Nadia Comaneci broke onto the world’s stage by breaking the usual workings of the summer Olympics. She achieved the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history at the 1976 Games in Montreal. As silence fell over the Montreal Forum after the teenage Romanian spun flawlessly around the uneven bars, the scoreboard seemed baffled by the performance. It flashed a 1.00.
American Jennie Finch is the face of a sport that is about to lose its Olympic identity. An Olympic gold medallist and double world champion, the blonde pitcher has gone from Athens Games pinup to mother and softball crusader.
Brian Mansfield is nominally our country critic, but his musical interests, as clearly demonstrated in his playlists, range much wider. He certainly hasn’t abandoned his love of country, though, and he returns to those rural routes this week. Pick…
London, July 28 : Heather Mills is taking private coaching from Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, as part of her preparation for her appearance on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ in the US.
London, July 28 : Heather Mills is taking private coaching from Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, as part of her preparation for her appearance on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ in the US.