| It’s 20 years at top for high-flying Bennett
The evergreen athlete has been ranked in the top ten for the high jump for 18 successive years and her two appearances at the Commonwealth Games were 12 years apart, in 1994 in Canada and last year in Australia. Bennett believes a switch back to multi-eventing this season will help prolong her career even further and is confident she can add to her already bulging trophy cabinet. She added: "I've decided to do multi-events instead of just the high jump because I want to enjoy myself and improve my all-round fitness. "I gave up the high jump once before in 2001 to concentrate on combined events when I had a problem with my Achilles tendon and couldn't take off properly. "It does take the pressure off a bit because you can have a poor day in one event but make up for it in others.
Antique golf ball up for auction
An antique golf ball unearthed by an unusually high tide on a beach is up for auction. The 100-year-old rubber ball was found in the spiritual home of golf at St Andrews in Fife. It is estimated the lot will attract bids of between £200 to £400 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams in Chester. .
Owner of Market Street antiques shop dies at 57
His 6th Street Antiques and Toys store on Market Street is filled with oddities he collected, such as an old Texaco gas pump, street signs and an antique mining cart. A sign hangs above one door that reads, "Manly World." Mr. Tucceri, who is credited by community members with adding flavor and attracting customers to Market Street, died Jan. 11. He was 57. The Riverside antiques collector and dealer spent his life searching for the odd, unusual and specialty trinkets that would appeal to hearty men and curious shoppers. He would spend hours bragging about his latest find and "just being one of the guys," his family and friends said. Since his death, store workers and his family have vowed to keep his store open and running it with the same distinctive vision that began with Mr.
Pottery collector dreams of new museum
CHEN Baihua said his interest in ancient pottery was originally fuelled by sympathy for the overlooked relics. "It is like an illegitimate child without a birth certificate - neither favored by ordinary people nor taken seriously by the country," Chen said. "However, there must be someone standing out to protect it - it is part of the nation's heritage." The 52-year-old Shanghai native runs the Home of Ancient Pottery, a family museum, on Duolun Road in Hongkou District. More than 2,000 people from home and abroad have visited the 200-square-meter collection hall since it opened in July 2003. Ancient pottery, which dates back about 5,000 years, was used to store water, rice and wine. Chen has amassed a collection of more than 1,000 pieces by visiting antique markets all over the country since he picked up his hobby in 1985.
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