(DEC 24) Firstly, I would like to wish “Happy Holidays” to everyone, to WBAN readers, and those on WBAN’s Facebook. I want to also give a personal “thank you” to all of you who have helped WBAN throughout the year, submitting great stories and photos about the female boxers. All of these contributors are some of the major reasons
(DEC 24) Katie Taylor has been crowned The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council ‘Sportswoman of the Year 2012’ for her exceptional sporting achievements throughout the year. Taylor was presented with her award by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny at an awards ceremony in Dublin. Following an outstanding year for Irish women in sport, Taylor was among
(DEC 23) After hearing about some issues that have come to WBAN’s attention concerning the social network “Twitter”—-WBAN decided to put out a few helpful tips, suggestions and examples of “tweets” that have backfired. Some of the problems at times with Twitter is that it can allow one to blurt out things to the
(DEC 19) Katie Taylor winning Olympic gold in the ExCeL Arena has been voted Ireland’s most iconic sporting moment of 2012 by a massive 75% of Irish people, according to Pembroke Communications’ 2012 Sports Sentiment Index (SSI). The SSI is a comprehensive 1,000 person nationally representative survey that examines the attitudes of Irish people towards sport, their sporting heroes, participation levels,
(DEC 14) (Source/WBC) Mexican female boxing star Mariana “Barbie” Juarez and Japan’s Tenkai Tsunami, will take center stage at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, December 15 for a clash of former world champions to be featured on FOX Deportes in the United States. In addition, Bruno “Tiburon” Sandoval faces a tough