Yeehaw - Formula 1 saddles up for Texas

Where better to host the return to the USA of Formula 1 then Austin, Texas? After all, if a city renowned for it's cowboys can't get hot for some horsepower, then nowhere will...  

Set to be finished next June, Bernie Ecclestone confirmed last month that the purpose-built Circuit of the Americas track will host the first of its ten contracted Grand Prixs on November 12th 2012 in what our friends across the pond are promising will be a spectacular affair. 

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Nike MAG shoes - Back For The Future

After a 22 year wait, and technically four years ahead of schedule, the Nike Mag sneakers worn by Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in Back to the Future II have finally become a reality. 

In consultation with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Nike will auction 1500 pairs of the limited edition trainers on eBay with a view to raising much needed funds for research into a cure for Parkinson's disease; the illness with which Fox was diagnosed twenty years ago.  

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England get kitted out for the Rugby World Cup

There's been a great deal of controversy surrounding England's decision to sport an all black kit in the All Blacks' back yard. Thankfully, with Martin Johnson's men touching down in New Zealand focus appears to have reverted to the challenge ahead - do what it takes to bring the Webb Ellis trophy. 

Having won in Australia in 2003 and reached the final in France in 2007, England have real pedigree when the pressure of tournament rugby gets going. Fingers crossed they can once again do the nation proud. 

adidas Originals - All Originals, Iconics Commercial 2011

Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smth and some guy called Snoop Dogg steal the limelight in the latest adidas Originals commercial. 

Pele's Farewell Game - 1 October 1977

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Pele has been in London today promoting both a local youth football programme and the reformation of his former club The New York Cosmos.

Still going strong at the age of 70, the Brazilian legend looks set for a busy couple of days on the promotional trail before he settles down at Old Trafford to watch his old new side go up against Manchester United in Paul Scholes’ testimonial.

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Sir Peter Blake for Fred Perry

Ever wondered what a Fred Perry polo shirt would look like in the hands of a pop artist? Well wonder no more...

Using the classic fit M12 shirt as a base, Sir Peter Blake has produced three exclusive designs featuring sewn on badges and screen prints referencing the renowned pop iconography which has made him such a British institution over the course of the last fifty years.

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The Bombonera Speaks

Located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires, La Bombonera (the Chocolate Box) is the home not just of Argentine giants Boca Juniors but also one of the most famous match-day atmospheres in world football.

It’s not for nothing that the stadium’s packed vertical terraces have given rise to the phrase, “La Bombonera doesn't shake: it beats (like a heart)” or that the club’s supporters are nicknamed “La Doce” (The Twelfth Man).

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The London 2012 Olympic Torch

It seems like only yesterday that Lord Coe and the London 2012 bid team travelled to Singapore hoping to seal the Olympic Games for Great Britain. Six years later and the countdown to sport's most glorious festival has begun in earnest.

In exactly one year's time the opening ceremony will take place in Stratford’s stunning new stadium, but not before 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers take part in a 70-day relay stretching the length and breadth of the country.

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NIKE CHOSEN - JUST DO IT - EXTENDED REMIX

Shot over the course of two years and featuring 25 athletes working their magic in seven different locations across the globe, Nike’s latest ‘Just Do It’ commercial is all about action, action, action...

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Once Brothers (2010)

At the vanguard of an international invasion of the NBA, Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were not just talented basketball stars and close friends; they were also symbols of a united Yugoslavia.

Born in Croatia and Serbia respectively, the pair – alongside feted peers Toni Kukoc, Dino Rada, Predrag Danilovic and Zarko Paspalj – achieved hero status during the late eighties as they led the Yugoslav national team to second place at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and the gold medal at both the 1989 Eurobasket championships and the 1990 FIBA World Championship.

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