Archive for October, 2009

The world of football will be watching the qualifying match of Argentina vs Uruguay for a finals berth at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Game is at 18:00 ET today, October 14. This is one game we football fans from the Far East should watch too. Both are fighting for the last automatic qualifying place. Can you imagine a Messi-less world cup? What is your match results prediction?

Argentina

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UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

UFC 104: Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio “Shogun” Roa will take place this October 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in California. Watch it live as Machida defends his Light Heavyweight belt against the equally dangerous Shogun Rua.
I have seen a few Machida fights in some online videos. His wins are spectacular and impressive. He is still undefeated at UFC.

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The 2016 Olympic goes to Rio de Janeiro, a first for any South American city. Brazil is the next host of the summer Olympic Games, after London in 2012, as declared by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen on October 2, 2009. The South American city beat out Tokyo, Samaranch-powered Madrid, and even the Obama-backed Chicago.

Here’s a video from AP on the official announcement:
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