Posts tagged July
Astarloza: Drug Cheat
Aug 1st
Today we see reports of the first positive drug test from this years Tour de France. It has taken 5 days since the final on the Champs Elysees. Mikel Astarloza is the culprit and he apparently tested positive to the banned blood-booster EPO in a pre race out of competition test on June 26. Asartloza had a spectacular win in the Alps at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Triple J Hottest 100 of all time 2009
Jul 12th
Triple J’s Hottest 100 of all time 20th anniversary edition has been declared. The full list of 100 songs are listed below.
Webber secures maiden pole position in Germany
Jul 12th
Australian Mark Webber has produced a perfectly-judged performance to grab his maiden Formula One pole position for Sunday’s German Grand Prix.
The Australian clocked one minute 32.230 to finish ahead of Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button. Sebastian Vettel was fourth in the second Red Bull as the unpredictable weather made for a thrilling afternoon. The improving McLaren of Lewis Hamilton will start fifth, equalling his best qualifying performance of the season.
Read More at BBC.co.uk
Jerry Sienfeld Stars in Newcastle Bank Ad
Jul 10th
Jerry Sienfeld has appeared in an ad for the Greater Building Society, based in the Hunter region of New South Wales, The Herald reports today. Sienfeld filmed the ad in Cederhust, New York earlier this year.
Read the full story in The Herald
ONE SD coming to Foxtel cable
Jun 27th
TEN’s new 24 hour sports channel, ONE, will be available to Foxtel cable viewers in standard definition from July 1st.
The re-broadcast of ONE HD’s content will be allocated channel number 531 when it is played out to Foxtel cable subscribers.
ONE SD will be grouped with the sports genre channels. ONE HD has already been available to cable viewers with High Definition channels.
For satellite subscribers the situation is less clear, due once again, to awaiting space on an Optus satellite due to go up later in the year.
By David Knox on June 27, 2009 at http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/06/one-sd-coming-to-foxtel-cable.html
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