Margarito ends Cotto unbeaten run

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Previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto lost his WBA welterweight title when he was stopped by Mexican Antonio Margarito in the 11th round of their Las Vegas bout. The Puerto Rican had won all 32 of his previous fights. But he was sent to the canvas twice in the 11th, beating the count the first time before going down again, prompting his corner to throw in the towel. Margarito... Submitted by: frzn | Visited 3 times | Comments 0

♦ Margarito takes WBA crown from previously unbeaten Cotto

1 vote	Antonio Margarito celebrates his defeat of Miguel Cotto in 11 rounds to earn the WBA welterweight crown. LAS VEGAS (AP) — By the sixth round, Miguel Cotto had thrown every ounce of his power at Antonio Margarito, and he hadn't made a dent. The Tijuana Tornado was more of a Terminator, Cotto was discovering. Submitted by: Hodgedup - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cotto, Margarito win WBA, IBF title fights with ease

1 vote	ATLANTIC CITY (AP) — After two lopsided welterweight title fights, it's time for Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito to get it on in the ring. That likely will happen this summer, and both champions can expect tougher outings than they had Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. Submitted by: Spoof - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Djokovic ends Nadal's winning run

1 vote	Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5 to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters and bring an end to the Spaniard's 32-match unbeaten run. Serb Djokovic will meet Britain's Andy Murray in the final on Sunday. Nadal, who will soon replace Roger Federer as world number one, went into the semi-final suffering from blisters. Submitted by: rufh_s - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Charity Run For Orphan Kids Held In J-K

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Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir bank and SSP Srinagar Afadul Muztaba flagged off the ten kilometres run. According to the organisers the main objective behind the run was to raise funds for the welfare of the orphan kids. "The objective of this charity run is to spread awareness about how the orphans and the vulnerable kids can be protected. All who have participated have donated something. Submitted by: Chris Blood - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Holyrood 'should not run ballots'

1 vote	More than 180,000 ballots were spoiled at last year's elections. Future Scottish elections should not be run by the Scottish Government, a committee of MPs has said. The Commons Scottish affairs committee said transferring responsibility for the ballots was not necessary for them to run smoothly. Submitted by: verbie - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ecko jumps into ring with Cotto partnership

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Fashion designer Marc Ecko has always been a boxing fan. Now, he is getting the opportunity to step inside the ring. Well, not Ecko himself, but at least his brand. The Ecko brand logo will be worn by welterweight champion Miguel Cotto Saturday night when Cotto meets Alfonso Gomez for the WBA welterweight title in Atlantic City. Submitted by: Ted_Lang - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cotto: Welterweight division doing fine without Mayweather

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The welterweight division no longer has Floyd Mayweather, at least for the time being. No worry, says Miguel Cotto, because it still has one of the world's top pound-for-pound fighters in the Puerto Rican champion. And he has company. That would be Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs). The two meet July 26 in Las Vegas on HBO pay-per-view in what's expected to be the fight of the year. Submitted by: virgin - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Welterweight fight to display a contrast of styles

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Antonio Margarito, right, and Kermit Cintron trade punches during their 12-round IBF Welterweight Championship fight on April 12. Margarito knocked out Cintron in the sixth round and will try to use the same power and stamina to take down Miguel Cotto on Saturday. Oct. 28, 1978: Wilfredo Gomez TKO 5 Carlos Zarate, super bantamweight (122) title, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico: Both were undefeated... Submitted by: PFTH - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Benji Madden: 'I Should Run America'.

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Benji Madden: 'I Should Run America'.... Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden is convinced he could run America more successfully than the "idiots" currently in charge under President George W.Bush's leadership. The guitarist who's dating socialite Paris Hilton is appalled at many of the decisions made by U.S. politicians, who he accuses of lacki... Submitted by: luckysam88 - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Zimbabwe state media rebuffs run-off detractors

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Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper has reported a "massive" turnout for the country's single-candidate presidential election and predicted a landslide victory for President Robert Mugabe. The run-off — denounced by African and other world leaders as a sham — is a "a slap in the face for detractors," the Herald said on Saturday, although a foreign observer said turnout was low. Submitted by: nino2007 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cheruiyot tilts at Edinburgh run

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Rose Cheruiyot hopes to add next month's Bupa Great Edinburgh Run title to the victories she achieved in two of last year's sister races. The 31-year-old Kenyan won Great Run events in Sunderland and Portsmouth over 10 kilometres and 10 miles. Australia's 2004 World Cross Country champion Benita Johnson and Aniko Kalovics of Hungary will be among Cheruiyot's main rivals. Submitted by: bestija - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Katie Price to run London Marathon

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Glamour model Katie Price has promised that she is going to run the London Marathon in 2009. Price, who launched her new novel Angel Uncovered yesterday, said that she wanted to partake in the race for charity. "I'm going to challenge myself and run the London Marathon next year," she said. Football Commentators... WHATM Day 44 18/7/08... The all new Chris Barton... Links to watch and read... Submitted by: surfville - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Suvari and Rea Re-enact Hit and Run Windshield Death Drama.

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Mena Suvari & Stephen Rea Re-enact Hit & Run Windshield Death Drama.... Mena Suvari and Stephen Rea are retelling the gruesome real-life story of a woman who left a homeless man stuck in the windshield of her car after a hit and run accident in a new movie. In Stuck, Rea plays a character based on Gregory Biggs, who was left to die a painfu... Submitted by: emily - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cotto crushes poor Gomez

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WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto turned on the style in Atlantic City to record a clinical stoppage win over Alfonso Gomez and retain his title. The Puerto Rican stretched his unbeaten record to 32-0 when he forced the challenger to be stopped on his stool at the end of round five. Up until then he had dominated the former contestant on 'The Contender'... Submitted by: bestija - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Taylor goes top of table in style

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Phil Taylor produced a masterclass to beat Wayne Mardle 8-1 and move top of the Premier League with one round of regular-season matches left. Taylor averaged 107 and had a 60% check-out rate in Thursday's victory to extend his unbeaten run to nine games. Adrian Lewis can still reach the last-four after he battled back to draw 7-7 with Peter Manley. Submitted by: zelv - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Derby entrants must re-learn to run on dirt

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LOUISVILLE — For generations, the most-asked question of trainers Kentucky Derby Week was whether they thought their horses could handle the race's one-and-a-quarter-mile distance. It's the big question facing thousands of handicappers heading into Saturday's 134th Kentucky Derby, to be run on Churchill Downs' dirt track. Mike Battaglia... Submitted by: CollyMellon - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Floyd can wait - Cotto

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Mayweather runs from the really good boxers and chases other things. I don't know how people in boxing support him as being first in the pound-for-pound rankings. Miguel Cotto says he is not bothered about facing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather just yet. Adam Smith takes an emotional trip down memory lane as Ryan Rhodes and Naz rolled back the years. Submitted by: bestija - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'What Happens In Vegas ...' Star Ashton Kutcher Considers Run For Presidency, Porn Career

1 vote	"What Happens in Vegas ..." co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Rob Corddry ponder the secrets of a happy marriage and reveal why Kutcher should run for president and venture into porn. Submitted by: homebizseo - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ RNC to Run its First Ad of Presidential Campaign

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(WASHINGTON) — An independent arm of the Republican National Committee plans to spend $3 million on an ad campaign contrasting GOP presidential candidate John McCain to Democrat Barack Obama on energy security. The ad will run in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin beginning Sunday. The ad represents the first of the RNC's independent expenditure operation. Submitted by: Motahachir - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment