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Fabio Cannavaro gatecrashes Singapore futsal match

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Former FIFA World Player of the Year Fabio Cannavaro made a surprise visit to a futsal pitch in Singapore. The Italian soccer star is an ambassador for Tiger Street Football, a futsal competition hosted by local brewer Tiger Beer.

Considered on of the greatest defenders of all time, Cannavaro led Italy to victory in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He retired as a professional footballer in 2011.

Tiger Beer became Singapore’s first locally brewed beer in 1932. The brand is now available in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Real Madrid signs Japanese wonderkid

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Spanish football giant Real Madrid has signed a nine-year-old Japanese Takuhiro Nakai (into their youth team). Takuhiro is the club’s first Japanese (youth) player; their arch rival Barcelona also signed a Japanese kid last year.

Takuhiro was already a Youtube sensation prior to the signing, above is a one of the viral videos showing his skills when he was around six or seven of age.

Korean gymnast throws awesome first pitch

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Korean rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji made headlines recently with her amazing first pitch for the Doosan Bears. The former Olympian performed a gymnastic manoeuvre before throwing the ball which went just a bit off from home base…

Korean gymnast Shin Soo Ji first pitch

Animated image via TodayUS [Kr]. You can check the original video on Youtube.

[Update] Here’s a Twisted First Pitch video from CNN…

Hsieh Su-Wei wins first grand slam for Taiwan

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Hsieh Suwei Peng Shuai Wimbledon 2013Tennis player Hsieh Su-Wei (left) becomes the first Taiwanese to win a grand slam (tennis) title after winning the Wimbledon women’s doubles on Saturday with Chinese partner Peng Shuai.

The duo – which were born just four days apart in 1986 – has been playing tennis together since early teens. They split after turning pro before reunited again in 2008. Quite a fairy tale.

The fact that the success is formed between two players from China and Taiwan (which are in an ambiguous relationship) has prompted some side stories and awkward moments. Let’s hope the duo won’t split again because of politics.

Maria Sharapova – Head Tennis pictorial

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Behind the scene images of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova when filming a HEAD Tennis commercial (video further below) in which she “tested” the brand’s Graphene™ racquet in some odd situations.

Update – The video has been deleted from the official channel, use your imagination =)

Maria Sharapova Head Tennis Graphene racquets

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