Magician David Blaine has embarked on his latest “life threatening” stunt in NYC’s Central Park, this time being hung upside down in his quest to last 60 hours.

The 35 year old Illusionist has already spent 44 days in a box above the River Thames in 2003 and set the record for holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Even Regis and Kelly’s Kelly Ripa got in the act for an interview.

If any of you are in the area and catch a glimpse of this, snap a pic, send it in and we’ll get it up….

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South African miners in the Kingdom of Lethoso have produced a 478 carat, nearly flawless D-colored Diamond found in the Letseng Mine at over 10,000 feet on September 8th.

The mine is 70% owned by mining group Gem Diamonds and 30% owned by the government of Lethoso.

While a similar, yet lesser quality diamond sold for $12 Million recently, the world’s largest diamond was found in South Africa back in 1905 and came in at 3,100 carats and produced over 100 separate gems, many of which make up the English Crown Jewels.

image via Yahoo News

This picture speaks for itself….

Lots of controversy surrounding this one.

Tired of FIFA 09? Have a big front yard? Got some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket and a few friends who think they’re Wayne Rooney? Check out “The Wembley“, the world’s first giant inflatable pitch.

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Declan Hill is an investigative journalist who has worked for the CBC, BBC, and on several “PBS Frontline” documentaries. He has just written a book called “The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime” which tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match fixing in professional soccer.

Several news outlets have reviewed the book and reported the more explosive allegations, including the author’s assersion that the Brazil-Ghana World Cup 06 match was fixed (Ghana lost 3-0). An article in today’s Toronto newspaper features the author responding to the paper’s doubts about his claims. Whether all his assertions can be proved or not, this guy has the cajones to wade into some very dangerous waters, showing the dark side of the game (crime syndicates, “fixers”, agents, FIFA) and he’s upsetting plenty of people (the Ghanian FA is suing him). Compelling.

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A book about Zinedine Zidane set to be published next week has revealed that the French legend deeply regrets his infamous 2006 head-butt on Marco Materazzi.

Among the secrets in the book, there is a confession by Zidane to his cousin Akbou who lives in Algeria.

The pair spoke about the incident in Algiers in December 2006, and Akbou, a pharmacist of 40 years, said to Zidane that he had “done well” to respond to the provocation of Materazzi.

However, the former number 10 replied: “Do not ever say that I did well to head-butt Materazzi. I did not do well and I am sorry.”

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Seems like there just isn’t much to do in the Malaysian Kung Fu world anymore as 56 year old Master Ho Eng Hui is caught taking his aggression out on a coconut…  And what is that Finger about?

Probably wishful thinking on someone’s part - but maybe not since it is being reported everywhere - but The Sun (…yes, I know) is reporting that Bill Gates is interested in bidding for Newcastle.

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With all the drama surrounding Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, now is not the time to bear a resemblance to him. With fans calling for his head, and with it too dangerous for him to show up to Newcastle games, Mike Ashley stayed away from the Newcastle v Hull game this past weekend. Unfortunately, Newcastle season ticket holder, Alan McKenna (seen here on the right with Ashley on the left), was mistaken for Mike Ashley and some dude took a swing at him. This has caused McKenna to contemplate getting a Newcastle jersey with “I’m Not Mike” on the back.  I’m thinking that might be a good idea…

[Telegraph / Pic: North News]