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Brave Roddick makes Roger earn his place in history
Roger Federer had to show his famed powers of recovery and stamina to see off a brilliant challenge from underdog Andy Roddick and overtake Pete Sampras by winning his 15th Grand Slam title after a thrilling Centre Court clash. He won his sixth Wimbledon crown despite nearly losing the first set and going 6-2 down [...]
Continue reading...Brave Roddick makes Roger earn his place in history
5. July 2009
Roger Federer had to show his famed powers of recovery and stamina to see off a brilliant challenge from underdog Andy Roddick and overtake Pete Sampras by winning his 15th Grand Slam title after a thrilling Centre Court clash. He won his sixth Wimbledon crown despite nearly losing the first set and going 6-2 down [...]
Continue reading...Roddick coach tells Murray to change his mentality
5. July 2009
Andy Roddick’s coach Larry Stefanki has told Andy Murray he must change his mentality and attack more if he is to capture a grand slam title. Roddick defeated Murray in the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Friday and Stefanki says the difference between the players was that Murray was on the defensive too much. Stefanki urged the world [...]
Continue reading...Williams sisters retain doubles crown
5. July 2009
Serena and Venus Williams have beaten Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur to retain their women’s doubles title at Wimbledon. The pair had little time to recover from the singles final they had contested earlier on Saturday afternoon but managed to win 7-6 (7/4) 6-4. Indeed, Serena’s exploits seemed to have taken a toll as she dropped her [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Serena wins third Wimbledon crown
4. July 2009
Serena Williams put on an exhibition of hunger and fine technique on Centre Court today to end a six-year wait to regain the Wimbledon title with a 7-6, 6-2 defeat of her sister Venus. Her victory denied Venus the chance to win a third title in a row and means she now has 11 [...]
Continue reading...I’m holding Venus’ trophy, says Serena
4. July 2009
Serena Williams admitted she felt like she was holding Venus Williams’ trophy after she beat her sister in the final of Wimbledon. Venus has been the queen of Wimbledon in recent years and has won five Wimbledon titles this decade and was on course for a hat-trick of titles at SW19. It was Venus who triumphed over [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Serena wins third Wimbledon crown
4. July 2009
Serena Williams put on an exhibition of hunger and fine technique on Centre Court today to end a six-year wait to regain the Wimbledon title with a 7-6, 6-2 defeat of her sister Venus. Her victory denied Venus the chance to win a third title in a row and means she now has 11 [...]
Continue reading...Murray: I was unlucky to lose
3. July 2009
Andy Murray insisted he was unlucky to lose to Andy Roddick in his semi-final at Wimbledon. The Scot’s dream was ended by the American, who triumphed in four sets on Centre Court after three hours and seven minutes. Murray said he was better than Roddick in many areas, and was agonisingly close to his first final at [...]
Continue reading...Venus crushes Safina to set up all-Williams final
2. July 2009
Venus Williams made a mockery of the ranking system to destroy world number one Dinara Safia and book a date with sister Serena in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. If you wanted to know just how dominant she was you only needed to look at the scoreboard as the players shook hands at the end - the [...]
Continue reading...Serena survives cliffhanger to reach another final
2. July 2009
Serena Williams dropped her first set of this year’s Wimbledon and survived a match point before subduing the spirited challenge of Elena Dementieva in a semi-final clash that few had predicted would be so thrilling. Olympic champion Dementieva created enough chances to win the match 7-6, 6-3 instead of losing 7-6, 5-7, 6-8. The players started [...]
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Apology to victims of ‘British Fritzl’ as mistakes admitted
Police and local authorities have offered a full apology to two women repeatedly raped by their father over 30 years, fathering nine children with them, despite multiple contacts with social workers. The man, in his 50s and who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given 25 life sentences by a Sheffield court in 2008. A serious [...]
Continue reading...Palestinians pull out of proximity talks with Israel
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has called off indirect talks with Israel after the Jewish state’s interior ministry announced the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in East Jerusalem. The coalition system of government employed in Israel means the interior ministry is controlled by the ultra-Orthodox nationalist Shas party, which this week drew condemnation for announcing [...]
Continue reading...Norway’s ‘Doomsday seed vault’ becomes world’s largest
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has become the world’s most diverse collection of crop diversity after its inventory passed the half-million mark. The "Doomsday" vault in Norway announced it is this week receiving thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million unique samples, making it the most diverse assemblage [...]
Continue reading...Beckham: I might have played my last game at Old Trafford
David Beckham has conceded that he might have played his last club game at Old Trafford after coming on as a late substitute in AC Milan’s 4-0 Champions League defeat to Manchester United. The England star, speaking after his former side United knocked Milan out of the Champions League, made an emotional return to the Theatre [...]
Continue reading...State of Play’s Macdonald to solve Murder Mystery
Academy award winner Kevin Macdonald is attached to direct Tower Hill Entertainment’s upcoming thriller Murder Mystery, it has been announced. The Glasgow-born filmmaker will begin shooting the whodunit later this year in Europe, with Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson producing, according to Variety. Written by Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt - who also penned the forthcoming Spider-Man reboot [...]
Continue reading...FTSE 100 unchanged in early trade as Thomas Cook leads gainers
Britain’s leading shares index the FTSE 100 was unchanged by 10:10 GMT, as Thomas Cook Group led the gains. The market was at a standstill at 5,640.53, with Smith and Nephew leading the blue-chip falls on Thursday morning. Following an investor day Thomas Cook Group saw its shares rise by three per cent, while shares in Home [...]
Continue reading...Burnley 1-1 Stoke City
Burnley earned a deserved point against Stoke City but remain mired in a fight for survival after failing to seize the opportunity to climb out of the relegation zone at Turf Moor. Turkish forward Tuncay Sanli put the Potters ahead in the first-half from an ubiquitous Rory Delap long-throw, with David Nugent equalising in the second-half [...]
Continue reading...Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon (aggregate 1-2)
Lyon knocked the mighty Real Madrid out of the Champions league with a late goal helping them to a 1-1 draw in the Bernabeu and a famous 2-1 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie. Madrid knew they would have their work cut out, having lost the first leg 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the aggregate score in [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan
David Beckham could only watch from the bench as two fine goals from new Old Trafford hero Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United beat AC Milan 4-0 and 7-2 on aggregate to go through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Park Ji-sung and Darren Fletcher also got on the score-sheet with Beckham coming on to the [...]
Continue reading...Steven Gerrard to escape FA action over Wigan ‘V-sign’
Steven Gerrard will not be punished by the Football Association over an apparent V-sign gesture he showed referee Andre Marriner during Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Wigan. The Reds skipper appeared to swear and make the gesture towards the referee after he was booked towards the end of the match at the DW Stadium, one of five [...]
Continue reading...Gordon Brown Match of the Day 2 request rejected by BBC
The BBC rejected a request from Gordon Brown’s advisers for the prime minister to appear on the Match of the Day 2 sofa alongside Adrian Chiles, it has emerged. Mr Brown, a fanatical fan of his boyhood club Raith Rovers, had wanted to go on the BBC2 show to discuss England’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup [...]
Continue reading...Winding up order for Chester City over tax bills
Chester City Football Club have been wound up following a hearing at London’s high court. The north-west club were expelled from the Football Conference last month over five breaches of league rules. And having failed to settle its debts with HM Revenue & Customs, the club has now been handed a winding up order. "I am genuinely saddened [...]
Continue reading...Letterman producer pleads guilty to blackmail over affairs
A former television producer has pleaded guilty to attempting to blackmail TV host David Letterman over his infidelity. Letterman revealed in October he was the victim of a $2 million (£1.2 million) extortion plot after having sexual relations with female members of his staff. The blackmail attempt saw Letterman make a surprise admission in front of [...]
Continue reading...Three MPs and peer due in court over expenses claims
Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer are due to answer charges of fraudulent expenses claims as the political scandal of the decade finally reaches the courts. Labour MPs Elliot Morley, Jim Devine and David Chaytor, as well as Conservative peer Lord Hanningfield, have been charged with 13 charges under section 17 of the Theft Act [...]
Continue reading...Top ten points finish possible for Force India in Bahrain
Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi are confident they have a good baseline with the VJM03, despite having their testing programmes hindered by heavy rainfall. After a late start to development of the 2009 challenger, Force India took a major step forward midseason and was able to challenge for wins at the faster circuits [...]
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5. July 2009
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