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Run with Fauja Singh

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His name is Fauja Singh . He is 101-years-old. And he still runs. The UK-based 'veteran' runner has participated in New York City marathon, London Flora marathon, Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the 2012 Hong Kong 10km run. He was also involved in the London Olympic torch run. Dubbed as Turbaned Tornado - as per the name of his biography - Fauja has been an inspiration to many and even appeared on several adidas advertisements.  Fauja will be in Petaling Jaya on Dec 2 as he participates in the Chardikala Run - a 5km charity run. Visit here and here for more information.   HD says: Impossible is nothing indeed...

What's wrong with this picture?

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The picture appeared in an English paper on Tuesday (Jan 31, 2012). The photographer did a neat job. Those in the picture looked good and those adidas adizero f50 boots, cun! But hold on a second.... The picture caption states Harimau Muda team. And you can see Ong Kim Swee standing at the back row. Aren't the national team sponsored by Nike? Read Nike's and adidas' reactions in today's Mailsport . HD says: Yikes....

When a jersey is too expensive...

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...you get a tongue lashing in public. But that only happens in New Zealand. Sports giant adidas has come under fire as they are selling the All-Blacks jersey for NZ$ 220 (RM 549.60). However, the same rugby jersey can be bought in the USA for US$ 79.99 (RM 231.51). According to this article , the cost of making a jersey is estimated at NZ$ 8 (RM 19.98). Watch how broadcast journalist John Campbell grills adidas New Zealand’s country manager David Huggett and adidas Australia’s managing director Greg Kerr about the price of its replica jersey - as seen here . So should we also settle for overly priced jerseys which are made in some factory in Kepong? Note: Special mention to former Mailsport journo Graig Nunis for the video. HD says: Malaysian officials are lucky they are not subjected to such grilling. It'd be interesting to see how they react to such a situation eh.