Records continue to tumble at world championshipsROME - The final session in the swimming competition at the world championships in Rome Monday saw more records being broken, following the setting of three new world earlier in the session. Somdev, Prakash a match away from LA Open main drawLOS ANGELES - India’s Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj have entered the final round of the $630,500 LA Tennis Open qualifiers. Tour de France 2009 winner
PCB to seek ICC assurance on govt. permission to play in World CupMUMBAI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will meet ICC president David Morgan on Tuesday to discuss the possible solutions to a scenario in which the Pakistan cricket team is not allowed to play its 2011 World Cup home matches in India or if the Pakistan Government does not allow its team to play in India. Records tumble on first day of world swimming championshipsROME - The first day of the swimming competition at the world championships in Rome Sunday saw a flood of world records, as three of the four gold medals on offer were won in world record time. Contador wins 2009 Tour de France, Armstrong finishes thirdPARIS - Alberto Contador won the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, the second Tour title of his career, outsprinting Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck and seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong. India must decide its priorities: Coach Gary KirstenJOHANNESBURG - There are trends developing in world cricket that are of concern to the future of the game, including in India, Indian coach Gary Kirsten said here, saying Team India has to decide its priorities in terms of test cricket and other forms of the game, like T20. ‘IPL is not responsible for other forms of cricket’JOHANNESBURG - There is no onus on the Indian Premier League (IPL) to take responsibility for the possible decline in more traditional forms of the game in the wake of the Twenty20 success, according to Sunder Raman, chief executive officer of the IPL. Massa undergoes operation after Hungary crashBUDAPEST - Felipe Massa has undergone emergency surgery after suffering skull damage and concussion as a result of a crash Saturday in the qualifying session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Sania in Lexington challenger semisLEXINGTON - India’s Sania Mirza has entered the semi-final of International Tennis Federation (ITF) Lexington challenger after her American opponent Lindsay Lee-Waters withdrew from the match due to a leg injury. Obamas planning luxurious holiday at Martha’s VineyardWASHINGTON - America’s First Family is going to holiday next month on the luxurious Martha’s Vineyard, which has a basketball court for President Barack Obama. Roger Federer twins- news
Two seeds fall before rain returns to IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS - Unfancied US outsiders stunned a pair of seeds at the weather-plagued Indianapolis Tennis Championships before the rain that had wrecked the programme 24 hours earlier returned Thursday. Federer Canadian date all depends on birth of first-bornMONTREAL - The participation of Roger Federer in next month’s Montreal Masters remains uncertain, depending on when his heavily pregnant wife gives birth in Switzerland. Bhullar best among Indians at Jakarta in tied 15thJAKARTA - Fresh from his British Open experience, Gaganjeet Bhullar, seen as the rising star of Indian golf, shot a three-under 69 to be three off the lead at the end of the first round of the Indonesia President Invitational here Thursday. Hussey to lead Australia against NorthamptonshireLONDON - Mike Hussey will lead Australia against Northamptonshire after the tourists decided to rest captain Ricky Ponting and deputy Michael Clarke from the three-day warm-up that begins Friday. Maradona may join PortsmouthLONDON - Agrentine football legend Diego Maradona might shun his national duty to work for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Pietersen’s absence major concern for England, says FlintoffMELBOURNE - All-rounder Andrew Flintoff feels Kevin Pietersen’s absence from the rest of the Ashes will be a major concern for England. I can’t be blamed for Mitchell’s performance, says motherMELBOURNE - Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson’s mother Vikki Harber Thursday slammed the critics who held her responsible for her son’s lacklustre performance in the ongoing Ashes Test series. Strauss reveals Hughes’s catch may have hit the groundSYDNEY - England captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that his controversial catch of Australian opener Phil Hughes at the slips in the Lord Test could have been grassed. Vibram FiveFingers: Natural runner
Pakistan hockey in turmoil againKARACHI - Pakistan hockey is in turmoil again, nine months after a bunch of Olympians took over the reins of the national federation from former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali. World Games: Indian challenge ends in squashKAOHSIUNG - The Indian challenge in the World Games squash competition ended when eighth seed Saurav Ghosal went down in four games to top seed Nick Matthew of England in the quarter-finals. Romanian football team loses sleep over hotel bomb scareBUDAPEST - A hoax bomb threat caused dozens of guests - among them the Romanian football team Steaua Bucharest - to evacuate their central Budapest hotel in the dead of night, the local news agency MTI reported Thursday. Stage 18 of the Tour, a crucial time trial, gets under wayAnnecy,FRANCE - The 18th stage of the 2009 Tour de France, a crucial individual time trial, got under way Thursday in the Alpine city of Annecy when Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus rolled down the starting ramp. Real Madrid annoyed at Huntelaar turning down StuttgartMADRID - Real Madrid are clearly annoyed at unwanted striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar finally turning down a lucrative offer from VfB Stuttgart. Sevilla sign Sergio Sanchez from EspanyolMADRID - Spanish giants Sevilla announced Thursday the signing of Sergio Sanchez from Espanyol, for a fee believed to be in the region of 4 million euros (5.68 million dollars). Eriksson is Notts County’s new football directorLONDON - Former England and Mexico manager Sven Goran Eriksson is the new director of football at League Two club Notts County. Ronaldo to act in Iranian movieLONDON - Former Brazilian football forward Ronaldo is all set to feature in an Iranian movie. The 32-year-old, who is currently playing for Brazilian club Corinthians, will appear in the film based on the true story of Alneyrab, a 13-year-old girl who dreamed of meeting Ronaldo when he visited the Middle East on a humanitarian mission in 2005. The girl was killed before her dream could come true. Injured Pietersen ruled out of AshesLONDON - England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series against Australia following an operation on his Achilles tendon Wednesday, the team doctor said. Tab on sledging has blunted Oz performance: WatsonLONDON - All-rounder Shane Watson feels Australia’s performance has been affected ever since they were told by Cricket Australia (CA) to cut down on the sledging. Pietersen ruled out of rest of AshesLONDON - England’s Ashes hopes suffered a severe blow as Kevin Pietersen was ruled out of the rest of the series following a surgery that rules him out of cricket for six weeks. Pietersen fears end of Test cricket in a decadeLONDON - England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen Wednesday predicted the death of Test cricket in a decade. England can win Ashes without Flintoff and Pietersen: FlowerLONDON - England team director Andy Flower feels that his team could win the Ashes even without Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff even as speculation mounted over the pair’s fitness for the rest of the series against Australia. Pakistan recalls Nazir, Naved for Sri Lanka ODI seriesKARACHI - Two of the former Indian Cricket League (ICL) players-opener Imran Nazir and medium-pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan-were Wednesday recalled to the Pakistan squad after two years, for the One-day International series against Sri Lanka beginning July 30. |
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Congratulations Alberto, yes as expected Tour de France 2009 Winner is none other than Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador. He was also the winner of 2007, this is his second victory. Alberto wins the race by defeationg Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck and seven-time Tour champion Americas Lance Armstrong.
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