Stories about Sport from January, 2007
China: And we don't stop
First blind reproductive rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng was charged in August last year for destruction of property and instigating a riot and sentenced to four years in prison, and land rights lawyer Guo Feixiong was arrested in September charged with running an illegal printing press out of his home, terms...
Guyana: Illegal World Cup mug
Ryan at the West Indies Cricket blog finds a photo on Flickr of a piece of illegal Cricket World Cup merchandise, a mug allegedly purchased in a craft store in Georgetown, Guyana: ‘This is going to be a big problem for the World Cup authorities as the tournament gets near,”...
Iran:Iranian women play rugby football
irfuny blog has published several photos of Iranian women playing rugby football in Iran.
Czech Rebublic: Skiing Season
My Czech Republic Blog reports on the very belated beginning of the skiing season.
Armenia: Independence Viewed Through Sports
Levon writes about how the state of Armenian competition in international sporting events can be seen as a smaller version of Armenia's post-independence experience.
Caribbean: Can the West Indies win the World Cup?
James Fuller is a little dismayed at the lack of faith shown by a group of Trinidadians in the West Indies cricket team and their chances of winning the upcoming Cricket World Cup.
Brazil: Marta Vieira da Silva, Football Superstar
The Global Game has pieced together an incredible and inspirational biography of the 5'3″ Brazilian 20-year-old prodigy Marta Vieira da Silva. Here's just a glimpse: “Marta’s background [is complex]: the perennially water-challenged “backlands” area, more than 1,000 miles northeast of the country’s political and tourist centers, that provides her cultural...
Trinidad & Tobago: Assessments and predictions
Trinidad blogger Jeremy Taylor assesses 2006 and makes a few predictions for 2007, among them, that “electioneering will start in the US even earlier than usual,” the death of Fidel Castro and a win for Australia in the Cricket World Cup.