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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