Bopanna-Aisam wins Germany ATP Challenger event

Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their second ATP Challenger doubles title of the season after a Rohan Bopanna straight set victory over Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final of Aachen event in Germany.The second seed Indo-Pak pair scored a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) victory over the third seeds German-Slovak duo of Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final of the euro 42,500 event.Bopanna and Qureshi had won their first doubles title together this year at the Khorat Open in Thailand in March. They had also reached the final of the ATP 250 event in San Jose along with Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in February.An elated Bopanna said, "It feels great to win a title after a three-month injury layoff and this is the second...

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Serena Williams earns fine, probation for U.S. Open outburst

Serena Williams was fined a record amount for her infamous U.S. Open tirade three months ago and has been placed on an unprecedented two-year probationary period at Grand Slam events. She will have to pay an $82,500 fine and avoid a "major offense" at the next eight major events or the fine would increase to $175,000 and she would be barred from the following U.S. Open. Though it seems harsh (and the headlines play up the severity of the rebuke), the punishment isn't nearly as bad as it seems.Serena, of course, screamed at a lineswoman during a semifinal match against Kim Clijsters and was docked a penalty point which ended up giving her opponent the match. Since then, the worry in her camp was that she would be suspended for one, or multiple,...

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Tennis star's love match

Tennis babe Maria Sharapova has sparked rumours of romance with fellow court star Andy Roddick.The leggy blonde caused speculation she was dating the handsome sportsman, whose ex-girlfriend is actress Mandy Moore, when he turned up to support her at the launch of her new perfume in New York.Last week, Maria was reported to be seeing Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.But she was quick to laugh of all rumours of romance at the launch party.She joked: "Right now I'm known to be dating three guys. So I guess I'm just a cheater. What can I say?"Earlier this month, reports claimed Levine had secretly been dating Maria - who won the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2004 - since serenading her at her 18th birthday bash in New York.A source revealed at the...

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What is sports?

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Some view sports as differing from games based on the fact that there are usually higher levels of organization and profit (not always...

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Pakistan vs newzealand 2nd t20 international

Pakistan beat newzealand by 7 runs in t20 match played in Dubai. Umar Akmal score wonderful 50. He is the man of the match. Umar Gul took 2 wickets, Afridi took 1 wicket and score 22. Ajmal took 1 wicket.Pakistan also took a world record of consistence 17 victory in t20 international. Afridi shows his happiness after winning match.Summarypak vs nzPakistan 153/5 (20/20 ov)New Zealand 146/5 (20.0/20 ov)Pakistan won by 7 r...

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Advertising in sports

Introduction How does sports lend itself to advertising on television? Television has transformed sports into a lucrative business, where the money made around the games is seen as more important than winning the contests. Are sports traditions compromised so they can be better received by television viewers?History of Sports Television Television in America was born at the opening ceremonies of the 1939 World's Fair when it was broadcasted on David Sarnoff's NBC network. Sarnoff declared " we have added sight to sound" and that it was bound to affect all of society. (Schwartz, 2002). Since the advent of radio Americans took to this medium for news and entertainment. A voice painted a picture of wars, comedy routines and of Babe Ruth smacking a homerun out of Yankee Stadium (Rader, 1984).Although...

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Safin ends career with Paris Masters defeat

PARIS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Former world number one Marat Safin ended his playing career with a 6-4 5-7 6-4 defeat by U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Porto at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.The 29-year-old Russian, who had saved three match points to squeeze past French qualifier Thierry Ascione in the first round of his final tournament on Monday, fought bravely against the Argentine world number five.“I knew there were not many chances I would beat him but I played pretty well, had pretty close calls,” said Safin, who was warmly cheered on by the crowd at the Bercy hall and greeted with rounds of the Mexican wave.Showing glimpses of his old form, Safin, who has not won a title since the 2005 Australian Open, challenged Del Porto by taking...

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Ronaldo ruled out of Bosnia World Cup playoff

* Portugal tests conclude Ronaldo not fit to join squad* Winger will miss World Cup playoff matches against Bosnia* Ankle injury picked up in late Sept. still not healed(adds background)By Shrikesh LaxmidasOBIDOS, Portugal, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the two-legged World Cup playoff against Bosnia, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said in a statement on Tuesday.Ronaldo has not recovered from an ankle injury and will not play in the game in Lisbon on Saturday and in Zenica four days later.“After a clinical evaluation, it was concluded that the player does not meet the physical conditions to join the national squad training for the (Bosnia playoff) matches,” the FPF said.Real Madrid’s world record signing...

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NBA: Refs' call correct after Nuggets-Bulls review

NEW YORK – The NBA says the review that overturned a winning shot by Chicago's Brad Miller was correct and handled appropriately.Referees looked at video replay for about three minutes before determining that Miller's shot came after the final buzzer, giving Denver a 90-89 victory on Tuesday night. Though a review is supposed to be completed in a two-minute period, crew chief Mark Wunderlich then asked the truck if there were any additional angles.He was provided with the overhead view that showed the ball was still on Miller's fingertips at the buzzer.NBA spokesman Tim Frank says Wednesday "the replay was handled by the book and the referee made the right decision," adding there was no issue with the officials taking extra t...

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pakistan beat japan in world cup and qualify for the world cup hockey 2010

Pakistan beat japan by 3-1 in world cup and qualify for the world cup hockey 2010. Sohail Abbas score 2 goal and Abdul Haseem khan score 1. Pakistan show his strength in starting of match Abdul Haseem Khan opened the scoring for Pakistan four minutes after the start before Sohail Abbas came into action with a 24th minute conversion of a short corner.Japan reduced the margin through Shibushi who found the target from a penalty corner in the 27th minute with Pakistan leading 2-1 at the halfway stage. Sohail Abbas widened Pakistan’s lead with another successful strike in the second period of a fast-paced match.Pakistan then missed a couple of sitters but their defence, particularly the goalkeeper, stood firm against the repeated Japanese attacks,...

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Aisam press conference before next match

" I am very happy after defeating Roger Federer in street set 6-3 6-4 . I have a dream to defeat him and which has comes mostly true. We will try to win this title. I want to defeat Federer in single match in a big Slam Of Tennis even...

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Phillies' Rollins yearns to be king of the hill, top of the heap

NEW YORK — The stage is the biggest. The lights are the brightest. The stakes are the highest. This is New York City. And this, Jimmy Rollins says, is where the Philadelphia Phillies will win the World Series, for the second year in a row, and become one of the greatest teams in the past half-century. The Yankees might be up 3-2 with Game 6 scheduled today at Yankee Stadium, but the Phillies shortstop packed his bags for two games. "Phillies in seven," Rollins says. The Phillies would become the first visiting team to throw a party at the Yankees' new $1.5 billion crib. "Wow, playing the Yankees in the World Series, and now to beat them at Yankee Stadium," Rollins says. "It doesn't get any better than th...

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Hendon: The week that was

Eurosport commentator David Hendon looks back on the week that was, including Rory McLeod's win at the Masters qualifying event.So well done to Rory McLeod for winning the Masters qualifying event. His career seems to have blossomed much later than you would expect. Rory's 38 now but in the last year made three successive centuries against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the UK Championship, qualified for the Crucible for the first time and is now Wembley bound. A Wellingborough boy of Jamaican parents, McLeod now lives in Qatar. During the Masters qualifiers he spent time between matches listening to verses from the Koran in an attempt to relax himself. It obviously worked and he now waits to see whether he will play Mark Williams or Mark King. This...

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NPB Japanese Baseball Draft Winners: Hiroshima Carp

The Hiroshima Carp came away from the NPB Japanese baseball draft the hands down winners on Thursday. After swiping up Ren Nakata last year from hometown Koryo High School, the Carp added to their young pitching corps by snagging Takeru Imamura from Seiho High School with their first pick, and adding pitcher Shota Dobayashi from Koshien winners Chukyo High School in round two. Imamura is thought to be the second best player in the draft behing Yusei Kikuchi, who was awared to the Seibu Lions by lottery. If that was not impressive enough, in the third round they grabbed Hisashi Takeuchi, arguably one of the best pitchers at the college level from Hosei University and infielder Hayato Shoji from Tokoha Kikukawa High School in Shizuoka, who improved...

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Afridi inspires Pakistan to crushing victory

ABU DHABI: Shahid Afridi smashed 70 off 50 deliveries and took two wickets Tuesday to lead Pakistan to a 138-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international. Afridi put on 101 in less than 15 overs with Kamran Akmal, who made 67 not out from 43 balls, to help Pakistan reach 287-9 after having lost two wickets for no runs at the start of its innings. Akmal belted five boundaries and four sixes, while Afridi hammered four fours and three sixes. Khalid Latif, playing in only his second ODI and replacing the more experienced Shoaib Malik, made 64 from 112 balls. Afridi was then one of four Pakistan bowlers to take two wickets, finishing with 2-46 as New Zealand was dismissed for 149 with more than 10 overs remaining at the neutral venue...

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Pakistan overwhelm Russia 5-0 in qualifiers

KARACHI: It was smooth sailing again for favourites Pakistan in the World Cup hockey qualifiers on Sunday as they overwhelmed Russia 5-0 at the Metropole Hockey Club in the French city of Lille. According to the information received here, Pakistan, who won their opening match against Italy on Saturday by the same score line, led 3-0 at interval. Experienced striker Rehan Butt opened the account for Pakistan through an individual field attempt in the 23rd minute followed by another field goal by frontrunner Shakeel Abbasi in the 31st minute. Sohail Abbas also did his bit by converting a 33rd-minute penalty-corner. The second session saw Pakistan scoring twice with centre-half Mohammad Imran (37th minute) and centre-forward Abdul Haseem...

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Pakistan v New Zealand 2009/10 / Scorecard

Pakistan v New Zealand Pakistan won by 138 runs ODI no. 2921 | 2009/10 season Played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (neutral venue) 3 November 2009 - day/night (50-over match) Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR Salman Butt c †BB McCullum b Bond 0 4 0 0 0.00 0.4 Salman Butt's comeback doesn't quite last long. Bondy has struck. It was a back-of-length delivery that moved away from the stumps and Butt was almost squared-up as he pushed at it and edged it behind. Fine delivery. 0/1 Khalid Latif b Vettori 64 112 2 0 57.14 41.1 cleaned him up with the vicious arm-ball. It skidded on from the leg and middle, Latif was looking...

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