Tarra Rail Trail

The Tarra Rail Trail is a Rail trail from Yarram to Port Albert in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Stage 1 to Alberton was opened in 2011 with further plans to extend the trail to the coast in Port Albert where it will meet up with the future extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail.


Aspar Team

Aspar Team (formerly Ángel Nieto Team) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team from Spain, currently competing in the Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE World Championships.
History.
The team was created by former world champion Jorge Martínez in 1992, when he was still riding a Honda RS125R. For 1993 Martínez expanded his operations into the 250cc class debuting with Juan Borja. For the next two seasons the Aspar team switched to Yamaha TZ125 bikes leaving the 250cc division. In 1996 Aspar started an 18-year relationship with Aprilia; in those years he fielded riders like Fonsi Nieto and Arnaud Vincent before entering the 250cc class again, in 2000 with Alex Debón. Between 2006 and 2011 the Aspar team won four World Championship titles in the 125cc class with Álvaro Bautista, Gábor Talmácsi, Julián Simón and Nicolás Terol. Riders that competed with the team in the 250cc class included Toni Elías, Alex de Angelis, Sebastián Porto and Randy de Puniet.
In the season the Aspar team entered the MotoGP class with Héctor Barberá, who finished in twelfth place aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10. Simón finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio finishing in twentieth place. Both riders started the season on Honda-powered RSV Motors frames, switching to a Suter chassis after two races. Nicolás Terol finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles.
Barberá remained with the team for , recording a best result of 6th at the Spanish Grand Prix. The team expanded to two bikes in , switching from Ducati to ART. Aleix Espargaró and Randy de Puniet dominated the recently created CRT (Claiming Rule Teams) class for two straight years. In , Aspar entered two Honda bikes, after hiring former World Champion Nicky Hayden to partner Hiroshi Aoyama. The duo scored points regularly, but Espargaró claimed a 3rd straight title in the CRT class with Forward Racing. Irishman Eugene Laverty joined the team in , the last year for Hayden in the World Championship before switching to the Superbike World Championship.
Before the season began, the team changed their name from Aspar Racing Team to Ángel Nieto Team, as a tribute by former team principal Jorge Fernandez to his late compatriot Ángel Nieto. The team also announced Ángel's son Gelete as the new team principal.


2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

The 2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the seventeenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Zolder on 21 April and finished at Barcelona on 28 October, after fourteen rounds.
The title was claimed by Epsilon RedBull driver Brendon Hartley with a round to spare. Hartley took four race wins during the season, two of which coming in the opening round at Zolder. He also took four further podium finishes en route to a 32-point championship win over Jon Lancaster. SG Formula's driver eventually ended the season also with four victories in two final rounds at Estoril and Barcelona.
Lancaster's teammate Charles Pic finished in third position, taking victory at the Nürburgring. He finished 17 points clear of Epsilon Euskadi's Stefano Coletti, who took win at the Hungaroring. Other victories were taken by Prema Powerteam's Henkie Waldschmidt at the Nürburgring and guest driver Mathieu Arzeno, who won both Magny-Cours races.
Championship standings.
Drivers.
Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


Jacques Ochs

Jacques Ochs (18 February 1883 – 3 April 1971), was a Jewish Belgian artist and Olympic épée (champion), saber, and foil fencer.
Early years, and art study.
Ochs was Jewish, and was born in Nice, France. His family moved to Liège, Belgium, in 1893. Ochs studied art there at the Royal Academy of Art in Liège, graduating in 1903. He won the Donnay Prize that year. Afterwards, he continued his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris until 1905.
Ochs volunteered for the army in World War I, and was seriously injured in an air attack.
In 1920 he became a professor of painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège, and in 1934 he was appointed Director of the city's Musée des Beaux Arts.
Fencing career.
In addition to being a gifted artist, he was an Olympic fencing champion.
He was Champion of Belgium in fencing in 1912.
Ochs was a member of the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and won a gold medal in the team épée event (his teammates included Gaston Salmon).
Ochs also competed in three individual events. In the individual foil and individual épée, he reached the 2nd round before being eliminated (he finished 39th in foil, and 29th in épée. Ochs's final event was individual sabre, but he was eliminated in the 1st round.
Art and caricature.
He was also a caricaturist, who published his sketches, illustrations, and caricatures in various newspapers including the French daily, "Le Figaro", and a satirical magazine published in Brussels called "Pourquoi Pas?" (Why Not?). He at the same time worked at the newspapers "Newspaper of Liège", "Small Parisian", and "the Belgian Nation."
Arrest and internment.
In early April 1938, Ochs, who was himself Jewish, depicted Hitler on the cover of Pourquoi Pas? with a swastika on his head and a sceptre in the form of a headless Jew. An artist with right-wing tendencies who envied Ochs' success informed on him, and Ochs was arrested at the Academy in Liège on 17 November 1940.
A month later, on 17 December, Ochs was imprisoned in the Fort Breendonk camp, to the south of Antwerp on the Brussels-Antwerp highway. The camp's prisoners suffered starvation, grass eating, tortures, hangings, and shootings. Since 20 September, Breendonk had been used as a police internment camp holding mostly political prisoners and foreign Jews before their transport to Germany. Ochs used caricature to document the life there, drawing portraits of his fellow inmates on paper. When the commandant, Sturmbannführer Philipp Schmitt, who was very proud of "his" camp, became aware of Ochs' artistic talents, he ordered him to make him drawings of the camp and its inmates – a gallery of victims. Among them was a portrait of Antwerp's shochet (Jewish ritual slaughterer). Immediately after his arrival, Breziner's hair had been shaved off, and he looked humiliated.
Ochs was obliged to obey the demands of the SS, but tried to ease the suffering of his fellow inmates. He would drag out their portrait "sittings" to provide them with as much rest as possible. Professor Paul Lévy, who today serves as the president of the Mémorial National du Fort de Breendonk, and was interned with Ochs, has said that although the inmates did not have mirrors, they knew what they looked like through Ochs' works.
A Flemish SS man who had known Ochs previously succeeded in smuggling him out of the camp in February 1942. This same man was also able to smuggle out some of the drawings Ochs had made for Commandant Schmitt.
In 1944 Ochs was re-arrested and interned again, along with his sister, in Mechelen transit camp. He continued to draw and managed to avoid deportation through a "medical" opinion confirming he had been baptised as a Protestant, and so could not be Jewish. He was liberated from the camp by the British forces.
After World War II.
Only a small number of the characters he drew survived. After the war, Ochs used his drawings to reconstruct scenes from the camp. He published these in 1947, in a book called "Breendonck – Bagnards et Bourreaux" ("Breendonck – Slave Laborers and Hangmen").
SS-Sturmbannführer Schmitt, the commandant of Breedonck camp and, later, of Mechelen transit camp, was tried in Antwerpen in 1950 and sentenced to death. He was the only SS man sentenced in Belgium, and his was the last execution before the country abolished the death penalty.
After the war Ochs returned to work as a lecturer in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and even though his sight had been damaged during his internment, he continued to paint and draw. In 1948 he became a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium and a member of the Commission d'Achat des Musées Royaux d'Art Moderne [Acquisitions Commission of the Royal Museums of Modern Art].
He exhibited in many exhibitions, among them group exhibitions of the "Circle of Fine Arts", and a retrospective exhibition was also held for him. Ochs received many awards in recognition of his artistic talents, among them a gold medal at the second Biennale in Menton [Médaille d'or de la deuxième Biennale de Menton] in 1953, and a gold medal for art, science and letters in Paris [Médaille d'or des Arts, Sciences et Lettres, Paris] in 1959.
Death.
Ochs died in Liège in 1971, 88 years old.
A number of his drawings from Mechelen were donated to the art collection of Beit Lohamei Haghetaot (the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum) by Irène Awret, who was interned with him in this camp.


Aberdour Shinty Club

Aberdour Shinty Club is a shinty club which plays in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. It is the only senior Shinty Club in Fife and was founded in 2001. As of 2011, the club entered two teams into senior competition, its first team competing in Marine Harvest South Division One, and its second team in South Division Two.
Early history.
Although shinty has an historical presence in Fife, it has not tended to be a hotbed of the game in recent times.
Jamieson records that the old name of shinty in Fife was "carrick", and that it was "still used in the eastern part of that county" in 1825.
However, the sport was played in Glenrothes in the 1970s and early 1980s, in Dunfermline in the early 1990s and St. Andrews University has had a team made up of students since the late 1960s. However, Aberdour is the first club to take a longer-term view of the sport in the Kingdom and have developed a strong junior setup to support the development of the senior team.
It was established in 2001 as a junior side by local Sports Science student Lisa Norman as part of a project at University and within a few years had successful teams playing at all levels from Under 10 to Under 17.
Entry Into Senior Competition.
2005 saw their first entry into senior competition, playing in the Bullough Cup. In 2006 the decision was taken to make the step up to full-time competition, entering the senior leagues for the first time, although this was a challenge for a club with such a young squad.
The club finished bottom of South Division Two in its first season, 2006. The club recorded its first win in senior shinty with a 5–3 away win against Edinburgh East Lothian on 28 April 2007 but the club again finished bottom in its sophomore season. In June 2007, Aberdour's Under 17 team were runners up in the MacQuiston Cup.
2008 saw Aberdour begin to mature as a side and they recorded victories against Glasgow Mid Argyll and London Camanachd as well as having significantly improved performances against other teams in the league. The club finished the league second bottom but within three points of third place.
The club won its first national trophies in 2008 at youth level, winning the under-14 development trophy 5–1 against Strathglass on 13 September 2008 in Fort William and the National U-12 Sixes in Drumnadrochit on 29 November 2008.
In 2009, the club reached its first senior semi-final, in the Bullough Cup, where they lost 4–2 to South Division One Champions, Lochside Rovers.
The club's achievements since establishment have been rewarded with recognition of the most talented young players in the international set-up as well as various awards from local organisations.
Advent of Second Team.
In 2011, which will mark the club's tenth anniversary, the club will be running two teams, with the first team moving up into South Division One despite only finishing second in South Division Two and a second team taking its place in South Division Two. The club also competed in the Camanachd Cup for the first time. After a venue change from Cannich, the 'Dour succumbed 5–0 to their more experienced opponents but attracted a record crowd of 150 to Silversands.
The club is now technically, in terms of teams entered into competition, the largest club in shinty. The club held a gala day to celebrate 10 years of shinty in the village in 2011. The club reached the Bullough Cup Final in 2011 but lost to Lochside Rovers 5–0 at Silversands. The final was hosted by Aberdour with the Oban side's agreement after the original venue in Rothesay, Bute was considered unplayable.
The club had an ignoble double of finishing bottom of both leagues it played in during the 2011 season. This may have had implications for the second team's existence as Aberdour's first team would have been relegated to South Division Two, with no place for the second team to go. However, Oban Camanachd was relegated from the Premier Division then its second team, Lochside Rovers, was relegated instead.
Recent Seasons (2012–present).
Aberdour's first team have begun to make progress in league and cup competitions. A now established team, they attract players with experience from other clubs who have settled in Edinburgh and Fife. Aberdour also won the Fingal Memorial Shield at the St. Andrew's Sixes in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and the Rosedearn Shield at the Inverness sixes in 2016. They will play their first senior finale in the South of Scotland plate in 2014.
In 2019 Aberdour won its first silverware, after topping the tables in South Division 1. This has led to its promotion to the National League and is unprecedented for a club of such a young age. Mon the dour eh?
Women's Teams.
Aberdour had their own team ladies team, before a merger with Forth Camanachd resulted in the club expanding to two teams, with seasoned internationalists coming into the Aberdour set-up. The strengthened Aberdour first team reached the final of the Valerie Fraser Cup in 2011. In recent seasons the club has consolidated to one women's side. Ironically, despite setting up the club, Lisa Norman plays for Glasgow Mid-Argyll's ladies team.


Wayde Preston

Wayde Preston (born William Erksine Strange; September 10, 1929 – February 6, 1992) was an American actor cast from 1957 to 1960 in the lead role in 67 episodes of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western television series, "Colt .45".
Background.
Born William Erksine Strange in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Preston was reared in Laramie in southern Wyoming by his educator parents, John and Bernice Strange. He had two younger sisters, Joan and Mary. In 1947, he graduated from Laramie High School, where he was active in football, track, band, and the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he studied pharmacy.
Preston became a musician and played in bands during the late 1940s. In 1950, he was drafted into the United States Army. Trained in an artillery unit at Fort Bliss, Texas, he became a first lieutenant and fought in the Korean War. Afterward, he was a park ranger at Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming, and performed musically on the rodeo circuit before he got his break as an actor.
Acting career.
In "Colt .45" he played Christopher Colt, a government undercover agent who masquerades as a pistol salesman traveling throughout the Old West. Preston also played the role of Christopher Colt in 1958 and 1959 in four episodes relating to "The Canary Kid" of the ABC/WB "Sugarfoot" series, starring Will Hutchins.
"The Saga of Waco Williams" paired Preston with James Garner, as Bret Maverick on "Maverick".
Preston played some 20 roles in television and films from 1957 to 1991. Following his departure from "Colt .45", he went to Europe, where he appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns, including Vic Morrow's "A Man Called Sledge", opposite James Garner, and the 1968 film "Anzio", about the World War II Battle of Anzio. Preston played the role of Logan in another 1968 film, "Wrath of God"; he was then cast in 1969 as Marshal Johnny Silver in "Death Knows No Time".
Preston later appeared on episodes of NBC's "Bonanza" and ABC's "Starsky and Hutch". His last screen appearance was in a supporting role in the 1990 film version of "Captain America".
Personal life.
In 1956, Preston married actress Carol Ohmart. They divorced in 1958.


Calcio Fiorentino

Calcio fiorentino (also known as calcio storico "historic football") is an early form of football (soccer and rugby) that originated in 16th-century Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the "Piazza Santa Croce" in Florence. There it became known as the "giuoco del calcio fiorentino" ("Florentine kick game") or simply "calcio"; which is now also the name for association football in the Italian language. The game may have started as a revival of the Roman sport of harpastum.
History.
Renaissance era.
Calcio was reserved for rich aristocrats who played every night between Epiphany and Lent. Even popes, such as Clement VII, Leo XI and Urban VIII, played the sport in Vatican City. The games could get violent as teams vied to score goals. A variation of Calcio Fiorentino was most likely played in the 15th century as well, as a match was organized on the Arno river in 1490, notable as a day so cold the waters were completely frozen.
On another famous occasion, the city of Florence held a match on February 17, 1530, in defiance of the imperial troops sent by Charles V, as the city was under siege. In 1574 Henry III of France attended a game of "bridge fighting" – put on in his honor during a visit to Venice. The king is recorded as saying: "Too small to be a real war and too cruel to be a game".
A version of rules for the game were first recorded by Giovanni de’ Bardi in the late 16th century.
Modern revival.
Interest in "Calcio" waned in the early 17th century. However, in 1930 it was reorganized as a game in Kingdom of Italy, under Benito Mussolini. It was widely played by amateurs in streets and squares using handmade balls of cloth or animal skin. Today, three matches are played each year in "Piazza Santa Croce" in Florence in the 3rd week of June. A team from each quartiere of the city is represented:
After playing each other in two opening games, the two overall winners go into the yearly final on June 24, the feast of San Giovanni (St. John), the Patron Saint of Florence. For decades, this violent match has resulted in severe injuries, including death. During the early decades, in order to encourage wagering and achieve a bettable winner, there were times when bulls would be ushered into the ring in hopes of adding confusion and inciting victory. The modern version of "Calcio" has not changed much from its historical roots, which allow tactics such as head-butting, punching, elbowing, and choking. However, due to often fatal injuries, sucker punches and kicks to the head are currently banned. It is also prohibited for more than one player to attack an opponent. Any violation leads to being expelled from the game.
Rules.
Matches last 50 minutes and are played on a field covered in sand, twice as long as it is wide (approximately ). A white line divides the field into two identical squares, and a goal net runs the width of each end.
Each team has 27 players and no substitutions are allowed for injured or expelled players. The teams are made up of 4 "Datori indietro" (goalkeepers), 3 "Datori innanzi" (fullbacks), 5 "Sconciatori" (halfbacks), 15 "Innanzi" or "Corridori" (forwards). The Captain and Standard Bearer's tent sits at the center of the goal net. They do not actively participate in the game, but can organize their teams and occasionally act as caccas (referees), mainly to calm down their players or to stop fights.
The referee and the six linesmen officiate the match in collaboration with the Judge Commissioner, who remains off the field. The referee, above everyone else, is the Master of the Field, and is responsible for making sure the game runs smoothly, stepping into the field only to maintain discipline and reestablish order when fights occur.
Shots from a small cannon or "Colubrine" announces the beginning of the event. The game starts when the "Pallaio" throws and kicks the ball toward the center line, then at the first whistle as the ball first rests on field, 15 forwards or "Corridori" begin fighting in a wild mixed martial arts match- punching, kicking, tripping, hacking, tackling, and wrestling with each other in an effort designed to tire opponents' defenses, but which often descends into an all-out brawl. They try to pin and force into submission as many players possible. Once there are enough incapacitated players, the other teammates come and swoop up the ball and head to the goal.
From this moment on, the players try by any means necessary to get the ball into the opponents' goal, also called "caccia". The teams change sides with every "caccia" or goal scored. It is important to shoot with precision, because every time a player throws or kicks the ball above the net, the opposing team is awarded with a half "caccia". The game ends after 50 minutes and the team which scored the most "cacce" wins.
Along with the "Palio", the winning team used to receive a Chianina, a type of pure-bred cow. However, this has been reduced to a free dinner for the winning team; the players earn no other compensation.
In popular culture.
The comic book series "Bitch Planet" includes an event titled "Duemila" or "Megaton"; in issue #4 the event is described: "Megaton is one of many modern descendants of Calcio Fiorentino, a 16th century Italian sport... Teams may have any number of players, but their combined weight can be no more than !"
In the 2017 film "Lost In Florence", Brett Dalton plays a former college football star who travels to Italy and becomes involved in playing Calcio Fiorentino.
In Episode 4: Judgement Day of the tv series, Medici: Masters of Florence, the main characters engage in a game of Calcio Fiorentino in the main square of Florence during a flashback sequence.
In the sixth episode from the second season of Syfy Channel's HAPPY! (titled "Pervapalooza"), the demon Orcus references Calcio Storico while trapped inside Blue Scaramucci's body. (Original airdate 5/1/2019)
"The Mirror and the Light", Hilary Mantel's novel about Thomas Cromwell, contains a description of an early 16th-century game of , emphasising its brutality.
Episode 1 of the 2020 Netflix series "Home Game" is dedicated to Calcio Storico, featuring behind-the-scenes player vignettes contemporary to the 2019 Reds-versus-Whites final match. In addition to providing historical information, the episode depicts interviews with players from both teams.


Zach Boren

Zach Boren (born May 13, 1991) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State University. Boren originally played fullback, but was converted to linebacker midway through his senior season.
Early life.
Boren was born in Pickerington, Ohio, and is Jewish. He attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington where he played football and baseball. As a baseball player, Boren was ranked number two in the state of Ohio, but chose to attend Ohio State to play football joining his brother Justin, who had recently transferred to the Buckeyes from arch-rival Michigan. As a football player, he achieved all-state accolades.
College career.
In his first three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Boren started 27 games at fullback. He began the 2012 season there, but prior to Ohio State's game against the Indiana Hoosiers, Boren was moved to linebacker by the Ohio State coaching staff. He played linebacker for the remainder of the season, amassing 50 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
The 2012 Ohio State squad, for whom Boren was a captain, would have been eligible for a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Bowl, possibly even the national championship, but due to sanctions levied against them by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) were not bowl-eligible. He was named to the "Jewish Sports Review" 2012 College Football All-America Team.
Professional career.
Houston Texans.
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released on August 27, 2013.
San Diego Chargers.
On January 7, 2014, Boren signed a reserves/futures contract with the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers released Boren on August 25, 2014.
Tennessee Titans.
On August 7, 2015, Boren was signed by the Tennessee Titans and released injured fullback Connor Neighbors. Boren was later released by the Titans.
Personal life.
Boren was raised in a sports-inclined family. His father Mike played linebacker at Michigan under Bo Schembechler in the 1980s, his mother Hope ran track at Michigan, and his older brother Justin, a former teammate with the Buckeyes, is a former offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos. He attributes much of his success at Ohio State to the family atmosphere that coach Urban Meyer promotes.


Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional

The National Professional Basketball League ( or "LNBP") is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 11 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important basketball leagues in Latin America.
Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon, Dennis Rodman, Sun Mingming, Horacio Llamas and many others.
History.
Foundation.
In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA (Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol), the national basketball league in Mexico at the time, exited the league, citing CIMEBA's financial difficulties, and decided to form a new league. On March 11, 2000 the league was founded in the city of Durango with 11 teams participating. These were the founding teams, with the respective city and state:
The first president was Modesto Robledo. The LNBP set out to support and develop professional basketball in Mexico. The first edition of the league started on August 7, 2000 and finished in December, with the regular season finishing on November 11 and the playoffs starting on November 14. The first game was played in Torreón between Algodoneros de Torreón and Dorados de Chihuahua at the Auditorio Municipal: Dorados won, 80–78. The league coexisted in its first seasons with CIMEBA.
Teams.
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System.
Regular season.
The regular season is played in round-robin format in which the 8 best-placed teams qualify to the postseason. For every game won 2 points are added and for every game lost one point is added. For example: If team one played 10 games and won 7, losing the remaining 3, it would have 17 points; 14 points for the 7 games won and 3 points for the games lost.
Playoffs.
The eight top-seeded teams play each other. The 1st-placed team plays the 8th-place team while the 2nd plays the 7th and the 3rd plays the 6th and so on. The semi-finals are played like the quarterfinals while the Serie Final is played by the two teams remaining with the best-placed team having home field advantage.
Copa Independencia winners.
The Copa Independencia (Independence Cup) was a tournament created by the LNBP.


Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon

Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon (born March 26, 1966 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada as Sharri Demmon) is a Canadian-Dutch curling coach who is the National Coach (Bondscoach) for Netherlands Topsport & Talent Curling Program. She coached the National Juniors from 2005- 2014, Team van Dorp 2010 - 2013 and Men's National Selection Team 2014 to current. She also often coaches at International Camps for WCF and is the director of the Junior Division of the Curling Champions Tour.
As a junior curler, Leibbrandt-Demmon skipped a team at the 1984 British Columbia Junior Girls championships, finishing 5-4. She joined the Sandra Risebrough rink for the 1988-89 season as her third. The team lost to Debbie Shermack in the final of the 1989 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts. The next season, she joined the Cheryl Bernard rink at third, whom she played for before forming her own rink again for the next few seasons.
Leibrandt-Demmon got in a car accident in the Rocky Mountains that put a hiatus on her curling career. In the meantime, she moved to the Netherlands after meeting her husband online. She got back into the sport after her move. While in the Netherlands, she was the skip of the Dutch national team from 2004 to 2010. In 2004, she skipped the Netherlands to a 12th-place finish at the European Curling Championships. In 2005, she finished 7th place, earning the Netherlands a berth at the 2006 World Women's Curling Championship.
Leibbrandt-Demmon Coached the Dutch men's team at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
Personal life.
Leibrandt-Demmon grew up in Golden, British Columbia, where she played basketball, bowling, softball, track and field and volleyball, in addition to curling. She would later move to Calgary to attend the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Leibbrandt-Demmon was married to Christian Leibbrandt, who was a technical official and curling photographer. He died in 2020 due to COVID-19. She resides in Boskoop.


Irina Khazova

Irina Viktorovna Khazova, born "Irina Artemova" (; born March 20, 1984 in Sarov) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 2003 to 2007. She was then suspended for two year for the use of illegal drugs (doping). She then resumed her career for the 2009–10 Olympic season in very good shape. Khazova won a bronze in the women's team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Her best World Cup finish so far is a second place, which she earned in a 10 km classic competition at Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland on November 29, 2009.
Khazova competed for Russia at the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo, finishing 24th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.
Doping sanction.
Khazova tested positive for the diuretic Furosemide in 2007 and received a two-year sanction from sports.
Cross-country skiing results.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).


I-League 2nd Division

The Hero I-League 2nd Division is an Indian professional football league. It is currently the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation with I-League.
The I-League 2nd Division was introduced for the 2008 season, having been previously known as the National Football League 2nd Division. The State FA's nominates the teams who have finished in the top 8 of their respective State Leagues, which are later approved by the All India Football Federation to participate in the consequent 2nd division league.
History.
The I-League 2nd Division was introduced during the 2008 season. The first game was played on 25 March 2008 between Mohammedan and Amity.
The 2008 season saw Mohammedan, Mumbai, Vasco, and Chirag United get promoted to the I-League. The next season in 2009 saw Pune, Shillong Lajong, Viva Kerala, and Salgaocar promoted to the I-League.
Since 2010, only 2 teams were promoted to I-League. ONGC and HAL in that year, in 2011 Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, with Lajong being promoted for the 2nd time, while in 2012 ONGC and United Sikkim were promoted for 2012–13 season. The 2013 season saw Rangdajied United FC and Mohammedan qualifying for I-League.
In 2014, only one team got promoted from the 2nd division and similarly only one team got relegated from 2013–14 season.
In 2016, only one team was promoted from the 2nd division (Aizawl F.C.) and similarly only one team was relegated from I-League (Dempo).
Sponsorship.
From 2008 to 2011 the league was sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and was named the ONGC I-League 2nd Division. ONGC was also the title sponsor of the I-League. In October 2011 ONGC was dropped as a sponsor.
Format.
2008–15.
Previously, the league was formatted as a neutral venue competition with teams split into groups in which all the groups play in one stadium each. The final round is contested in a double round-robin format, after which the top two teams get promoted to the I-League.
2015–17.
The I-League core committee approved the plans for the 2015–16 I-League 2nd division matches to be played on a home and away basis. The preliminary rounds will be played as the "conference" system with the teams being divided into Eastern and Western conferences. Top 3 teams from each conference will qualify for the final round of the 2015–2016 season of 2nd division I-League.
To widen the football map of the country and to bolster the football structure, l-League Core Committee decide to launch the 2nd division qualifier for 2016–17 season. Participants from all the state associations would be invited to take part in 2nd division league 2016–17 qualifiers. The state associations need to nominate two teams with best results, apart from the teams who would compete in Hero I-League and 2nd division league in 2015–16 season, from the state league 2015–16, to compete in the 2nd division qualifiers. The teams will fight it out amongst themselves in the zonal round followed by the final round. Eventually top two teams from the final round will get a nod to the 2nd division league 2016–17, provided that they fulfill the club licensing requirements in the due time.
2017–18.
The format was further altered from 2017–18 season, the league was divided in two stages: the Preliminary and the Final. The tournament will also feature reserve teams of Indian Super League clubs. In the preliminary stage, 18 teams were divided into three groups where all matches would be played on a home and away basis. The winners of each group plus the best second-placed team would qualify for the final round. However, if reserve teams of ISL clubs finish as winners or runners-up in any group, the position was passed on onto the next non-ISL team. The final round will be played at a central venue, the winners of which would be promoted to the next tier of Indian Football.
2018–19.
Sixteen teams are allowed to participate in this season by the league committee.
Clubs.
The following clubs participated in the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division:


Rachau

Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld. It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.
The Mayor of Rachau was Karl Hirtler of the ÖVP; Bernadette Hartleb (ÖVP) was vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.
Rachau hillclimb.
From 1995 to 2004 Rachau hosted a hillclimbing event. Riders of motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski/snowmobile would attempt to ride as far up the hillside as possible without falling off. Whoever attained the greatest distance won the event. This was televised across Europe on Eurosport and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people. It also had sponsorship from the drink Red Bull.


Mont Blanc Trophy

The Mont Blanc Trophy was an international figure skating competition held in February 2010 and 2011 in Courmayeur, Italy. It has included men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.


Suzuki TT Superbikes

Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing, often shortened to simply Suzuki TT Superbikes; also known as TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing in Europe and Japan, is a 2005 motorcycle simulation racing video game developed by Jester Interactive exclusively for the PlayStation 2 gaming console. The game was self–published by Jester in Europe, with Valcon Games and Taito handling publishing in North America and Japan, respectively. In North America, the game is licensed under Suzuki, an automobile manufacturer.
The title features over 50 licensed vehicles and is entirely based around the famed Isle of Man TT race, a 60.72 km annual competition held within the Isle of Man. It is the second game based on the race, following the 1995 release of "Manx TT Super Bike", though this game was only based on the Manx TT event, which is a small section of the course.
The game was available on the PlayStation 3 via the North American PlayStation Store. "Suzuki TT Superbikes" has since received two sequels.
Gameplay.
There are two game modes within "Suzuki TT Superbikes": Arcade and Challenge. Arcade is the primary game mode, housing standard races, times trials and "Mad Sunday", an event in which the track is also occupied by civilian drivers, who the player can use to their advantage; successfully maneuvering around this traffic awards a speed boost. Boosts across all Arcade races can be earned by performing wheelies, passing another racer and crossing a checkpoint, among other methods. Most tracks do not feature the entire race, instead breaking up the course into separate events. In Challenge mode, the player is tasked with completing various trials, with successful attempts unlocking races, bikes and further challenges. These can be accomplished at a variety of speed difficulties, ranging from 125cc to 1000cc. There is a two-player option available, allowing for split-screen local multiplayer.
Customization options are available for both the driver and the bike. The player may select the helmet and type of leather the driver wears, while also changing the colour. More options are unlocked upon finishing races in a podium position. Conversely, many options are available for personalizing the motorcycles. The colour, wheel type, wheel colour, exhaust and bike itself may all be changed, with additional options being unlocked via completion of Challenge mode trials. Further bike setup options may be adjusted too, such as the pressure of the tires and fuel load. Changing these alters the performance of the bike, which allows the players to customize their vehicle to fit their play style.
Development.
"Suzuki TT Superbikes" was first teased on August 29, 2002 at the European Computer Trade Show. At the event, Jester announced its intentions to create a game based on the Isle of Man race. The game itself was only in the planning stages, but Jester confirmed they were working on incorporating a split screen option, multiple bike types and changing weather patterns in an attempt to reflect the real course. Jester also said they intended to include the entire 37.73 mile course and its features of mountain, country and city terrain, the first time a video game would do this (the previous Isle of Man game, "Manx TT Super Bike", was only based on the Manx TT part of the race). The game's platform was not specified but it was promised to be a multi-system release.
The game was formally announced on November 3, 2003 under the name "Isle of Man TT Superbikes", and was originally scheduled for a first quarter 2004 release within Europe. Initial features accompanying the announcement included details on the Mad Sunday and multiplayer modes. A few months later, on February 20, the game was delayed, with a new expected release date of June 2004. Additional gameplay features were announced alongside the delay, including the promise of up to ten racers at once and a frame rate of 60 frames per second, as well as gameplay options for the tutorial and split-screen. Intentions to heavily advertise the game on Men & Motors, a men's television channel in Britain, were also publicized.
The Isle of Man government assisted in the development of the game, providing the team with data about the course. The developers also traveled to the Isle of Man to capture data themselves, in an attempt to authentically recreate the island.
After three years of development, the game was eventually released in Europe on April 29, 2005 as "TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing", with a North American version adding "Suzuki" being released a few months later. The game launched the following year in Japan with an MSRP of ¥5800. On September 4, 2012, the game was re-released on the North American PlayStation Store for $9.99, though it was only playable on the PlayStation 3.
Reception.
"Suzuki TT Superbikes" received mixed to positive reception upon release. The game holds a score of 71 on Metacritic based on reviews from seven critics. Critics typically praised the physics and realism, but were concerned with the long loading times and lack of track variety.
Reviewing for IGN, Ed Lewis scored the game a 6.1/10. Lewis praised the in game physics and AI of the opponent, and ultimately called the game itself a "decent racing game", but faulted the game for not being original enough. He also criticized a lack of content, recommending more tracks and saying that the game needed more "personality". Lewis recommended players wait for the then-upcoming "MotoGP 4", a similar motorcycle racing game that was to release a few months later.
Gord Goble of GameSpot praised the physics, sense of speed, sounds and realism, although criticized the "claustrophobic" two lane raceway and presence of only one track, though he would partially justify this by pointing out the longevity of the course. He would go on to award the game a score of 6.9/10, equating to "fair".
 gave the game a 7.5/10. In their review, the publication praised the physics but called the graphics average and load times "excruciatingly long".
GamesRadar's short review positively compared the levels of realism to Sony's "Gran Turismo" series, but bashed the title for not being accessible to players not accustomed to motorbike racing games. Despite of negative opinion, they highly recommended the game to players familiar with the genre, saying "TT certainly isn't for everyone...but biking aficionados will go wild with joy that they finally have a racer worthy of their beloved sport". They gave the game a score of four stars out of five.
Legacy.
"Suzuki TT Superbikes" has received two sequels, with both of them also being exclusive to the PlayStation 2. "TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship" was the first, coming out on March 7, 2008 in Europe. A North American version again adding the "Suzuki" brand was released the following year on March 5, 2009. This game was also released on the PlayStation Store, being published on September 4, 2012. This was again exclusive to the North American Store, and was only playable on the PlayStation 3.
The third and final game in the series, called "TT Superbikes Legends" was released a few months after "Championship", coming out in Europe on November 28, 2008. Unlike the other two games, this version was not released for other regions.


Marina Lisogor

Marina Lisogor (born 11 May 1983) is a Ukrainian cross-country skier. On 22 February 2014, she tested positive for trimetazidine and was expelled from the 2014 Winter Olympics.


Paf Masters

The Paf Masters is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Vianor Curlingcenter in Eckerö of Åland Islands, Finland. It has been a part of the Women's World Curling Tour since 2017. The tournament is held in a round robin format.


2006 Asian Touring Car Championship

The 2006 Asian Touring Car Championship season was the second season of the ATCC under Super 2000/BTC rules. It consisted of twelve rounds run over five weekends (the first three weekends having two rounds and the last two having three) in four countries in southeast Asia.


Ran Shantal

Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.
Early life.
Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish. His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental.
Sailing career.
His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France. In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland.
In 1993, Shantal and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships. In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada. That year, he and his brother were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a ceremony conducted by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Shantal (at the age of 25) and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th.


2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

The 2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the sixteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Zolder on 29 April and finished at the Barcelona on 29 October, after fourteen rounds.
Motopark Academy's Filipe Albuquerque who took a pair of double wins at Nürburgring and Barcelona clinched the championship title in the final round at Barcelona by eight points ahead of JD Motorsport's Chris van der Drift, who won two races during the season at Misano and Donington Park. Van der Drift also finished as top rookie. Carlo van Dam finished in third for SG Formula, after win at Le Mans and another four podiums. Another driver who won on Bugatti Circuit was Bertrand Baguette who finished two points behind van Dam for Epsilon Euskadi. Kasper Andersen completed the top five without scoring a win. Laurent Groppi won two races of the opening round at Zolder, but contested just six races, as well as Donington winner Sébastien Buemi. Dani Clos won at Istanbul Park and Misano, but due to disqualification in the second race at Misano he managed only seventh place in the series' standings.
Championship standings.
Drivers.
Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


Kambala

Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod of Kerala, a region collectively known as Tulu Nadu.
The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March. The Kambalas are organized through Kambala samithis (Kambala Associations), of which there are currently 18. Over 45 races are held annually in coastal Karnataka, including smaller remote villages such as Vandaru and Gulvadi.
Etymology.
Kambla as derived from 'kampa-kala ' the word 'Kampa' is related slushy, muddy field. The Dravidian origin of the word Kampa by is kan+pa. And word 'kala' means field, where it happens. In other interpretations of modern Kambala is that 'Kamba', "nishane" a pole used for water spurt during race by buffalo pairs.
Format.
Kambala is a sport. The Kambala racetrack is a slushy paddy field, and the buffaloes are driven by a whip-lashing farmer.
Traditional Kambala was non-competitive, and the pair was run one by one. In modern Kambala, the contest generally takes place between two pairs of buffaloes. In villages such as Vandaro and Choradi, there is also a ritualistic aspect, as farmers race their buffaloes to give thanks for protecting them from diseases.
Historically, the winning pair of buffaloes was rewarded with coconuts and bananas. Today, winning owners earn gold and silver coins. Some organising committees award an eight-gram gold coin as first prize. In some competitions, cash prizes are awarded.
Decoration of Buffalo.
The buffaloes are decorated with coloured jhūls and m
head-pieces of brass and silver (sometimes bearing the emblems of the sun and moon), and ropes which make a sort of bridle. The special towel used to cover the buffalo's back is called the "paavade" (Tulu:"ಪಾವಡೆ").
Types of Kambalas.
Traditionally, there were types of Kambalas
Kori Kambla.
Kori Kambla is a distinct agriculture-based celebration in Tulunadu. This refers to a kind of collective ploughing and planting on a fixed day for the enelu (Tulu: ಏಣೆಲ್) cultivation. A general race of buffaloes is known as kori (kandoe korune)[1] Kambala.
Bale Kambla.
The celebration of Bale Kambala was discontinued about 900 years ago. Bale means baby, looks like small kambla, the small formers prepares their field for paddy cultivation.
Natha Pantha.
The kambla influenced by Natha pantha, in earlier days, the Kambla starts previous day evening with tradition dance of Koraga communities mostly by men. They performing full night with following all panchakarma madya (Alcohol), māṃsa (Meat), matsya (Fish), mudrā (Gesture), maithuna (Sexual). The Koragas were sit up through the night before the Kambla day, performing a ceremony called "panikkuluni", the meaning of word sitting under the dew. They sing songs to the accompaniment of their special kind of band "dudi", about their special spirit daiva Nīcha, and offer toddy and a rice-pudding boiled in a large earthen pot, which is broken so that the pudding remains as a solid mass. This pudding is called "kandēl addyē", or pot pudding.
Innovations.
Kambala has become an organised rural sport, with elaborate planning and scheduling to accommodate competitions at different places. A "Kambala Committee" arranges races in several categories describing the outfitting of the buffaloes. Typical categories are:
Kambala draws large rural crowds, as it has done for the last three hundred years. People bet on the buffaloes, and one can witness more than 20,000 spectators in a well-organised Kambala, egging on and cheering the buffaloes to complete the race.
In some places, night races are arranged under floodlights.
The buffaloes developed for the race are carefully fed and some owners have even built separate swimming pools for competing buffaloes.
Kadri Kambala.
Kadri Kambala used to be held at Kadri, Mangalore and it is called "Dēvere Kambla" (God's Kambala) as it is associated with Sri Manjunatha Temple in that city. This event was patronised by the Alupa kings of Mangalore, 300 years ago. For this reason, Kadri Kambala is also known as "Arasu Kambala" (King's Kambala).
Legal status.
Animal lovers have criticised Kambala as cruel to the racing buffaloes, which are driven by whips. Noted animal-rights activist Maneka Gandhi expressed concerns about the ill treatment of buffaloes during the race. Kambala organizers contend that whips are necessary to elicit maximum speed. Government officials advise the riders to be gentle on buffaloes and avoid using whips during the race.
In 2014, based on lawsuits filed by animal welfare organizations, the Supreme Court of India ordered a ban on Kambala. The ban also covered Jallikattu, a sport of hands-on bull taming. A government order lifted the ban on Jallikattu in January 2017, and the public asked for the ban on Kambala to be lifted, too.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 re-legalized the Kambala festival in Karnataka. President Pranab Mukherjee promulgated the new law on 3 July 2017. Litigation continued but was resolved by the passage of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2018, which President Ram Nath Kovind approved on 19 February 2018.


Headache (game)

Headache is a board game for in which the object is to land a playing piece (known as "cones" or "men") on top of all opponents' pieces (to create "stacks"). Play moves in circles until one player has captured every other players' cones on the board and declared the winner. All players are welcome to occupy any space throughout the game, provided the die rolls allow, and there are eight spaces that serve as "safe" spots, where a cone resting on this space cannot be captured. Captured pieces are not sent back to start, but are permanently lost.
Like similar games such as "Trouble", "Headache" has its dice in a "pop-o-matic" bubble in the center of the board. The bubble is pressed to roll the dice. Unlike "Trouble", which has a single die in the bubble, "Headache" has two dice. One die is a regular die featuring the numbers one through six. The other is blank on five sides, and has a red dot on the sixth side. The red dot, if rolled allows for an extra turn.
Headache was first introduced in 1968 by the Kohner Brothers and was later manufactured by Milton Bradley. In the UK the game (called Game of Headache) was released in 1968 through Peter Pan Playthings.
The board.
Headache uses a round board in which movement is around the outside of the board, and the bubble with the dice is in the center. There is a starting point for each of the four colors. The board has a total of 48 spaces, including 8 safe spots (each marked with an X). Four of these eight safe spots are starting points. The spaces protrude from the surface of the board, thereby allowing the cones to rest on them neatly.
The board has two tracks, the outer and the inner track. The outer track has three spaces between Xs, and the inner track has two. Both tracks merge at each X. This difference allows players to strategically move around the board.
Any player who has their cone on a safe spot (X) cannot be captured, and an opponent is not permitted to land a cone on such a spot occupied by one. A player is allowed to keep his/her cone on an X as long as he or she wishes, provided there is another legal move. The exception is on the first four rounds of turns, in which each player must move a different cone, clearing the starting space.
Cones and stacks.
The playing pieces in the game are known as "cones" (or "men" in the UK) because of their cone shape. This allows them to be stacked on top of one another in unlimited numbers. Each player starts off with four cones, and whenever one player lands on the space occupied by the cone of another, this player captures the opponent's cone. The capturing player places their cone on top of the cone of the player being captured, where it remains throughout the game. The result is known as a "stack." Stacks have the special privilege to move around the board in either direction, whereas single cones may only move clockwise.


World Archery Championships

The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events:
Of these, the Outdoor World Championships in target Archery is most commonly referred to as simply the 'World Archery Championships', and the winners most commonly referred to as simply "world champions". Events in those outdoor championships are held involving fixed targets at set distances, using a variety of bows, the recurve bow from 1931 and the compound bow since 1995.
Although less widely recognised, World Championship events are also held in Youth archery (outdoor only - field and indoor youth events are held alongside the senior championships), Para-archery, University archery and 3D archery. A ski archery World Championships was last held in 2007, but is not part of the current rotation. Following the accession of archery to permanent sports at the Summer Universiade, the University world championships will also cease to be part of the World Archery Championships rotation in 2014.
World Archery Championships Events.
And for the divisions as defined in their respective chapters:
Despite the above provision, a World Championship does not have to be awarded if the Executive Board determines it is not appropriate.
Ski Archery.
The 8th Ski Archery World Championships held in Moscow in Russia in 2013.


Kati Jansen

Katharine "Kati" Jansen (12 February 1934) is a retired German freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. She competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle events and finished fourth in the relay in 1956.


Tim Lips

Tim Lips (born 7 October 1985 in Made) is a Dutch eventer.
Biography.
Both his parents were active in equestrian as well and Lips knew he wanted to be successful in the sport from a young age. Already at the age of 8 he was getting decent results in show jumping and he created experienced ponys out of total inexperienced ones. At the age of 19 he and his father decided to check if eventing could be a successful discipline for Lips. After a few tries he decided eventig would become his future sport. Besides his top horse Oncarlos Lips rides 8 to 10 horses a day in the professional accommodation in his home town of Made. These are his own horses, as well as other horses brought in by other people to prepare them for events. Lips is even in the position to enter the show jumping events himself with those horses from time to time. This gives him a continuous rhythm and he can prepare his horses for a 1.35m height, which makes sure the eventing heights are no problem for his horses. Lips is part of the A-class Seniors Eventing of the KNHS (The Royal Dutch Equestrian Association) as well as the Rabobank Talents Team, which is a project of the Rabobank and the KNHS to discover young talented riders at an early age.
Lips won two eventing races in the M-Class in 2005 both with Oncarlos, in IJsselstein and Barchem, he also reached a second place in Bathmen, also on Oncarlos. In 2006 he became second, in the CCI meeting in Jaroszwoka, Poland and third in Ede. On this last event he also became the Dutch national Young Rider champion. At the European Championships for Young Riders in Pardubice, Czech Republic he became fifteenth, but managed to get the award for Best Equestrian. He continued his year by winning a CIC event in Varsseveld and becoming second in Nichelino. He became 10th at the CIC event in Boekelo, 2007, but this was enough to claim the Dutch national title. During his first World Cup appearance in Fontainebleau he finished on the 30th position. In Ede he became 2nd in the CIC competition with Oncarlos and third in the CCI competition with Van Schijndel's Owaola. At the CICO in Aachen he finished in 13th position and with the Dutch team he finished in 5th position.
In April 2008 Lips and Oncarlos finished on the seventh position of the CCI race in Vairano. Later he became third in Outdoor Gelderland with Van Schijndels Owaola and in July he finished second in the CHIO Aachen, the World's largest equestrian meeting. This earned enough points to be among the top 30 at the World Rankings, which gave him the international nomination for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Because he also achieved the Dutch standards (finishing among the top 12 in this tournament) the qualification was a fact.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 38th place in the individual and was part of the Dutch team that finished in 11th place.


Michael Anti (sport shooter)

Michael E. "Mike" Anti (born August 2, 1964) is an American sport shooter, a former Major in the U.S. Army, and a marksman in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He competed at the 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics in 50 m small-bore rifle events and won a silver medal in the three positions event in 2004. In 2009 he became assistant rifle coach at the United States Air Force Academy. In 2017 he became the head coach at the United States Naval Academy.


Madison Radicals

The Madison Radicals are a professional ultimate team that competes in the Central Division of the American Ultimate Disc League. The Radicals play their home games at Breese Stevens Field in downtown Madison. Since the team's inception in 2013, they have won five regular season divisional titles in six seasons. After losing in the AUDL championship games in 2013 and 2015, the Radicals claimed its first championship in 2018. Madison also hosted AUDL Championship Weekends in 2016 and 2018, the latter of which coincided with a championship win.
History.
2012.
In summer of 2012, it was reported that Madison would be home to an American Ultimate Disc League team, the Radicals. Slated to join the AUDL for its second season in 2013, effort organizer Tim DeByl stated that he hoped to get Breese Stevens Field as a venue for the team's home games.
2013.
The Radicals hosted their first tryout in January 2013. Over 60 players attended the combine, with the tryout reaching into the middle of the night.
After winning their first-ever game against the Chicago Wildfire, the Radicals parlayed defensive success all the way to the AUDL championship game, losing to the Toronto Rush.
2014.
The Radicals were again successful in their sophomore year of play, going undefeated at home during the regular season. Peter Graffy set the AUDL single-season blocks record with 49. The Radicals beat the Indianapolis AlleyCats 25-16 in the Midwest Division championship game to advance to their second straight AUDL Championship Weekend appearance. After leading early in the AUDL semifinals, Madison ended up losing to the eventual champion San Jose 23-20.
2015.
Madison once again went undefeated at home on their way to a 13-1 regular season record. San Jose eliminated Madison for the second straight year, this time in the AUDL championship game.
2016.
The Radicals went undefeated in regular-season play, only the third such season in league history. The team set a regular season attendance record at the time with over 1200 fans coming out on June 4 to watch the AUDL Game of the Week. A close loss to the Seattle Cascades during Championship Weekend, which was held at Breese Stevens, snapped a years-long home winning streak for Madison.
2017.
The Radicals would claim their fourth consecutive regular season Midwest Division title in 2017, and advanced to the AUDL semifinals, where they were bounced by eventual champion San Francisco in the semifinals.
2018.
The Radicals won another Midwest Division title in 2018. Robyn Fennig (Wiseman) became the first female player in team history. Madison played host to AUDL Championship Weekend for the second time in three seasons. This time, the Radicals went all the way, beating the Los Angeles Aviators 24-19 in the semifinals before taking down the Dallas Roughnecks 20-16 in the 2018 AUDL championship game.
2019.
In their third game of the 2019 season, the Radicals lost at home to the Minnesota Wind Chill, their first home loss in 2,190 days. The Radicals eventually missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, finishing 6-6 on the season.
Venue.
The Radicals have played every home game at Breese Stevens Field, located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.


The Last Open Road

The Last Open Road is a novel written by B.S. Levy, a long time amateur racer. It tells the story of a young mechanic from Passaic, New Jersey who becomes involved in automobile road racing during its peak in the 1950s. The book follows Buddy Palumbo, the main character, as he has to balance family life with working on cars. Buddy works mostly at a small gas station in his home town of Passaic, but also worked briefly at a foreign car shop in New York City.
The novel meanders through several real life race tracks, including Watkins Glen, Sebring, and Elkhart Lake (touching briefly on the creation of Road America near the end of The Fabulous Trashwagon) and also some real life races such as the Concourse de'Elegance at Elkhart Lake with some of the actual participants such as the three Cunningham's. Burt Levy's ability to create vivid characters, experiencing the world of amateur motorsports for the first time, and mixing that with historical detail are among the most engaging aspects of the story.
Sequels.
B. S. Levy has written four sequels to "The Last Open Road": "Montezuma's Ferrari, The Fabulous Trashwagon, Toly's Ghost, and The 200 MPH Steamroller." Each story is written as fiction but the racing action is historically based. Levy weaved his fictional characters together with his knowledge and research into the worldwide racing scene of the 1950s and 60's to produce the novels.


Zhu Chen

Zhu Chen (, ; born March 13, 1976) is a Qatari chess Grandmaster. In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster. In 2006, she obtained Qatari citizenship and since then plays for Qatar.
Biography.
In 1988 Zhu became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition when she won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania.
She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in 1994 and 1996. When she became Grandmaster in 1999, she was the seventh woman to do so.
At the age of 25 she defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in a tournament for the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship, by 5–3, becoming the ninth champion.
Zhu gave up the chance to defend her world title in Georgia in May 2004 due to a jammed schedule and her pregnancy.
In June 2004, Zhu played two games against the chess computer "Star of Unisplendour", which was an advanced AMD 64 bit 3400+ CPU and 2 GB RAM combined with the chess engine Fritz 8. She lost both games.
Zhu is married to Qatari Grandmaster Mohamad Al-Modiahki, and now represents Qatar. As of 2010, they have two daughters: Dana (b. 2004) and Hind (b. 2008). She also studied for a master's degree at Tsinghua University.
Performance in competitions.
1988.25 July-7 August, World Girls Under 12 Championship. 1st place - Romania
1990.5–19 September, Chinese National Women's Individual Championship "Group B".1st place - China
1991, Chinese National Women's Individual Championship. 2nd place - Chengdu China
1992. September, Chinese National Women's Individual Championship. 1st place - Beijing China
1994.1–26 May, Chinese National Women's Individual Championship. 1st place - Beijing China
1994. June, Asian Girls Junior Chess Championship. 1st place - Shah Alam Malaysia
1994. September, World Girls Junior Chess Championship. 1st place - Matinhos Brazil
1994.1–15 December, The 15th World Women's Olympiad team championship. 3rd place -Moscow Russia
1996.14–27 May, Chinese National Individual Championship. 1st place - Tianjin China
1996.14 September-2 October，The 16th World Women's Olympiad team championship. 2nd place - Yerevan Armenia
1996.9–22 November, World Girls Junior Chess Championship. 1st place - Medellin Colombia
1997.15–26 May, Chinese National Men's Individual Championship. 2nd place - Beijing China
1998 29 September-12 October, The 17th World Women's Olympiad team championship. 1st place - Russia
2000.28 November - 12 December, The 18th World Women's Olympiad team championship. 1st place - Istanbul Turkey
2001.27 November-13 December，World Women's Individual Championship. 1st place - Moscow Russia
2002. March. FIDE Grand Prix, Zhu was able to claim the win and knock Ruslan Ponomariov out of the tournament. This is possibly the only female player to ever beat the male world champion in any competitive sport. - Dubai U.A.E
2002, World Women's Olympiad team championship. 1st place - Slovenia
2005. March, Accoona Women's World Rapid Chess Championship. 1st place - New York, USA
2006. July, The North Urals Cup. 2nd place - Krasnoturinsk Russia
2006，Asian game Women's Individual. 3rd place - Doha Qatar
2007.July, The North Urals Cup. 1st place - Krasnoturinsk Russia
2007. November, Asian Indoor Games Women's Individual Rapid Championship. 1st place；Asian Indoor Games Women's Individual Blitz Championship. 2nd place - Macau
2009. November, Asian Indoor Games Women's Individual Rapid Championship. 2nd place - Ha Long Vietnam
2010. November, Guangzhou Asian game Women's Individual. 8th place - Guangzhou China
2011. December, Arab Games Women's Individual Chess Championship. 1st place; Arab Games Women's Individual Rapid Chess Championship. 1st place;Arab Games Women's Individual Blitz Chess Championship. 1st place - Doha Qatar
China Chess League.
Zhu Chen plays for Zhejiang chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).


Oleg Sadikhov

Oleg Sadikhov (אולג סדיחוב; also "Sadikov" and "Sodichov"; born April 4, 1966), is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.
Early life.
Sadikhov was born in Donetsk, Russia, and is Jewish. He made "aliyah" immigrated to Israel in 1991.
Weightlifting career.
In 1986, Sadikhov won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in weightlifting, in the 75 kg category.
In the 1991 World Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany, Sadikhov came in 10th, after lifting 317.5 kg.
Sadikhov won the bronze medal at the 1992 European Championships in Szekszárd, Hungary, in the Middleweight class (lifting 342.5 kg).
Competing for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the age of 26 in Weightlifting--Men's Middleweight (75 kg), Sadikhov came in 10th, after lifting 332.5 kg. When he competed in the Olympics, he weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).


Megan Smith (softball)

Megan Smith is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Marshall.
Coaching career.
Western Carolina.
On July 27, 2004, Megan Smith was hired as the first coach of the Western Carolina softball program, which would begin play in 2006. On October 2, 2006, Megan Smith resigned as head coach of Western Carolina after the inaugural season for the Catamounts.
Kansas.
On June 24, 2009, Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Kansas softball program. On July 25, 2019, Smith announced that she was leaving the program to be the head coach at Marshall.
Marshall.
On July 25, 2018, Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Marshall softball program.
Head coaching record.
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Aadil Manzoor Peer

Aadil Manzoor Peer, known as Syed Aadi, is an Indian international ice stock sport athlete. Aadi has a right hand style. He has represented India at an international level. In 2018 Aadil Manzoor represented India in Australia and attained 10th rank.
In the second edition of the Khelo India National Winter Games he won 3 gold medals for J&K in ice stock events.


Sandbagging (grappling)

Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability.
The term is adopted similarly in golf and various forms of racing. In contrast to these sports however, it remains unclear whether the grappling "sandbagger" necessarily does so intentionally. For example, in Judo or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where competition is generally divided by belt rank, a practitioner is conventionally not allowed to choose his or her own ranking and thus must compete at a level predetermined by his or her instructor.
Sandbagging prohibitions.
Some officiating organizations attempt to proactively curb the occurrence of sandbagging. These actions range from simple rule restrictions, such as the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation prohibiting those with a Judo black belt from competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu white belt divisions, to organizations such as the North American Grappling Association employing a special tracking system designed to record competitors nationally and potentially reassign them to a higher skill-level in all the NAGA events.


Taiwan Second Division Football League

Taiwan Second Division Football League (sometimes called Taiwan Football Challenge League) is the second-ranked division in the Taiwanese football league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA). This League is directly below the Taiwan Premier League. Currently league comprises of 8 teams from around Taiwan.
Competition format.
The Taiwan Football Second Division League's schedule usually runs from July to November, after the initial qualifiers where new entries play own tournament, with top 2 playing last 2 from previous Challenge League season. It currently contains 8 teams that compete in a double leg round-robin tournament, each composed of seven games. After the 14-game schedule is completed, the top team wins the league title and an automatic berth in the following year's Taiwan Football Premier League.
Since 2020, a system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and the Taiwan Football Challenge League (). The top team from the Second Division league is promoted to Premier League and the lowest placed team in the Premier League is relegated to the Second Division League. The runner-up of the Second Division League will play in a qualification tournament with the 7th-placed team from the Premier League.
2021 teams.
Currently there are 8 teams competing in this league. The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system.


Daniel Kowalski

Daniel Steven Kowalski (born 2 July 1975) is an Australian former middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200-, 400- and 1,500-metre individual freestyle events and in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200-, 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events. Kowalski, alongside Livinia Nixon, hosted the short-lived TV show "Plucka's Place" in 1997. Kowalski is perhaps best known for having been a perpetual runner-up to fellow Australians Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett, who were, respectively, the world's best 1500-metre freestyle competitors during the earlier and later parts of Kowalski's career. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
World records.
Kowalski was part of the world record-setting Australian gold medal 4 × 200-metre relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Kowalski also holds 400-metre freestyle long-course masters world record in the 30-to-34 age group which he set on 2 May 2009 in a time of 3:58.42.
Retirement.
Kowalski announced his retirement from competitive swimming on 8 May 2002. He studied sports marketing at Bond University, graduating in 2003. He was named as an assistant swimming coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2007, and also won the 2007 Pier to Pub 1.2 km open-water swim held annually in Lorne, Australia.
In February 2004, he was the host of an overnight program on SEN 1116 with former South East Melbourne Magic basketballer Andrew Parkinson. In May 2007 Kowalski appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity reality singing competition "It Takes Two".
In April 2010 Kowalski announced that he is gay. Kowalski says he was inspired to come out by Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas, who announced the previous December that he was gay. He said "I felt really compelled to do it because it's very tough to live a closeted existence". In 2010, Kowalski was selected by readers of samesame.com.au as one of the 25 most influential gay Australians.


Michael Russell (tennis)

Michael Craig Russell (born May 1, 1978) is a retired American professional tennis player, who is now the tennis coach of Tennys Sandgren. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 60 in August 2007. His 23 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Pro Circuit singles titles were the all-time record, as of November 2013. That month he became the third-highest-ranked American in the world.
In 1994 Russell was ranked No. 1 in both singles and doubles in the USTA Boys' 16 rankings, and in 1996 he was ranked No. 1 in singles in the U.S. Boys' 18-Under. Playing for the University of Miami in 1996–97, he was named National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Rookie of the Year, before he turned pro in 1997. A high school valedictorian, Russell was one of the few Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players while he played who had a college degree, having earned a B.S. from the University of Phoenix with a 3.94 grade point average.
Russell struggled with knee injuries for much of his professional career. He is perhaps best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions, before eventually being defeated both times. In the fourth round of the 2001 French Open (his best run at a Grand Slam) against defending and eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten (the world's # 1-ranked player), Russell led two-sets-to love and 5–3 in the third set, and held a match point, but was defeated in five sets. In the 2007 Australian Open, he held a two-sets-to-love lead over former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, before succumbing in five sets. Other career highlights include a fourth-round showing at the 2007 Indian Wells Masters event, a semi-final appearance at the 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and wins against top-10 players Mardy Fish and Tomas Berdych. On the Challenger Tour, he finished his career at No. 8 in match wins (276) and tied for fifth in titles (15).
Russell started Michael Russell Tennis, a private tennis coaching business in 2015. He also has coached Frances Tiafoe, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz and Mackenzie McDonald through USTA Player Development.
Personal life.
Russell, who is Jewish, was born in Detroit, Michigan. He started playing tennis at age five with his father, George, who was formerly a member of the University of Michigan's Big Ten Conference 1965 championship team. His mother, Carole, also attended the University of Michigan, and is an English teacher. His older brother David played tennis at Princeton University, and attended Harvard Business School.
Russell grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a Detroit suburb. He attended Birmingham Detroit Country Day School. He played soccer until his freshman year of high school.
In 1995, Russell was the valedictorian at Saddlebrook High School in Florida. He then attended the University of Miami in 1996–97.
Russell married his wife Lilly, a fitness competitor whom he had met in 2004, on November 10, 2007. His nicknames include "Mighty Mouse," "Spanky," "Wheels," and "Iron Mike."
He was one of the few Association of Tennis Professionals players while he played who had a college degree, having earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Phoenix in January 2012. Russell graduated with Honors and a 3.94 grade point average. He reflected, "I was raised, as are most Jewish people, not to forego a university education."
Tennis career.
Junior career.
In 1991, Russell lost in the finals of the 1991 USTA National Boys' 14 Indoor Championships. In 1993, he won the USTA National Boys' 16 Indoor Doubles Championship with Kevin Kim.
Russell finished 1994 ranked # 1 in both singles and doubles in the USTA Boys' 16 rankings. He won the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Championships, beating top-seeded Kevin Kim in the finals, and won the doubles title with Geoff Abrams. He lost in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court Championships to Kevin Kim, and beat Bob Bryan in the semi-finals and Kim in the finals of the 1994 Easter Bowl Boys' 16s Championships.
In 1995, he won the singles title at the USTA National Boys’ 18 Clay Court Championships, beating Kevin Kim in the finals, while losing in the doubles finals with Geoff Abrams. Russell reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with Kim at the 1995 Australian Open Junior Championships.
In 1996, he was ranked #1 in U.S. Boys' 18-Under. That year, Russell won the 1996 Easter Bowl boys’ 18 championships, beating Bob Bryan in the finals, and won the doubles title with Kim at the 1996 Asuncion Bowl in Asuncion, Paraguay. He lost in the singles finals at the 1996 USTA National Boys’ 18 Clay Court Championships to Bob Bryan. At the 1996 USTA National Boys’ 18 Championships, he lost in the singles semifinals to Kevin Kim, and in the doubles final with Kim to Bob and Mike Bryan. He was a doubles quarterfinalist with Kim at the 1996 Wimbledon junior championships. He won the USTA Midwest Section 1996 Wallace R. Holzman, Sr. Award.
College career.
Russell played number one singles for the University of Miami in 1996–97. He was named 1997 NCAA Rookie of the Year and an All-American, and finished # 7 in collegiate rankings (and # 1 among freshmen), before he turned pro in 1997. His 39 singles match wins were a school record, and he was the first freshman since 1986 to win the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, defeating Fred Niemeyer in the finals. He was also named to the 1997 Rolex Collegiate All-Star Team, selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and "Tennis Magazine", and the Big East Championship Most Outstanding Player.
1997–2002.
A week before he was to go pro in 1997, while serving to Andre Agassi during a 1997 practice session in North Carolina he suffered a spiral fracture of the humerus bone in his right arm. He spent the next five months rehabbing his arm. In 1997 Russell won USTA Satellite Circuit tournaments in Waco, Texas, Springfield, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri.
In 1998, he won the singles title at the USTA Satellite in Mobile, Alabama. In 1999, Russell won USTA Futures events in Vero Beach, Florida, and Weston, Florida.
In 2000, Russell won the USTA Challenger in Amarillo, Texas, defeating Stefano Pescosolido in the finals, and won the doubles title with Tommy Robredo at the Edinburgh, Scotland, Challenger. He also won his first ATP match, defeating Hugo Armando in the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Orlando, Florida. He was named a practice partner for the United States Davis Cup team for the U.S. vs. Spain Davis Cup semifinal in Santander, Spain.
In 2001, he finished ranked in the top 100 in the world. Russell won the singles and doubles, with Robert Kendrick, championships at the USTA Futures event in Mobile, Alabama. He became the first player to play his way into four consecutive Grand Slam events in succession through qualifiers (2000 Wimbledon, US Open; 2001 Australian Open, Roland Garros).
In his French Open debut, as a qualifier he advanced to the fourth round. There, he faced world # 1 Gustavo Kuerten, the defending champion, whom he beat in the first two sets. He had match point at 5–3 in the third set, and was serving. But Kuerten saved the match point at the end of a 26-stroke rally with a forehand winner that landed on the baseline. "It's unfortunate we have umpires," Russell joked, "because I would have called it out." Kuerten then came back to defeat Russell in the 205-minute match 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–3, 6–1.
2003–present.
In 2003, Russell was hampered by a right knee injury for much of the year. He had arthroscopic surgery in May. Between 2003 and the following year he had three knee surgeries to address a condition that had been hampering him known as osteochondritis dissecans. It is a genetic disorder usually found in 16-year-olds, in which his bone and cartilage separated and broke off from the rest of his knee and femur. He ultimately required surgery on both his knees. His father said: He reminds me of Don Quixote … [tilting] at those windmills. For every success, I can tell you, there's been hours on the couch with ice bags on his knees. After the third knee operation, most people would have thrown up their hands and said, 'I'm star-crossed, I can't do it.' But Michael has persevered. That's why he's our hero.
In 2004, he won singles titles at the USTA Futures event in Buffalo, New York, defeating Jorge Aguilar in the finals, at the USTA Futures event in Pittsburgh, and at the ITF Futures event in Quebec, Canada. In June 2005, Russell tore his right hamstring in a tournament in Ecuador. He spent four and a half months in rehab, and began taking courses at University of California, Berkeley by the internet. Flying home on a 20-hour flight from the qualifying for the 2006 Australian Open, he developed blood clots in both of his lungs. He had his problem treated with ten days of injections of the blood thinners Coumadin and Lovenox.
In 2007 he won a Challenger tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Two weeks later, in the first round of the 2007 Australian Open, Russell led former # 1 player Lleyton Hewitt two sets to love on center court before succumbing. In the 2007 Indian Wells Masters event, he made it to the final 16 players in a 96-player field, after upsetting 11th seed – and 12th-ranked – Tomáš Berdych in round 2 in straight sets. In his first ten years as a pro tennis player he won approximately $750,000 in official prize money. But as sportswriter Greg Garber wrote in an ESPN article, after expenses, "In terms of net income, a minimum-wage worker at McDonald's did better financially than Russell did during the nine years before 2007."
On May 25, 2008, he was named USTA Circuit Player of the Week after winning three consecutive singles titles. In April 2010, he was at the age of 31 the third-oldest player in the men's top 75.
Russell made his first ATP semi-final at the 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas. He came through qualifying and beat top seed, world # 9 and compatriot Mardy Fish in straight sets on his way to a three-set loss to Juan Mónaco. The win against Fish was his first over a top-10 player. He ended the 2012 season as the third-oldest man in the ATP Top 100.
Russell, as a lucky loser, made it to the quarterfinals of the 2013 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, losing to Denis Istomin in straight sets. In November 2013, he won an ATP Challenger in Charlottesville by coming back from 0–5 in the final set against Canadian Peter Polansky for the win.
The victory pushed him into the top 80 in the world rankings, and he became the third-highest-ranked American in the world. His 23 USTA Pro Circuit singles titles as of November 2013 was the all-time record. At the 2014 Rogers Cup in Toronto, he pushed David Ferrer to come up with his best tennis.
In 2015 at 36 years of age, Russell earned a spot representing premier American men's professional tennis at the Australian Open. He was later defeated in the first round of the Tournament in Melbourne. Annually, the Australian Open serves as the initial Grand Slam event in the (ITF) professional series.
Russell retired from professional tennis at the 2015 US Open, at 37 years of age. On the Challenger Tour, he finished his career at No. 8 in match wins (276) and tied for fifth in titles (15).
Playing style.
Russell has "startling acceleration, precise footwork and, most important, a voracious work ethic." He is a defensive counter-puncher, known for his foot speed, consistency, forehand, and fitness. John McEnroe described him as a particularly dogged competitor, saying that "no one's going to try harder on a tennis court than Michael Russell".
People questioned his potential when he was a junior because they thought he was too little for pro tennis. An ESPN article in 2007, noting that he was 5-foot-8 and weighed 160 pounds, called him: "one of the smallest players in the professional game."
Coaching.
In 2015, Russell started Michael Russell Tennis, a private tennis coaching business in Houston, TX.
Russell has coached Frances Tiafoe, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz and Mackenzie McDonald on the ATP WorldTour through USTA Player Development.
He is the current coach of Tennys Sandgren.
Singles performance timeline.
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.<br>
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.


Asian Table Tennis Championships

The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia (TTFA). The Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) started its own Asian Championships due to split between national table tennis associations in Asia.


Skate Down Under

Skate Down Under is an international figure skating competition. The inaugural event was held in August 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and advanced novice levels.


Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics

Over time, several scoring systems for Sailing were used during the Summer Olympics. Many of these systems were also used by other regatta's in their times. In order to understand how the medals in the Olympics were handed out one must have a look at the scoring system of that specific olympic sailing regatta.
From the start of sailing till the turn of the millennium one practiced the principle that the difference in points between No. 1 and 2 must be larger than between No. 2 and 3 and so on. Several systems in different variations were invented. For the last couple of Olympics this principle was no longer followed.
1900 Olympic scoring system.
In 1900 for the different races different systems were used:
Olympic races at Meulan.
In the following classes only one race was sailed for each gold medal.
In these races each boat was given, in advance, a handicap of several minutes and seconds. For each boat, the sailing time over the course was measured. This sailed time plus the handicap gave the corrected time. The boat with the lowest corrected time became winner.
Olympic races at Le Havre.
Since in the 10 – 20 Ton a series of three races was sailed, a scoring system beside the handicap system was used. Per race one could earn points as follows:
A disqualification of penalty gives the points of the last place minus 1. Therefore, In the Olympics with six boats competing this gives 4 points.

 All races counted and the scoring system was used after the corrected time was calculated.
Open class at Meulan.
For the Open class NO handicap or scoring system was used. The order in which the boats crossed the finishing line was the result of the regatta. This with the exception of the boats that were disqualified.
In case of a tie.
There are no known provisions for breaking a tie in the 1900 sailing regattas at the Olympic Games.
1908 Olympic scoring system.
Three races would be scheduled in each class.
The winner is the yacht with the most 1st places
In case of a tie.
In the event of three different yachts winning these Races, points will be allotted to them according to the following scale:
The tie is broken in favor of the yacht with the most points. Should two or more winners in any class tie under these conditions, they shall sail an extra match, on a day to be appointed, and the winner of this match shall be adjudged the absolute winner of the series.

Any tie for second place will be decided in the same manner.
1912 Olympic scoring system.
In each class there will be 2 ordinary races, with the following method of scoring:
In case of a tie.
Should two or more yachts in any class tie under these conditions for one of the first 3 places overall, the yachts involved shall sail an extra race. The winner breaks the tie in its favor.
1920 Olympic scoring system.
For the Games in Belgium a so-called "Point for Place" system was used:
In case of a tie.
Should two or more yachts in any class tie under these conditions a "sail-off" would determine the final result.
1924 Olympic scoring system.
For the 1924 Games in France system of elimination series and semi finals was used.
French National Monotype 1924.
In this class a total of 17 competitors participated. The France Olympic Committee had made available a total of 8 mostly identical boats. So here the fleet was divided in two flights of eight. In each elimination series one country was exempt and was automatically qualified for the semi final. Per flight the best two boats earned a place in the semi final. Finally a sail off was held for the places 2–4.
6 & 8 Metre.
In this class three elimination series were scheduled. The two best of each flight got a place in the semi final. Eventually ties were broken by the result of the final race. The result of the other boats, up to place 6, was determined by the total result of the elimination series by the point for place system.
1932 Olympic scoring system.
The winner in each class of the Yachting competition was decided on the following point system:
In case of a tie.
In case of a tie after all races were sailed, provision was made for an extra race between the competitors tied.
1936 Olympic scoring system.
Equal as 1932.
In case of a tie.
In case of a tie after all races were sailed, provision was made for an extra race between the competitors tied. This rule only applies as it concerns the places 1, 2 or 3.
1940 Olympic scoring system.
For the 1940 Olympics the following scoring system was intended:
In case of a tie.
In case of a tie the helmsman with the most first places wins the serie. If this does not break the tie the helmsman with the most second places wins the serie and so on. If the tie is still not broken the series goes to the helmsmen with the best result in the last race.
1948 Olympic scoring system.
Until the 1932 Olympics many scoring systems were used. Most of them put a lot of weight at winning of races. This changes in Los Angeles where a point for place system was used. Still the need for awarding the winning of races remained.
In Austria a point system was developed were the delta between two sequential places was decreased with the rank. In other words: a lot of points between 1 and 2 and less difference between 24 and 25. The system was based upon a formula taking the number of entries and the rank of into account. Not finishing, retiring after the finish, disqualification or not starting gave 0 points. The formula looked like this:
N = Rank and A = Number of entries.
This formula is in the table below exercised for 1 to 25 entries.
This system was used for the 1948 Olympics. Seven races were scheduled, of the seven races, a yacht counted only the points for her best six races.
In case of a tie.
Ties were broken as follows:
1952 Olympic scoring system.
The Austrian scoring system of 1948 was used. Below you find the relevant tables:
1956 Olympic scoring system.
The Austrian scoring system of 1948 was used. Below you find the relevant tables:
1960 Olympic scoring system.
The Austrian scoring system of 1948 was used. With the exception that a yacht that did not finish now gets 101 points. Below you find the relevant tables:
1964 Olympic scoring system.
The Austrian scoring system of 1964 was used. Below you find the relevant tables:
1968 Olympic scoring system.
For each class a series should consist of seven scheduled races. For each yacht the best six races will count. If only six races are sailed the best five race will count. If only five races are sailed all five will count.
In case of a tie.
In case of a tie the yacht with the most first places, over the 6 counting races for each yacht, wins the series. If this does not break the tie the helmsman with the most second places wins the series and so on. If the tie is still not broken then the tie remains.
1972 Olympic scoring system.
The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used. With the exception that DSQ scored now: Place = No. of entered boats + 1
1984 Olympic scoring system.
The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used. With the exception that DSQ scored now: Place = No. of entered boats + 1
Also:
RET = Place = No. of entered boats + 1
YMP = Points by decision of the jury (most used = average score)