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Sporting
Life
Conceived originally as an online
counterpart to the eponymous racing newspaper, on arrival you are
immediately aware that this UK-based site is a big player in the
sector. The emphasis on betting is understandably quite strong,
with the advantage of up-to-the-minute results, and there's plenty
of other useful information to be found. Somewhere along the line
a wise decision was made to stick to the most popular sports, so
if you have a particular interest in synchronised swimming you're
unlikely to find it here, but if your into Formula 1 or Rugby you'll
find the coverage more than satisfactory. US sports are also catered
for, though in this area the following site, CBS Sportsline, reigns
supreme. As you might expect, soccer features most prominently and
all the clubs and coming fixtures are amply dealt with and each
article is usually illustrated by an accompanying photo. One incongruity
is the "fanzine" section which, as far as we can see,
contains nothing of the sort; you are faced instead with pages from
the ill-fated Sportal site, still refusing to die. Naturally
the serious roots of this kind of venture mean that the tone
is inevitably somewhat dry and straight-laced but there are plenty
of other more zany offerings on the web that fill the gap nicely
such as Football 365 for the UK.
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CBS
Sportsline
This is an indispensable destination
for fans of all-American sports. They're all there, NFL, NBA, MLB,
NHL, Tennis, and all reported in every imaginable detail with even
minor areas such as soccer, given a more than adequate presence.
The famous American TV network has no problems in supplying a seemingly
interminable stream of fresh content: latest news and game updates
in real time, but also articles, audio, photos, even video clips
of all the recent events. More importantly, the American sports
lover's well-known predilection for statistics and charts is amply
catered for. Just take a look at the beautifully laid-out table
of player's injuries and expected recovery times or the printable
scorecards and schedules. As seems to be something of a tradition
with sports sites, the design is more functional than pretty to
look at, but it copes admirably with managing such an extraordinary
wealth of information.
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Gazzetta
Dello Sport
All right we admit it, we had to
include this one just because we're fans of Italian football and
we understand Italian, two prerequisites here. The famous Italian
pink paper has been taking the web seriously for some time and consequently
the site is well established and fully featured. Of course there's
plenty of news and articles on the entire Italian championship but
you'll also find Cycling and Formula 1 racing -with particular attention
paid to Ferrari of course- as well as plenty of other sports. The
one hundred year old paper is justifiably proud of its great heritage
and a nice touch is the so-called "Archivio Storico",
a huge database of Italian sporting events throughout the twentieth
century. Although the Gazzetta makes a few photos available, if
you're after good quality video-clips of all the Serie-A goals,
while still in Italy, you can make your way over to the
Raisport site.
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Extreme
Sports
If you like your sports extreme,
then Extreme Sports is the site for you. With sections dedicated
to surf, skate, snow and wake boarding but also bike and moto, this
site is guaranteed to get the most hardened adrenaline junkie's
juices flowing. There's also an entertainment section that will
give you the low-down on the bands who play that heart pounding
music which should be on your Walkman while you view the action.
The articles tell you just as much as you need to know and a clever
scrolling ticker displays the latest news, but best of all is the
video section with plenty of extreme clips on show. The justifiably
Californian and US bias is evident throughout and particularly in
the limitations of the weather section (that's right for those who
do, not watch). Also the high-tech design is a little
claustrophobic and could use freshening up, as could the colour
schemes that make just a few parts hard to read, but the clever
Flash buttons are nicely implemented and a joy to look at. All in
all a riveting surf. There's enough rough and tumble here to blow
up your monitor.
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