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NFL'S Michael Vick rocks charts taking the number one spot. The ever popular David Beckham notched the second position. Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar proves there's more to him than AI judge Simon Cowell sees as he rocked the charts by taking the number three slot. ASEAN football stories sparked our reader's interest. In the sections most visited department Cambodia Sports continues to maintain a strong interest taking first place while International Football made a strong return to the charts taking the second position.

 

Monday September 14, 2009

FOOTBALL SPARKS OUR READERS INTEREST

Sports rule as our Sports Notes columns took seven slots on our NR Top 10 ratings. One Video Beat television column and on Phnom Penh column also took their place in the Top 10. Our 2008 Year In Review Part 2 rounded out the Top 10.

FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST - Once a Falcon now an Eagle the question is, is Michael Vick on the road to recovery and those were the words that helped our Sports Notes column about the return of Michael Vick to the NFL which topped our NR Top 10 most read stories for the period of August 10 to September 10. The column also rated as our fastest rising story for this period.

The ever popular David Beckham notched the second position. We noted the abuse the English national suffered from American soccer fans that was prompted by a book accusing Beckham of not being a dedicated and good teammate for the LA Galaxy.

Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar proves there's more to him than AI judge Simon Cowell sees as he rocked the charts by taking the number three slot. Malakar is a contestant on the reality series I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here that is currently being televised in the Southeast Asian region. The fan interest proves that Malakar has appeal though Cowell may not think so.

Soccer continued to dominate our charts as an oldie but apparently a goodie from November 2005 regarding the Cambodian National team being denied participation in the Sea Games by its own Olympic Committee. The piece also notes the disarray of the Cambodian Football Federations questionable handling of the finance and payment to its players to the extent where then manager Joachim Fickert paid the team out of his own pocket to the extent of being owed over $70,000 by the Federation.

More stories about ASEAN football sparked our readers interest as another oldie from January 2006 titled SEA Games $#!T Hits The Fan which was a follow-up on the Cambodian team being denied participation in the games. The Hit The Fans story noted the game fixing that was exposed during the competition and that took the fifth top story spot.

In the sections most visited department Cambodia Sports continues to maintain a strong interest in moving up one notch from 2nd to first. The NBA fell from first to 10th and Soccer/International Football made a strong return to the charts taking the second position.

Our Archives section fell one spot to the sixth position. This past month we have split the section into five sections including sports, television, travel, Phnom Penh and features. Our Biz Who Is section returned to the charts and took third place while our boxing also returned securing the seventh position.

With the UP Open being decided tennis is in the air therefore from our tennis archives a story from 1999 featuring the Williams sisters defying all odds and criticism. This story came about during the 1998 Virginia Slims tournament in Los Angeles, California. The sisters were being blasted by the media about important things such as the beads in their hair. Comments were made by some of the media who didn't feel their father Richard was handling the girls properly.

At that time we predicted that the girls would reach number one in the rankings. Our predictions were answered by the girl's stellar play enabling both to achieve number one rankings and obviously Richards's child rearing can't be faulted. Enough said?

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1.	NATIONAL RADIO TOP 10 - September 2009
	Sports Notes EXTRA - MICHAEL VICK IS A BIRD - August, 2009 FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST - Once a Falcon now an Eagle the question is is Michael Vick on the road to recovery - BECKHAM ROCKS NR TOP 10 CHARTS - RAMBIS TO COACH TIMBERWOLVES - FIFA TOP 10 Previous - Sports Notes - BECKHAM ABUSE CONTINUES - August, 2009 With all of the problems the Sports Illustrated journalist (?) has caused Beckham-mania continues to exist in the US of A. It is doubtful that a Beckham-less Galaxy could draw the largest crowd for a soccer game in USA since the 1994 World Cup - Real Madrid in NR ALL TIME Top 10 - FIFA TOP 10
2.	Sports Notes - BECKHAM ABUSE CONTINUES - August, 2009 With all of the problems the Sports Illustrated journalist (?) has caused Beckham-mania continues to exist in the US of A. It is doubtful that a Beckham-less Galaxy could draw the largest crowd for a soccer game in USA since the 1994 World Cup - Real Madrid in NR ALL TIME Top 10 - FIFA TOP 10 Previous - Sports Notes - SEA GAMES $#!T HITS THE FAN - THE AFTERMATH - January 2006 Thai vs Cambodia Celebrity Football Game - 2005 SEA Games = PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS - Singapore & Thai coach rewarded for success - Cambodia's former national team has new identity & plays in Indonesia - MLB Players Help Children - NR Mail & Top 10 - More
3.	TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - SANJAYA MALAKAR STEPS UP TO CHALLENGE - August, 2009 Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar becomes a Celebrity on a reality series and STEPS UP - Janice Dickinson draws ire - Michael Jackson Documentary - CNN LOSES THE PLOT - NR ALL TIME TOP 10 SHUFFLE - Recommended TV Listings Previous - Sports Notes - Cambodia Plays 1st International Game In Four Years On Home Soil - Khemera Wins Cambodian Premiere League Title - October, 2005 Singapore's Tiger Cup Championship Side Win 2-0 - International Helps Khemera To Cambodian Premiere League Title - Tiger Cup Champions Singapore Come To Cambodia - Cambodian Coach O'Donell Has Second Chance - Hok Sochetra Dedicated To Coaching - Disabled World Volleyball Championships - NR Top 10 According To Google - FIFA Top 10
4.	Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA - Cambodia Olympic Committee Denies National Team SEA Games - November, 2006 All dressed up and no place to go. That's the situation of the Cambodia national football team. In a shocking development the nations Olympic committee has knocked the Cambodian national team out of competing in the SEA Games competition. Cambodian Premiere League champions Khemara was selected to go in their place. Previous - Sports Notes EXTRA - MAN CITY DEAL WENT KAKA - January, 2009 KaKa stepped up and became a role model for doing things right and valuing integrity and loyalty when he turned down a reported US $158 million transfer fee and US$500,000 a week wages - NBA TRIVIA - RONALDO SECOND IN THE TOP NEWS OF THE MONTH - FIFA TOP 10
5.	Previous - Sports Notes - SEA GAMES $#!T HITS THE FAN - THE AFTERMATH - January 2006 Thai vs Cambodia Celebrity Football Game - 2005 SEA Games = PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS - Singapore & Thai coach rewarded for success - Cambodia's former national team has new identity & plays in Indonesia - MLB Players Help Children - NR Mail & Top 10 - More Previous - Sports Notes - KA KA SIGNED SEALED & DELIVERED - JUNE, 2009 A DEAL THAT WOULD MAKE STEVIE WONDER PROUD - Though Ka Ka was unwavering in his commitment to remain with the Italian club he justified his move by saying that A.C. Milan was in financial trouble and he wanted to help out. - BECKHAM TO CHELSEA? - GUUS HIDDINK INTEGRITY + LUIS FIGO TO MLS? - FIFA TOP 10
6.	2008 YEAR IN REVIEW Part 2 - 2nd Quarter April to June - January, 2009 Part 2 - What was hot for the quarter? Luiz Filepe Scolari dominated the quarter taking the top story prize when he announced that it was he and not Ronaldo who was moving on and taking the mangers post at Chelsea. Former Beatle Ringo Starr defying all odds (particularly mine) as he went on tour at the ripe old age of 67. David Cook won the American Idol title in somewhat of a shocker as runner-up David Archuleta was perceived to be the winner prior to the votes being tallied. Talk show host Larry King continues to be one of our top stories of interest... Part 1 Previous - 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW Part 2 - 2nd Quarter April to June - January, 2009 Part 2 - What was hot for the quarter? Luiz Filepe Scolari dominated the quarter taking the top story prize when he announced that it was he and not Ronaldo who was moving on and taking the mangers post at Chelsea. Former Beatle Ringo Starr defying all odds (particularly mine) as he went on tour at the ripe old age of 67. David Cook won the American Idol title in somewhat of a shocker as runner-up David Archuleta was perceived to be the winner prior to the votes being tallied. Talk show host Larry King continues to be one of our top stories of interest... Part 1
7.	Sports Notes EXTRA - MAN CITY DEAL WENT KAKA - January, 2009 KaKa stepped up and became a role model for doing things right and valuing integrity and loyalty when he turned down a reported US $158 million transfer fee and US$500,000 a week wages - NBA TRIVIA - RONALDO SECOND IN THE TOP NEWS OF THE MONTH - FIFA TOP 10 - Entertainment - TV Previous - Sports Notes - Karl Malone & Gary Payton Sign With Lakers - RODMAN RETURNS TO NBA? - July 28, 2003 Karl Malone & Gary Payton sign with Lakers - Malone and Payton signed with the Lakers hoping to be on their first championship squad. Teaming up with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal is a situation that doesn't come around often. - FIFA Women's Top 10 - Dennis Rodman to return to NBA? - Cambodian Football - Hok Sochetra
8.	Sports Notes - KA KA SIGNED SEALED & DELIVERED - JUNE, 2009 A DEAL THAT WOULD MAKE STEVIE WONDER PROUD - Though Ka Ka was unwavering in his commitment to remain with the Italian club he justified his move by saying that A.C. Milan was in financial trouble and he wanted to help out. - BECKHAM TO CHELSEA? - GUUS HIDDINK INTEGRITY + LUIS FIGO TO MLS? - FIFA TOP 10 Previous - Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah) - 2008 Freshie Girls & Boys Contest IS ON!!! - February, 2008 The first show is scheduled for Tuesday February 12 as a 2 ½ hour event that will be televised from 4:30 PM to 7 PM in front of a live audience from the TV 5 television studios in Phnom Penh
9.	Sports Notes - Karl Malone & Gary Payton Sign With Lakers - RODMAN RETURNS TO NBA? - July 28, 2003 Karl Malone & Gary Payton sign with Lakers - Malone and Payton signed with the Lakers hoping to be on their first championship squad. Teaming up with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal is a situation that doesn't come around often. - FIFA Women's Top 10 - Dennis Rodman to return to NBA? - Cambodian Football - Hok Sochetra Previous - Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah) - CAMBODIA'S Freshie Contest Muddle - March, 2008 FICKERT RETURNS - Inflation GO FIGURE - CREDIT DUE to Lucky Markets - SAY WHAT? MICROSOFT in Phnom Penh! - CAMBODIA'S TOP FIVE STORIES - Internet Theft - More...
10.	Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah) - CAMBODIA'S Freshie Contest Muddle - March, 2008 FICKERT RETURNS - Inflation GO FIGURE - CREDIT DUE to Lucky Markets - SAY WHAT? MICROSOFT in Phnom Penh! - CAMBODIA'S TOP FIVE STORIES - Internet Theft - More... Previous - Sports Notes: NBA's LA Clippers Turn The Beat Around - February, 2006 The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers Now Have Winning Ways - MLB's Kirby Puckett Remembered - Cambodia's Premiers Football League Is On - Prince Ranariddh's Khemera Squad Defends Championship - Former Cambodia National Team Coach Joachim Fickert Returns To Coach Premiere League Side - ESPN Sports Analyst Scott O'Donell Has New Position In Cambodian Football - Cambodia National Team Stars Hok Sochetra Is Now A Coach & Sam El Nasa With Military Police - FIFA Top 10
ARCHIVE STORY	Sports Notes: WTA's TEEN QUEENS - August 1998 When you're around the Williams sisters you get a sense that they know where they are on the road to their success and are programmed to block out negative thinking by others and toxic people. You also get a sense that they know they're young but it's not a factor it's a case of... if you're over 18...YOU'RE TOO OLD. There's nothing going to help you...EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO WIN IT ALL.