College Football Today

STARS — Mikel Leshoure, Illinois, ran for a school-record 330 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Fighting Illini’s 48-27 win over Northwestern — Jordan Jefferson, LSU, passed for a career-high 254 yards threw for one touchdown and ran for another in the Tigers 43-36 win over Mississippi. — Montee Ball and James White, Wisconsin, combined for 354 yards rushing and six touchdowns in the…

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Football Score: Stanford vs California NCAA Football Live Coverage on ESPN

Football Score: Stanford vs California NCAA Football Live Coverage on ESPN – The ranked no. 7 Stanford Cardinal and the California Golden Bears will collide and have a showdown for the 113th time and for a Pac-10 matchup this Saturday afternoon. The Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California will be the venue of the Stanford vs California matchup.

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Jowell Contradicts Johnson

Tessa Jowell has contradicted Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, over the legacy of the London Olympic Stadium.Johnson said last week that it would be “very foolish to rule out” retaining at least a 50,000 capacity as England bids to host the 2018 World C…

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Chicago 2016: Rose Bowl in the running as 2016 Olympic soccer site

If Chicago is selected as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena could be one of the venues for the men’s and women’s soccer tournaments.
The stadium was one of six venues proposed by the Chicago bid committee when it submitted its canditature file to the International Olympic Committee.
The [...]


Japan ready to bid for both World Cup, Olympics

Japan’s football chief has vowed to bid for the World Cup finals in 2018 or 2022, despite Tokyo’s candidacy to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, press reports said Monday.
“We want to challenge it,” Football Association president Motoaki Inukai was quoted as saying on FIFA’s weekend decision to hold simultaneous bidding for the 2018 and [...]


Reggae Boyz Worldcup Dreams turn to Nightmare – despite blanking Canada 3-0 in qualifier

Striker Luton Shelton (left) rounds Canada’s goalkeeper, Lars Hirschfield, on the way to scoring Jamaica’s first goal during the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium last night. The Reggae Boyz won, 3-0. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Jamaica crashed out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals last night despite registering their biggest victory (3-0) over [...]

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IOC Warns Against White Elephant Legacy

The head of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, has stirred up a hornets’ nest by publicly stating that London 2012’s main stadium does not need an athletics legacy. He told the BBC that the main concern for London 2012’s organisers should be to avoid leaving behi…

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Ronaldinho stars as AC Milan tops rival Inter-Milan

Ronaldinho picked the ideal time to open his AC Milan account as his first-half goal gave it a 1-0 win over city rivals Internazionale on Sunday.
The Brazilian powerfully headed home a cross from compatriot Kaka in the 36th minute as Jose Mourinho tasted his first defeat as Inter boss.
The Nerazzurri finished the game with [...]

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London Stadium To Be Flattened?

Reports that the London Olympic stadium will be demolished after the 2012 Games, and replaced by a Premier League football ground, have been “denied” by the London Development Agency (LDA).They would of course deny those reports, as demolition would bl…

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