Curtain comes down on 2008 Paralympic Games
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on September 17, 2008
The curtain has come down on the greatest Paralympic Games in history. With another medal on the final day of competition in Beijing, Team South Africa has had its most successful games ever.
Ernst van Dyk added to the country’s medal tally. He won a bronze in the men’s T54 marathon to add to the five [...]
Curtain falling on Cantab stalwart
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on August 20, 2008
The days in a Canterbury jersey for former All Blacks prop Campbell Johnstone are numbered but the veteran is determined to see the red-and-blacks stay on the winning trail before he leaves to play for Biarritz.
Johnstone, Canterbury’s most capped player in the 2008 squad with 66 appearances, has been given an early release by the [...]
Valencia to raise curtain on Spanish season
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on August 17, 2008
Real Madrid winger Robinho was included this Saturday in Bed Schuster’s squad for the first leg of the Spanish Supercup in Valencia.
Robinho’s inclusion should end speculation over whether or not the Brazilian would refuse to travel as he continues his campaign to force the club to sell him to English Premier League side Chelsea.
“I am [...]
Jackets pull down the curtain
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on August 4, 2008
With the advent of minicamps and summer workouts, the official first day of high school football practice has become more of a symbol.
“It has gone good,” Deal said. “We’ve had a good attitude, came out and worked hard. We’ve had some meetings to iron out rules and regulations, to let them know what is going [...]
Greg Norman earns his curtain call at Royal Birkdale
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on July 25, 2008
He was already the 54-hole leader of the British Open at the age of 53 and now, on the 18th hole, after a round of golf as amazing as a 63 he shot at a British Open one time, the wind was Greg Norman’s friend at last at Royal Birkdale. There was this little shot [...]
Crowds light up at arts festival’s final curtain
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on June 16, 2008
Lumina TWO, as the staff has been known to call it, is in the books and a successful second effort by most accounts.
But before the stages came down, the festival offered a final weekend of revelry that drew tens of thousands to two very different celebrations at the Distillery District and Harbourfront Centre.
Luminat’eau: Carnival H2O [...]
Curtain gets taste of Derby venue
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call came through a racecourse spin at Epsom ahead of his participation in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday week.
With Casual Conquest set to be added to the field for the blue riband, Curtain Call is likely to be sent off second favourite and he was the centre of attraction at the course’s Breakfast With [...]
Call breezes on Epsom downs
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call, bidding to give trainer Luca Cumani a third Vodafone Derby victory, had a first look at Epsom with a spin as the feature of the track’s Breakfast With The Stars morning.
Ruled out of the Lingfield Derby Trial three weeks ago when the ground was too quick, the ex-Irish-trained colt was slightly delayed in [...]
Memories sure to last beyond the final curtain
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
There can’t be many who don’t wish to be remembered fondly after they’ve gone. It’s confirmation that our time on this earth mattered, that we didn’t simply float along on a cloud of self-obsession and trivial pursuits.
Those who are rich enough can ensure their name lives on through the donation of large amounts of dough [...]
Blaze destroys mobile home in Redding
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 25, 2008
A fire started by a smoldering curtain destroyed a mobile home Saturday afternoon in the Shady Acres Mobile Home Park in Redding.
Corky Duggan, who lived in the single-wide trailer, was able to escape the flames and no one was injured, Redding Fire Department spokesman Jeff Granberry said. Firefighters were called to the fire just after [...]