Novak Djokovic, Barcelona win 2012 Laureus Sports ...

Novak Djokovic has won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards. The top-ranked Djokovic won sportsman of the year at the ceremony in London, one week after the Serbian triumphed at the Australian Open to become the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles.

Kenyan distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot, who won the 5,000-and 10,000-metre titles at the world championships last year, took the sportswoman's award, Vancouver Sun reported.

Spanish and European football champions Barcelona won the Team of the Year award while Northern Ireland golf celebrated two gongs.

Rory Mcllroy clinched the World Breakthrough of the Year title after winning the US Open and Darren Clarke collected the Comeback of the Year following a maiden British Open Championship triumph at his 20th attempt.

In other awards, South Africa's 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius collected the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability and American surfer Kelly Slater was named Action Sportsperson of the Year.

Manchester United and England football great Sir Bobby Charlton was given a Lifetime Achievement Award but couldn't collect it in person due to a recent illness, with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson accepting ...

Security issues on UEFA workshop agenda

Security issues were on the agenda for a workshop at the House of European Football in Nyon last week which brought together members of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee, UEFA security officers and other safety and security specialists.

Over the two days of the workshop, participants discussed a wide variety of safety and security matters, including an analysis of incidents in UEFA competitions, UEFA's stadium safety management policies and the roles of UEFA security officers.

Daniella Wurbs, representing Football Supporters Europe (FSE), addressed the audience on the supporters' perspective of safety and security, and highlighted the preparations by fan groups in the run-up to this summer's UEFA EURO 2012 final round in Poland and Ukraine.

"This was a unique event, bringing together the members of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee with a wide variety of safety and security experts across Europe," said the committee's chairman František Laurinec. "Over the two days those present took full advantage of the opportunity to discuss key issues facing UEFA in the area of football-related safety and security. Given the scale of incidents occurring across Europe there is no room for complacency in our approach," UEFA official website ...

Canadian skier Sarah Burke dies after training acc...

Canadian skier Sarah Burke, 29, a leading pioneer of the freestyle halfpipe and the best-known athlete in her sport, died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah, Los Angeles Times reported.

Burke, who was a driving force behind the inclusion of the halfpipe in the 2014 Winter Olympics, was injured Jan 10 while training at Park City Mountain resort.

Tests revealed that she sustained "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest," according to a statement released on behalf of her family. She died at University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Burke had been favored to win gold at the Winter X Games, set to start next week in Aspen, Colo., and in 2014 when her sport debuts at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

A four-time Winter X Games champion, Burke crashed on the same halfpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a traumatic brain injury during a training accident on Dec. 31, 2009.

Source: http://www.panarmenian.net 

Do You Know What The Top Ten Golf Drivers Are For ...

Recently, the United States Golf Association implemented a new regulation for golf drivers that must be used on golf tours. This regulation has resulted to stream of new golf drivers for tours that are flexible during play. Many of the premium golf drivers for 2011 features the enhanced flexibility, personalized and customized clubs to improveperformance. 

The main targets for premium performance of the golf drivers include accuracy, distance and total enhancement of the game. The top 10 golf drivers for 2010 include the following - TaylorMade R9, 

1. TaylorMade R9
This premium golf driver from Taylor Made features the latest golf innovation targeted at enhancing the launch of the ball. It has specially designed club head suitable for short range shots. Its length is about 45.30 inches. 

2. Titleist 909 D Comp, D2 and D3
These three models from Titleist are all made from titanium providing an enhanced durability and precision for long range shots. If you are familiar with your ball striking styles, you can fashion the club options for maximized speed of the ball, angle launch and spin. Head volume: 460 cc; Length: about 45 inches.

3. Mizuno MP 630 Fast Track
The Mizuno MP 630 Fast ...

Will The London 2012 Olympic Games Be The Best Eve...

The Olympic Games are a sporting occasion played once every two years at international level. Every four years, you get Summer Olympic Games and two years later, the Winter Olympics. 

A variety of competitions are organized in which thousands of athletes from around the world take part. The history of this great sporting competition dates back to the 5th Century AD. 

The Olympic Movement categorizes the Olympic Games into the Winter Olympic Games, the Summer Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games now in the 20th and 21st Century. 

The Paralympic Games are organized for after the Olympic Games and these are for disabled athletes. The Youth Olympic Games are for adolescents and were first held in 2010. 

The Olympic Charter specifies the structure of the International Olympic Committee i.e. the governing body of the Olympic Games. 

The Olympic flag carries five interlocking circles of red, blue, yellow, green and black and was introduced in 1920. The Olympic motto says “Swifter, Higher, and Stronger”.

Some of the games held in the Summer Olympics are volley ball, badminton, basketball, cycling, boxing, diving, soccer, sailing, rowing, hockey, water polo, wrestling, swimming, weightlifting, tennis etc. ...

UK police smuggles fake bomb into Olympic Park in ...

UK police managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special Cabinet meeting Monday, Jan 9, at the park that marked 200 days until the Summer Games begin, AP reports.

UK police carrying out tests smuggled the device onto the main site. While the Olympic Delivery Authority declined to directly comment on the whether a fake bomb was involved, it said "testing is standard practice" in all major security operations.

"Such tests have a key role in developing our capability to ensure that London 2012 is safe and secure and that we are best prepared to detect potential threats before and during the Games," the statement said. "Members of the public with tickets should be reassured that such exercises are being staged to ensure their safety, our number one priority."

The terror threat is the biggest security worry for the London Olympics, which take place July 27 until Aug. 12. Security has been an intricate part of the games since an attack at the 1972 Olympics in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. London itself has not been immune from terror attacks - four suicide ...