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Nigeria: Don't Write Off Peter Yet, Says Okorodudu

Despite the defeat Samuel Peter suffered in his WBO heavyweight title defence against former champion emeritus, Vitali Klitschko, the 'Nigerian Nightmare' has been asked to be given a chance to put his career back on track.

Switzerland to host Holyfield-Valuev Dec. 20 bout

GENEVA -- Evander Holyfield will challenge 7-foot Russian giant Nikolai Valuev for the WBA crown on Dec. 20 at Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, arena management said. Holyfield (42-9-2, 27 KOs) hasn't fought since losing a...

My view: 'FaceBreaker'

By Jeremy Castillo Special to The Advertiser Console: Xbox 360; also available for PlayStation 3 Publisher/developer: Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada Genre: Boxing Rated: T for teens Premise: You are a boxer, punching...

Sporting smugshots

OK, we've relented. Despite the ongoing success of our footballing smugshots we'd always insisted that the pictures feature only exponents of the beautiful game. But having seen this fabulous photo of Muhammad Ali on fighting...

Bikers a long way from Maelrubha

IT wasn't so much the last gunfight at the OK Corral, more last fry up in Lairg! Only, given communication is not one of our strong points, the venue – the Croft restaurant – was lost on Triton Thrasher as, indeed, was the route.

Christmas Comes Early

Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich running for RNC chairman? On one hand, an odious public figure whose petulance led to the shutdown of the government, on the other hand a failed lieutenant governor and failed senatorial...

Holyfield Is Fighting For His Xanadu

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree. ---Samuel Coleridge Sadly, it has come to this for Evander Holyfield, proud warrior of so many epic battles won and lost. On Dec. 20, at some yet-to-be-determined venue...

ON BOXING: Calzaghe should step down - for himself

Mike Houser Nevada Appeal Sports Writer Light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe hasn’t lost a fight since 1990, when he was an 18-year-old amateur. Not because HBO’s Jim Lampley says he should avoid young hotshot “Bad” Chad...

13 Best Old School Video Games

898 Playing old-school video games If you’ve ever enjoyed some lazy afternoons just sitting on the rug, passing greasy controllers around, and occasionally blowing into the business end of a Nintendo cartridge, then you know...

Matt Brown – ‘The Immortal’ Gets Back to Business

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If you watched any portion of The Ultimate Fighter's seventh season, it's pretty clear that Matt Brown is a no-frills fighter. There are no flying armbars, backflips, flashy entrances or fireworks. Brown...