Manny Pacquiao defeats De la Hoya in welterweight boxing2008-12-07 · Xinhua News Agency
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Philippine ace boxer Manny Pacquiao defeated American Oscar De la Hoya in the non-title welterweight super fight held in Las Vegas Saturday night. It was a historic win that will re-define the boxing career of the Filipino…
Ticket prices Oscar/Floyd fight soaring2007-04-12 · The Washington Times (via NewsStand.com)
By Tim Lemke THE WASHINGTON TIMES It might not be possible for Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s bout for the WBC junior middleweight championship to live up to the hype but tickets sales suggest people are buying in. With less than a month before the May 5 “superfight” at MGM Grand in Las Vegas ticket brokers and resellers are reporting few tickets available for less than $1 000 with…
Russell Crowe's Kidnap Plot by Al-Qaeda2005-03-09 · Zap2it Movie News
The Down Under actor revealed in Australia's magazine that the terror network plotted to kidnap him as a strike against the U.S. Washington reportedly learned of the alleged scheme a few months before he won his best actor Oscar for "Gladiator" and dispatched agents to shadow Crowe and provide other private security.…