Giving Average Colombians a Chance to Play Golf
Tony Ciabattoni purchased 12 acres of land with their life savings to build a public golf course in Colombia, where there are only two private courses in a metropolitan area of 1.5 million people.
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In Kabul, a Bowling Center Offers Respite From War
In an Afghan capital scarred by years of war, a young Afghan woman has bet $1 million that her countrymen could use a little fun. She started the country's first bowling alley and it has become a symbol of hope.
Afghan Women Dare to Cycle, With Eyes Toward Olympics
Not yet 5am, a small pack of women savor the peace six mornings a week, before the men appear on Kabul's streets to hurl insults at them for breaking the gender barrier of acceptable female activity. "These girls are challenging a big taboo in Afghanistan, riding a bicycle."
Afghanistan Crowned Homeless World Cup Champions
Afghanistan defeated Russia 5-4 in the final of the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday. The Homeless World Cup is an international football tournament supporting grass roots football programs in more than 60 nations engaging 30,000 players who are homeless all year round.
New Goal for German Football Stars: Helping Refugees
German football clubs and players are standing up for refugees and urging their fans to join in a team effort across the country.
Fighter Gives Up Stardom to Bring Dignity to the Pygmy People
Professional cage fighter gives up the spotlight and becomes unlikely humanitarian hero to oppressed group in Africa.
Olé! Another Mexican State Bans Traditional Bullfights
A third Mexican state has 'taken the bull by the horns' and banned bullfighting, as public opposition against the spectacle hits 73%.
Female Cyclist Beats Most of the Men in Grueling Race from Canada to Mexico
On her first attempt at the grueling 2700-mi Tour Divide race, Lael Wilcox crushed it, beating most of the men and setting a new record for women in 17 days.
American Swimmer Stuns World, First to Win All These Races in Single Meet
18-year-old US swimmer Katie Ledecky swept all individual freestyle events at the 2015 FINA World Championships, an unprecedented feat by man or woman.
Sign Up This Ball Girl Who Made Amazing Catch During Game (WATCH)
The best play of this game Major League Baseball game was by the ball girl who snatched a screaming foul ball out of the sky before it hit the stands.
101-Year-Old Woman Rappels Down Skyscrapers for Charity (WATCH)
At more than a hundred years old, this woman isn't afraid of rappelling down a 500 foot tower to raise money for her favorite charity.
NFL's First Female Coach Hired by Arizona Cardinals
Jennifer Welter makes history as the first woman coach for an NFL team coaching inside linebackers during training camp and preseason.
NFL Names Man of the Year Award for Good Works Off the Field
Carolina Panthers football player Thomas Davis is one of the best linebackers in the NFL football league, but his work off the field is what earned him this year's Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
US Wrestlers Honored by Iran's President and Fans, Easing Tensions at Nuclear Talks
American Diplomats found rare common ground with the Islamic Republic at a recent round of nuclear negotiations, noting Iran's victory in the freestyle wrestling World Cup in Tehran. U.S. wrestlers competed, including the 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs who was cheered on wildly by wrestling-crazy Iranian fans.
World Cup Champs to Be First Women's Team to Get NYC Ticker Tape Parade
The three-time World Cup-winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team is being honored like no other women's team in any sport in the 129 years of NYC parades.
Magic Johnson Thrives 20 Years On as Hero Who Demystified HIV
20 years ago, basketball All-Star Magic Johnson stepped to the microphones at a Los Angeles press conference to tell the world he was HIV-positive. Not a single person watching on Nov 7, 1991 thought he would be around to hold another news conference 20 years later.
Green Sports Alliance Reduces Waste & Toxic Chemicals in Games Worldwide
A burgeoning movement to make sports more sustainable has signed up 300 professional and college teams and venues to play ball with the environment.
Meet the "Bob Marley of Tennis" Who Just Beat a 14-Time Champ at Wimbledon
With signature dreadlocks he hasn't cut in 19 years, underdog Dustin Brown just stunned the tennis world by knocking out the 10th ranked player in the world at Wimbledon.
Tsunami Boy Found Wearing Ronaldo Jersey in 2004 Now Signed by Club
A six-year-old tsunami survivor rescued wearing a Cristiano Ronaldo jersey eleven years ago will follow in his football hero's footsteps.
Amateur Golfer Plays "World's Greatest Round" With 3 Holes-In-One
A 59-year-old amateur beat two-billion-to-one odds by scoring three holes-in-one in a single round of golf – the best one ever played.
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