In the recent F1 German Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren was able to take first place at the Hockenheim Ring in order to win his second consecutive first place finish, and his fourth of the season to give him the topspot of the 2008 F1 World Drivers’ Championship Standings. Coming in at 2nd place was Nelson Piquet Jr. of Renault, who had a magnificent race to give him his first trip to the podium.

Meanwhile, Felipe Massa of Ferrari came in third to keep him within striking distance from Lewis Hamilton at the World Drivers’ Championships, but still trails Lewis Hamilton by 4 points.

As it stands, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren leads all drivers with 58 points while Felipe Massa of Ferrari has 54 points, followed closely by Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari with 51 points.

Lewis Hamilton hopes to bag his third consecutive first place finish in the upcoming 2008 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring in Budapest. Of course, he’ll have to overcome the stiff competition of the Ferrari team and their drivers like Felipe Massa and last season’s F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen.

Ferrari have been a bit more consistent, considering that they lead the 2008 F1 World Constructor’s Championships at the moment with 105 points, followed by BMW Sauber with 89 points. McLaren sits at the third spot of the F1 World Constructors Championship standings with 86 points, but that can improve if Lewis Hamilton continues his streak and comes up with yet another first place finish at the Hungaroring for the 2008 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Miguel Angel Cotto of Puerto Rico will be defending his WBA Welterweight Title against current IBF and former WBO Welterweight champion Antonio Margarito of Mexico on July 26, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Miguel Angel Cotto has an impressive boxing record of 32 wins with zero losses and 26 KO’s, and is a heavy favorite against Antonio Margarito, who has a record of 36 wins and 5 losses with 26 wins by KO.

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• Miguel Angel Cotto (-260)
• Antonio Margarito (+210)

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KJ Choi of South Korea played a very impressive golf game on the second round of the 2008 British Open to put him on top of the British Open leaderboard, followed closely behind by Greg Norman of Australia.

KJ Choi sits at one-under for the 2008 British Open, and is the only golfer to break par. Greg Norman sits at an even par after two rounds while trailing closely is Camillo Villegas of Colombia with one-over par, who shot a second round best 65 to move him up the leaderboard. After Camillo Villegas, seven other golfers are on a tie for fourth place and are within striking distance for the topspot. Among the seven golfers are the likes of David Duval, Padraig Harrington, Jim Furyk, Rocco Mediate and Robert Allenby.

KJ Choi is expected to keep the pace in the third round in order to win the 2008 British Open, or what is now referred to as the 2008 Open Championship.

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At present, the leaders of the National League are:

• Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East with a 52-44 record to date
• Chicago Cubs for the NL Central with a current record of 57-38
• Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL West with a current record of 47-48

Of course, the top performers of each division will be heading to the 2008 MLB Playoffs with a wild card to be given to the second place team with the best record in the entire National. At present, the Wild Card race in the National League is being sought after by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL Central.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a current record of 52-43 while the St. Louis Cardinals have a current record of 53-43. If the St. Louis Cardinals can keep up their performance, then they might be sure to claim the National League wild card to make a trip to the 2008 MLB Playoffs.

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UFC 87: Seek & Destroy

Brock Lesnar vs Heath Herring

Initially, former WWE champion and former New Japan World Wrestling champion Brock Lesnar was supposed to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman for Brock Lesnar’s second UFC bout. However, Mark Coleman suffered an injury and Heath Herring stepped in to go up against Brock Lesnar.

Brock Lesnar lost his first UFC fight to Frank Mir via submission, but is now determined to avenge his loss with a win against UFC veteran Heath Herring. UFC oddsmakers pick Brock Lesnar as the favorite over Heath Herring when they square off at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, which will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota - the home town of Brock Lesnar.

Heath Herring has won 2 of his last 4 UFC matches with the most recent win being a split decision over Check Kongo.

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The Brazil Men’s Soccer team are the favorites to win the gold medal in men’s soccer in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Brazil’s soccer team boasts of a superstar line-up that includes the likes of Ronaldinho of FC Barcelona, Robinho and Julio Baptista of Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid, Anderson of English Premier League champions Manchester United, Luis Fabiano of Sevilla and Adriano of Sao Paulo. FIFA World Pro Player of the Year Kaka of AC Milan might still be included in the line-up, but a press release has yet to be released.

Of course, Brazil is the most successful nation to participate in the World Cup, having won the World Cup a total of five teams. In the history of football in the Olympics, Brazil has never won a gold medal, although they have had 2 silver medals and a bronze medal. Perhaps, the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be their time to shine and win a gold medal.

Brazil will hope to progress from the group stages of the tournament if they can manage to have the better record against the likes of China, Belgium and New Zealand. It is most likely that Brazil will top the group and progress to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men’s Football quarterfinals.

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Lewis Hamilton of McLaren had a phenomenal race in the recent 2008 British F1 Grand Prix and came out the winner at Silverstone in England. Lewis Hamilton’s victory gives him 10 points to improve his standings in the F1 World Driver’s Championships to 48 points in a three-way tie with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, who also have 48 points.

Nick Heidfeld of BMW-Sauber came in at 2nd place, earning him his third trip to the podium, and his 3rd second place finish this 2008 F1 Season. Rubens Barichello of Honda started at the 16th spot of the grid, but climbed all the way to the third spot to earn him a third place podium finish, his first this season. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari came in at 4th place, and earned enough points to share a three-way tie for first place in the F1 World Driver’s Championship Standing alongside team mate Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton.

Heavy rains caused a lot of excitement in the race with a lot of slipping and sliding on the race track at Silverstone. However, those that did manage their driving well, such as Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barichello earned their trip to the podium deservingly.

In the 2008 Constructor’s Championship Standings, Ferrari still lead with 96 points, followed in second place by BMW Sauber with 82 points, and McLaren are at third with 72 points.

The next F1 Grand Prix race is set on July 20, 2008 at the Hockenheim Ring in Germany for the 2008 F1 German Grand Prix. There was no race held at Hockenheim during the 2007 F1 Season since the 2007 German Grand Prix was moved to the Nurburgring, and Bernie Ecclestone had ruled that no country may host two grand prix races in the same season. The last time an F1 race was held at Hockenheim was in 2006, and that time the F1 German Grand Prix was won by Michael Schumacher.

Lewis Hamilton hopes to continue his success in Germany after winning the British F1 Grand Prix. Of course, a heavy favorite is Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, who holds the lap record at the Hockenheim Ring.

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