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16 Mar 2009

Suits me (not) fine

Jeanette Wang feels Fina's restrictions on swimsuits are not restrictive enough.

WHEN Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, he wore off-the-shelf swim trunks without a swim cap and a big cheesy moustache.



SOURCE: AP

 
13 Mar 2009

English champions again?

Marc Lim asks what's really behind English clubs' European dominance?

WHEN Max Tonetto blazed his spot kick high into the Rome sky on Wednesday night, he did more than end Roma's Champions League aspirations.


His miss ensured Arsenal's passage into the last eight of Europe's elite - and in doing so, provided further proof of the growing dominance of English clubs.


When Europe's leading lights clash again next month, chances are Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal will add to the proud English record built over recent seasons.