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" 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...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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...
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...
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...
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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