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Time to put this thread back on track after a 12-day delay. On Saturday, 11 August, Serie A champs Juventus won the Italian Super Cup following a 4-2 victory over Cup holders Napoli in Beijing, the Chinese capital. The match ended 2-2 during full-time and saw Napoli down to 9 men after 2 players...

El Dorado

rocky, Villa Park is Aston Villa's current stadium and is situated in Birmingham but does not belong to Birmingham City. Sunday, 12 August. Bundesliga and Champions League runners-up Bayern Munich win a trophy, this time the German Supercup, after beating double winners Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at...

1974 - In federal court, John Lennon testified the Nixon administration tried to have him deported because of his involvement with the anti-war demonstrations at the 1972 Republican convention in Miami, Florida. 1976 - A judge ruled that George Harrison was guilty of copying from the Chiffons...

Teams currently playing in the English Premier League: 1. Manchester City (Champions) 2. Manchester United 3. Arsenal 4. Tottenham Hotspur 5. Newcastle United 6. Chelsea 7. Everton 8. Liverpool 9. Fulham 10. West Bromwich Albion 11. Swansea City 12. Norwich City 13. Sunderland 14. Stoke City...

Something I forgot 1 week ago, on the same date the Olympic Games concluded: Sunday, 12 August. English champions Manchester City win the FA Community Shield after beating F.A. Cup winners Chelsea 3-2 at Birmingham's Villa Park. Fernando Torres puts Chelsea in the lead in the 40th minute then...

Harvester of Sorrow

And staying at the recently-concluded Olympics. I'm a little busy recently. Saturday, 11 August. Mexico creates history by winning its first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's football after defeating Brazil 2-1 in the Final at Wembley Stadium. Oribe Peralta opened the scoring for Mexico in the...

1951 - Former Queen bassist John Deacon was born. 1963 - Europe vocalist Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson a.k.a. Joey Tempest was born. 1964 - The first American tour by the Beatles began in San Francisco, California. The tour would cover 26 cities.

Last Saturday's result: Liverpool - 3 Bayer Leverkusen - 1 Impressive home win for the Carling Cup holders over Leverkusen, now managed by former Red Sami Hyypiä

1971 - Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1980 - George Harrison's book I Me Mine went on sale. 1997 - Tony Nicole of Tony Records filed suit against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS for alleged intentional interference with drummer Peter Criss' contract with the label...

Thursday, 9 August. The United States successfully defended its Olympic women's football gold medal for the 4th time after beating world champions Japan 2-1 in the Final at Wembley Stadium. Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the defending gold medallists in the 8th and 54th minutes while Yuki...

1949 - Former Dire Straits vocalist Mark Knopfler was born. 1960 - The Beatles, then known as the Silver Beetles, recruited drummer Pete Best.

Metallica in 1986, featuring Newsted as the new bassist following Burton's death in that same year

Loudness - Black Star Oblivion

Teams that will be competing at this year's Olympic Games in London: Men's category - Group A Great Britain (Hosts) Senegal United Arab Emirates Uruguay Group B Mexico South Korea Gabon Switzerland Group C Brazil Egypt Belarus New Zealand Group D Spain Japan Honduras Morocco Women's category...

Today is my dad's birthday Happy Birthday Dad!!! :D

1968: The Beatles recorded Revolution and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. 1982 - Italy wins the FIFA World Cup for the 3rd time after defeating European champions West Germany 3-1 in the Final in Madrid.

Iron Maiden - Isle of Avalon

1960 - The former Soviet Union wins the UEFA European Championship for the 1st time after defeating Yugoslavia 2-1 in the Final. 1964 - The Beatles released its 3rd album A Hard Day's Night. 1985 - German-Spanish footballer Mario Gómez was born.