Sunday 31 October 2010

Rugby Union - England victories over the All Blacks










In 105 years England have beaten New Zealand just seven times;

1936 - England 13 New Zealand 0
1973 - New Zealand 10 England 16
1983 - England 15 New Zealand 9
1993 - England 15 New Zealand 9
2002 - England 31 New Zealand 28
2003 - New Zealand 10 England 16
2012 - England 38 New Zealand 21

Friday 15 October 2010

The Ryder Cup - Year / Locations / Winners / Scores / Captains


Year - Venue - Winning Team
Score (Captains)


2012 - Medinah Country Club, Course No.3 (Medinah, Illinois - United States)
(USA Davis Love III - Europe José María Olazábal)

2010 - Celtic Manor Resort, Twenty Ten Course(Newport, Wales) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Corey Pavin - Europe Colin Montgomerie)

2008 - Valhalla Golf Club(Louisville, Kentucky - United States)
USA 16½ - 11½ Europe (USA Paul Azinger - Europe Nick Faldo)

2006 - The K Club, Palmer Course(Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland) - Europe
Europe 18½ - 9½ USA (USA Tom Lehman - Europe Ian Woosnam)

2004 - Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course(Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) - Europe Europe 18½ - 9½ USA (USA Hal Sutton - Europe Bernhard Langer)

2002 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course(Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe
Europe 15½ - 12½ USA (USA Curtis Strange - Europe Sam Torrance)

1999 - The Country Club, Composite Course (Brookline, Massachusetts) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Ben Crenshaw - Europe Mark James)

1997 - Valderrama GC, Sotogrande(Andalusia, Spain) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Tom Kite - Europe Seve Ballesteros)

1995 - Oak Hill CC, East Course (Rochester, New York) - Europe
Europe 14½ - 13½ USA (USA Lanny Wadkins - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1993 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England)- USA
USA 15 - 13 Europe (USA Tom Watson - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1991 - Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course(Kiawah Island, South Carolina) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Dave Stockton - Europe Bernard Gallacher)

1989 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe (Tie)
Europe 14 - 14 USA (USA Ray Floyd - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1987 - Muirfield Village(Dublin, Ohio) - Europe
Europe 15 - 13 USA (USA Jack Nicklaus - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1985 - The Belfry, Brabazon Course (Wishaw, Warwickshire, England) - Europe
Europe 16½ - 11½ USA (USA Lee Trevino - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1983 - PGA National Golf Club (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) - USA
USA 14½ - 13½ Europe (USA Jack Nicklaus - Europe Tony Jacklin)

1981 - Walton Heath Golf Club(Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England) - USA
USA 18½ - 9½ Europe (United States Dave Marr - Europe John Jacobs)

1979 - The Greenbrier, The Greenbrier Course(White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) - USA
USA 17 - 11 Europe (USA Billy Casper - Europe John Jacobs)

1977 - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 12½ - 7½ UK & Ireland (USA Dow Finsterwald - UK & Ireland Brian Huggett)

1975 - Laurel Valley Golf Club (Ligonier, Pennsylvania) - USA
USA 21 - 11 UK & Ireland (USA Arnold Palmer - UK & Ireland Bernard Hunt)

1973 - Muirfield Links(Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland) - USA
USA 19 - 13 UK & Ireland (USAJack Burke, Jr. - UK & Ireland Bernard Hunt)

1971 - Old Warson Country Club (St. Louis, Missouri) - USA
USA 18½ - 13½ UK (USA Jay Hebert - UK Eric Brown)

1969 - Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Southport, England) - USA (Tie)
USA 16 - 16 UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Eric Brown)

1967 - Champions Golf Club (Houston, Texas) - USA
USA 23½ - 8½ UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Dai Rees)

1965 - Royal Birkdale Golf Club(Southport, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 19½ - 12½ UK (USA Byron Nelson - UK Harry Weetman)

1963 - Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) - USA
USA 23 - 9 UK (USA Arnold Palmer - UK John Fallon)

1961 - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 14½ - 9½ UK (USA Jerry Barber - Dai Rees)

1959 - Eldorado Golf Club (Indian Wells, California) - USA
USA 8½ - 3½ UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Dai Rees)

1957 - Lindrick Golf Club (Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) - UK
UK 7½ - 4½ USA (USA Jack Burke, Jr. - USA Dai Rees)

1955 - Thunderbird Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California) - USA
USA 8 - 4 UK ( USA Chick Harbert - UK Dai Rees)

1953 - Wentworth Club (Virginia Water, Surrey, England) - USA
USA 6½ - 5½ UK (USA Lloyd Mangrum - UK Henry Cotton)

1951 - Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 (Pinehurst, North Carolina) - USA
USA 9½ - 2½ UK (USA Sam Snead - UK Arthur Lacey)

1949 - Ganton Golf Club (Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) - USA
USA 7 - 5 UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1947 - Portland Golf Club (Portland, Oregon) - USA
USA 11 - 1 UK (USA Ben Hogan - UK Henry Cotton)

1937 - Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club(Southport, Lancashire, England) - USA
USA 8 - 4 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1935 - Ridgewood Country Club(Paramus, New Jersey) - USA
USA 9 - 3 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1933 - Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club (Southport, Lancashire, England) - UK
UK 6½ - 5½ (USA Walter Hagen - UK John Henry Taylor)

1931 - Scioto Country Club (Columbus, Ohio) - USA
USA 9 - 3 UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Charles Whitcombe)

1929 - Moortown Golf Club (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) - UK
UK 7 - 5 USA ( USA Walter Hagen - UK George Duncan)

1927 - Worcester Country Club (Worcester, Massachusetts) - USA
USA 9½ - 2½ UK (USA Walter Hagen - UK Ted Ray)

Summary
Team, Wins, Losses, Ties
USA, 25, 11, 2
Europe, 8, 7, 1
UK & Ireland, 0, 3, 0
UK, 3, 15, 1

Thursday 14 October 2010

The 33 Chilean Miners


Here are the names and photographs of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days after part of the San Jose mine in Chile's Atacama desert collapses.
The names and photographs are in order of rescue (age).

Florencio Avalos (31)
Mario Sepulveda (39)
Juan Illanes (51)
Carlos Mamani (23)
Jimmy Sanchez (19)
Osman Araya (30)
Jose Ojeda (46)
Claudio Yanez (34)
Mario Gomez (63)
Alex Vega (31)
Jorge Galleguillos (56)
Edison Pena (34)
Carlos Barrios (27)
Victor Zamora (33)
Victor Segovia (48)
Daniel Herrera (27)
Omar Reygadas (56)
Esteban Rojas (44)
Pablo Rojas (45)
Dario Segovia (48)
Yonni Barrios (50)
Samuel Avalos (43)
Carlos Bugueno (27)
Jose Henriquez (54)
Renan Avalos (29)
Claudio Acuna (35)
Franklin Lobos (53)
Richard Villarroel (27)
Juan Aguilar (49)
Raul Bustos (40)
Pedro Cortez (24)
Ariel Ticona (29)
Luis Urzua (54)