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On Saturday we had our final training session in the run up to the North Asia Games. As has been common, this year, we trained on the US military base in central Seoul, this time the ladies going first for two hours followed by a two hour session for the men.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are to remove a controversial ingredient from all their drinks.

Screened in over 200 countries, Super Bowl will be lapped up by well over 100 million Americans for whom it has become as symbolic of their country as Apple Pie.

Three teenage boys have admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later took her own life after photographs of the attack were circulated to classmates, according to published reports.

The television event of the year is upon us, as the world’s favourite TV show of the moment came to an end at 2am (Irish Time) in the US this morning.

Profits at the firm operated by Irish sports agent Ricky Simms raced ahead quicker than ‘Bolt-lightning’ last year.

Saturday morning in Houston, Texas and it’s already too hot for rugby or anything really.

The taste of beer releases a chemical in the brain which makes people want to drink more and take other drugs, research has found.

Kings of Leon's cancelled US tour could cost up to $15m (€10.5m).

The Kings of Leon are to repeat a gig in Dallas after cutting short a show because their lead singer complained that it was too hot to perform.

MILK can boost health in teenagers and promote weight loss as part of an adult diet — two messages high on the agenda for new National Dairy Council (NDC) chief executive Zoe Kavanagh.

THE National Dairy Council (NDC) has announced the appointment of Zoe Kavanagh as its new chief executive.

Procter & Gamble has said it will not renew its endorsements deal with golfer Tiger Woods next year, adding another name to the list of companies that cut ties with the golfer after last year’s revelations of marital infidelities.

AFTER one of the biggest sponsorship fallouts in the history of sport, Tiger Woods is close to signing a new global endorsement.

Soft drink Lucozade is being launched in the US today.

TIGER WOODS may have lost up to €26million in sponsorship deals after his extra-marital affairs came to light but any financial pain may be short lived as the world number one returns to prominence on the golf course.

TIGER WOODS is back on the practice tee and working to get back on the course.

SO another company, Gatorade, have decided to pull the plug on Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods lost another major endorsement with the news that Gatorade severed ties with him.

US TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem is under increasing pressure to officially discipline Tiger Woods over the sex scandal that’s rocked golf.

Drinks giant Britvic today posted an 11% hike in sales for the 12 weeks to December 20 but said market conditions in Ireland remained "challenging".

Nick Easter is flattered to be touted as a future England captain but believes Steve Borthwick is the right man for the job.

A grim-faced Barack Obama blamed a deep failure of national intelligence for the botched Christmas Day plane terror attack over Detroit, saying the government had enough information but could not “connect those dots”.

TIGER WOODS’ life and reputation lie in tatters.

ONE of Tiger Woods’s alleged mistresses said yesterday she was left broken-hearted following the end of their relationship.

The US socialite at the centre of the Tiger Woods affair allegations spoke out today to deny she was a “home-wrecker” or “tramp”.

Adverts featuring Tiger Woods disappeared from prime-time television broadcasts in the United States amid lurid allegations about the golfer’s private life, it emerged tonight.

The emergency 911 call made from golfer Tiger Woods’ mansion after his mother-in-law collapsed in the bathroom was released today.

TIGER WOODS could not even bring himself to make an appearance on his own website last night as he apologised for the “transgressions” that have exposed the golfing god as an ordinary mortal, away from the course at least.

Drinks firm Britvic today said the strength of brands such as Robinsons and Fruit Shoot was helping it outperform the rest of the market.

Soft drinks company Britvic have today reported a revenue performance of £690m (€875m) for the first half of 2008, an increase of 29.9% on the previous year.

Maria Sharapova has warned British tennis that it will have to be patient before it starts producing champions.

TIGER WOODS made $122.7 million (€83 million) in on-course earnings and endorsements last year and will break the $1 billion (€680m) mark by 2010, according to an annual study by Golf Digest magazine.

PEPSICO posted a 61% rise in quarterly profit yesterday on strong US sales of Frito-Lay snacks, but shares fell because of weak demand for its Gatorade sports drink and a conservative forecast.

SOFT drinks giant Pepsi Cola is expected to announce today that it is to create a major research and development centre in Cork.

Potato chip maker Kettle Foods was today bought by Lion Capital as part of a move to create the UK’s second-biggest snack business.

FLIP television channels in Brazil and Ronaldinho can be seen advertising anything from body spray to a bank.

COCA-COLA said billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the soft-drink maker’s largest shareholder, is to leave the board after 17 years.

Soft drinks group Britvic was today set for life on the stock market after announcing plans to float with an estimated value of £800m (€1.2bn).

Heavy rocker Lemmy Kilmister has been hospitalised in Germany after suffering from dehydration and exhaustion.

A GIRL aged five found in a Californian ravine survived on dry noodles while remaining near her dead mother following a car crash 10 days ago.

A five-year-old girl found in a Californian ravine survived on dry noodles while remaining near her dead mother following a car crash 10 days ago.