Football fans, whether or not you make it to South Africa for the FIFA 2010, here’s the latest manner as to how you can feel the action on the field a little more realistically. Just dab on some Sky+HD Eau De Stade- a new limited edition unisex fragrance and its aroma will instantly help you drift to the football fields in South Africa.

UK-based high definition T.V service-Sky+HD, has launched Eau de Stade, a fragrance for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fragrance is said to embrace the scents of South African football fields. Officially launched today, Sky+HD Eau De Stade has British pop star Rachel Stevens as its ambassador.

The perfumes developer Per John Bailey of The Perfumers Guild  described what went into the making of Eau De Stade . He said ‘Salty notes have been used to encapsulate the smell of the fresh sea breeze in Cape Town- known as the ‘Cape doctor’ – alongside woody, smoky hints to represent the nation’s passion for barbecues, and also Tagette, an essential oil sourced directly from South Africa’.

At the launch event Rachel described the fragrance as having ‘Smells of the Stadiums Nicely Trimmed Grass, Enviroment, South African Oils, Sweat of the Players & Much More.

Well it’s kind of funny to firstly have a T.V service launch a perfume and that too one which would smell of grass and ehh Sweat of the players, we aren’t really sure how many women will want to try it on, however with the football fever catching up, you can’t really say, several fans might want to buy it off the selves as this seasons football memorabilia.

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Internet is abuzz with Shaun White Double McTwist 1260 Youtube Video. The video is really incredible and a must watch. White  won gold in the halfpipe. In the finals, White recorded a score of 46.8 on his first run, which proved a high enough score to secure the gold medal without a second run. He performed his second run anyway, ending his run with a double McTwist 1260. This took the score to 48.4.

Shaun White is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board. He is known for his shock of red hair, for which he has become known as "Animal" and "The Flying Tomato."

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, White had won gold in the halfpipe. White had recorded a score of 46.8 to win.

The much talked about video is here.

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Tiger Woods and his wife Ellin Nordegran is keeping their meeting low key. In order to avoid media hype Ellin Nordegran didn’t checked into a hotel but instead stayed at Brett Favre’s 460 acre ranch in Hattiesburg Minnesota for visiting her husband in a nearby sex rehab, the US weekly reports. But Favre was not there during her stay. She was also seen in the town by some locals. "She definitely stands out," a local shopkeeper told the magazine, “She was beautiful. She was walking around alone and trying to keep to herself."

Earlier this month Woods got himself admitted in a rehab under orders from his wife and his management. "He didn’t want to go to rehab," a source told the magazine. Tiger Woods is reportedly having a hard time at the rehab not because of the celibacy contract but since he is not being allowed to play golf. "He’s used to going in this robot mode of hitting a ball over and over as a way to escape," another source told the magazine. "His dad taught him that at age 2. But he can’t do that now." It is still not known how long Tiger Woods will stay at the rehab centre while there are reports which claim that Nordegran will soon leave for Sweden.

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While there have been rumors that Troy Calhoun is quitting Air Force to join Tennessee, it is now being reported that Duke’s David Cutcliffe will be named Tennessee’s next head football coach.

In a statement issued by Troy Calhoun, he said “We are more than grateful and proud to be closely involved with the character building of our cadets and the mission of the United States Air Force Academy”.

Troy Calhoun is the head football coach for the United States Air Force Academy, replacing Air Force legend Fisher DeBerry. He was previously the offensive coordinator for the NFL’s Houston Texans and a Quarterback for Air Force.

Knoxnews.com reports that Duke head coach David Cutcliffe will be named Tennessee’s next head coach if all goes well although UT athletic director Mike Hamilton declined to confirm an agreement with Cutcliffe. David Cutcliffe is the head football coach of the Duke University Blue Devils and the former head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels.

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The stage is set for the celebration of Yankees victory. People are getting ready for the November 7th ceremonial parade. Everyone is happy and all are in the mood to party as the Yankees did it again. The excitement of winning a world championship never lessens, no matter how many times you win it. Tomorrow the people would be ready with all the shredded papers they can find. Music, fun, paper pieces falling from the skies like snow, you got it all. It’s going to be a magical time. And why not? After all the last parade by Yankees where organized in 1998.

Looks like New York’s City Hall is pretty happy and in the mood for celebrations too as it is giving out 500 tickets to the ceremony honoring the Yankees for winning the 2009 World Series. The city hall has already arrange for big screens outside the hall as they know the hall would fall short to accommodate zillions of people who would come out tomorrow. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present keys to the city to the Yankees at the ceremony, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. after the ticker-tape parade.

So how do you get your hands on those free tickets? Firstly you need to be 18 years and older and secondly you need to present for the giveaway from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and if you are looking for some experts advice, we can surely help you. While the giveaways would start from 2pm, we would suggest you to be there ahead of time because chances are that there are lots of people looking for free tickets and chances are that there would a super duper extra long queue.

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The 5th ODI between India and Australia was another nail biter as the kangaroos won the match by 3 runs. They game went till the last few deliveries and there was tremendous pressure on both the teams. The Aussies came out on the top as usual. Aussies are famous for winning the nail baiters and delivering in immense pressure.

Aussies won the first match and it seemed imminent that Aussie would dominate the series until the Indians showed their power by winning two back to back matches and everyone thought that the Aussies where blown off from the competition until Aussies fought back hard and won the next two consecutive matches.

The moral of the story is: You just can’t choose the best between them! Its going neck e neck and it would be really interesting to see who comes on top at the end of the 7th match. Aussies are leading the series 3-2. But the series is far from over. This is what happens when the top two teams in the world, fight it out with each other.

With the tremendous blow from the kangaroos, Dhonis boys will be all geared up to answer them in the 6th ODi. Experts, analysts, commentators, ex cricketers have all set their brains aside as they know that the outcome of the series is impossible to predict.

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It’s time for Mark Teahen to say bye to the Royals and say hello to Chicago White sox. Soon after the Yankees secured their 27th World Series title, it was reported that the Royals have agreed deal outfielder Mark Teahen to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for rookie second baseman Chris Getz and disappointing third baseman third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields, who was a former first round draft pick, to the Kansas City Royals.

Teahen reportedly had no idea of what was going on and the Royals as well as the White Sox were not available for comments as well.

Teahen, 28, batted .271 last season with 12 homers and 51 RBIs in 144 games while playing first base, second base and third base in addition to right field. He spent most of the two previous seasons in right field.

Getz, 26, is a left-handed hitter who batted .261 last season with a .324 on-base percentage in 107 games. He had just two homers and 31 RBIs but stole 25 bases in 27 attempts.
Fields, 26, slumped badly over the last two seasons after hitting 23 homers as a rookie in 2007. He is a right-handed hitter who batted .222 last season in 79 games with seven homers and 30 RBIs. - (www.kansascity.com)

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The ESPN production assistant Brook Hundley and ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillip scandal was out in the circuit since the past few days and it was making quite a huge buzz in the media world. Brooke, Steve and his wife Marni, immediately became the most searched people in Google. The internet was blazing with searches of Marni Phillip’s and Brooke Hundley’s pictures and scoops regarding the scandals.

We all knew that ESPN asked Steve to take leave for seven days as the matter was creating a huge hype and was hampering the image of the channel. Last night during the American League Championship Series, in which Phillips normally would have been in the studio, it was announced that “Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN.”

“His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways,” said the network.

Phillips’ representative said in an e-mail that his client “is voluntarily admitting himself to an inpatient treatment facility to address his personal issues, and informed ESPN of his plans Friday.”

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Jasper Howard, starting cornerback on the UConn football team, died today after he was stabbed on-campus. According to sources, Howard, 20, was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Coach Randy Edsall spent the night at St. Francis. Jasper was 5-foot-9, 174-pound.

Howard was from Miami Edison High School. Howard played in UConn’s 38-25 victory over Louisville Saturday.

A fight was reported and stabbing early Sunday morning at the Storrs campus. The perpetrator of the stabbing is still at large, according to an emergency alert posted on the University’s website Sunday morning.

Police have asked people with information related to the stabbing to contact the University police at 860-486-4800.

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New York Yankees just won game 2 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Angels. It was a thrilling nail biter till the end.

The game started Saturday evening with the chances of a washout, while the rain held off for most of the game, the game ended after midnight and there was a steady rain. Yankees took an early lead in the second inning with one run and soon they added another run in the third inning to make the score 2-0. The Angels fought back to tied the game 2-2 in the fifth inning.

Rain started in the 9th inning when the game was almost finishing up. The score was tied, so the game continued into extra innings.

The score stayed tied and the rain kept falling, while the game went into the 11th innings. The Angels took the lead 3-2 during the top of the 11th and only need three outs and they would tie the series. Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez had plans of his own. A-Rod blasted to send the game into 12 innings. The rain continued on as well. Neither team was able to score in the 12th inning. The Yankees prevented the Angels from scoring in the top of the 13th inning and took to bat in the bottom.The Yankees put runners on 1st and 2nd bases. Melky Cabrera stepped up to bat with one out. His grounder was fielded cleanly by 2nd basemen Maicer Izturis. Izturis decided to go for the double play to end the inning and threw to second base. The throw was wild and allowed Jerry Hairston to score from 2nd.

After winning game, the Yankees take a two game lead over the Angels heading into game 3 on Monday at the Angel Stadium. Two more wins and the Yankees will be in their first World Series since 2003.

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