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| Name | Radio Sport |
| Area | New Zealand |
| Frequency | 729AM Whangarei1332AM Auckland792AM Central Waikato1521AM Bay of Plenty1350AM Rotorua90.4FM Taupo774AM Taranaki1125AM Hawke's Bay1062AM Wanganui1089AM Manawatu91.9FM Masterton1377AM Kapiti Coast1503AM Wellington98.5FM Blenheim1539AM Blenheim549AM Nelson89.9FM Greymouth1017AM Canterbury702AM Ashburton1494AM Timaru693AM Otago558AM Southland |
| Format | News, sports talk, sports commentary |
| Owner | The Radio Network |
| Website | www.radiosport.co.nz |
Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network also updates developments at golfing events, bowls tournaments and other sporting events. At other times Radio Sport plays talkback and hourly news and sports updates.
Radio Sport has been targeted at male sports fans - its tagline is "The Ultimate Fan". Programming includes breakfast announcers D'Arcy Waldergrave and Mark Richardson, daytime announcers Brendan Telfer and Miles Davis, drive time hosts Matt Gunn and Kerry Pearce and weekend and night time hosts Mark Watson, Murray Deaker, Willie Losé, Kent Johns, Phil Gifford and Doug Golightly. Most programming is broadcast live from the Radio Sport studio on the corner of Cook and Nelson Streets in Auckland City.
As Newstalk ZB's sister network, Radio Sport provides all sports news coverage for the Newstalk ZB news service carried by Newstalk ZB, Classic Hits FM, ZMFM, Radio Rhema, Easy Mix, Radio Hauraki, Southern Star, Coast and Life FM. Between 19:00 and 20:00 weekdays and between 12:00 and 18:00 weekends and public holidays Radio Sport simulcasts Newstalk ZB sports programming from Murray Deaker and Willy Losé, unless the network is taking live commentary from a sporting event.
| width="25%" | Timeslot | Programme | News and sports updates | ||
| 06:00 - 09:00 Weekdays | Breakfast with Tony Veitch | 06:00, 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30 | |||
| 09:00 - 12:00 Weekdays | Mornings with Brendan Telfer | 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 | |||
| 12:00 - 12:00 Weekdays | Afternoons with Miles Davis''Rural break-out: The Farming Show with Jamie MacKay'' | 12:00 | |||
| 13:00 - 15:00 Weekdays | Afternoons with Miles Davis | 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 - 18:00 Weekdays | D'arcy on drive with d'arcy waldergrave | 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 | |||
| 18:00 - 19:00 Weekdays | Sports Reloaded | 18:00 | |||
| 19:00 - 20:00 Weekdays | 19:00 | ||||
| 20:00 - 24:00 Weekdays | 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00 | ||||
| 00:00 - 06:00 Weekdays | Fox Sports Radio simulcast |
| width="25%" | Timeslot | Programme | News and sports updates | ||
| 12:00 -18:00 Saturdays | |||||
| 18:00 - 24:00 Saturdays | ABC SportsRadio | 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00 | |||
| 00:00 - 06:00 Sundays | Simulcast of Fox SportsRadio |
Sports talkback has been the main focus of the station, along with sports commentaries since it began in 1998. There are no opt outs, apart from ads, with the entire country taking the same programming, except for one hour between 12pm and 1pm where regional areas receive the Farming Show on the Radio Sport frequency.
Radio Sport also provides a sports-based news service, produced in house, and updated at regular intervals.
On all other nights of the week, evenings are presented by either NZ Cricket basher Mark "Princess" Watson or Andrew Dewhurst, in a programme named ''Sport Lately''.
Between 8-9pm, the focus is on happenings in particular sports, and between 9pm-midnight, talkback is the main feature of the evening programme.
The current weekend line-up is:
Saturday:
Sunday:
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| Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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| name | Larry Holmes |
| realname | Larry Holmes |
| nickname | Easton Assassin |
| weight | Heavyweight |
| height | |
| reach | |
| nationality | American |
| birth date | November 03, 1949 |
| birth place | Cuthbert, Georgia, USA |
| home | Easton, Pennsylvania |
| style | Orthodox |
| total | 75 |
| wins | 69 |
| ko | 44 |
| losses | 6 |
| no contests | 0 }} |
Holmes, whose left jab is considered one of the greatest weapons in the history of sports, was the WBC Heavyweight Champion from 1978 to 1983, ''The Ring'' Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985, and the IBF Heavyweight Champion from 1983 to 1985. He made twenty successful title defenses, second only to Joe Louis' twenty-five.
Holmes won his first forty-eight professional bouts, almost matching Rocky Marciano's streak of 49 straight wins, including victories over Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Gerry Cooney, and Tim Witherspoon. He is frequently ranked by many boxing experts as one of the greatest heavyweight fighters of all time.
To help support his family, Holmes dropped out of school when he was in the seventh grade and went to work at a car wash for $1 an hour. He later drove a dump truck and worked in a quarry.
Holmes first gained credibility as a contender when he upset the hard-punching Earnie Shavers in March 1978. Holmes won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision, winning every round on two scorecards and all but one on the third. Holmes's victory over Shavers set up a title shot between Holmes and WBC Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9, 1978.
In his first two title defenses, Holmes easily knocked out Alfredo Evangelista and Ossie Ocasio. His third title defense was a tough one. On June 22, 1979, Holmes faced future WBA Heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver, who was lightly regarded going into the fight sporting an uninspiring 19-8 record. After ten tough rounds, Holmes dropped Weaver with a right uppercut late in round eleven. In the twelfth, Holmes immediately went on the attack, backing Weaver into the ropes and pounding him with powerful rights until the referee stepped in and stopped it. "This man knocked the devil out of me," Holmes said. "This man might not have had credit before tonight, but you'll give it to him now."
Three months later, on September 28, 1979, Holmes had a rematch with Shavers, who got a title shot by knocking out Ken Norton in one round. Holmes dominated the first six rounds, but in the seventh, Shavers sent Holmes down with a devastating overhand right. Holmes got up, survived the round, and went on to stop Shavers in the eleventh.
His next three defenses were knockouts of Lorenzo Zanon, Leroy Jones, and Scott LeDoux.
On October 2, 1980, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Holmes defended his title against Ali, who was coming out of retirement in an attempt to become the first four-time World Heavyweight Champion. Holmes dominated Ali from start to finish, winning every round on every scorecard. At the end of the tenth round, Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee, stopped the fight. After the win, Holmes received recognition as World Heavyweight Champion by ''The Ring'' magazine.
Ali blamed his poor performance on thyroid medication that he had been taking, claiming that it helped him lose weight (he weighed 217½, his lowest weight since he fought George Foreman in 1974), but it also left him drained for the fight. When Ali officially announced his comeback a MAYO clinic physical was organized and a boxing license would only be granted if he passed. The tests included basic reflex analysis and challenged his hand eye co-ordination. Arguably the quickest and most skillful heavyweight in history being subjected to such tests might seem redundant but the results were shocking. Ali had difficulty touching the tip of his nose from distance, occasionally slurred his speech and did not “hop with the agility that was expected”.
After eight consecutive knockouts, Holmes was forced to go the distance when he successfully defended his title against future WBC Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick on April 11, 1981. In his next fight, two months later, Holmes knocked out former Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks in three rounds. On November 6, 1981, Holmes rose from a seventh-round knockdown (during which he staggered into the turnbuckle) to stop Renaldo Snipes in the eleventh.
Many felt Holmes was unfairly slighted leading up to the fight. In their fight previews, ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Time'' put Cooney on the cover, not Holmes. President Ronald Reagan had a phone installed in Cooney's dressing room so he could call him if he won the fight. Holmes had no such arrangement. Lastly, boxing tradition dictates that the champion is introduced last, but the challenger, Cooney, was introduced last.
The bout was held in a 32,000 seat stadium erected in a Caesar's Palace Parking lot, with millions more watching around the world. After an uneventful first round, Holmes dropped Cooney with a right in the second. Cooney came back well in the next two rounds, jarring Holmes with his powerful left hook. Holmes later said that Cooney "hit me so damned hard, I felt it - boom - in my bones.|
Cooney was tiring by the ninth, a round in which he had two points deducted for low blows. In the tenth, they traded punches relentlessly. At the end of the round, the two nodded to each other in respect.
Cooney lost another point because of low blows in the eleventh. By then, Holmes was landing with ease. In the thirteenth, a barrage of punches sent Cooney down. He got up, but his trainer, Victor Valle, stepped into the ring and stopped the fight.
After the fight, Holmes and Cooney would become close friends.
On September 10, 1983, Holmes successfully defended the WBC title for the sixteenth time, knocking out Scott Frank in five rounds. Holmes then signed to fight Marvis Frazier, son of Joe Frazier, on November 25, 1983. The WBC refused to sanction the fight against the unranked Frazier. They ordered Holmes to fight Greg Page, the #1 contender, or be stripped of the title. Promoter Don King offered Holmes $2.55 million to fight Page, but the champion didn't think that was enough. He was making $3.1 million to fight Frazier and felt he should get as much as $5 million to fight Page.
Holmes had an easy time with Frazier, knocking him out in the first round. The following month, Holmes relinquished the WBC championship and accepted recognition as World Heavyweight Champion by the newly formed International Boxing Federation.
On November 9, 1984, after a year out of the ring, Holmes made his first defense of the IBF title, stopping James "Bonecrusher" Smith on a cut in the twelfth round. In the first half of 1985, Holmes stopped David Bey in ten rounds for his 19th title defense. His next against Carl "The Truth" Williams was unexpectedly tough. The younger, quicker Williams was able to out-jab the aging champion, who was left with a badly swollen eye by the end of the bout. Holmes emerged with a close, and disputed, fifteen-round unanimous decision.
On September 21, 1985, Holmes lost the IBF title by a close fifteen-round unanimous decision to Michael Spinks, who became the first reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion to win the World Heavyweight Championship. If Holmes had been victorious against Spinks, he would have tied Rocky Marciano's career record of 49-0. After the fight, a bitter Holmes said, "Rocky Marciano couldn't carry my jockstrap." Holmes received a lot of criticism for the remarks. Shortly afterward, he apologized.
Holmes had a rematch with Spinks on April 19, 1986. Spinks retained the title with a disputed fifteen-round split decision. The judges scored the fight: Judge Joe Cortez 144-141 (Holmes), Judge Frank Brunette 141-144 Spinks) and Judge Jerry Roth 142-144 (Spinks.) In a post-fight interview with HBO, Holmes said, "the judges, the referees and promoters can kiss me where the sun don't shine - and because we're on HBO, that's my big black behind."
On November 6, 1986, three days after his 37th birthday, Holmes announced his retirement.
Holmes returned to the ring in 1991. After five straight wins, he fought Ray Mercer, the undefeated 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist, on February 7, 1992. Holmes pulled off the upset and won by a twelve-round unanimous decision. The win got Holmes a shot at Evander Holyfield for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship. On June 19, 1992, Holyfield defeated Holmes by a twelve-round unanimous decision.
Holmes won seven consecutive fights and then got another title shot. On April 8, 1995, he fought Oliver McCall for the WBC title. Holmes lost by a close twelve-round unanimous decision. Two of the judges had him losing by only one point, while the other judge had him losing by three points.
On January 24, 1997, Holmes went to Denmark to fight Brian Nielsen, who was 31-0. Nielsen won by a twelve-round split decision to retain the International Boxing Organization title.
Holmes and George Foreman signed to fight on January 23, 1999 at the Houston Astrodome. Foreman called off the fight several weeks before it was to take place because the promoter failed to meet the deadline for paying him the remaining $9 million of his $10 million purse. Foreman received a nonrefundable $1 million deposit, and Holmes got to keep a $400,000 down payment of his $4 million purse.
Holmes' next two fights were rematches with old foes. On June 18, 1999, he stopped Bonecrusher Smith in eight rounds, and on November 17, 2000, he stopped Mike Weaver in six.
Holmes' final fight was on July 27, 2002 in Norfolk, Virginia. He defeated Eric "Butterbean" Esch by a ten-round unanimous decision.
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| Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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| {{infobox football biography 2 | playername | Morgan De Sanctis | image | height | dateofbirth March 26, 1977 | cityofbirth Guardiagrele | countryofbirth Italy | currentclub Napoli | clubnumber 1 | position Goalkeeper | youthyears1 | youthclubs1 Pescara | years1 1994–1997 | caps1 74 | goals1 0 | clubs1 Pescara | years2 1997–1999 | caps2 3 | goals2 0 | clubs2 Juventus | years3 1999–2007 | caps3 194 | goals3 0 | clubs3 Udinese | years4 2007–2009 | caps4 8 | goals4 0 | clubs4 Sevilla | years5 2008–2009 | caps5 31 | goals5 0 | clubs5 → Galatasaray (loan) | years6 2009– | caps6 76 | goals6 0 | clubs6 Napoli | nationalyears1 2005– | nationalcaps1 3 | nationalgoals1 0 | nationalteam1 Italy | pcupdate 22 May 2011 | ntupdate 19 November 2008 }} |
Under new coach Cesare Prandelli, ''Azzurri'' preferred to include younger heir of Buffon, instead of calling De Sanctis. However after the injury of Emiliano Viviano, De Sanctis re-selected as one of the backup of Buffon at UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches in September 2011. In 2006 FIFA World Cup he was one of the four backup players for the 23-men main squad for any possible injury between Buffon, Angelo Peruzzi and Marco Amelia.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
| !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | !Apps | !Goals | |||
| rowspan="4" valign="center" | Pescara | 1994–95 | 30 | 0|||||||
| 1995–96 | 18 | 0|||||||||
| 1996–97 | 26 | 0|||||||||
| !Total | !74!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!74!!0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3" valign="center" | Juventus | 1997–98 | 0 | 0|||||||
| 1998–99 | 3 | 0|||||||||
| !Total | !3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="9" valign="center" | Udinese | 1999-00 | 7 | 0|||||||
| 2000–01 | 3 | 0|||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | 0|||||||||
| 2002–03 | 34 | 0|||||||||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0|||||||||
| 2004–05 | 36 | 0|||||||||
| 2005–06 | 34 | 0|||||||||
| 2006–07 | 36 | 0|||||||||
| !Total | !194!!0!!0!!0!!14!!0!!208!!0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" valign="center" | Sevilla | 2007–08 | 8 | 0|||||||
| !Total | !8!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!9!!0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" valign="center" | Galatasaray | 2008–09 | 31 | 0| | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| !Total | !31!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0!!41!!0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" valign="center" | Napoli | 2009–10 | 38 | 0| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | 38 | 0| | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| !Total | !45!!0!!2!!0!!10!!0!!57!!0 | |||||||||
| Career total | !317!!0!!1!!0!!25!!0!!343!!0 |
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| Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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| playername | Giuseppe Mascara |
| dateofbirth | August 22, 1979 |
| cityofbirth | Caltagirone |
| countryofbirth | Italy |
| height | |
| currentclub | Napoli |
| clubnumber | 9 |
| position | Striker |
| youthyears1 | 1994–1995 | youthclubs1 Comiso |
| years1 | 1995–1997 | clubs1 Ragusa | caps1 29 | goals1 5 |
| years2 | 1997–2000 | clubs2 Battipagliese | caps2 48 | goals2 10 |
| years3 | 2000–2001 | clubs3 Avellino | caps3 29 | goals3 16 |
| years4 | 2001 | clubs4 Salernitana | caps4 1 | goals4 1 |
| years5 | 2001–2003 | clubs5 Palermo | caps5 38 | goals5 9 |
| years6 | 2002–2003 | clubs6 → Genoa (loan) | caps6 13 | goals6 2 |
| years7 | 2003–2011 | clubs7 Catania | caps7 226 | goals7 58 |
| years8 | 2004–2005 | clubs8 → Perugia (loan) | caps8 37 | goals8 4 |
| years9 | 2011– | clubs9 Napoli | caps9 14 | goals9 3 |
| nationalyears1 | 2009– | nationalteam1 Italy | nationalcaps1 1 | nationalgoals1 0 |
| pcupdate | May 16, 2010 |
| ntupdate | }} |
Giuseppe Mascara (born 22 August 1979 in Caltagirone) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Napoli in the Italian Serie A. He is equally adept at playing as a striker or as a wide forward.
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| Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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| name | Al Green |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth name | Albert Greene |
| alias | The Reverend Al Green |
| birth date | April 13, 1946 |
| origin | Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. |
| instrument | Vocals, guitar |
| genre | R&B, gospel, soul |
| occupation | Reverend, vocalist, producer, songwriter |
| years active | 1967–present |
| label | Hi, Myrrh, The Right Stuff |
| associated acts | The Creations, Willie Mitchell |
| website | }} |
Green formed a group called Al Greene & the Creations in high school. Curtis Rogers and Palmer James, two members of the Creations, formed an independent label called Hot Line Music Journal. In 1967, under the new name Al Greene & the Soul Mates, the band recorded "Back Up Train" and released it on Hot Line Music; the song was an R&B chart hit. The Soul Mates' subsequent singles did not sell as well. Al Green's debut LP ''Back Up Train'' was released on Hot Line in 1967. The album was upbeat and soulful but didn't do well in sales. This was the only album on the Hot Line label. Green came into contact with band leader Willie Mitchell of Memphis' Hi Records in 1969, when Mitchell hired him as a vocalist for a Texas show with Mitchell's band and then asked him to sign with the label.
Green cited the incident as a wake-up call to change his life. He became an ordained pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis in 1976 and continues to serve in this capacity, delivering services down the street from Graceland. Continuing to record R&B, Green saw his sales start to slip and drew mixed reviews from critics. 1977's ''The Belle Album'' was critically acclaimed but did not regain his former mass audience. In 1979 Green injured himself falling off the stage while performing in Cincinnati and interpreted this as a message from God. He then concentrated his energies towards pastoring his church and gospel singing, also appearing in 1982 with Patti Labelle in the Broadway musical ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God''. According to ''Glide Magazine'', "by the late 70s, he had begun concentrating almost exclusively on gospel music." His first gospel album was ''The Lord Will Make a Way''. From 1981 to 1989 Green recorded a series of gospel recordings, garnering eight "soul gospel performance" Grammys in that period. In 1985, he reunited with Willie Mitchell along with Angelo Earl for ''He Is the Light'', his first album for A&M Records. In 1984, director Robert Mugge released a documentary film, ''Gospel According to Al Green'', including interviews about his life and footage from his church. In 1989, Green released "I Get Joy", again with producer/guitarist Angelo Earl. In 2001, he appeared in the movie and soundtrack of ''On the Line'' featuring Lance Bass.
In 2000, Green published ''Take Me to the River'', a book discussing his career. Green received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
In 2001, Green's live cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" was released on the soundtrack to Will Smith's film ''Ali'' (the song plays when Muhammad Ali learns of the death of close friend Malcolm X).
By 2003 Green released a non-religious (secular) album entitled ''I Can't Stop'', his first collaboration with Willie Mitchell since 1985's ''He is the Light''. In March 2005 he issued ''Everything's OK'' as the follow-up to ''I Can't Stop''. Green also collaborated with Mitchell on this secular CD.
In 2004, Green sang a duet, "Simply Beautiful", with Queen Latifah on her ''The Dana Owens Album''. In 2006, Green worked on his latest studio album for Blue Note Records with The Roots' Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. The album, ''Lay It Down'', was released May 27, 2008 and includes tracks featuring John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae and Anthony Hamilton. Green said in an interview that he would have liked to duet with Marvin Gaye: "In those days, people didn't sing together like they do now," he said.
In 2008, Green's album ''Lay It Down'' marked his full return to chart success, reaching number nine on the Billboard hit album chart. It was his most successful album release in 35 years.
In 2009, Al Green, along with Heather Headley, released a version of the song "People Get Ready" on the compilation album ''Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration''.
In June 2010 Al Green appeared on the BBC show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' and sang "Let's Stay Together" accompanied by David Gilmour and Jools Holland.
On August 26, 2004, Green was honored as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards. He joined an impressive list of previous Icon honorees including R&B legends James Brown, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley
In 2009, Al Green was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Green's biggest hit, "Let's Stay Together", was voted a Legendary Michigan Song that same year.
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As we continue to develop our business, we might sell certain aspects of our entities or assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on Wn.com you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.