Predictions of things that did not happen… yet . They might happen and they might not. Time will tell…
The 2008 Open Championship was played July 17 through July 20, 2008 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire in the UK.
Retief Goosen of South Africa played brilliantly to walk away with the winner’s trophy. Golf prediction: Retief Goosen is the winner of the 2008 Open Championship.
This year is the ninth time the […]
The 2008 Rogers Cup men’s tennis tournament ran July 19 through 27, 2008 at the Rexall Centre at York University in Toronto, Canada.
In a surprising final round, Novak Djokovic took the Rogers Cup trophy. Tennis prediction: Novak Djokovic is the winner of the 2008 Rogers Cup tennis tournament.
Players met in qualifying rounds on Saturday and […]
The 2008 parliamentary elections in Cambodia were held 27 July 2008 throughout the country.
The Cambodian People’s Party kept its hold on government, winning a majority of seats. Election prediction: the Cambodian People’s Party wins the 2008 Cambodian parliamentary election.
Candidates representing eleven different political parties began campaigning a month before the election. The opposition Sam Rainsy […]
The 2008 LPGA Evian Masters golf tournament was played July 24 to 27, 2008 at the Evian Royal Resort in Evian-Les-Bains, France.
This year, golfers competed for a share of the $3 million purse. Paula Creamer took top honors. Golf prediction: Paula Creamer is the winner of the 2008 LPGA Evian Masters.
The Evian Masters became part […]
The Asian American International Film Festival ran from July 10 through July 19, 2008 at the Asia Society at 725 Park Avenue in New York.
Director Jessica Yu screened her immensely popular film, “Ping Pong Playa,” at the festival’s Closing Night Presentation. Comments heard at the AAIFF08 Awards Ceremony following the presentation reflected the positive response […]
The 2008 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Championship was held Friday, July 4, 2008 at Coney Island in New York.
Fans of the event expected a showdown between Takeru Kobayashi, 6-time winner of the contest, and Joey Chestnut, last year’s champ, and they were not disappointed. Many were surprised by the outcome, however.
This year, three eaters consumed […]
The match to determine the IBF/IBO/WBO heavyweight champion was held at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany on 12 July 2008.
The bout saw defending IBF/IBO/WBO heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine square off against Tony Thompson of the USA. As expected, Klitschko emerged the victor. Boxing prediction: Wladimir Klitschko is the winner of […]
LPGA State Farm Classic 2008 Winner
The LPGA State Farm Classic 2008 was held July 14 through 20, 2008 at the Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois.
American golfer Paula Creamer took top honors in the LPGA State Farm Classic. Golf prediction: Paula Creamer is the winner of the 2008 LPGA State Farm Classic.
Following an outstanding […]
Formula 1’s Grosser Preis Santander von Deutchland, also known as the German Grand Prix, was held at Hockenheimring near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg in Germany on Sunday, 20 July 2008.
Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving the number 1 Ferrari, finished the 67-lap race at the head of the field to take the checkered flag. […]
Miss Universe 2008 was crowned July 14, 2008 at the Crown Convention Center, the Diamond Bay Resort, in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Samantha Powell of Wellington, New Zealand, was crowned Miss Universe 2008. Pageant prediction: Miss New Zealand, Samantha Powell, is Miss Universe 2008.
Ms. Powell hopes to use her background in banking to help young people understand […]