiv.
Sports career.
2001–2007.
Maksyuta won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2001 Ukrainian Championships.
In the 2005 Maccabiah Games, she won gold medals in the all-around, the balance beam and the floor exercise as well as a bronze medal on the uneven bars. She won another gold medal on the balance beam at the 2005 Ukrainian Championships. She competed at the 2005 Stella Zakharova Cup, winning gold medals in the all-around and on the vault as well as a bronze medal on the balance beam.
A year later she competed at the 2006 Stella Zakharova Cup and won a gold medal on the vault.
In 2007, she won another medal on the vault at the 2007 Stella Zakharova Cup, this time silver, as well as a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2007 Voronin Cup.
2009–2010.
In the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Maksyuta won silver medals in the all-around and on the uneven bars, as well as a gold on the vault. At her first Israeli Championships, in 2009, she won a silver medal in the all-around. At the 2009 Stella Zakharova Cup she represented Israel and won a gold medal on the balance beam, a silver medal in the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the uneven bars. At the 2009 Scherbo Cup, she won a bronze medal on the vault. At the 2009 FIG World Cup she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.
In 2010 Maksyuta only won three medals, a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2010 Scherbo Cup and another silver medal on the balance beam as well as the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2010 Voronin Cup.
2011.
In 2011, Maksyuta won a lot of medals. At the 2011 Belarus Cup Open she won gold medals in the all-around, on the balance beam and on the vault, as well as a bronze medal in the floor exercise. At the 2011 Israeli Championships she won silver medals in the all-around, on the vault, on the uneven bars and in the floor exercise, as well as a gold medal on the balance beam. At the 2011 Scherbo Cup she won gold medals in the all-around, on the vault, on the balance beam and in the floor exercise while at the 2011 Voronin Cup she won a gold medal only on the vault, as well as a silver medal on the balance beam and bronze medals in the all-around and the floor exercise.
She also competed in the FIG World Challenger Cups. In Grand Prix Ghent she won a silver medal on the vault. In Grand Prix Maribor she won a gold medal on the vault and silver medals on the uneven bars and balance beam. In Grand Prix Osijek, she won a gold medal on the vault and a bronze medal on the balance beam. In Grand Prix Ostrava she won gold medals on the vault and the balance beam as well as a bronze medal in the floor exercise.
2012.
At the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event Maksyuta won a silver medal on the vault and a bronze medal on the balance beam. After that she competed in the Grand Prix Cottbus and won a silver medal on the balance beam. She competed at the 2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and managed fourth place on the vault and 8th place on the balance beam.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Maksyuta fell from uneven bars and injured her back. She also fell on the other events and finished last in the preliminaries. It was described as one of the worst performances of an Israeli gymnast as well as below-par disappointing, and Maksyuta herself described it as awful.
The back injury forced Maksyuta to retire after the Olympics. She said she was devastated when told by doctors on September 27, 2012 – her 25th birthday – that her injury was too severe to allow her to continue. "Not only did I not celebrate, but I felt that one day that I ran out of life. After 20 years in the sport, it was gone from my life, the door shut in my face. I knew I was not made of iron, but I was so used to training and I loved it so much. For a whole month I was traumatized and I didn't know how to get along without it." She is coaching in Israel and hopes to open her own Pilates studio.


Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix

The Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1977 to 1979,


Coventry Amateurs F.C.


Showbiz Darts

Showbiz Darts is a British televised celebrity darts tournament which first aired in 2006 on the digital television channel Challenge. It was presented by Sarah Cawood, with famous darts stage host Martin Fitzmaurice, referee George Noble and commentator Tony Green.
It was recorded in two sessions on 20 July 2006 at the Lakeside Country Club, home of the World Professional Darts Championship.
The celebrities who competed in the tournament were Michael Le Vell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Roland Rivron, Holly Willoughby, Phil Tufnell, Keith Chegwin, James Hewitt and Johnny Vegas.
Nicknames.
In keeping with darting tradition, the celebrities were given or adopted nicknames.
Format.
The eight celebrities were split into two groups of four, each captained by top darts professionals Andy Fordham and Bobby George who trained their respective teams in preparation for the event. The darts professional trained their team members at very different venues: Andy trained his team at "The Rose", a Dartford pub that he runs with his wife, while Bobby trained his at his mansion, George Hall, near Colchester.
The four players from Fordham's group competed against each other in a round-robin format and the four players from George's group did the same. The matches consisted of one-leg where the first to reach exactly 501 wins two points. In the event that no player checked out in the time allocated for the match, then the winner was the player who achieved the highest score with 3 darts in a sudden-death shootout.
These points were recorded in each team's league table and the top two contenders in each group will then progress to the semi-finals and then the final, where the champion was awarded the Showbiz Darts 2006 trophy.
Results and Broadcast Dates.
"Andy Fordham's Group"

2 October: Rowland Rivron beat Johnny Vegas in sudden-death shootout

4 October: Keith Chegwin beat Vicki Butler-Henderson (winning dart double 7)

6 October: Vicki Butler-Henderson beat Rowland Rivron (winning dart double 6)

10 October: Johnny Vegas beat Keith Chegwin (checkout 32 – single 16, double 8)

12 October: Keith Chegwin beat Rowland Rivron (winning dart double 2)

16 October: Johnny Vegas beat Vicki Butler-Henderson (checkout 47 – single 15, double 16)

"Vegas plays Chegwin in semi-final"
"Bobby George's Group"

3 October: James Hewitt beat Phil Tufnell (winning dart double 1)

5 October: Michael Le Vell beat Holly Willoughby (winning dart double 17)

9 October: Michael Le Vell beat Phil Tufnell (winning dart double 1)

11 October: James Hewitt beat Holly Willoughby (winning dart double 1)

13 October: Phil Tufnell beat Holly Willoughby (winning dart double 4)

17 October: Michael Le Vell beat James Hewitt (checkout 23 – single 15, double 4)

"Hewitt plays Le Vell in semi-final"
Semi Finals

18 October Johnny Vegas beat Keith Chegwin (winning dart double 4)

19 October Michael Le Vell beat James Hewitt (winning dart double 1)
Final

20 October Michael Le Vell "(Bobby George's Group)" beat Johnny Vegas "(Andy Fordham's Group)" by 2 legs to 1.

Vegas won the first leg in 47 darts (on double 8), Le Vell the second in 53 (on double 7) and the last in 28 (on double 16).

Three Dart Averages Le Vell 35.60 Vegas 35.21
Showbiz Darts: Extra Arrows.
After each episode of the main programme, the celebrities featured on "Showbiz Darts: Extra Arrows", a half-hour spin-off show hosted by former MTV presenter DP Fitzgerald where they discussed their game and coaching, as well as celebrity gossip. There was also a daily darts challenge between the two team captains, Bobby George and Andy Fordham.
Viewing figures.
The BARB audience viewing figures website reports the top 10 programmes for each multi-channel television station. It lists Showbiz Darts' sister show, Extra Arrows, as reaching the top 10 programmes on several occasions – however the main programme was broadcast at 10:30 pm, so this could possibly be mis-reporting.


Italian Basketball Supercup

The Italian Basketball Supercup (), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball super cup competition that opposes the latest winners of the LBA – the top-tier Italian national domestic league – and the winners of the Italian Cup, the top-tier national cup competition in Italy. Created in 1995, it is organised by the Lega Basket – who run the LBA and the Italian Cup – in partnership with RCS Sport, and it traditionally opens the season.
History.
The 2014 edition of the Supercup was played on October 4 and 5, at Sassari's PalaSerradimigni, in a final four format. Italian League and Italian Cup runners-up Montepaschi Siena (also defending champions), did not participate, after declaring bankruptcy over the summer. Italian League champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, comfortably dispatched Enel Brindisi (third in the 2014 cup), by a score of 71-59, in the first semifinal, on the back of Linas Kleiza's and Joe Ragland's long-distance shooting (17 and 16 points respectively), in a mistake-strewn game.
The other semifinal saw cup-holders Banco di Sardegna Sassari, have an easy 89-73 win over Acea Roma (league semifinalist), with the hosts always leading, and Sassari head coach Romeo Sacchetti, rotating his squad.
The final saw Sassari add a second title to their prior cup win, by downing Milano 96-88. The Sardinians started the game on the front foot, leading the first quarter, 29-14, while Milano struggled to score (0-for-6 from three). They continued to drive the game at the start of the second quarter, but Milano found a way back into the game, thanks to stronger defense and a stellar MarShon Brooks, to answer with a 15-0 run from, 36-18 down, with Sassari then finding their scoring shoes to finish the half 50-40. Three's from Ragland and Kleiza helped Milano claw back at the lead, but Brooks missed the shot to equalise, with the quarter ending on 72-68. Sassari would stay in front for the rest of the game, with Supercup MVP Jerome Dyson entertaining the fans. Brooks led all scorers with 26 points, followed for Milano by Ragland (17) and Kleizia (16), whilst Dyson paced the winners with 25, and three other players had 14 points.
The 2015 edition took place in Turin's PalaRuffini, on 26 and 27 September. It pitted Banco di Sardegna Sassari (both league and cup holders) against Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (league runners-up) and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (cup finalist and league semifinalist) against Umana Reyer Venezia (league semifinalist) in the semifinals.
Format.
In 2000, the Supercup was organised on a bigger scale, with all but one of the Serie A and Serie A2 teams participating (Viola Reggio Calabria were caught up in a tournament in Buenos Aires), with the league and cup holders already qualified for the semifinals.
The next year, the four best-ranked teams in the league took part in a Supercup final four.
The 2014 edition saw the Supercup contested by four squads, with the league champion playing the runner up of the cup, and the cup winner playing the league regular season runner-up (barring that, the next best placed team in the cup and the league are chosen in that order).
The format was confirmed for the following editions.
Media scrutiny.
Some observers have derided the Italian Basketball Supercup as a, "minor trophy", in contrast to the Italian Cup. Journalist's such as the Corriere di Bologna's, Daniele Labanti, and Panorama's Paolo Corio, reacted to the low spectator turnout at the 2014 edition (as part of a general trend), organised in Sassari, by unfavorably comparing its appeal to that of the top level Italian league, the top level Italian Cup, and the EuroLeague (in which the home team would be involved).
The formula and venue was also criticised, with calls to organise a single final, in a city bereft of a professional club basketball (such as Bari or Palermo), or even abroad, in the manner of the Italian football Supercup.
Title holders.
Mens Sana are the record-holders with seven cups, Treviso have participated in the most finals (9) and follow with four (4) titles, Cantù and Fortitudo Bologna won the cup twice whilst Fortitudo's rivals Virtus Bologna reached eight finals but only won the cup once.


EVRICup

The EVRICUP is a European Veteran event of Roller Hockey disputed by club Teams. In each edition there are tournaments: one for players with more than 35 years (since 2003) and one for players with more than 50 years (since 2009).
The event is organized by IEC, and is held every all years.


2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 2004 Potters Holidays World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 05-25 January 2004.
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An inaugural event was introduced for mixed pairs.
Draw and results.
Men's Pairs.
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Bethany England

Bethany England (born 3 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA WSL and the England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Rovers Belles and Liverpool, and represented England on the U19 and U23 national teams.
In 2020, England was named the league's Player of the Year and PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year after leading Chelsea to win the 2019–20 FA WSL and 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup. She was also named to the PFA Team of the Year.
Early life.
England was born and raised with her two sisters in Barnsley, a large market and college town in South Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Sheffield. She began playing with a boys' team around age six and played with the team for 3–4 years. She was later scouted to join the Sheffield United girls' centre of excellence. After three years with the Sheffield United girls' team, England began playing for the Sheffield United academy at age 13 where she played for three years along with her twin sister, Laura. At 16, England joined Doncaster Belles and broke onto the first team within her first year.
England attended Barnsley Sixth Form College. At Barnsley College, her former football coaches remember her scoring the best goal many of them had ever seen at the Whitsuntide Tournament in Spain. Mark Ryan, manager of the college’s sport academy, noted, "The goalkeeper kicked the ball from the edge of the box. As the ball travelled towards the halfway line, Beth stood wide right. She watched the ball come over her left shoulder and she hit it, first time, from just inside the opposition half. Lobbed the goalkeeper. There were 28 boys on the sideline, and their reaction… It went from stunned silence to absolute uproar.”
England studied law part-time through a partnership with BPP University and the Doncaster Belles organization with the goal of pursuing family law. As a youth, she admired footballers Steven Gerrard and Rachel Yankey.
Club career.
Doncaster Rovers Belles.
2011–2015.
At the age of 17, England established herself in Doncaster Rovers Belles' first team during the second half of the 2011 FA WSL season. She made her debut for the first team on 23 July 2011 and made four appearances during the regular season. Doncaster finished in seventh place with a record.
In October 2011, she went on a short-term loan to Sheffield Wednesday.
During the 2012 FA WSL season, England scored two goals in her eight appearances. She scored her first goal during a 3–2 loss to Bristol City. Her second goal came during a 2–0 win over Liverpool. Doncaster finished in seventh place with a record. Returning to Doncaster England made nine appearances during the 2012 FA WSL season. The team finished in last place and was relegated to the second division, FA WSL 2, for the 2014 season.
During the 2015 FA WSL season, England's 14 goals helped the club finish second during the regular season with a and gain promotion to FA WSL 1. She scored a brace against Oxford United. Over her five seasons with Doncaster, England became a regular starter and made close to 100 appearances for the club. Thought offered a full-time deal by the Belles, England opted to join Chelsea the following season.
Chelsea.
2016–17 season.
In January 2016, it was announced that England had signed with reigning FA WSL 1 champions Chelsea for the 2016 season. She scored 5 times in her 19 appearances, including seven starts, playing as a wing-back. Chelsea finished second during the regular season with a record.
In April 2017, England signed a new two-year contract with Chelsea. A few months later she was loaned to Liverpool for the season where she strengthened her goal-scoring skills with 10 goals in 16 matches.
2017–18 season: Loan to Liverpool.
On 14 September 2017, England moved on loan to Liverpool for the 2017–18 FA WSL season. On 12 October 2017, she scored her first goal for the Reds in a 6–0 victory against Sheffield F.C. in the Continental Cup. In February 2018, she scored another goal in Liverpool's 3–1 win against Sunderland. England's 10 goals ranked third on the team for the season. Liverpool finished sixth during the regular season with a record.
2018–present: Return to Chelsea and breakthrough.
She returned to Chelsea for the 2018–19 FA WSL season. Her 12 goals in 18 matches ranked third in the league and first on Chelsea's squad. Chelsea finished third during the regular season with a record.
During the 2019–20 FA WSL season, England scored 14 goals in 15 games. Named Player of the Month for January and February, she was the country’s top scorer in all competitions across the top two divisions, and the Super League’s second-highest goalscorer. Her brace during the Continental Cup Final secured Chelsea's win. Chelsea manager Emma Hayes called her the best English No 9 in the country. England scored 21 goals in all competitions for the Women's Super League and Continental Cup and was named the league's Player of the Season.
In July 2020, England signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea. Chelsea's general manager Paul Green noted, "We're delighted to have extended Beth's contract, as she has been outstanding in the last 18 months, playing a big part in the team's success. We feel that she is now coming in to her peak as a player and look forward to seeing how she continues to develop for both club and country in the upcoming years." In August, she helped Chelsea win the 2020 Women's FA Community Shield after a 2–0 win over Manchester City.
International career.
England has represented her country on the under-19, under-23, and senior national teams. In 2012, she competed with the under-19 national team at the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Turkey. She scored two goals in five appearances. The team finished third in their group, but did not advance to the Final Stages.
Senior national team, 2019–.
In August 2019, England earned her first senior England call up for friendlies against Belgium and Norway. In October 2019, she scored her first goal as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Brazil. She scored the game-opening goal in a 3–2 win over Czech Republic an assist from Nikita Parris a month later. In February 2020, she was named to the England squad for the SheBelieves Cup in the United States. England manager Phil Neville said of the call-up, "She's playing in a team full of confidence and every time I see her play, she's added a little bit to the game. Without doubt she, along with Ellen White, are the best two centre-forwards in England on form and she deserves her place in the squad." England made two appearances during the tournament and the team finished third. She picked up an ankle injury during training that preventer her from playing in the team's final match.
Outside of football.
England is openly lesbian, her girlfriend is Stephanie Williams.
Honours.
Club.
Chelsea


USCC Racing Association

The USCC Racing Association (USCC) is a group and sponsor for cross country snowmobile racing in the United States. Its races primarily take place in the midwest: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Michigan. The USCC was founded in 2002 by former ISOC professional snowmobile racer Pat Mach. The USCC currently hosts the famed International 500 (or commonly referred to as the "I-500") which is by far the most publicized cross-country snowmobile race in the circuit and the lower 48 states of the United States.
USCC has corporate sponsors for all the events, here is a list of a few of the bigger sponsors: Arctic Cat, Polaris, Yamaha, ArcticFX, Brothers Motorsports, Seven Clans Casino, FOX Racing Shox, FXR, Studboy among others.


Beverly Kearney

Beverly Kearney (born 25 February 1958) is an American former college track and field coach. From 1993 to 2013, Kearney was the head coach of the Texas Longhorns women's track and field and cross country teams at The University of Texas at Austin; she held the position until her resignation on January 5, 2013. Kearney guided the Lady Longhorns to six NCAA Championships: Indoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2006, and Outdoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2005.
Early life.
Kearney's mother died when she was 17. She later was homeless and worked multiple jobs to support herself. Kearney was a standout student-athlete and began her track and field career at Hillsborough Community College where she earned National Junior College All-America honors. She then earned a scholarship to Auburn University where she claimed two AIAW All-America honors and was selected the Auburn Athlete of the Year and team MVP as a senior. In 1980, Kearney qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200-meter before closing out her career at Auburn in 1981 and earning a bachelor's degree in social work. She graduated in 1982 with a master's degree in physical education from Indiana State University, where she began her coaching career in track and field.
Coaching career.
University of Texas coaching highlights
Resignation from Texas.
On January 5, 2013, Kearney resigned as women's track coach at the University of Texas after revealing that she had engaged in an "intimate consensual relationship" with a student athlete and member of the track and field team. The former athlete notified Texas officials about the relationship in October 2012, and Texas placed Kearney on leave in November 2012 while an investigation took place. After confirming the relationship, UT officials decided that Kearney could not continue in her position and informed her that she could either resign or be fired. School officials maintained that any romantic relationship between a player and a coach is unacceptable.
Kearney and her attorney, Derek Howard, told the "Austin American-Statesman" that she did not know she was required to inform the women's athletic director about any relationship she had with one of her players. While Kearney admitted displaying poor judgement, Howard issued a statement asserting that male coaches have engaged in similar conduct and have not been punished, in particular football coach Major Applewhite, who had an extramarital affair with a graduate assistant athletic trainer. Applewhite's only punishment was a salary freeze for 11 months of 2009. He was given a $9,000 raise in 2010. Patti Ohlendorf, UT Austin's vice president for legal affairs, noted in comments to CNN that the distinguishing feature of Kearney's conduct was her position as a head coach and the status of the directly subordinate student-athlete, saying that the relationship "crosses the line of trust placed in the head coach for all aspects of the athletic program and in the best interests of the student-athletes in the program."
Auto accident.
On December 26, 2002, Kearney was a passenger in an SUV that flipped over several times, throwing her about 50 feet from the car. The accident left Kearney paralyzed from the waist down. Two friends died on the scene including Ilrey Oliver Sparks, a 40-year-old academic counselor at UT and a former Jamaican Olympic track star, and Muriel Wallace, the mother of the driver. Three passengers survived including: Kearney; the driver, Michelle Freeman, a former Jamaican track and field athlete and Olympic bronze medalist; and Sparks's two-year-old daughter, Imani Sparks. When paramedics found Kearney on the pavement, she was barely breathing. Her spinal cord was badly injured, a chunk of her back had been ripped out, her skull was fractured, and she was bruised all over.
When doctors explained to Kearney that she was paralyzed, she vowed to walk again. She underwent multiple major surgeries and months of rehabilitation and physical therapy. She first stood on her own four months after the car accident in front of a crowd of 20,000 cheering people in the Mike A. Myers Stadium during the 2003 Texas Relays. Within a year of the accident, she moved from using a wheelchair to using a walker, and a year later was using two canes. After a couple of years, she switched to one cane to keep her balance.
Philanthropy.
In 2006, Kearney founded the Pursuit of Dreams (POD) Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to reconnecting and assisting individuals with their life’s purpose, passions, and dreams. POD uses proven sports-based “coaching” methods and principles in a broader setting to strengthen individuals and communities. Each spring during the Texas Relays weekend the organization hosts a symposium and networking conference for teaching, inspiring and mentoring student-athletes and the entire community. The purpose of the event is to bring together a distinguished group of minorities with stellar credentials from the entertainment, sports and music industries coupled with highly profiled individuals from academia, political and Corporate America to provide minority students with insight on making a successful transition into the corporate world.
References.
Notes
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Brian Marshall (athlete)

Brian Marshall (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete, who competed in the men's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Marshall was an active athlete in high school, setting a national Canada-wide high jump record at the high school level in 1981. He subsequently attended Stanford University, where he won a Pac-10 championship in the high jump in 1988; his jump remained the all-time record for a Stanford University athlete as of 2016.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he jumped , placing 17th — a tie with fellow Canadian jumper Milton Ottey and South Korean jumper Cho Hyun-Wook — and failing to qualify for the finals.
Marshall came out as gay in 1994 by attending a political gala at Rideau Hall as the guest of Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly gay Member of Parliament. He was also a panelist at the 2003 National Gay and Lesbian Athletics Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a panel of LGBT Olympians that also included swimmer Mark Tewksbury and rower Harriet Metcalf.


Fast Racing League

Fast Racing League (stylized as FAST Racing League) is a racing game developed and published by German video game developer Shin'en Multimedia and released for Wii as a WiiWare title on 27 May 2011. It is the first installment in the "Fast" series.
Gameplay.
"Fast Racing League" is a fast-paced, futuristic racing game, often compared to "F-Zero" and "Wipeout." However, unlike other racing games, it features a "phase shift mechanic" which allows the player to switch their vehicle between light and dark phases. These can be used to take advantage of colored pads on the track to boost the player's speed or launch the vehicle into the air, which only work if the vehicle is the same color. The player must collect energy orbs scattered across the track to fill their energy meter, which allows them to switch phases, adding extra challenge to the game.
Before being able to play the main game, the player must complete the "qualification", a tutorial level in which there are no opponents and the player, with the help of informational objectives displayed on-screen. Once this level has been completed, the player unlocks the ability to play single-player and multiplayer games with AI vehicles.
The game features multiple vehicles, which can be obtained by winning races between 3 classes (neutron, proton, and ion), which serve as different difficulty settings and take place in 3 leagues (Shima, Siberia, and Sunahara). Each league is further divided into races. These leagues must be unlocked for each class by completing the previous one. The player begins with two vehicles: Ajia X, and K-Rokoku. Each car has different weight, velocity, and acceleration stats, tailoring them to different playstyles.
Reception.
"Fast Racing League" received generally favorable reviews, with Nintendo Life's Marcel van Duyn calling it "another success for Shin'en", and an "amazing accomplishment for WiiWare graphic-wise". "Racing League" has received two sequels, "Fast Racing Neo" and "Fast RMX".


Paul Newgarden

Major General Paul Woolever Newgarden (February 14, 1892 – July 14, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer.
Early years.
Newgarden was born on February 24, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a United States Army medical officer, Lt. Col. George J. Newgarden, and Margaret Woolever Newgarden.
As a boy he lived on a number of Army posts until his father's retirement due to physical disability in the line of duty in 1907. Seeking an Army career, he obtained an appointment at large to the United States Military Academy and entered on March 1, 1909 from Washington, D. C. at the age of 17.
Education.
As a cadet he was popular, and early on showed the basic elements of leadership which would mark him for early selection to command. Throughout his four years as a cadet he worked industriously in the gym and made several athletic squads, including baseball, broadsword, indoor meet, and hockey. He took an intense interest in marksmanship, earning the nickname "Pistol Paul". He became a Distinguished Pistol Shot and a member of the Infantry Pistol Team which, in 1923, won a national championship from the Marines.
Life and career.
An ardent believer in the Infantry as the backbone of the Army, he joined the 21st Infantry Regiment at Vancouver Barracks in 1913, and was also assigned to several training camps on the west coast as an instructor just prior to World War I. In 1919 he was National Junior Saber Champion. Next he was assigned as a tactical officer at West Point, which prevented him from going overseas in World War I. He saw those battlefields when after the war he accompanied a group of early graduates on a trip through France, Germany and Italy.
While at the Infantry School in 1921-1922 he continued his interest and training in marksmanship. He served in 1924 with the 27th Infantry Regiment in Hawaii as a Major, and completed his tour in the Islands with a year as Inspector of the Hawaiian Division. Upon his return to the United States he completed The Command and General Staff School, and was then assigned to command the Infantry Demonstration Battalion at The Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from 1927 to 1931. His experience in tactics was rapidly broadening, and his interest in sports continued. He took part in polo, tennis, swimming, and hunting, and also taught tennis at Fort Sill, as he had done in Hawaii. While at Fort Sill he met and married Priscilla Quinby of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, in December 1927.
Following courses at the Army War College in 1931–1932, he had duty in the Training Section, Office of the Chief of Infantry. By now his ability for higher echelon jobs was well established and he became G-l of the First Army in its initial organization from 1934 to 1936, and later G-3 of the Sixth Corps Area in Chicago. However, his main love was straight duty with troops. In 1940 he organized and trained the 418th Infantry. During this period General George S. Patton said of him on his efficiency report: "Colonel Newgarden is the best regimental commander I know. He is a natural leader. He will go far". His rise in command was fast.
On January 15, 1942 he was promoted to Brigadier General and commanded Combat Team A of the 2nd Armored Division. Shortly thereafter, on June 22, 1942, he was promoted to temporary Major General, and assigned to organize and train the 10th Armored Division at Fort Benning.
Said Newgarden, "We of the 10th Armored Division have chosen to call ourselves 'Tigers' because of the tiger's many soldierly characteristics. Tenth Armored 'Tigers' should be able to describe to their friends, as well as be able to impress their enemies, with these tiger qualities. The 'Tiger' is primarily a field soldier. He is at home in the field, jungles, or woods. His motto is to 'Terrify and Destroy'. He is able to carry out his motto because of his marvelous muscular development, smooth coordination, his ability to maneuver and surprise his prey, and when he hits, he hits hard, and shoots straight at the mark with devastating accuracy. No one ever saw a fat 'Tiger'—he keeps himself in perfect condition—not to mention his coat, which is always clean and neat. The 'Tiger' has one weak spot—he hates water, but he can be taught to swim. The 'Tiger's' favorite attack is made in the dark—he has such a good sense of direction, and he has worked so much in the dark, that he never gets lost. The 'Tiger' never quits. He is the most ferocious fighter in the animal kingdom. We have 12,000 'Tigers' that will never be licked."
Official visitors were impressed with the superior results he obtained. Among those visitors were the President, the Army Chief of Staff, and various general officers high in the training organization of the Army as well as distinguished British leaders, including Anthony Eden.
While Major General William H. H. Morris took the "Tigers" into battle, Newgarden was the first to command and train them, and the 10th Armored Division played key roles in several engagements during World War II.
Passage.
In July 1944, while traveling in a military aircraft from an Armored Force conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to his Division Headquarters at Fort Benning, Georgia, Newgarden learned that one of his junior officers could have a few hours with his family by rerouting the plane through Chattanooga, Tennessee. He approved the change. The new route was unexpectedly blanketed with a violent storm, resulting in a fatal crash.
Newgarden was posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit on October 12, 1944, the presentation being made to his widow. The citation read, "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Commanding General, 10th Armored Division, from its activation 15 July 1942 to his death 15 July 1944".
Newgarden was survived by his widow, Priscilla Quinby Newgarden, who lived in Brunswick, Maine; his stepmother Mrs. George J. Newgarden of Washington, D. C. and his brother, Colonel George J. Newgarden, Jr. (U.S. Army, Retired).
The likeness of General Newgarden, as seen above, was drawn in charcoal by T/4 Louis J. Short of the Tiger Division.


Limor Friedman

Limor Friedman (also "Fridman"; לימור פרידמן; born January 30, 1968) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast. She was born in Israel, and is Jewish.
Gymnastics career.
She was coached by Zahava Zissman. Friedman came in 6th in the South African Cup in November 1982.
Friedman competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 16 in gymnastics. In the Women's Individual All-Around she came in 65th, in the Women's Floor Exercise she came in 64th, in the Women's Horse Vault she came in 59th, in the Women's Uneven Bars she came in 64th, and in the Women's Balance Beam she came in 65th. At the time that she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-3.5 (162 cm) tall and weighed 101 lbs (46 kg).


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Spanish Quidditch Cup

The Spanish Quidditch Cup is the main quidditch championship of Spain. It's an annual event, celebrated for the first time in 2016. The 2016 Spanish Quidditch Cup was the first edition of this tournament. It was played on the February 6th and 7th, 2016 in Campo Grande football fields in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid. 8 teams from Andalusia, Basque Country, Galicia and Madrid joined for this event where the locals, Madrid Wolves, won the championship beating Bizkaia Boggarts in the final 140-70*.


Sandy Beach (Oahu)

Sandy Beach is a beach on the South Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. It is known for its excellent bodyboarding and bodysurfing opportunities due to shore break and consistent barrels. Consequently, more injuries occur per year at Sandy Beach than any other beach in Hawaii, earning it the infamous nickname, "break-neck" beach. The water is especially dangerous during high surf, when strong rip currents are present. The beach park is located between Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Park on the west and Makapuu Point on east along 8800 Kalanianaole Highway in Honolulu's southside neighborhood.
In October 2014, Honolulu City Council member Stanley Chang proposed changing the name of Sandy Beach to "President Barack Obama Sandy Beach Park." The plans were dropped due to opposition from the public.


2009 Formula BMW Pacific season

The 2009 Formula BMW Pacific season was the eighth Formula BMW Pacific season. It began on May 2 in Sepang and ended on November 22 in Macau after 15 rounds in five countries. Rio Haryanto became champion with one race to spare, having won the title at Okayama.
Standings.
"Note": In the second race at the Sepang F1 support event, due to insufficient distance covered, half points were awarded.


Moana Hope

Moana Hope (born 14 February 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's competition from 2017 to 2019, including 13 matches over two seasons at and a further seven matches over one season at . Each followed an extended career at state-league level before the creation of a national league.
Early life.
Hope began playing Australian football competitively at the age of seven, playing with boys teams at Glenroy through under-12s. Without a viable youth girls league to join, Hope immediately progressed to playing senior women's football with Hadfield at the age of thirteen. She played representative football for Victoria at age 16, and captained the state side at under-19 level. She was also a member of the Australia women's international rules football team that played against Ireland in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series.
Hope was also an accomplished junior cricketer, representing Victoria through to under-19 level. She chose to give up the sport in favour of Australian football.
State league football.
Hope has played premier division Australian football in the VWFL for the Darebin Falcons and St Kilda Sharks. She is a multiple competition leading goalkicker. She has also played for Melbourne University.
Hope ceased playing Australian football in 2011 after an accomplished period in the VWFL; in 2013, she witnessed the first AFL women's exhibition match and recommitted to football as a result, and was drafted with the eleventh selection the following year to the . She would go on to play for the club in representative exhibition matches for the next three years. In 2016, she kicked six goals in the victorious side against in the women's all-stars game in September.
In the 2016 season she kicked over 100 goals, the first ever player to do so in the VFL Women's.
AFL Women's career.
In July 2016, Hope was signed by as one of two marquee players ahead of the AFL Women's inaugural season.
She made her debut in round 1 in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against . Hope finished the season having played in all seven of Collingwood's matches and kicking seven goals, leading the Magpies' goalkicking and equal sixth-highest league-wide. Hope was later re-signed for the 2018 season in the May 2017 trade period. In late August she was added as an injury replacement player in the Victorian side for the upcoming State of Origin exhibition match. She kicked one goal in her state's 97-point win over The Allies.
Hope returned to Collingwood's side for round 1 2018 in an eight-point loss to at Ikon Park. After a disappointing personal performance she was dropped from the club's round 2 side to face at Optus Stadium the following week.
On 18 May 2018, it was announced that Hope had been signed by North Melbourne, who entered the AFL Women's competition in 2019. In April 2019, North Melbourne announced that they had delisted Hope following the conclusion of the 2019 season.
Statistics.
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019
! colspan=3| Career
! 20
! 23
! 17
! 103
! 25
! 128
! 47
! 19
! 1.2
! 0.9
! 5.2
! 1.3
! 6.4
! 2.4
! 1.0
Personal life.
Hope hails from the suburb of Broadmeadows, in Melbourne's north. She is of New Zealand, German and Australian heritage.
Hope is a full-time carer for younger sister Lavinia, who has Möbius syndrome. She has 14 siblings in total.
In March 2017 her memoir, "My Way", was published by Melbourne University Press.
On 17 August 2019, Hope married model Isabella Carlstrom in Melbourne. On 13 May 2020, Hope announced on her Instagram that she and Carlstrom were expecting their first child. Carlstrom gave birth on November 17, 2020 and the next day announced they had named their daughter Svea Hope Carlstrom.
"Australian Survivor".
In 2018, Hope appeared as a contestant on "Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders", competing in the fifth season of the competitive reality television series "Australian Survivor" as part of the Champions tribe. Hope formed many strong relationships, notably with fellow contestants Mat Rogers and Sharn Coombes and also found a Hidden Immunity Idol. In the tribe's first tribal council, Hope led the blindside of American "Survivor" contestant Russell Hantz. On day 16, Hope asked her tribemates to vote her out at tribal council because of an illness and finished in 19th place. Hope returned for "" but repeatedly refused to vote out the extremely popular eventual winner David Genat who was the sole vote to remove her from the game at final 3, leaving Hope in third place.


Jason Ball (activist)

Jason Ball (born 16 January 1988) is an Australian LGBTI and mental health advocate and former political candidate. In 2012 he came out as gay, and launched a campaign to tackle homophobia in Australian rules football. He stood for the Australian Greens as a candidate in the House of Representatives seat of Higgins at the 2016 Federal election and 2019 Federal election. In 2017 he was named the Young Australian of the Year for Victoria.
Background and early life.
Ball attended high school at Yarra Valley Grammar and completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne in 2010. He played for the Yarra Glen Football Club in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League until taking time off in 2015 due to injury.
Ball credits his rural upbringing for fostering an interest in protecting the environment, and a high school exchange to Kansas for awakening an interest in critical thinking, philosophy and secularism.
Activism.
AFL anti-homophobia campaign.
Ball started a petition on change.org on 9 September 2012 that called on the Australian Football League (AFL) to play "No To Homophobia" television commercials on the big screen of the 2012 AFL Grand Final and also commit to a Pride Round.
The petition received over 29,000 signatures and gained national and international media coverage. The AFL agreed to screen the No to Homophobia TVCs during the preliminary finals that year.
Ball was invited to lead the 18th Pride March Victoria alongside his teammates from the Yarra Glen Football Club. They were also joined by AFL footballers Brock McLean and Daniel Jackson, marking the first time AFL players had been formally involved in the event.
In 2013, Ball partnered with the AFL Players Association to launch a social media campaign tackling homophobic language in sport, featuring some of the AFL's biggest names, including Jobe Watson, Scott Pendlebury and Andrew Swallow.
Pride Cup / Pride Game.
On 3 May 2014, Ball's team Yarra Glen hosted the inaugural Pride Cup, which saw the 50 metre lines at each end of the oval painted in rainbow colours. The AFL supported the event by hosting a pre-match function, and General Manager of Football Operations Mark Evans announced that the AFL would support a national Pride Cup, and that it was up to clubs to show interest.
As part of the 2015 Pride Cup, an education program was developed to help players and coaches challenge homophobia in sport. The organisers behind the 2015 Cup were awarded a VicHealth Award for building health through sport on 1 December 2015.
In August 2015 St Kilda Football Club CEO Matt Finnis announced that the club would lobby the AFL for a Pride Game for the 2016 fixture, inspired by Yarra Glen's Pride Cup. It was confirmed in October 2015 that the first AFL Pride Game will be contested between St Kilda and Sydney in round 21 of the 2016 season.
Mental health and LGBTI inclusion.
In 2013, Ball became an ambassador for beyondblue, the Australian national mental health initiative. In this role he has spoken to schools, sporting clubs and workplaces across the country.
From 2014 to 2015, Ball was an ambassador for Safe Schools Coalition Australia, an organisation which aims to make schools safer and more inclusive for LGBTI students.
Ball worked as a Government Liaison and Project Officer for the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre from 2014 to 2015, a non-profit organisation that explores the role of technology in improving the mental health of young people.
Secularism.
Ball was an organiser and spokesperson for the 2010 and 2012 Global Atheist Conventions held in Melbourne, Victoria. He presented at the 2012 convention with a talk titled "A Fresh Generation of Freethinkers is Among Us". He was also the co-founder and President of the Freethought Student Alliance, a coalition of Australian atheist, secular, humanist and skeptic campus groups.
Awards.
Ball was included in "The Age" Top 100 most influential Melburnians of 2012 and was amongst The Advocate's Top 25 Most Notable Comings Out of 2012.
He was named LGBTI Sports Person of the Year at the second annual GLOBE Community Awards in 2015. The awards recognise outstanding contributions and achievements in the LGBTI community in Victoria. He was also a finalist for LGBTI Person of the Year at the same event.
Pop culture and news website Junkee included Ball in "The Disruptors", their list of thirty people "changing the game for young Australia". Other disruptors included Waleed Aly, Adam Goodes and Marita Cheng. Ball was also featured in "Executive Style" magazine's list of "The 10 men who mattered in Australia in 2015".
In May 2016 the University of Melbourne presented Ball with the Arts Alumni Rising Star Award recognising his "outstanding level of personal achievement and community involvement". Further, the Council of Australian Humanist Societies honoured Jason's advocacy within mental health and LGBTI equality by naming him the Young Australian Humanist of the Year for 2016.
In 2017 he was named the Young Australian of the Year for Victoria, and received the Out Role Model Award in the inaugural Pride In Sport Awards.
Political candidacy.
On 10 August 2015, Ball announced that he was standing as the Greens candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Higgins at the 2016 Federal election, against Kelly O'Dwyer. He stated he wanted his campaign to focus on climate change, asylum seeker policy, science and mental health.
The 2016 result in Higgins saw an 8.5% increase in the Greens vote, with a two party preferred outcome of 58% Liberal compared to 42% Greens.
On 4 May 2018, Ball announced that he would re-contest the seat of Higgins at the 2019 Federal election.
On 20 January 2019, Kelly O'Dwyer announced she would quit politics and not re-contest the seat of Higgins at the next election. O'Dwyer was replaced by paediatrician Katie Allen on 24 February 2019.
On 22 March 2019 the Labor Party replaced their Higgins candidate with high-profile barrister Fiona McLeod, following reports of polling that showed the Liberals could lose Higgins.
The 2019 result in Higgins saw an 8.5% increase in Labor's vote and a 3.7% drop in the Liberal vote. The Greens vote decreased slightly by 1.7%. The two party preferred outcome was 54% Liberal compared to 46% Labor, with Katie Allen being elected as the new member for Higgins.


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Silver (film)

 is a 1999 Japanese crime action film directed by Takashi Miike.
Plot.
Jun Shirogane's entire family is killed in a house fire set by criminal gang while she is away at a karate tournament. She is subsequently hired to be the first member of Fear of God, a new branch of the Japanese Secret Service. She joins forces with her former partner, a judo champion, reforming the team known as "the Flower and the Dragon". She is given the cover identity of Jun Silver, a touring member of the Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling team under manager Rumi Kazama.
Her first target is the blackmailer Mistress Nancy Otori, whom she interrupts dominating President Mah Sasazaki of Ryowa Bank. Jun is caught and whipped until Nancy is called away to dominate the boss of the Otsunami Family and Jun breaks free and escapes. President Sasazaki has her brought to his office and attempts to shoot her in order to keep his secret safe but she overpowers him as well as the members of the Otsunami Family, then returns to Mistress Nancy but is unable to find film negatives or a list of her clients.
Angered at being two-timed by Nancy, Agent 004 of the secret criminal organization known as the Viper's Nest offers Jun Nancy's negatives and list of clients if she defeats him in battle. She meets him at Shibaura Pier, where she uses her coin-throwing skills to defeat his dart-throwing skills, then fends off his attacks in hand-to-hand combat. Impressed with her skills, he offers her a truce but is then shot by an unknown female sniper as Jun escapes.


Dan Calichman

Daniel Jacob Calichman (born February 21, 1968) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He played as a defender and is an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.
Playing career.
College.
Calichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American.
Professional.
Calichman began his professional career in Japan, first for Mazda in the Japan Soccer League in 1990 and 1991, and then for its successor Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the newly formed J. League Division 1 in 1992 and 1993. Calichman became the first American to play in the J-League. In 1995, he moved back to the United States and played for Boston Storm and New York Centaurs in the A-League.
In 1996, Calichman was allocated to Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He captained the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996, until a trade to New England Revolution before the 1999 season. He ended his MLS career splitting 2000 between the Revs and San Jose Earthquakes and spent 2001 in the A-League with Charleston Battery. He retired from competitive soccer at the end of the 2001 season. Calichman held the captain armband for the Earthquakes when John Doyle wasn't in the lineup.
Calichman was honored by the Galaxy in a pre-game match ceremony on April 4, 2009.
International.
Calichman was capped two times for the United States national team, both in 1997.
Coaching career.
In 2002, Calichman was appointed as head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. In 2007, Calichman also became the director of player development for Southern California-based youth soccer organization LAFC Chelsea. The club later became part of first the New York Cosmos and then the Chivas USA academy setups. From 2014 until 2020, he was an assistant coach for the Major League Soccer team Toronto FC under head coach Greg Vanney. In 2021, he moved to LA Galaxy to serve as an assistant coach.


Sam Match

Samuel Match (January 3, 1923 – January 23, 2010) was an American tennis player. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
Match was ranked among the top ten amateur players in the United States in 1948, 1949, and 1950 in both singles and doubles play. "Lawn Tennis and Badminton" magazine ranked him as the 12th-best professional player for the year 1955.
Early life.
Match was born in Los Angeles, California, and was Jewish. He attended Los Angeles High School.
Career.
He was the California state junior champion at age 18.
He was a radio operator for three years in the United States Army Air Corps while in Guam, and played and lost to Bobby Riggs in the finals of the Army-Navy Championships in 1945.
In 1947, playing doubles for Rice University, Match along with his doubles partner Bob Curtis beat Herbert Flam and Gene Garrett of UCLA 6–4, 8–10, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the NCAA doubles title.
Match twice defeated US No. 1, Pancho Gonzales. The first time was 1948 at Newport, Rhode Island, and the second time was in 1949 at River Oaks in Houston. He was a terrific player with classic groundstrokes.
As an amateur, Match won at La Jolla, California, on February 16, 1948; at Philadelphia in 1948; and at the Utah State Open in 1948 and 1949.
In 1949, playing for the University of San Francisco, Jack Tiero of Tulane beat Match in five sets in the finals of the NCAA tournament. Match and Art Larsen lost the doubles championship in the finals.
Match was the runner-up in La Jolla (March 19, 1950), the California State in San Francisco (May 21, 1950), the Colorado State in Denver (June 9, 1950), and in Salt Lake City (July 2, 1950).
Match's first appearance in a professional tournament was at the California State Pro in Beverly Hills, California (August 11–16, 1953).
Accolades.
Match was inducted into the University of San Francisco Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1991, Match was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame.
Match was inducted in 2000 into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2005, he was honored as one of the University of San Francisco's 75 greatest athletic legends.