30 Results for dubai

The Back and Forth: Best Sports Day Of The Year?

Ted Bauer and Eric Angevine

What is "The Back and Forth?" Seems a pretty simple discussion: what's the best sports day of the year? Is it today, 1.1 of the Madness, or is it som...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Lunch Links: Weekend Edition

Max Klinger, Paul Kix, and Ethan Trex

...Classic. The first person to talk back to a Saudi prince in public is a sports commentator. Dubai capitulates to protest, will allow Israeli tennis star to play in next week's tournament. For charity...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...mdash;bankrolled a form of cricket that will probably die. Wall Street Journal refuses to sponsor a Dubai tennis tournament where an Israeli player was denied entry. In rural parts of India, people play sports...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

The Back and Forth: Best Sports Day Of The Year?

Ted Bauer and Eric Angevine

What is "The Back and Forth?" Sunday from 2pm until the middle of the evening, you have the opportunity to consume professional football at the highe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 15, 2009

The World's Game (According to Us)

Austin Kelley

When soccer fans reflect on 2008, we're sure the first thing they'll remember fondly is the birth of The World's Game (According to Us), where each we...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Ski Free Or Die

Eric Adelson

Bode Miller's life was once as free as his style on the slopes. But friends and family fear he's lost his balance

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008

THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)

Austin Kelley

...there are costs for things like fancy shoes, tattoos and new teams). Soon enough, a group of Dubai investors might buy you out. After all, it seems like rich folks from Dubai are always trying...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008

After the Fall

Lindsay Berra

Who won when Lindsey Jacobellis tumbled in the Olympic boardercross final? Swiss rider Tanja Frieden. Who lost? Possibly you and everyone else hoping to see them face off in Aspen

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

NEXT HOT SPOTS

Michael J. Agovino

Where in the world will tomorrow's sports stars come from? The answers are mapped out here.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

THE WRONG TRACK

Ryan McGee

Before we go any further, let's establish something right off the top—Helio Castroneves is innocent until he is proven guilty. Last Friday he wa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2008

Reasons Why Roger Federer Will Never Win the French Open

David Higdon

He is the best player in tennis, maybe the greatest in history, the winner of 10 Grand Slams and 48 singles titles, the only male to win three Slams three times each. In short, Roger Federer is one of the world's most dominant athletes.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008

THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)

Austin Kelley

In these troubled economic times, it's important to diversify your portfolio. Especially your pro sports portfolio. Perhaps you're too concerned with ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008

TYING UP THE OLYMPICS

Alyssa Roenigk

[Ed.'s Note: When Mag senior writer Alyssa Roenigk got back from her trip to the Olympics, her computer was completely fried. This story was nearly a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008

THE WORLD'S GAME ... ACCORDING TO US

Austin Kelley

...crosstown rivals. Perhaps, al-Fahim isn't competing as much with Manchester United as he is with Dubai, the second-richest emirate in the UAE. Dubai has recently grabbed headlines with its self-promotional construction...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

LIFE OF REILLY

A day on the links with the round mound whose swing will astound.

Story | July 16, 2008