Novak Djokovic stayed perfect at the ATP finals, beating Tomas Berdych 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Friday and qualifying for the semi-finals of the season-ending event. Djokovic is 3-0 in Group A and will play Sunday for a spot in Monday's final. The other semi-finalist from the group will be decided later on Friday when Andy Murray takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the O2 Arena. Murray, who won the U.S. Open an ...
Defending champion Roger Federer guaranteed his place in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight-sets win over Spain's David Ferrer on Thursday. The Swiss world number two, bidding for a record-extending seventh title at the end-of-season finale, dished out yet more punishment to Ferrer in a 6-4 7-6 victory at the O2, taking his career record over the tenacious Spaniard to 14-0. ...
East Bengal’s Raju Gaikwad had been dropped from the 20-member India squad announced by coach Wim Koevermans for the international friendly against Yemen on November 14 at Guwahati. The former Arrows skipper hasn’t been in the best of form lately as was evidenced at the Nehru Cup and there wasn’t much improvement in his performance against Singapore last month. Hence his absence ...
The Portuguese footballer, who currently plays for Real Madrid, said that he would like to meet Obama and praised his people skills. "I like the way he speaks with people, his communication," Ronaldo told CNN. "I think it's always firm what he says - and I would like to meet him because he's an honest person." Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney has previou ...
The Czech Republic won a second straight Fed Cup on Sunday after Lucie Safarova gave them an unbeatable 3-1 lead over Serbia by thrashing Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-1. Safarova, the world number 17, cruised past 22-ranked Jankovic in just an hour and 17 minutes. "It's fantastic because it happened at home, in Prague, in front of our fans. It's unbelievable," a triumphant Safarova said just a ...
Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 4-0 on Saturday but still remain eight points behind record breaking Barcelona who earlier won 3-1 against Celta Vigo. Despite Madrid's recent good form it will be difficult to claw back the Catalan side, who have made their best start to a season. Barcelona now have nine wins and a draw which beats their previous record by Louis van Gaal's 1997-98 side. Messi and company ...
arcelona superstar Lionel Messi has become a father after it was announced that his partner has given birth to a baby boy named Thiago Messi Roccuzzo. The Argentinian forward skipped training today to attend the birth at a private clinic near the Nou Camp and had this to say on his facebook page: “Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift! Than ...
AFP- Chelsea have launched an investigation after a supporter was photographed apparently making a racist gesture towards a black Manchester United player. The picture, published in several British newspapers on Thursday, was taken during Chelsea's dramatic 5-4 League Cup win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and appeared to show a fan making a monkey gesture at striker Danny ...
Even though world number one Victoria Azarenka is this week on the brink of one of her finest achievements, she admits that she looks back with amazement at the day when she nearly gave it all away. The 23-year-old from Belarus needs only two wins at the WTA Championships which start tomorrow to become the year-end world number one for the first time, yet she vividly remembers that not long ago he ...
Jose Caceres and French recruit Paul Pogba scored a goal apiece as champions Juventus pulled three points clear of closest challengers Napoli with a 2-0 win on Saturday. Juventus and Napoli went into the top-of-the-table clash, billed as a battle between the poor south and rich north, as the only two unbeaten teams in the league after seven games. But after a dominant first half by Juve in which S ...
