Christof Innerhofer of Italy mastered a bumpy course to win the super-G at the world championships for his first major title, while Bode Miller lost a pole and finished 12th. Hannes Reichelt of Austria was second and overall World Cup leader Ivica Kostelic of Croatia was third. Defending champion Didier Cuche of Switzerland missed the [...]
Wheaties today announced the champion of the world’s most challenging endurance event, the Ford Ironman World Championship, will be featured on the famous orange box in the coming months. This announcement marks the first time an Ironman World Champion has been honored with an appearance on a Wheaties box. Chris McCormack finished the grueling 140.6-mile [...]
Forbes Magazine has come out with their annual list of the richest people in the world and at the top of the list is not Bill Gates. Mexican telecom executive Carlos Slim Helu was named as the richest man in the world, with a fortune estimated to be $53.5 billion.
Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecommunications billionaire with a net worth of $53.5bn, has been crowned the world’s richest person by Forbes magazine – the first time in 16 years the post has been held by a non-American. The annual Richest People list reflects the growing power of emerging economies, with Asia supplying most of the 97 [...]