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...conceived of and assembled by a French television producer, September 11 has an international spirit: each renowned director hails from a different country. America is represented by Sean Penn, while Ken Loach, the acclaimed observer of social ills, comes out for Britain; Mira Nair, who won a Harvard Arts Medal this spring‚ represents India. (SWVL...
...first time ever, the U.S. women's team won the gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, the top international competition behind the Olympics. What's more, it won despite losing three of six members to illness or injury. That's HOLLIE VISE, left, nailing her balance-beam routine; alternate CHELLSIE MEMMEL, right, came off the bench to post the day's highest overall score. Even more surprising, American Paul Hamm, 20, won the men's all-around gold, also a historic first. All of which bodes well for next year's Olympics. We couldn't do worse than last...
...streams in his native land, following the tracks of his older brother, Abraham, and a phalanx of other Kenyan champions. At last week's World Championships in Athletics in Paris, he not only beat his brother in a thrilling 3,000-m steeplechase; he also scored a gold medal for his home country: Qatar. Qatar? That's right. Last month the lithe 20-year-old middle-distance man swapped his Kenyan passport for a Qatari one and took a new name, Saif Saaeed Shaheen. At the time, the sudden ID change, and a reported salary agreement...
...extremely good for an unknown singer - persuading the label to sign him to a five-year contract. His triumph in New Zealand music competitions led famous judges Sarah Walker and Tom Krause to recommend him to London's Royal College of Music, where he won the college's gold medal. It's not only Lemalu's vast, rolling bass-baritone that has marked him out. "He's got an incredible stage presence and real artistry," says Glyndebourne's executive chairman Gus Christie. The singer himself attributes his confidence to his Western Samoan roots. "My people are not performers, but they...
...tactics to the wide-open European-style game and convinced his team of amateurs that they were destined to beat the hockey powerhouse that was then the Soviet national team. They did, 4-3, in a game that instantly became famous. They next beat Finland to win the gold medal. He went on to coach four NHL teams, including the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, and returned to the Olympics last year to coach Team U.S.A. to a silver medal...