'Kid' Yamamoto readies himself to step back into the cage. (ONE FC Photo)

It’s been over a year since Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto had his last mixed martial arts (MMA) fight, but the Japanese fight icon has been keeping busy.

“Every day, after practice, I’m painting and drawing,” said the 1.63m-tall, but powerfully-built 36-year-old.

When he met Yahoo! Singapore in Tokyo, Japan last month, Yamamoto, famous for being reserved, eagerly spoke of an exhibition he had the week before. He also went on to proclaim: “In my house, I don’t have no fighting stuff. No DVDs, no magazines, nothing. Only paintings.”

“I’m an artist. Martial arts, art… both,” he laughed. But ask him which is the real “Kid”, and the answer is obvious.

“Normal life, right now… I cannot feel,” confessed the soft-spoken Yamamoto. “If I have a fight coming, my mind’s like, got to get ready, hustle-hustle… I like it. I miss the feeling.”

He confirmed to Yahoo! Singapore that he would attempt to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) again between July and August, amidst rumours that he had

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

When this video came across World of Sport's desk, all we could think was, "Woah, that little kid is like a miniature Messi!"

Well, maybe not our first thought: that was actually, "cripes, the quality on this video is awful."

But there's a very good reason for the video quality being so poor: this is 20-year-old footage from a VHS camcorder that has emerged showing the teeny tot version of Lionel Messi in full flow.

It's incredible to see that he makes a mockery of his opponent in almost the exact same unplayable manner as he does these days.

And if you've got kids of a similar and have dreams of them winning Ballon d'Ors and Champions Leagues? Well, now you know how good they need to be by the age of five.

Lionel Messi at 5

Real-life Quidditch (www.worldcupquidditch.com) and Harry Potter in action

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

It's not often the worlds of Harry Potter and sport come face-to-face, but this weekend in Florida that's exactly what will happen as the real-life Quidditch World Cup takes place.
Anybody who has read any of the Harry Potter books or seen any of the films will no doubt be surprised at this news, since the first thing anybody really notices about the made-up sport is that it's played in mid-air on flying broomsticks.

But apparently people have been honing the rules of a real-life version ever since 2005 - and now, for the first time, 56 teams from four different countries will come together to find out who is the best.

Sadly, genuine witchcraft and wizardry seems to be notable only by its absence: instead of flying, players run around the pitch holding broomsticks between their legs. The end result is something that looks a little like aliens attempting to play lacrosse.

So how does it work? Well, you can read

Farris Rahman makes the leap from tearing up the streets of Singapore. (Photo courtesy of Red Bull Content Pool)

Is skateboarding a sport?

Farris Rahman thinks so, and he has the pedigree to show.

The 18-year-old Singaporean first got on a skateboard at four, started competing at six, has clocked countless local and global competitions and now ranks amongst the top 50 skateboarders in the world.

Most recently, the youngster’s accolades earned him a coveted spot in Red Bull’s stable of sportspeople – which includes luminaries like Sebastian Vettel, Thierry Henry and Neymar.

Red Bull's sponsorship will expose Rahman to an even greater international stage, and cover all costs of overseas travel. The brand also intends to send him to its Diagnostics and Training center in Salzburg, Austria for specialised athlete training.

But the newly-minted street star sees an important difference between “normal” sports such as football and a “thrill-seeking” one like skateboarding.

“Miss a goal in football, you’re disappointed… but safe,” he pointed out in a recent hour-long interview with Yahoo! Singapore at

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

Here at Eurosport we’ve long suspected that there must be a reason that Justin Bieber is famous. It can’t just be the music, can it?

Well, perhaps it’s the football, because as you can see in the video above, the teen heartthrob is actually pretty skilful with the ball at his feet.

Bieber’s been invited to train with the likes of Barcelona and has juggled the ball with Frank Lampard, and has talked in the past of starting a celebrity football team with David Beckham, and has even thrown down a football challenge to One Direction.

And in one of the less easily-explained shout-outs of our time, just two days ago the 19-year-old tweeted to his 37 million followers: “Shout out to Lukas Podolski. In his home town Cologne. What up Jamie hole. We see u.”

Us neither.

Justin Bieber's got ball tricks up his sleeve.. no kidding.

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

A Ukrainian orphan has become an internet star after his incredible feats of strength went viral on the internet in a video that simply has to be watched through to the end.

The youngster, who is not identified in the internet video but hails from the Kalinovka orphanage in Ukraine's Zaporozhye region, produces a display of strength, skill and timing on the metal bars of the local playground which would shame an Olympic gymnast.

And that's all before the incredible twist at the end. We won't spoil the surprise - just sit back and watch one of the most uplifting videos you'll see this year.

An unidentified Ukrainian orphan displays astonishing athleticism.

By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

Try not to cry as you watch little Jack Hoffman score on a long touchdown run during the University of Nebraska's spring match.

Nebraska held its annual Red-White Spring Game (an exhibition match between players at the University) on Saturday and the star of the contest was the 7-year-old boy.

Jack Hoffman is a diehard Nebraska fan battling brain cancer. Last season, he formed a bond with Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead and has become an inspiration for the team ever since.

So, during the fourth quarter of the spring game, Hoffman, who was dressed in a Nebraska uniform complete with an oversized helmet (no pads), lined up in the backfield, got the hand off and ran the ball in for a long touchdown.

It was the highlight of the game.

The rest of the Nebraska team met Hoffman in the end zone and lifted him in the air. He was then greeted by coaches as he returned to the sideline, including coach Bo Pelini, who

Shinya Aoki is crowned the new lightweight champion at the Indoor Stadium. (Photo: ONE FC)

Alas, there was to be no grandstand finale by an ageing, battle-scarred warrior.

And when the end arrived, it was ruthless, swift and decisive.

It took ice-cool submission specialist Shinya Aoki, 29, barely two rounds to see off his elder Japanese compatriot Kotetsu "No Face" Boku, in the main event of the ONE FC Kings and Champions at the Indoor Stadium on Friday night.

Aoki displayed superior grappling that knockout specialist Boku simply had no answer to.

And when the coup de grace arrived in the fourth minute of Round Two, it was hardly a surprise.

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For much of the first round, Aoki wasted no time in grappling his opponent to the ground. Several times, he flirted with victory but Boku, all 35 years of him, defended remarkably against the submission skills of his fitter, younger cage opponent.

But in the second round, in the midst of another long drawn-out grappling melee, Aoki moved effortlessly into a rear naked choke in a