World’s longest golf course

What is the world’s longest  golf course in the world? I am into a golf quiz spree today it seems. If you talk of distance only, Nullarbor Links golf course in Australia is only 848 miles long. I donno what to do with that much of green, but, this may be an useful information for you. If you have a different information, you can share it with us. Thanks golfer!

Blount punch video

LeGarrette Blount hasn’t learned from his earlier mistakes as it seems. Blount punched Boise State player Byron Hout on Thursday night after losing his cool. If you remember it correctly, earlier this year Blount had already faced another suspension due to some academic reasons. That suspension had kept him out of the spring practice. But Thursday’s incident is another issue altogether, punching an opponent and attempting to fight fans of the opponent team will not let Blount escape with any light punishment.

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador says he won’t race at cycling world championships

PARIS — Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has decided to pull out of the cycling world championships later this month in Switzerland.

Federer sets up Hewitt meeting, Nadal gains winning confidence

NEW YORK - Roger Federer will bid for a 14th straight win over longtime rival Lleyton Hewitt as both reached the third-round at the US Open.

Becks gets 10 roses tattooed for 10th wedding anniversary

MELBOURNE - David Beckham celebrated his 10-year wedding anniversary with Victoria by getting ten roses inked around his arms. The soccer star wanted to present the tattoo as a gift to the former Spice girl symbolizing the ten years they had spent together.

Alonso reveals real reason behind his decision to quit Liverpool

LONDON - Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, who knew that his time at Liverpool was up a year ago, has now revealed the full details behind a dramatic 28 million pounds Anfield exit.

Gulbis Defeated by Second Seed Murray

Second seed Andy Murray successfully takes on Latvian big hitter Ernests Gulbis in the US Open first round match and defeats him 7-5, 6-3, 7-5. On Tuesday night at Flushing Meadows, New York, Murray took two hours sixteen minutes to defeat Gulbis. The 22 year old Scot had earlier defeated Gulbis three times consecutively and patiently took advantage of the Latvian’s 51 unforced errors.
The powerful Latvian, Gulbis, with a world ranking of 95, gave four easy consecutive breaks to Murray early in the sixth game. But then the promising Latvian made a comeback, not allowing Murray to take a straight set win, by hitting some awesome winners.
Gulbis made sure not to make Murray’s win a piece of cake. In a tough match that followed it appeared that the game was moving towards a tie-breaker but at the last moment Gulbis made certain mistakes and that were punished by Murray. This resulted in Gulbis‘ moving down to 0-40.
BBC Sport reported Murray saying, “I was giving him chances to break me, but when I needed to I upped my game. My concentration could have been better, but for a first match it was very good because he played very well, a lot better than at Wimbledon.” The final set saw Murray sprawled on the court when he attempted to revert with a backhand half-volley.
Murray now moves forward to the next match where he will face Paul Capdeville of Chile. Capdeville is world number 87 and is well known to Murray. “We had the same coach, trained at the same academy and we did one or two trips together,” Murray says of Capdeville, BBC Radio 5 live reported.

Bhajji fined for breaking Chandigarh traffic rules with his Hummer

CHANDIGARH - Driving his dream Hummer landed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in trouble on Tuesday, when he was fined by Chandigarh traffic police for using the vehicle without a valid number plate.

PCB sacks chief operating officer Salim Altaf

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sacked its chief operating officer Salim Altaf. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt was no longer interested in keeping Altaf in the board due to his poor management skills, erratic behaviour and intrigues, sources said.

To win US Open, Murray must get aggressive: Henman

LONDON - Former British tennis star Tim Henman has told Andy Murray he can win the US Open if he gets aggressive. Henman reckons Murray can go one better than last year, when he lost the final in straight sets to Roger Federer.

Becks’ sporty tourism ad on California beach

LONDON - David Beckham showed off some tricks as he shot for a tourism ad promoting California.

Rooney promises never to desert Man U like Ronaldo

LONDON - Striker Wayne Rooney has promised Manchester United faithful that he will never desert the club the way Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo did.

Federer makes impressive start in US Open

EW YORK - Roger Federer used his vast experience to tame a green American teenager appearing on the big stage for the first time, with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Devin Britton to reach the second round of the US Open Monday.

India stun Syria to retain Nehru Cup

NEW DELHI - Subrata Paul’s awesome goalkeeping saw India overpower Syria

Chula Vista, Calif. rallies to defeat Taiwan 6-3 and win Little League World Series title

Chula Vista, Calif. beats Taiwan to win LLWS title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — California rallied from a three-run deficit and got out of a bases-loaded jam without giving up a run.

Could Querrey be next great American tennis star?

NEW YORK — The question comes up pretty much every week. Lately, Sam Querrey finds himself answering it more often than most.

How Beckham bends LA Galaxy boos into wild cheers

LONDON - Ace midfielder David Beckham has surprised US football fans after transforming his struggling side into title contenders in just six weeks, despite being booed by LA Galaxy supporters after he missed the first 17 matches of their season on loan to AC Milan.

Murray challenges Federer

LONDON - World No.2 Andy Murray has warned top ranked tennis star Roger Federer that he is a far better player in comparison to last year.

Pak under tremendous pressure to do well in Champions Trophy: Afridi

LAHORE - : Newly appointed Pakistan vice captain Shahid Afridi has said that being the ICC Twenty20 World Cup champions, Pakistan will be under tremendous pressure in the Champions Trophy. Expressing full confidence in his team, Afridi said the T20 World Cup triumph proves that Pakistan has the ability to win mega tournaments.

Wenger to get Man U dug out sending off apology

LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will receive an apology today from referees chief Keith Hackett over his dismissal during the Gunners’ 2-1 loss to Manchester United. The Arsenal boss was forced to stand among Manchester United fans for the final 30 seconds after fourth official Lee Probert complained that he had kicked a water bottle.

Force India’s first podium finish, Fisichella finishes second in Belgium

Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS - Formula One Racing team Force India, which is backed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Sunday claimed its first podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix, as Giancarlo Fisichella exhibited an incredible performance to finish second in the race.

Garret Anderson, Braves hand Cliff Lee first NL loss as they beat Phillies 9-1

PHILADELPHIA — Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer off Cliff Lee and three other Braves went deep to help the Atlanta Braves hand the Phillies’ new ace his first NL loss with a 9-1 win Saturday night over Philadelphia in a rain-shortened game.

Manny Ramirez hits first of LA’s 4 homers, Dodgers beat Reds 11-4

CINCINNATI — With one swing, Manny Ramirez ended his drought and started a rout.

Venus Williams, Andy Roddick scheduled to play on opening night at US Open

NEW YORK — There will be a parade of past U.S. Open champions playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 1 of this year’s tournament. Monday’s schedule features a night session with 2000-01 winner Venus Williams against Vera Dushevina, followed by 2003 winner Andy Roddick against Bjorn Phau.

Force India achieves 1st F1 pole position at Belgian GP

Force India achieved a historic pole position in Formula One at Belgian GP.

Defiant Fernando Alonso vows to win a 3rd Formula One as Ferrari rumors persist

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Confident as ever, Fernando Alonso is certain he will win a third Formula One title.

Cricket bible Wisden to be available in e-book format from November

LONDON - Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, the cricket bible which was first published in 1878, is soon going to join the digital age, as the 2009 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack would be available in e-book format by November, with several other Wisden titles.

Collingwood mystified and angry over ECB dumping of 50-over cricket

LONDON - Stand-in England skipper Paul Collingwood has said that he is both mystified and angry over the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to cancel 50-over cricket from the 2010-11 season.

Bolt can smash 100m record yet again, reckons Wells

LONDON - British athletic legend Allan Wells believes that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt can break his 100 metres world record again tonight.

Abramovich backs UEFA to rein in Man City spending power

LONDON - Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is backing UEFA to crack down on Manchester City’s spending power - because he does not want to flash any more cash himself.

Stuart Broad’s ladylove turning into one of cricket’s hottest WAGs

Mauresmo, Querrey advance to Pilot Pen semifinals with victories over top seeds

Mike Perham, 17, becomes the youngest person to sail around the world

17-year-old sails around the world

LONDON — A 17-year-old British sailor became the youngest person to sail around the world without assistance on Thursday, completing the solo trip in nine months.

More Pak ICL players planning to discontinue their contract

LAHORE - After middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf and bowling all-rounders Abdul Razzaq and Rana Nave-ul-Hassan parted ways from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) to represent their country once again, several other Pakistani cricketers are also thinking about ending their ties with the rebel league.

New York’s ‘a bit too much’ for Andy Murray

NEW YORK - Tennis ace Andy Murray has confessed that even though he loves New York, he cannot make it his home because it’s “a bit too much” for him.