Olympics For The Unemployed

The Olympics for the Unemployed was organized by Nick Goddard, a 26-year-old unemployed computer programmer who hatched the idea because he yearned for the chance to 'battle all the unemployed people for stuff.
Events included office-phone skeeball, piñata-bashing, 'Pin the Blame on the Boss,' and a 'You're Fired' race. Some 50 Olympians came from all over New York and beyond to participate.

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8 Of The Manliest Sports

Human beings have played tight athletic games for as long as there is recorded history. There are a few sports played today that have preserved a sense of the savage manliness that characterized earlier sports.These 8 sports were chosen for their man-factor. Physical contact, body hair, and common injury level were all taken into account. Click each sport's title or picture for a video demonstrating their relative manliness.

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Bus Shelters in Amsterdam Point Out Fat People

The program took off at the initiative of the Netherlands-based health club operator Fitness First. How does it work? Well, the principle is very simple. While the person sits on the near bench, the machine tells the person's actual weight. On the back of the bench, there is a chart that shows if the person weighs more than they should. It's as simple as that.

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Nike Ignite - Witness the fitness

Beijing Olympics Photos

A large collection of photos from the Beijing Olympics. There are tons of great photos including a few you probably won't see in the mainstream media.

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Map Of Olympic Medals

Circles are sized by the number of medals that countries won in summer Olympic Games. Use the slider to view past Olympics, or click on a country to display a list of its medal winners.

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Weightlifting accident - Beijing 2008

Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form

The modern Olympic Games have become as much a global contest among designers and architects as among athletes. Each Olympics is expected to produce a logo, a signature building - and a characteristic torch that symbolized local tradition and national character. Below, a design history of the Olympic torch from 1936 to the present day.

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History of Olympic posters

The Olympic Game 2008 will start in a few days, so here are all the Olympic posters since 1896!! Which one is your favorite?

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Amazing football skills!!!

Vintage Fitness Equipment

I wouldn't be surprised if the people featured using this vintage fitness equipment actually exercised in their suits.

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Torres fires Spain to Euro 2008 glory

Nike - Take it to the next level - Director's Cut

Introducing the Official (Creepy) Cheer

Beijing Olympics officials have just released a diagram illustrating the summer games’ official cheer. A simple repetitive clap is, apparently, utterly archaic. Instead, Olympics attendees are encouraged to ‘clap two times,’ then make their ‘hands in fists with thumbs up, arms extended,’ then ‘clap two times,’ and, finally, ‘hands in fists, arms extended outward and upward.’ Now, everybody!

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Amazing Goal For Ibra!! Euro 2008!!

The football statues

Two days prior to the kick-off of UEFA EURO 2008, adidas presents the tournament’s stars supersized. A 17-meter-high huddle of players welcomes fans at the Zurich train station. Players like Patrick Viera and Benzema are representing France!

and here you can see it with a nice 360 degree view!



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How Adidas makes the Europass Euroball (for the Euros!)

This video is quite captivating. Its a small documentary film on how they make these new super dooper bendy wendy europass wonder balls.

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Euro 2008!!!

Today start the Euro 2008!! Aller la France!

Fancy Tennis Court

This is a tennis court at one of those fancy hotels in Dubai. I wonder what's the average number of balls they use per match.

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The French squad ready for Euro 2008

Today we finally know who are the 23 players in charge of bringing the trophy home. It's a interesting mix of experience players like Thuram or Henry and new talents like Benzema or Nasri. The team has enough skills and experience to go all the way! here are the players going to Euro 2008: Coupet, Frey, Mandanda - Sagnol, Clerc, Thuram, Gallas, Boumsong, Squillaci, Abidal, Evra - Vieira, Makelele, Toulalan, L. Diarra, Ribéry, Govou, Malouda, Nasri - Henry, Anelka, Benzema, B. Gomis.
ALLER LA FRANCE!!!!