At the 2009 National Artistic Gymnastics Championships of Czech Republic on Saturday, June 20 Kristýna Pálešová from Brno won the all-around titel with a score of 54,600, in front of Eva Verbová and Jana Šikulová (all from Brno).
On men's side Martin Konecny (SK Hradcany Prague; 83,800) won the all-around titel, followed by Petr Smejkal and Michael Boltnar  (both T.J. Sokol Prague) ...

The Canadian company "Cirque du Soleil" that made it respectable to run away with the circus staged an extravaganza outside its Montreal headquarters this week:
About 900 stilt walkers from dozens of countries are to gather to celebrate an entertainment behemoth's 25th anniversary.
These days, the Cirque du Soleil is a cultural juggernaut and Canadian business marvel whose founder, Guy Laliberté, is so rich he just bought himself a $35-million (U.S.) ticket into space.