A man who was riding in a sport utility vehicle that became partially submerged in water after running off a highway can credit an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper for helping save his life.
Comedian John Bishop is set to push his body to the limit for Sport Relief.
The comedian will be accompanied by celebrity friends on his 290-mile adventure.
THREE years on from his failed attempt to become the first person to swim the length of Lake Wakatipu, Wellington Man Ben Campbell-MacDonald has conquered the 80km odyssey.
Long before Riverside Park had benches, a shelter, or pathways it was an unnamed overgrown area. But in December 1886, it gained one enormous man-made feature near the present-day Riverside Arts Center stairs.
Hopes are fading that a rock fisherman missing off the Far South Coast since yesterday will be found alive.
PORT COLBORNE — It seems like smooth sailing for Port Colborne’s proposed cable wakeboarding facility. City councillors Monday night reviewed and approved terms and conditions under which the innovative water sport system will be brought to the lakeside city.[...]
A first marathon attempt at 58 years old wasn't enough. He had to run the entire distance wearing a cape. Then again, Michael Cox has never done things by halves " DO YOU WANT TO WATCH ME RUN AROUND THE FIELD?" said my dad (who is in the top 10 loudest men in the East Midlands). It was a curious question to be asked by a man in late middle-age, clad in slippers and baggy cords stained with ...
A 48-year-old Schuyler, Neb., man probably fell asleep in the moments before his sport utility vehicle crashed Saturday.
Self-made businessman believes key to breaking ordinary life chain is the ability to communicate in different languages other than your mother tongue.
Tom Brady isn't as good today as he was before the Super Bowl because teammates dropped three of his passes.Eli Manning is now a legend because a teammate - Mario Manningham - held on to one of his passes.If this seems completely logical to you, if you see no fault in this reasoning, you...
He longed to reel in one of the ocean's biggest prizes. Now, a south coast policeman reveals his dramatic quest. Eamonn Duff reports.
Madonna's epic 2012 Super Bowl halftime show proved to be a spectacular success, but one performer in particular wowed the audience and viewers at home. As Madonna danced to "Hey Mr. DJ," a curly-haired Richard Simmons look-a-like dressed in a toga and gold sneakers appeared to be a "tightrope walker." He is actually Andy Lewis, a talented slackliner.
In this field, where we outdoor writers are often misread and misjudged as blood-thirsty types, who kill game and fish for sport and boast of such deeds, John D. Silva of Wareham is just the opposite. He writes for On the Water Magazine. I'm sure you've...
Baseball is a magnificent sport. In a relatively short period of time a man can win over the masses and just as quickly lose their affection, becoming old news.  Some say baseball is a young man's game.  That is probably true.  Though, there have been players who have defied that conventional wisdom, playing into their late 30s and early 40s. Tim Wakefield has been one of those transcendental ...
The official re-opening of the UQ Sport Aquatic Centre and David Theile Pool was celebrated with a big splash early this morning.
Comedian John Bishop is to undertake a gruelling triathlon for charity.
Wintry conditions bring a subdued feeling to the start of the Six Nations - but all is well with BBC coverage.
Mac Bohonnon squints in the bright sunlight, the rugged high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains looming in the distance like so many sentinels. He checks his bindings, flips down his glasses, and pushes off down a steep u-shaped ramp. Seconds later, he's hurtling 60 feet skyward, his body twisting and turning in flight before his skis slam the surface of a 17-foot-deep pool of water with a huge...
Anyone else get incredibly excited watching pre-Olympic marketing hype during last night’s Super Bowl? With football season over, let the Olympic year commence.
