July 2012
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Stage 19
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 19 (Bonneval - Chartres). Enjoy!
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 6
6 - Italian record for most Olympic golds by an individual which could be equalled in London by fencer Valentina Vezzali. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
7 - Korea has won the women’s team event in archery in ALL six editions and can make it seven London 2012.
8 - Record number of men’s Olympic hockey gold medals won by India, though the...
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BIRTHDAY - 21 July: Jens Weißflog (Ski Jumping)
SKI JUMPING - Jens Weißflog is 48 years old today. One of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, Weißflog won Olympic medals 10 years apart and scattered Four Hills tournament wins across a 12-year period. ‘The Flea’ also won on 30 occasions at World Cup level and claimed two World Championship titles.
Shares birthday with: Ernest Hemingway, Cat Stevens, Robin Williams
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 20 July
FOOTBALL - For which teams outside of Brazil did the current director of football Leonardo play?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Dennis Viollet (56/57, Manchester United)
You will find the answer to today’s question here tomorrow at 14:00 CET. Questions courtesy of Voetbalkenners masters of the quiz (find them on Twitter @Voetbalkenners).
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Stage 18
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 18 (Blagnac - Brive-la-Gaillarde). Enjoy!
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 7
7 - Korea has won the women’s team event in archery in ALL six editions and can make it seven London 2012. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
8 - Record number of men’s Olympic hockey gold medals won by India, though the last one came at Moscow 1980.
9 - Michael Jordan won 2 OG basketball golds wearing No. 9 (1984, 1992), not his Bulls #23....
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BIRTHDAY - 20 July: Peter Forsberg (Ice Hockey)
ICE HOCKEY - Peter Forsberg is 39 years old today. One of the greatest players ever to grace the game, Forsberg ranks ninth all-time in the NHL in points-per-game and fourth in assists-per-game. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club. In fact, he has won the Olympic Games, the World Championship and the Stanley Cup on more than one occasion.
Shares birthday with: Alexander The Great, Sir Edmund...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 19 July
FOOTBALL - Who was the first English player to become single season top scorer in the European Cup?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Boudewijn Zenden, George Boateng
You will find the answer to today’s question here tomorrow at 14:00 CET. Questions courtesy of Voetbalkenners masters of the quiz (find them on Twitter @Voetbalkenners).
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Stage 17
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 17 (Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes). Enjoy!
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 8
8 - Record number of men’s Olympic hockey gold medals won by India, though the last one came at Moscow 1980. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
9 - Michael Jordan won 2 OG basketball golds wearing No. 9 (1984, 1992), not his Bulls #23. (Olympic BK numbers are 4-15).
10 - Canadian Ian Millar (Equestrian) will compete in an all-time record 10th...
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BIRTHDAY - 19 July: Vitali Klitschko (Boxing)
BOXING - Vitali Klitschko is 41 years old today. The eldest of the fighting Klitschko brothers is the reigning WBC Heavyweight Champion and is one of the most prolific Heavyweights ever when it comes to deciding fights by knockout. His professional record includes 46 bouts, of which he has won 44 (40 by knockout) and two defeats.
Shares birthday with: Edgar Degas, Brian May, Atom Egoyan
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PREVIEW: Golf - 141st British Open
GOLF - On Thursday, 19 July, 156 golfers will tee off at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in a quest to win the Claret Jug at the 141st instalment of golf’s British Open. A member of our community has written a comprehensive preview on whom and what to look out for. You can read it by clicking ‘Read More’.
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Fairytale stories
Last summer, a fairytale took place in Sandwich,...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 18 July
FOOTBALL - Which three Dutch players have played for four different teams in the Premier League?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Thomas Hitzlsperger
You will find the answer to today’s question here tomorrow at 14:00 CET. Questions courtesy of Voetbalkenners masters of the quiz (find them on Twitter @Voetbalkenners).
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LONDON CALLING - You Tube: District Line
OLYMPIC GAMES - During the 2012 London Olympic Games, London’s Underground (subway) system, locally know as ‘the tube’ will rename its 361 stations after Olympic legends and athletes. We will chart each line on a weekly basis. This week, it is the District Line with athletics people. Click on the links to find their profiles on the Infostrada Sports Wall Of Fame.
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 9
9 - Michael Jordan won 2 OG basketball golds wearing No. 9 (1984, 1992), not his Bulls #23. (Olympic BK numbers are 4-15). Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
10 - Canadian Ian Millar (Equestrian) will compete in an all-time record 10th Olympic Games in London.
11 - All 11 professional players on the USA’s 1992 DreamTeam have been elected to the...
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Stage 16
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 16 (Pau - Bagnères-de-Luchon). Enjoy!
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BIRTHDAY - 18 July: Gino Bartali (Cycling)
CYCLING - Gino Bartali would have been 98 years old if he were alive today. One of the greatest treasures in cycling history, one is only left to wonder what Bartali’s list of honours would have looked like had there not been a World War II. Bartali won five Grand Tours and he won the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia before and after the war.
Shares birthday with: Nelson Mandela, John...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 17 July
FOOTBALL - Who has played for Aston Villa, VfB Stuttgart, Lazio and West Ham United?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: VfB Stuttgart (Zvonimir Soldo)
You will find the answer to today’s question here tomorrow at 14:00 CET. Questions courtesy of Voetbalkenners masters of the quiz (find them on Twitter @Voetbalkenners).
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Rest Day
CYCLING - Even though today is a Rest Day in the Tour de France, our team has made an Infographic regardless. It reflects on recent French success, shows you some of our favourite tweets from the peloton and explains the long queues of people. Enjoy!
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics:...
10 - Canadian Ian Millar (Equestrian) will compete in an all-time record 10th Olympic Games in London. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.
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11 - All 11 professional players on the USA’s 1992 DreamTeam have been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
12 - Record number of Olympic athletics medals won by Paavo Nurmi (FIN) - 9 gold and 3 silver from...
