Germany Destroys England – Send Them Packing – Teamwork – that was the difference between England and Germany on Sunday evening. The English relied on flashes of brilliance from their lavishly paid collection of stars, while Germany played as a unit, worked together and worked for each other. In the end, the 4 -1 routing of the English was a justified result. [thedailymaverick]

Do You Want To Know Why? I’ve said it a million times. I call it the “Henman Curse” – you (the British press and supporters) build up your sportsmen and create so much expectation that you end up jinxing them. For a month leading up to Wimbledon, every year, Tim Henman would be drowned by headlines proclaiming, “This is Tim’s year!” By the time he gets there he is a complete wreck. And the same goes for every other British sport. *With five South Africans in the team, the English cricket side is currently exempt from this curse. [the-curse]

British Press Condemns England – English commentators launched scathing attacks on Monday on their football team’s dire performance against Germany which ended the country’s Soccer World Cup hopes, as calls mounted for Fabio Capello to quit. The Sun tabloid, which is Britain’s best-selling paper, headlined its front page with a message to the players: “You let your country down.” Then they went on about 1966.. [sport24]

BP Begins Fighting Oil Spill With Kevin Costner’s Oil-Separating Centrifuges – BP has been toying with the idea of using actor Kevin Costner’s Ocean Therapy technology to clean up the Gulf oil disaster for the past month. Once we got over the Waterworld jokes, we realized that the centrifuge-like device is actually fairly useful–it sits on a barge, sucks in dirty water, separates the oil, and deposits the clean water back into the ocean. [fastcompany]

Prince Harry Throws First Pitch At Mets Game – For a polo player, Prince Harry’s got a pretty regal pitching arm. The redheaded royal looked nervous before throwing out the ceremonial first ball at Citi Field Saturday. But after the announcer said, “Prince Harry, It’s your pitch!” his Royal Highness loosened his shoulders and threw the ball solidly into catcher Rod Barajas’ glove. Not that Harry can do any harm in the US.. [nydailynews]

10 Stellar iPad Apps That Will Blow You Away – The iPad is less than three months old, and already programmers have whipped up 9,000 apps for the fancy tablet. Right after it came out, we rounded up some apps we found intriguing. After diving into this media-savvy device, we’ve added a few more apps we consider to be gems, ranging from a web browser that’s better than Safari to a sheet music reader that teaches you piano. [wired]

The Trailer for the Facebook Movie Is Out and It Is Terrifying – Are you anticipating The Social Network as highly as we are? It’s this movie about a deranged psycho who kills people by strangling them with their own small intestines. No, wait. It’s about a nerd who founded a popular website. [gawker]

Jaguar XKR 75 Special Edition – Jaguar today dropped the first image and details on its new Jaguar XKR 75, which will debut at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 2.The model celebrates Jaguar’s 75th anniversary and delivers a combination of increased performance, stronger chassis and better steering control along with higher grip levels. [luxuo]

Mel Gibson Not Paying Child Support, Knocks Out Oksana’s Teeth – The mother of Mel Gibson’s love child last night hit out at the multi-millionaire actor, saying he is paying no child support for their nine-month-old daughter Lucia. Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva, 40, claims she has had to borrow money from friends because of the ‘cruelty’ of the 54-year-old Lethal Weapon star, who is worth an estimated £600 million. [maintenance / teeth]

Best Celebrity Twit Pics – Andy Roddick and Serena Williams embrace, Jeremy Piven poses with a tennis star, and Denise Richards has fun with a face mask. It’s these kind of glimpses into the celebrity’s grooming process that may just help get your head around Twitter and how useful it actually is! And that’s before you catch a glimpse of my Michael Jackson pose I tweeted the other day. [dailybeast]

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Mexico’s Drug War – Several hundred Mexicans have died in the last few weeks alone — adding to the toll of nearly 23,000 drug-related deaths since 2006.Beyond the warring gangs and struggle for drug-trafficking routes, here are five things about Mexico’s drug war that may surprise you. [globalpost]

Michael Jackson Glove Goes For $192,000 – Michael Jackson fans took home nearly a million dollars’ worth of the singer’s memorabilia a year after his death, including a sequined glove that sold for 192,000, Julien’s auction house said. The glove studded with Swarovski crystals that Jackson wore during his 1984 Victory Tour was among several trademark items of the “King of Pop” that sold for more than 10 times their estimated value during the Friday auction. [afp]

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps – In this week’s triumphantly multitasking app round up: iMovies, edited; NPR music, listened to; farms, tended; DC Comics, virtually collected; the elements, miniaturized and beautified; the iPhone 4’s gyroscope, put to use for some target practice, and more! [gizmodo]

SuperEna Lottery Jackpot Hits R1 Billion! – Tomorrow’s SuperEna Lottery jackpot is on EUR 92 which, in Rands, is over one billion! the jackpot has rolled over a number of times and now that it has reached this extreme figure, I thought you might be interested in getting involved. I am, and I have! Buy tickets safely online. [2oceansvibelottos]