Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Palestinian jockeys ride Arabian horses in the Palestinian championships at an equestrian club in the West Bank city of Jericho January 27, 2012. Two Arab Israeli jockeys also took part in the race. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)
Participants in the Frisian Shorttrack Championships, wearing ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Participants in the Frisian Shorttrack Championships, wearing traditional wooden skates, wait for the race to begin in Techendorf, Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 26, 2012. Techendorf is hosting the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6,000 participants, from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING TRAVEL SOCIETY)
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:40:10 +0200 Matt Goss admitted he was beaten fair and square after being left to pick up the silver medal by triumphant HTC-Highroad teammate Mark Cavendish at the world road race championships. (Source: AFP)
World aquatics championships athletes faced with China's ...
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:10:04 +0200 (AFP/File) - World aquatics championships athletes faced with China's bans on Twitter and Facebook are opening accounts with local equivalents, boosting their profile in the country. British diving star Tom Daley (pictured) is leading the trend after he began posting updates and pictures on Tencent, one of the leaders in China's fast-growing microblogging sector.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)
Players compete in mud during the Swamp Football World Championships ...
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:30:17 +0200 (AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File) - Players compete in mud during the Swamp Football World Championships in 2009. Decked out in a tutu, Paul Wilkins joins 500 other paddling participants as he makes his debut in a football World Cup peculiar to northern climes, where the players compete on a pitch ... made of mud.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Vesa Moilanen)