Homenaje a Thiago Jotta Da Silva

Thiago Jotta da Silva murio en el Hospital Sagrado Filho en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil en la madrugada del 25 de Septiembre de 2008 de las heridas recibida de los disparos de tres personas el 18 de Septiembre 2008. La muerte de Thiago Jotta da Silva fue reportada por la agencia de noticias Xinhua y […]

Thiago Jotta da Silva RIP

According to news reports from Xinhua and CRI English, Thiago Jotta da Silva died in the Hospital Sagrado Filho located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after being shot on the 18th of September 2008. Thiago Jotta da Silva once played for the Football [Soccer] team of Vasco da Gama and is currently a member of […]

NBA Helps The World

The primary problem with the NBA has been one of image. The NBA has many basketball players who are talented yet they are misjudged by a few people who have tainted it secondary to their misbehaviour. There is the image of NBA Players being overpaid yet giving little to the community at large. While the […]

USA Defeats Angola in Basketball

According to Xinhua and CRI English, the USA defeated Angola by 97-76 in Men’s Basketball. I am not surprised taking into account that most of the US Olympic Basketball Team is from the NBA [National Basketball Association] which is a Professional Organization. While the USA deserves to be congratulated, I often wander if it is […]

Honduras en las Olimpiadas de Beijing

Honduras fue la primera nacion en America Latina en izar su bandera nacional en la Villa Olimpica. El Equipo Olimpico de Honduras expresaron sus deseos en obtener una medalla olimpica aunque reconocen que hay competencia. Mis mejores deseos para la nacion centroamericana de Honduras. REFERENCIA: CRI;Radio Internacional de China: «Primera Delegacion Latinoamericana Iza Bandera Nacional […]

US Congress: Leave the Beijing Olympics Alone

I am reading the article by Xinhua and CRI English about the members of US Congress attempting to mix politics with sports in the Beijing Olympics. It appears that members of the United States Congress are living in one world where politics is the order of the day 24 hours, 7 days a week, and […]

Olympic News/Noticias Olimpicas [Xinhua, CRI English]

  Venezuela has sent 109 athletes to compete in 20 disciplines in the Olympics. Sonia Sequera who is Vice President of the Gymnastics Movement in Venezuela has announced that Venezuela is expected to “make a breakthrough” with the new techniques on the balance beam being developed by Jessica Brizeida Lopez Arocha.   Spain’s Water Polo […]

IOC Lifts Iraq Ban/ COI Da El Si a Irak

The CRI English Website announced that the International Olympic Committee lifted its ban against Iraq. This news comes as a result of the decision of the Iraqi Government to not interfere in the new Iraqi Olympic Committee which will be elected by free, fair, and transparent votes. CRI English and Xinhua [as well as other […]